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[Mpl90]

What's all these stars?

*Sales period of Nov. 21 – Nov. 27 in the U.S., based on internal Microsoft data
**Period of Nov. 21 – Nov. 27 globally, based on internal Microsoft data

 

[gtj1092]

^^^so they were calculating the increase in sales by date and not period. Black Friday last year was the 28th.



Seems they were forced to start it early. I wonder now if Sony will extend their promotion.

 

[Chobel]

Sony may very well loose the December if they dont extend it to 26 because those are some very busy sales days and it will be not very wise on their part to let it happen.

Sony is getting complacent, am I right?

 

[Dash_Riprock]

^^^so they were calculating the increase in sales by date and not period. Black Friday last year was the 28th.



Seems they were forced to start it early. I wonder now if Sony will extend their promotion.

MS has been forced to do a lot of things this entire Gen.

 

[TheOfficeMut]

Sony is getting complacent, am I right?

The arrogance of them for not offering sales as long as the competition!

 

[StarBlazers1]

Despite he implications here, the week leading into Christmas eve is really not that big.

I have worked in retail for over 25 years. I can tell you this is false. And yes 15 years are with a large electronics retailer. This is categorically wrong. The Saturday before Xmas is one of the 3 biggest sales days of the year.

 

[Somnia]

Exactly, most people are finished with their Xmas shopping by then, at least for the big items. That's why you drop the price now.

Except the Saturday before Christmas (the 19th) is actually larger in sales then Black Friday and the week leading up to Christmas is one of the largest in Retail.

Doing it now is not a bad idea at all.

 

[Elios83]

Welp so they were really caught off guard and forced to price match.
At least this will avoid a total bloodbath for December.
Good for consumers that they fight over price.

 

[Y2Kev]

Sony should extend a week.

 

[StrongBlackVine]

Xbox Wire article http://news.xbox.com/2015/12/09/xbox-one-console-deals-return/



EDIT: Just noticed there's no mention for TR bundle. Poor RoTTR

Wouldn't all bundles include the ROTR bundle?.

 

[slavesnyder]

Wouldn't all bundles include the ROTR bundle?.

I guess so, but does it matter?

 

[Bgamer90]

Wouldn't all bundles include the ROTR bundle?.

Yep. Probably didn't mention it though since it's only available at Best Buy while the bundles that are mentioned are available in multiple retail stores.

 

[Chobel]

Wouldn't all bundles include the ROTR bundle?.

I know, but...

TR bundle will also get $50 price cut. It's just I thought MS will try to advertise that it's available. I mean in that link they only emphasize "the Xbox One Limited Edition Halo 5: Guardians Bundle, the Xbox One Elite Bundle and the Xbox One 1TB Holiday Bundle," plus Gears bundle

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Yep. Probably didn't mention it though since it's only available at Best Buy while the bundles that are mentioned are available in multiple retail stores.

And MS store.

 

[3rdbass]

Wouldn't all bundles include the ROTR bundle?.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchp...t=n&iht=y&usc=All+Categories&ks=960&keys=keys

Sure looks like it includes it.

 

[Elandyll]

Sony may very well loose the December if they dont extend it to 26 because those are some very busy sales days and it will be not very wise on their part to let it happen.

I don't think they would tbh, given that they cover THE busiest period of December (including and peaking with the 19th), but it might not be wise indeed to risk seeing the PS4 bundles taking a nose dive mere days before Xmas, and not using the little boost of the day after Xmas (gift cards and returns).

It would be interesting if Abdiel or other retail insiders could tell us what they saw happen to the UC bundle sales in stores after the return to the $349 price point for a week. I bet they are rather busy though.

 

[spatenfloot]

**Period of Nov. 21 – Nov. 27 globally, based on internal Microsoft data

This does not say sales. More likely MAUs since it says global engagement.

 

[harrisk954]

Sony may very well loose the December if they dont extend it to 26 because those are some very busy sales days and it will be not very wise on their part to let it happen.

Amazon has both the Uncharted bundle and the Star Wars bundle for $299.

No way that Sony loses December... I know that it is not a direct corollary, but PS4 is killing it on Amazon right now. Star Wars bundle (#3), Uncharted bundle (#5)... XB1 doesn't even show up on the bestsellers list until #39 with the Gears bundle.

 

[slavesnyder]

This does not say sales. More likely MAUs since it says global engagement.

I'm always getting curious when I see stars in MS PR.

 

[CosmicQueso]

Record-setting sales of systems? Software? Peripherals? All of the above?

Sales. SALES? What are "sales"? This term is meaningless. Why are you using such gobbledygook?

What is this, 2014? Get with the times, panda.

 

[harrisk954]

Fixed that for you, Major.

Also, surely he should add some sort of disclaimer to the BC remark - it reads that you can play all your favourite 360 games on xb1, not just the ones that are supported.

I am an attorney in Florida and I could see a comment like that as a basis for a consumer deception violation under our statute.

 

[Welfare]

Damn they are starting now and won't end until a week after Sony.

Not only will December be GAF_meme, but January will be dead as fuck.

 

[slavesnyder]

Sales. SALES? What are "sales"? This term is meaningless. Why are you using such gobbledygook?

What is this, 2014? Get with the times, panda.

Get yourself some stock of tranquilizers for tomorrow.

