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Gamestop: don't expect many packin's this year.
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Dragonborn
Member
There's no way MS doesn't pack a few games throughout the year. I mean, they basically have to
Haunted
Member
Stop
statham
Member
Fail. Gamespot about gamestop.
ReBurn
Gold Member
I'm sure they'll happen as well. They just won't be new releases like they were last year.
Mushroomer25
Member
My first thought as well. PS4 at $350 seems like a safe inevitability, it's on Microsoft to decide if they can afford to actually go any lower.
I wonder how much clout Gamestop has in the conversation about pack-in games. It's obvious that they impact new software sales (people want something to play on the new console, why bother buying a game if the machine comes with two?) - but does Gamestop have the leverage to end the practice?
Edit: Damn it, OP. Game SPOT, not Game STOP. My point stands regardless.
SwiftDeath
Member
I am curious if Sony or Nintendo will do an official pricedrop this year
Chobel
Member
Yeah, I don't believe it, mainly because I don't think MS will stop bundling games.
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Definitely seems like we will see them this year.
Could see both systems having a price drop with the Xbox One being $50 cheaper than whatever the PS4 will go to.
Anyway, I would be surprised if we don't see it from MS. Expecting a special (more expensive) Halo 5 bundle, and a standard price bundle for Tomb Raider.
Won't shock me to see Sony drop the $349 bomb at E3.
family_guy
Member
Most of the pack ins were digital codes. I don't see that changing considering how inexpensive that is.
Yeah I still expect COd and Tomb raider to be bundled. I don't know about Halo though. It would kinda conflict with COd. Having 2 shooters bundled
Vanillalite
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I could understand this from 3rd parties, but it's better for 1st party titles to be packed in anyways as it's more cost effective for the hardware manufacturers especially if they just bundle old games via download codes aka no extra packaging.
GameSeeker
Member
Agreed. Maybe Microsoft will bundle more of their first party output this year (Halo 5, Forza 6, etc.) instead of 3rd party titles like last year's Titanfall and AC: Unity bundles.
chicagocubsfan
Member
I think Microsoft is going to try to get a MGSV pack in.
Chobel
Member
Do you think MS will go $250 if Sony dropped the price to $300?
vinnygambini
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Nintendo no (Iwata reaffirmed this recently), Sony don't think so - might subsidize via pack-in games or ps+ during the holidays
That's not a very big bomb is it? They'd be better off with bundles if they're just going to slash the price by 50 bucks.
Steverulez
Member
Sony have marketing on it, will probably try and make it their "Destiny" this year
SerTapTap
Member
I wonder which platform holders, or is it all of them? Sony has done the least packing in, I don't really see MS stopping pack ins any time soon, Nintendo seems stuck with it too. I can see Sony unbundling TLOU (but why, value's gone at this point and it's a great game to get started with), but I can't really imagine MS or Nintendo selling naked Xbox Ones or Wii Us again.
GringoSuave89
Banned
If GameStop won't do it, other shops will. Expect Target, WalMart, Best Buy, etc to run their own deals.
statham
Member
link?
Gunslinger
Member
in a world where best buy gamer's club exist i dont know why anyone would shop at gamestop anymore.
Are you crazy? That's basically a PS4 game. Sony automatically gets first dibs.
Nightengale
Member
Rumoured, anyway.
Won't know till E3, unless it's to the extent that the deal prevents Xbox media from actively talking about it ala CoD or Diablo 3.
Chobel
Member
John Harker said it. I don't remember the thread.
If Harker said it, it's pretty much a fact.
$350 doesn't seem like that much of a price drop when Microsoft will probably be at $300 (holiday season)
CosmicQueso
Member
Don't believe it.
Yeah, I think so -- could see it being the price for at least one of the multiple SKUs they'll have if the PS4 goes to $300.
SolidSnakex
Member
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=155515048&postcount=593
We'll know for sure next month when they finally fully unveil the game.
Yea that's just speculation we don't know who's doing the marketing for rainbow six or battlefront but since the rainbow 6 alpha was using xbox buttons, that may point to them. Who knows
It would be weird for ubi to not spread games around
pixelation
Member
I very much doubt it, specially from Microsoft they basically need pack-in games to get sales to pick up a bit.
SwiftDeath
Member
Didn't see that Iwata had reaffirmed it for the Wii U so thanks for that
I really have no idea with Sony. They could wait it out longer if they want to but the faster they cut the price in a more official capacity the faster their userbase grows and they now have PS+ and other revenue streams from each console besides just game royalties so I'm not sure where the formula sits that makes them press the magic button so to say
I do still hold onto the notion that one big drop to $299 is more powerful than two seperate drops of $50 but I dunno
Yeah, when Sony drops price, I expect them to go straight to 299.99.
Chobel
Member
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Nightengale
Member
Sony/MS/Nintendo: Don't worry, we won't cause too much trouble to you this year. Good partners.
Later in the year...
All: Did you seriously believe it lmao? You need us!
Later in the year...
All: Did you seriously believe it lmao? You need us!
Im not sure how that would be possible since EA access is still in place and most likely there would bee early access.
Dragonborn
Member
I feel they'd have to go lower. Right now being 50 bucks less works because I believe that the perceived difference between $349 and $399 is greater than the difference at $249 vs $299.
We already know that even as is, the X1 is very much struggling. In fact, it's not even a struggle, the PS4 is just easily beating it. A $299 PS4 would, imo, be the worst case scenerio for MS this year. $249 plus some free games may cut it, but I could see them going down to $229 or even $199 like they did last holidays if they want to replicate the nov/Dec success.
Crazy that if this happens, the X1, a brand new console (relatively speaking), might be about or even cheaper than the near 10 year old PS3.
statham
Member
too bad, thats a big one to lose. maybe they pull what they did with destiny.