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JPL78 on 14 August 2014

Unfortunately "because you like something." is not a reason for a system to sell more. If that was the case Dreamcast would have lived longer than a couple years.

Like I said earlier I think Master Chief collection is he only title they have with the potential to really shift sales. When Insomniac released Fuse a couple years ago you could hear he crickets chirping but now because Overdrive is exclusive it's hyped? Most of its sales will come from people who wanted a white Xbox.



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Neodegenerate on 14 August 2014
JPL78 said:
Unfortunately "because you like something." is not a reason for a system to sell more. If that was the case Dreamcast would have lived longer than a couple years.

Like I said earlier I think Master Chief collection is he only title they have with the potential to really shift sales. When Insomniac released Fuse a couple years ago you could hear he crickets chirping but now because Overdrive is exclusive it's hyped? Most of its sales will come from people who wanted a white Xbox.


Hell, I might be one of them.  Still undecided though.



JPL78 on 14 August 2014
Neodegenerate said:
JPL78 said:
Unfortunately "because you like something." is not a reason for a system to sell more. If that was the case Dreamcast would have lived longer than a couple years.

Like I said earlier I think Master Chief collection is he only title they have with the potential to really shift sales. When Insomniac released Fuse a couple years ago you could hear he crickets chirping but now because Overdrive is exclusive it's hyped? Most of its sales will come from people who wanted a white Xbox.


Hell, I might be one of them.  Still undecided though.

If I was inclined to get a One I would get that bundle. Not a fan of bundles having download codes instead of physical disks though. They could at least pre-install it so the first thing you have to do isn't download 50 gigs.



Neodegenerate on 14 August 2014
JPL78 said:

If I was inclined to get a One I would get that bundle. Not a fan of bundles having download codes instead of physical disks though. They could at least pre-install it so the first thing you have to do isn't download 50 gigs.


I recall reading somewhere that they are doing that with the 1TB CoD bundle, the preloading.  That is definitely a good direction for them to go in.  The only reason I may not pick up the SO White bundle is that I am holding out hope for a MCC bundle.  SO isn't a game I am terribly interested in, but can't beat "free" with the system. 



Ninsect on 14 August 2014
Xevross said:
drake_tolu said:
Xevross said:

While I agree with most of that, the COD and SO bundles are pre ordering very well right now. The bundles are also extremely competitively priced, all of them giving the games away for free. Xbox always has a very good holiday season as well and is much more popular in America where the biggest holiday boost happens. While I agree its possible for the WiiU to beat it I just think its more likely that Xb1 will win. I'll gladly be wrong though, Nintendo still has a place in my heart

In America 100% will win XBOX ONE, but in Europe and Japan(this of course) for me Wii U will win, actually Wii U sell 2:1 in Europe and i expect 10:1 if not more in Japan...

So, if the gap Europe-Japan will be more than the gap in America, for me Wii U will win, IMHO.

I agree with this, in fact 2:1 in Europe is probably very flattering for the XBO.... but of course that rides on how well it does in the UK, which seems to have taken the bundles extremely well. Its all gonna be about how much those bundles boost the UK and US I think everywhere else is a lost cause this holiday. As I said, I would prefer wiiU to win but we'll see

I don't expect much of a gap between One and WiiU in Europe. One will get a mild boost due to the tier 2 countries and the UK always has bigger boosts than the rest of Europe, or so it seems. WiiU is practically dead in the UK while it's One's most important country in Europe by far.



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Dr.Henry_Killinger on 14 August 2014

He's not neccessarily wrong.

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JPL78 on 14 August 2014
Neodegenerate said:
JPL78 said:

If I was inclined to get a One I would get that bundle. Not a fan of bundles having download codes instead of physical disks though. They could at least pre-install it so the first thing you have to do isn't download 50 gigs.


I recall reading somewhere that they are doing that with the 1TB CoD bundle, the preloading.  That is definitely a good direction for them to go in.  The only reason I may not pick up the SO White bundle is that I am holding out hope for a MCC bundle.  SO isn't a game I am terribly interested in, but can't beat "free" with the system. 


Yeah, I'm kinda surprised they don't have a MCC bundle. I would have imagined that before the COD one was announced. I don't see them having two different first person shooter bundles.



theprof00 on 14 August 2014

So those four months will determine the future of xbox then..



Dgc1808 on 14 August 2014

I'm starting to like this guy. I still think Xbox is gonna get bodied by PS this holiday season, but I like his mentality on the situation. Better than the horrible PR we usually see from all three sides.



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Neodegenerate on 14 August 2014
Dgc1808 said:
I'm starting to like this guy. I still think Xbox is gonna get bodied by PS this holiday season, but I like his mentality on the situation. Better than the horrible PR we usually see from all three sides.


I like his mentality and think he is a good fit for the position in that regard.  I just don't like the way he presents himself at times.  Definitely a better fit for what the brand needs than the previous dude for sure.