 

[Y2Kev]

Sony must be concerned they could loose the MAUS to XBOX ONE

 

[tattooed_dwarf]

Amazon has both the Uncharted bundle and the Star Wars bundle for $299.

No way that Sony loses December... I know that it is not a direct corollary, but PS4 is killing it on Amazon right now. Star Wars bundle (#3), Uncharted bundle (#5)... XB1 doesn't even show up on the bestsellers list until #39 with the Gears bundle.

In hourly charts I presume, which is pretty useless to use in comparisons.

 

[Ryng_tolu]

Damn they are starting now and won't end until a week after Sony.

Not only will December be GAF_meme, but January will be dead as fuck.

It will never top The epic Level of last year.

 

[harrisk954]

In hourly charts I presume, which is pretty useless to use in comparisons.

So, where do we stand on the December monthly Amazon chart... I can never remember how to pull that up!

 

[CosmicQueso]

Get yourself some stock of tranquilizers for tomorrow.

There are so many reasons I may need that for NPD tomorrow, goes way beyond MAUs.

 

[slavesnyder]

I am an attorney in Florida and I could see a comment like that as a basis for a consumer deception violation under our statute.

Get them, tiger.

 

[tattooed_dwarf]

So, where do we stand on the December monthly Amazon chart... I can never remember how to pull that up!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2015-12/videogames/ref=zg_bs_cal#1

 

[harrisk954]

Get them, tiger.

LOL.. kill all the lawyers... I'm always on the hunt for a good class action!!

 

[Obliterator]

Just woke up, so MS went ahead and dropped the price early? Very interesting and extended a week? I thought it might be possible but had no knowledge on that.

As always December's gonna be fun

 

[tattooed_dwarf]

Just woke up, so MS Wemt ahead and dropped the price early? Very interesting and extended a week? I thought it might be possible but had no knowledge on that.

As always December's gonna be fun

Or would you say... Interesting?!

 

[Elios83]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2015-12/videogames/ref=zg_bs_cal#1

That chart isn't properly updated to reflect the current situation atm. It certainly doesn't include any datas since the PS4 price cut went into effect, otherwise there's simply something wrong in one of them (either hourly or monthly).

 

[DriftingSpirit]

There are so many reasons I may need that for NPD tomorrow, goes way beyond MAUs.

Hmm

 

[Obliterator]

Or would you say... Interesting?!

Wouldn't be Sales Gaf unless things were...... Interesting

Praise be to MAU!

 

[Kysen]

How is the wiiu topping charts? Lol

 

[Elandyll]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2015-12/videogames/ref=zg_bs_cal#1

The monthly is weird atm.
Or something.

Here is the first week of December:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2015-11-30/videogames/ref=zg_bs_tab_t_bsar

 

[Elios83]

The monthly is weird atm.
Or something.

Here is the first week of December:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2015-11-30/videogames/ref=zg_bs_tab_t_bsar

Yep monthly it's currently not properly updated (or simply broken).
It's impossible that hourly and weekly tell a story and monthly an other (in particular the position of the Uncharted bundle).

 

[CosmicQueso]

Hmm

LOL not hinting at anything other than I have a lot of work to do once the data hits.

 

[Tankard]

Damn they are starting now and won't end until a week after Sony.

Not only will December be GAF_meme, but January will be dead as fuck.

January won't be interesting™

 

[Cow Goes Moo]

January won't be interesting™

i think it will be pretty interesting how dead the sales will be if they revert prices back to $350

 

[SteamyPunk]

Do we have a "XBOX One, it prints MAUs" gif yet...?

 

[DriftingSpirit]

LOL not hinting at anything other than I have a lot of work to do once the data hits.

HMMMM!

lol

Do we have a "XBOX One, it prints MAUs" gif yet...?

No, but we need one.

 

[Plague Doctor]

Sony must be concerned they could loose the MAUS to XBOX ONE

Ha! We can only speculate how many Xbox Live accounts Sony will get this month.

 

[QaaQer]

^^^so they were calculating the increase in sales by date and not period. Black Friday last year was the 28th.

lol

 

[Blanquito]

^^^so they were calculating the increase in sales by date and not period. Black Friday last year was the 28th.



Seems they were forced to start it early. I wonder now if Sony will extend their promotion.

Haha, another masterful move by MS PR

 

[CosmicQueso]

^^^so they were calculating the increase in sales by date and not period. Black Friday last year was the 28th.

Just seeing this. Holy fuckery.

Everyone at MS has this on their reading list

Spoiler

it's actually a really good read

Despite he implications here, the week leading into Christmas eve is really not that big.

False.

 

[QaaQer]

Just seeing this. Holy fuckery.

Everyone at MS has this on their reading list

Spoiler

it's actually a really good read

False.

always looking for good reads, ordered.

if anyone wants something to help understand the world and how things can be so messed up:

Yes he used to work for Rand in Santa Monica and was a neoconservative, but he has moved on from that thankfully. The book is not agenda driven and is a good work of multidisciplinary synthesis. It also has an audio version if you are into that sort of thing.

 

[Welfare]

^^^so they were calculating the increase in sales by date and not period. Black Friday last year was the 28th.

But that is not what they did? Black Friday one year isn't going to be the same date as the previous year.

 

[Maniel]

^^^so they were calculating the increase in sales by date and not period. Black Friday last year was the 28th

Could you please spell this interpretation out for me? I'm unsure what to make of it.