I hope not, but at this point it seems very plausible. (Damn you, Americans, for your Black Friday)
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"Xbox One has a targeted launch date of late November 2013"
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I hope not, but at this point it seems very plausible. (Damn you, Americans, for your Black Friday)
dragonbane
Member
-360 promotion started before the 360 came out
-The word "late" doesn't inspire confidence they will be able to get it out before the PS4
-It hardly is evidence on its own, but combined with CBOAT and Kotaku it seems to make more and more sense
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
The word late? Isnt that doritos saying that though?
dragonbane
Member
Well, who knows. Maybe they asked and MS said late? Maybe they just guessed?
I'm just saying it lends credence to previous rumours we heard. It's not official of course.
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
For their new mountain dew flavored chips?
BurnOutBrighter
Banned
"Targeted" still makes it seem up in the air.
I thought they were Geoff Keighley flavored.
nrvalleytime
Member
That would be difficult - I don't think you can quite capture the taste of sellout.
ChosenPredator
Banned
their going to launch before ps4 but thats just my feeling
gutter_trash
Banned
being so last minutes before Black Friday, how can anything go wrong?
It is the biggest shopping day in the US. The source you use references research that's been taken down, but was international based. In the US, Black Friday is by far the biggest shopping day of the year.
It's very important Microsoft is able to get the xbox one out by then, as it's also a great time to promote sales of accessories and just generate hype around your console in general, even if they are all sold out.
But didn't they already announce Japan isn't in the launch group? So they would go to tgs, and announce a launch date that doesn't apply to Japan? That'd be nutty. I suppose it's possible they've changed their mind, and Japan is now tier one. Really, at this point, nothing is out of the question.
SwiftDeath
Member
Anticitizen One
Banned
Man I hope they don't rush it to meet the november date and then all the units break down and red ring again.
BrandonPckrfn
Member
Man, I will fucking cancel my pre order if Microsoft makes me go shopping after Black Friday. That is the fucking worst, man.
Iacobellis
Junior Member
The 27th would be total shit. Let's say you have a console on preorder and are unable to pick it up on launch day, you'll have to wait until the 30th then? The 28th is Thanksgiving and I am sure most people don't want to go out on Black Friday to get it.
NotSaladin
Neo Member
It won't launch before the PS4. Those who believe that are gonna be eating huge amounts of crow come launch time.
My prediction. Anytime in November from the 22nd onwards is 'Late'. I would not be at all surprised if the EU and other countries are pushed into December in order to achieve their targets for North America.
My prediction. Anytime in November from the 22nd onwards is 'Late'. I would not be at all surprised if the EU and other countries are pushed into December in order to achieve their targets for North America.
travisbickle
Member
With fulfilling preorders, those crazy people who camp out / go to midnight launches, and then having Black Friday, from the rumours we here about manufacture, I think the date is academic. They can't keep stocked over that period.
I really think they are trying to dispute the reports of manufacturing issues etc. I think they have strategically prepared enough to do a launch before the confirmed PS4 date. However I think Sony has been a head of them all this time, especially when it came to dropping the DRM. So that is why there isn't much news yet cause they want to announce as late as possible to delay any chance of Sony been able to release earlier.
Sony is not going to change their launch date. They know they have no need to considering how far ahead in pre-orders they are, and they know that whether MS launches a week earlier or a week later, the actual functional benefit with be nearly completely negligible anyway.
Sony has already begun giving out the marketing materials with the launch date on it, they're not changing it. Microsoft is just waiting for TGS I'd guess now that PAX is already underway and we haven't heard anything.
This has been there place holder the whole time, it would be hilarious if it turned out to be right tho.
Acquiescence
Member
Does Geoff have his own dip as well?
john_trent11
Member
Thread title should reference "Doritos" as the source.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
They will. They have a lot of things to figure out much like Sony. They've already cut back on countries so the focus should be on those remaining.
LOL at the 22nd. They'll get killed if they release that day, everyone is gonna be buying WiiUs and Mario 3D that day.
;p
Crimson_Gold
Member
The XB1 is guaranteed to sell out no matter when the release date is. Releasing a week before or a week after the PS4 isn't going to change anything. Both consoles will have great launches. The war will be waged next year when more exclusives drop and the need to generate hype and interest is needed to garner market share.
tbh, right now the lack of announcements from MS suggests to me they don't have the confidence to set one and stick with it. Obviously they'd want to be mid-November or even earlier, but maybe they need to wait for their software to get to a certain level before they can commit? And with previous CBOAT comments about SDK/performance, maybe they don't have that confidence yet?
suddenlyissoon
Member
They absolutely have to be out in the US by Black Friday. If Sony gets the jump on them and can deliver more stock for BF before XB1 even launches...oh my...good luck with that.
Like the hat?
Banned
They need to launch it the very same day as ps4
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
I would take that info with a grain of salt tbh.
They've done some pretty stupid shit lately.
katsubento
Member
Launching too close to PS4 would make it a nightmare for retailers. They do not want the consoles on the same day, nor even a week of each other if they could help it. Especially so close to Black Friday.
Honestly at this point I'd say go for a early-mid Dec launch. A couple of weeks at this point won't matter. You avoid Black Friday, and you give something to keep the retailers going into the shopping season instead of being sold out way before Christmas which is going to happen anyways.
It'll probably be Nov 22 if they can get units ready and retailers to bite though.
Has MS even started production on XBone? it's already September.
One way or another, this is going to be one interesting season.
Honestly at this point I'd say go for a early-mid Dec launch. A couple of weeks at this point won't matter. You avoid Black Friday, and you give something to keep the retailers going into the shopping season instead of being sold out way before Christmas which is going to happen anyways.
It'll probably be Nov 22 if they can get units ready and retailers to bite though.
Has MS even started production on XBone? it's already September.
One way or another, this is going to be one interesting season.
Yes the Xbox One is in production. They got through the FCC before the PS4 actually. They won't miss Black Friday, it would kill momentum if Sony was blowing up ad space and you're waiting to launch after a really important retail sales day.
So the question now is was it an honest mistake or did they give out to much information accidentally...
bumpkin
Member
Pretty much. Just give us a goddamn date, MS. This little mystery game isn't doing anybody any favors; if nothing else, it's pissing off the people you haven't lost yet who did preorder one.
Katana_Strikes
Member
Shaniele lied to us!!!!
#teamshaniele
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Psychological Intellect
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Yea ronnie2k says the 22nd as well.
