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riecsou on 28 September 2015
Faelco said:
Am I the only one thinking that starting the PR with "New bundles starting at $349 coming" and then "This one is at $399" is kinda silly?


Lol, I know right. This almost read like "We are starting with a bundle at $399, but if you can wait less than a week, we will have other bundles priced at S349. 



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OnlyForDisplay on 28 September 2015
AEGRO said:
GribbleGrunger said:


FIRST IS RISE OF THE TOMB RAIDER
This holiday, Xbox is offering unmatched value and choice for gamers with a diverse mix of bundles starting at $349. Every day this week, we’re adding new Xbox bundles to our holiday lineup, giving fans more ways to experience the greatest games lineup in Xbox history. Today, we’re pleased to announce the Xbox One Rise of the Tomb Raider Bundle – the ultimate Tomb Raider experience that’s perfect for Tomb Raider fans around the world as well as gamers new to the critically acclaimed survival-action series. The bundle features:

•1TB hard drive, so fans can play and store more games than ever
•Full-game download of the highly anticipated and Holiday 2015 Xbox exclusive Rise of the Tomb Raider
•The exclusive Tactical Survival Kit Content Pack, which contains a new outfit and weapon skin for Lara
•Full-game download of Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, the HD remake of 2013’s critically acclaimed and award-winning Tomb Raider

Featuring epic, high-octane action moments set in the most beautiful and hostile environments on earth, Rise of the Tomb Raider delivers a cinematic survival action adventure where you will join Lara Croft on her first tomb raiding expedition as she seeks to discover the secret of immortality. The Tactical Survivor Pack, available exclusively in the Rise of the Tomb Raider Xbox One bundle, equips Lara with a new outfit, upgraded abilities and spec-ops tactical gear taken from enemy forces.

The Xbox One Rise of the Tomb Raider Bundle will be available starting in November for $399 USD. Discover the Legend Within only on Xbox this holiday, exclusively available at Microsoft stores and Best Buy in the U.S. and participating retailers in all markets where Xbox One is sold except Canada, China and the UK.


The box looks hot and appealing.

The price? Not so much. I mean, its a vanilla X1 with a 1tb HDD.

 

Hmmm..... $399.99 does sound nice, but in practice, considering what Microsoft has to get prepared for, I thought the price was going to be $349.99



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Madword on 28 September 2015
celador said:
Won't show up on Amazon? Disappointing. If a few of these bundles are only available at certain stores, Amazon may be far less reliable this holiday. We will have to wait and see.

I think the bundle will do pretty well. They have gone for the Assassin's Creed model that worked so well for them last year, only this time a trade off has been made between price and hard drive size. I think there will be better deals to come this week. Weird how one of the only few countries it is not going to be sold in is the second biggest for the Xbox brand.

But did it? We dont know how much stock they made of it, but it stayed around for a very very long time.



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celador on 28 September 2015
Madword said:
celador said:
Won't show up on Amazon? Disappointing. If a few of these bundles are only available at certain stores, Amazon may be far less reliable this holiday. We will have to wait and see.

I think the bundle will do pretty well. They have gone for the Assassin's Creed model that worked so well for them last year, only this time a trade off has been made between price and hard drive size. I think there will be better deals to come this week. Weird how one of the only few countries it is not going to be sold in is the second biggest for the Xbox brand.

But did it? We dont know how much stock they made of it, but it stayed around for a very very long time.

It definitely did well, it was a big part of their November and December NPD wins last year, and was their big seller for a good few months after. The biggest factor was the new $350 price point though, which this bundle doesn't have.



GribbleGrunger on 28 September 2015
celador said:

It definitely did well, it was a big part of their November and December NPD wins last year, and was their big seller for a good few months after. The biggest factor was the new $350 price point though, which this bundle doesn't have.

I'm not sure it did as well as they expected though. I mean, we saw stock selling months and months afterwards.



 

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Pionner on 28 September 2015
AllThosePixels said:
Pionner said:


Retailers probably don't want to carry a bunch of XB1 bundles.

Ah, I see. So will we probably still see other bundles on Amazon, then, just not all?



Yeah. It looks like they're going have a few bundles for each retailer. Except for Gamestop since they don't want digital bundles anymore.

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celador on 28 September 2015
GribbleGrunger said:
celador said:

It definitely did well, it was a big part of their November and December NPD wins last year, and was their big seller for a good few months after. The biggest factor was the new $350 price point though, which this bundle doesn't have.

I'm not sure it did as well as they expected though. I mean, we saw stock selling months and months afterwards.

They definitely overshipped it, that was confirmed by numerous retailers on gaf. But in terms of the numbers it put in, it did pretty well imo.



Madword on 28 September 2015
GribbleGrunger said:
celador said:

It definitely did well, it was a big part of their November and December NPD wins last year, and was their big seller for a good few months after. The biggest factor was the new $350 price point though, which this bundle doesn't have.

I'm not sure it did as well as they expected though. I mean, we saw stock selling months and months afterwards.

Yeah that's kinda what I meant (without saying it :D

It was still being sold in the summer months, and I dont think stock should have stayed around that long.



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celador on 28 September 2015

Uncharted Collection into the top 30, hopefully puts in some decent numbers. Think it will be part of a BF bundle as well.



AEGRO on 28 September 2015
GribbleGrunger said:
celador said:

It definitely did well, it was a big part of their November and December NPD wins last year, and was their big seller for a good few months after. The biggest factor was the new $350 price point though, which this bundle doesn't have.

I'm not sure it did as well as they expected though. I mean, we saw stock selling months and months afterwards.


Didnt the "Day One" Edition of the Xbox One lasted like....10 months after release?

They either produce too much of those SE, or they sell under expectations.