Digital? why?
Because that's the future, bro.
Edit: Isn't every game bundled with Xbox One digital?
Digital? why?
Huh that's unfortunate. I suppose we wait and see if Sony gives away infamous. I know sony is in a better position but I cant imagine considering what the xbox one has accomplished to be a failure.
It'd make more sense to buy the console and game separately as you'll get more value in the long run if you should decide to sell on TF.
Same reason why Wii Sports came with Wii, Knack bundled with PS4 in Japan. BL2 bundled with Vita2000 etc.
When you buy a brand new console, cost is a major factor. Every time they bundle accessories, games with it.. the day1 cost for consumers will be lower. Instead of paying $616 (with taxes), just for $550 I could play titan fall on day 1. I am saving $65.
MS would have to pre-purchase that many licenses/copies from EA. So it is a guaranteed sale for EA, irrespective of attach rate, review scores etc. It is a win-win for every one. EA is happy, Consumers are happy, MS is happy because it can sell more xbox ones.
So instead of me paying $599 AU for console and digital game, I should pay $599 AU for console and $99 AU for physical game and get $28 AU for a trade in when I am done with it. How much can I save doing this?
How what? You buy the console and game separately, enjoy Titanfall and when you've had enough, you sell or trade the game on.
Most of them are yeah, but that's why I think it'd make more sense to buy the console and game separately. This bundle is essentially pointless as it offers no real value.
IPhones of all generations have sold very well, and considered successful by most measures.
If iPhone 6 only barely sold better than the iPhone 4, his head is going to be put on the chopping block despite it being successful.
What is a success doesn't always look as simple as they are.
That seems...uh, really lazy. Standard everything + digital code, not much of a bundle unless it's $500.
Good points, but I'd argue you're not really saving $65 as you lose resale value of the game. It's a short term gain for a long term lose.
If TF is the success MS and EA hope it will be, it'll likely retain its value in the same way CoD or GTA retain their value for months after launch...that would make TF a good resell/trade in game and by buying this bundle, you're losing that benefit.
Kid walks up and sees a ps4 (if its in stock lol) and a xbox one with the hottest game around included on the shelf. That 100 dollar difference is now 40 and worth it to play the hottest game.
If TF is a success like COD no one will want to trade it in for 3 years till next one comes out.
The game is free anyway you lose nothing.
Good points, but I'd argue you're not really saving $65 as you lose resale value of the game. It's a short term gain for a long term lose.
If TF is the success MS and EA hope it will be, it'll likely retain its value in the same way CoD or GTA retain their value for months after launch...that would make TF a good resell/trade in game and by buying this bundle, you're losing that benefit.
That's assuming TF will be the hottest game around when it launches. We're also forgetting that Sony are launching their Infamous bundle around the same time, so it's not like there won't be a competing Sony bundle on the shelf, one that'll offer a similar level of value. (if it's not sold out of course)
MS/EA is focusing on consumers who would play TF for another 9 months or more. Keep the on-line community healthy, buy XBL gold, buy the extra DLC content packs etc.
Vast majority of people who buy COD never trade-it in. Lot of them buy season passes and keep playing it for months together.
May be a small % of people may trade-it in after 30 day XBL gold expires. But those are not the ones they are trying to attract with this bundle. Those guys can wait for black Friday sales.
Theirs is priced higher than the stock PS4 though.
Isn't it £385 for the Infamous bundle? Not sure how much it is in AUS, but it surely can't be more than the price of this bundle...
Good points, but I'd argue you're not really saving $65 as you lose resale value of the game. It's a short term gain for a long term lose.
If TF is the success MS and EA hope it will be, it'll likely retain its value in the same way CoD or GTA retain their value for months after launch...that would make TF a good resell/trade in game and by buying this bundle, you're losing that benefit.
Also, probably a bit unfair to compare what could be the best game of the year with Infamous.
Yep, so £36 more. The Titanfall bundle is £0 more, right?
That's subjective. Infamous looks very promising.
You are saving full price no matter how you spin the bottle, it's not like the game will cost less on Xbox Store and there are consumer (including me) that will buy the game that way.
I bet most consumers buying Xbox One with Titanfall will also think of it as a long term entertainment investment, not a 6 month disposable product.
That's subjective. Infamous looks very promising.
Again that's subjective too. It looks pretty but dull and the combat still looks utterly lightweight. Just looks like a tech demo to me.
Good points, but I'd argue you're not really saving $65 as you lose resale value of the game. It's a short term gain for a long term lose.
If TF is the success MS and EA hope it will be, it'll likely retain its value in the same way CoD or GTA retain their value for months after launch...that would make TF a good resell/trade in game and by buying this bundle, you're losing that benefit.
You lose nothing. The game is free.
Fair enough, I guess it just annoys me that MS have gone the cheap route and are offering a digital copy of the game instead of physical.
Again that's subjective too. It looks pretty but dull and the combat still looks utterly lightweight. Just looks like a tech demo to me.
Can you really lose something you never had? We know it's a digital copy, so it's not like you are purchasing it with the expectation of being able to resell.You lose resale value of the game, even if it's free you're still 'buying' the game, but that's neither here or there I guess.
You will see Microsoft doing more and more of digital copy bundles.
Reposting my previous comment:
If the bundle is $499 [Titanfall is free], shouldn't this hurt the sales of the normal SKU?
Embrace digital by giving away codes, but refuse to embrace digital pre-loading on their own store front.
MS sure are schizophrenic in their approach to digital.
Embrace digital by giving away codes, but refuse to embrace digital pre-loading on their own store front.
MS sure are schizophrenic in their approach to digital.
Can't you do that on Xbox One starting with Titanfall?
So what happens after the month of gold expires and the game is unplayable?
But would you really pay $599 for an unbundled console? Maybe it's not happening in Australia, but in the U.S. you can already find deals knocking about a game's worth off the price of One--either a free game, or free gift cards, or even just a straight-up discount. So the choice here will be a $450 console and $60 Titanfall, or a $499 console with Titanfall. Resale value of the retail game matches much better with that $15 difference (adding in the month of Live), as opposed to the Australian prices.So instead of me paying $599 AU for console and digital game, I should pay $599 AU for console and $99 AU for physical game and get $28 AU for a trade in when I am done with it. How much can I save doing this?
Can't you do that on Xbox One starting with Titanfall?
The feature isn't ready yet.
Someone misspoke.
That's subjective. Infamous looks very promising.
How can it not be ready? It's just making the game available to download right now without an activation key...
Work has to go into making that possible.
Someone misspoke.
It was leaked to be possible, but they've since backtracked.
It was leaked to be possible, but they've since backtracked.
How can it not be ready? It's just making the game available to download right now without an activation key...
Is their infrastructure not up to the task?
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I find it very hard to believe that you would make a profit selling a 2nd hand game, see below;Good points, but I'd argue you're not really saving $65 as you lose resale value of the game. It's a short term gain for a long term lose.
If TF is the success MS and EA hope it will be, it'll likely retain its value in the same way CoD or GTA retain their value for months after launch...that would make TF a good resell/trade in game and by buying this bundle, you're losing that benefit.
Well maybe they want to avoid then thing that happened with GTA V and PSN pre loading so they aren't ready yet?
It's not as simple as letting people download a file and then requiring them to download another file on the night of launch?
They seem to be able to deactivate content you're not supposed to have (see: Strider glitch), but they can't offer digital pre-loading?