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LudicrousSpeed on 04 January 2015
Fusioncode said:
LudicrousSpeed said:
Fusioncode said:
LudicrousSpeed said:

MS does have deep pockets and can do whatever they want to throw money away. Apparently they don't want to sell the Xbone at $350 during the slower times of the year when they can sell a comparable amount of consoles for $50 more.

But it isn't a comparable amount. PS4 got a 1.1m lead in the "slow months". 

Oh man that's awesome but I said nothing about the PS4.

Oh are you talking about selling comparably to the higher price? That's even worse!

Theres nothing inherently bad about either scenario.



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teigaga on 04 January 2015
Ka-pi96 said:
Awww

It will surely just be temporary though. I can't see them keeping it at that price much longer.


They won't cut it again until they have powerfull software to push alongside it.

We'll probably see 399 Battlefield and Witcher 3 bundles. The next price cut probably won't happen til the end of the summer (Fable Legends/Madden/Quantum Break)



Screamapillar on 04 January 2015

Gutsy move from Microsoft. Maybe they think that all the momentum gained over the holidays from the price cut will make the system popular enough that more people will buy it from word of mouth?

Or maybe there's a redesign that's almost ready to be announced and it will be $349?

Who knows. But I can't imagine sales not drying up to at or below what they were last year before the markdown.



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LordLichtenstein on 04 January 2015
teigaga said:
Ka-pi96 said:
Awww

It will surely just be temporary though. I can't see them keeping it at that price much longer.


They won't cut it again until they have powerfull software to push alongside it.

We'll probably see 399 Battlefield and Witcher 3 bundles. The next price cut probably won't happen til the end of the summer (Fable Legends/Madden/Quantum Break)

MS don't have the marketing rights to Battlefield: Hardline.



teigaga on 04 January 2015
LordLichtenstein said:
teigaga said:

They won't cut it again until they have powerfull software to push alongside it.

We'll probably see 399 Battlefield and Witcher 3 bundles. The next price cut probably won't happen til the end of the summer (Fable Legends/Madden/Quantum Break)

MS don't have the marketing rights to Battlefield: Hardline.

Oh thats a shocker. MS will still find some way to undercut sony, probably bundle Halo MMC or ACU + a game of your choice. Same with Batman. 

Oh and I forgot Evolve, I think they have marketing deal on that game.



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DonFerrari on 04 January 2015
tinfamous12 said:
DonFerrari said:
Fusioncode said:
Can't way I understand this move. The only way they're going to beat the PS4 in the US is with a price advantage. Why go back to parity?

And no, don't bring up the profit argument. Profit margins are not very high on Microsoft's list of priorities with the Xbox division.


Xbox isn't in the list of priorities of MS at all as said by Nadella.


Actually Nadella stated multiple times the importance of the Xbox brand to Microsoft and it's consumer electronics division (which Xbox is under). It's the most important of all of them. And he believes Xbox will keep Microsoft in the minds of consumers.

But also gave the pillars of MS and that didn't even mention Xbox...



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Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

teigaga on 04 January 2015
celador said:
Ka-pi96 said:

Yeah, but now their sales are going to be absolutely terrible. Considering there are some 3rd party games that they have marketing deals with (Evolve and The Witcher) they are really gonna want to maximise the sales they can get from them


Evolve and The Witcher don't strike me as system sellers anyway.  I think Sony have got the better marketing deals again this year, with Battlefield and Batman


Evolve and Witcher 3 will definitely sell systems, although maybe not as much as Battlefield/Batman. Both are pretty hyped and looking to review well (or at least better then Destiny), don't forget that they're next gen exclusives also. People will have to update to either PS4 or X1 to play them.



teigaga on 04 January 2015
Fusioncode said:
LordLichtenstein said:
celador said:
Ka-pi96 said:

Yeah, but now their sales are going to be absolutely terrible. Considering there are some 3rd party games that they have marketing deals with (Evolve and The Witcher) they are really gonna want to maximise the sales they can get from them


Evolve and The Witcher don't strike me as system sellers anyway.  I think Sony have got the better marketing deals again this year, with Battlefield and Batman


Come on.

FIFA, Call of Duty & Assassin's Creed says hi.

FIFA will do more for Playstation regardless of marketing deals. Playstation is too big in Europe. 


Fifa doesn't have to push X1 above PS4 for it to greatly push X1 sales ;)

I think the discussions of PS4 vs X1 on a worldwide stage are long over. We're either talking North America/UK or we're accessing Xbox One sales on their own merit (not in comparison to PS4).



DonFerrari on 04 January 2015
teigaga said:
Fusioncode said:
LordLichtenstein said:


Come on.

FIFA, Call of Duty & Assassin's Creed says hi.

FIFA will do more for Playstation regardless of marketing deals. Playstation is too big in Europe. 


Fifa doesn't have to push X1 above PS4 for it to greatly push X1 sales ;)

I think the discussions of PS4 vs X1 on a worldwide stage are long over. We're either talking North America/UK or we're accessing Xbox One sales on their own merit (not in comparison to PS4).


If you are talking only USA then Fifa won't make a difference.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

Spade on 04 January 2015

I can see them announcing a permanent price drop come E3.



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