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toastboy44562 on 23 November 2013

I think Microsoft is selling the Xbox One right now for 500 dollars because they CAN. I think once all the hardcore fans buy the system at 500 dollars they will quickly lower the price to 400 dollars to compete with PS4. Xbox One will be sold out this whole holiday season so why sell it at a cheaper price if there is money to be made? I'm betting once sales die down and XOne comes in stock Microsoft will quickly lower their price to 400 dollars probably spring-summer next year. Thats the price I'm waiting for who agrees?



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kirby007 on 23 November 2013
toastboy44562 said:

I think Microsoft is selling the Xbox One right now for 500 dollars because they CAN. I think once all the hardcore fans buy the system at 500 dollars they will quickly lower the price to 400 dollars to compete with PS4. Xbox One will be sold out this whole holiday season so why sell it at a cheaper price if there is money to be made? I'm betting once sales die down and XOne comes in stock Microsoft will quickly lower their price to 400 dollars probably spring-summer next year. Thats the price I'm waiting for who agrees?

wait a minute? rock on!



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Weedlab on 23 November 2013

Have there been any hardware tear downs yet? I'd like to see the estimates, akin to the PS4 tear down which valued it at $381 or so.



 

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Max King of the Wild on 23 November 2013

Only if they want more investers calling to withdrawl from the business



bananaking21 on 23 November 2013
Weedlab said:
Have there been any hardware tear downs yet? I'd like to see the estimates, akin to the PS4 tear down which valued it at $381 or so.

i think that would be much harder to determine with kinect. but what do i know really



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Puppyroach on 23 November 2013

Well, that sounds like a plausible route for them. It makes sense from a business perspective but would be kind of a crappy way to treat the hardcore fans.



Weedlab on 23 November 2013
bananaking21 said:
Weedlab said:
Have there been any hardware tear downs yet? I'd like to see the estimates, akin to the PS4 tear down which valued it at $381 or so.

i think that would be much harder to determine with kinect. but what do i know really


I'm sure the techies will figure it out. R&D is another thing though. I saw tear downs that set the PS4's components individually before putting them together. I'm more interested in how the box stacks up to ther other box.



 

Playstation = The Beast from the East

Sony + Nintendo = WIN! PS3 + PSV + PS4 + Wii U + 3DS


RenCutypoison on 23 November 2013
Weedlab said:
bananaking21 said:
Weedlab said:
Have there been any hardware tear downs yet? I'd like to see the estimates, akin to the PS4 tear down which valued it at $381 or so.

i think that would be much harder to determine with kinect. but what do i know really


I'm sure the techies will figure it out. R&D is another thing though. I saw tear downs that set the PS4's components individually before putting them together. I'm more interested in how the box stacks up to ther other box.

Got a friend who worked on kinect ersatz. Final cost was approximatively 300$, including kickass software.



aleras on 23 November 2013

I think Microsoft is selling the Xbox One right now for 500 dollars because they CAN. I think once all the hardcore fans buy the system at 500 dollars they will quickly lower the price to 400 dollars to compete with PS4. Xbox One will be sold out this whole holiday season so why sell it at a cheaper price if there is money to be made? I'm betting once sales die down and XOne comes in stock Microsoft will quickly lower their price to 400 dollars probably spring-summer next year. Thats the price I'm waiting for who agrees?er their price to 400 dollars probably spring-summer next year. Thats the price I'm waiting for who agrees

I aggree 100%. This is exactly what they are doing.



pokoko on 23 November 2013

They won't drop the price that soon unless they feel they have little choice, much like what happened with Nintendo. Only if they see market share tumbling would they take such an action.