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jason1637 on 29 September 2017
Oneeee-Chan!!! said:

Looks this thread is getting better now.

Ive noticed its been really active this past week.



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X1Gates on 29 September 2017
Oneeee-Chan!!! said:

Looks this thread is getting better now.

You're Welcome :)



Aura7541 on 29 September 2017
X1Gates said:
Aura7541 said:

Let me point to Mat Piscatella's comment:

"This late in the cycle, people that are coming into the generation as new customers are, by definition, late majority buyers (Moore's definition from Crossing the Chasm, which is essential reading for fans of console/tech sales imo). These folks are more price oriented than anything, and they're far more likely to choose a One S or Slim model than come in at a higher priced iterative model designed for the more Core audience that was likely in on this gen very early."

Those people who are waiting for the "superior" product are largely those who already own an XB1. Half of the Pro's userbase owned a PS4 prior to upgrading. Considering the even larger price disparity between the XB1S and the XB1X, the proportion of the XB1X userbase that previously owned an XB1 will likely be larger than half. It should also be noted that the PS4 has been up YOY on NPD this year, showing that the XB1X has not taken away many sales from the PS4.

XOX hasn't released yet so how would that impact ps4 sales?

Consumers who are interested in power are not exclusive to the Xbox fan base. Therefore, if the XB1's sales are low because people are waiting for the XB1X, then it is also possible that customers who were interested in getting a PS4 are instead waiting for the XB1X to come out. However, the PS4 is up YOY by ~15% on NPD while the XB1 is down YOY by ~20%. Granted, Microsoft launched the XB1S last August, but its August 2017 is significantly worse than the same month in 2014 and 2015.



GribbleGrunger on 29 September 2017

*snap*



 

The PS5 Exists. 


PortisheadBiscuit on 29 September 2017

People are LIVID in the review section for the SNES classic, it's currently averaging 2.5/5 stars

My favorite quote thus far:
"Can sell the Super NES Classic out of taco trucks disguised as "Treasure Trucks" but can't fulfill pre-orders placed over a month ago. Seems legit."



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KLAMarine on 29 September 2017
Jranation said:
PS4 Should easily take this month.

That might be in question now...



FIT_Gamer on 30 September 2017

I just realized Microsoft didn't make a Forza 7 bundle. They must want the game to bomb.



flashfire926 on 30 September 2017
FIT_Gamer said:
I just realized Microsoft didn't make a Forza 7 bundle. They must want the game to bomb.

Microsoft never makes a forza bundle at the launch of a forza game. It will come in the spring. Just like how the horizon 3 and forza 6 bundles came the following spring too, rather at launch (which, I think is sorta stupid tbh)



Bet with Intrinsic:

The Switch will outsell 3DS (based on VGchartz numbers), according to me, while Intrinsic thinks the opposite will hold true. One month avatar control for the loser's avatar.

3sexty on 30 September 2017
FIT_Gamer said:
I just realized Microsoft didn't make a Forza 7 bundle. They must want the game to bomb.

They probably done some analytics and determined the game itself will drive software sales as well as some hardware without having to bundle which can lead to losses in revenue.



Xbox 360 and Xbox One

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RJ_Sizzle on 30 September 2017
FIT_Gamer said:
I just realized Microsoft didn't make a Forza 7 bundle. They must want the game to bomb.

They probably want to see what the game does on its own and see if it has legs at the launch of X1X later. I know MS tends to give away new AAAs like candy, but, if people get it free and don't invest in microtransactions or anything toward the Xbox ecosystem, then that's just money burnt up.