figadapaura
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Looks like a PS4 £5 price cut, bargain.
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NPD Sales Results for March 2014 [Up4: FFX/X-2 HD]
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Looks like a PS4 £5 price cut, bargain.
Randolph Freelander
Member
Spoiler alert: It won't.
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
Why? Not like the PS4 is collecting dust, they move fast.
Why cut the price of a product that is constantly selling?
Arrogant Bastard
Banned
MS has to come out this E3 and blow people away, they cannot go another year like this.
Honestly though, I'm not sure what they can do to right this ship though. Price will not do it alone, seeing how I highly doubt you are going to be able to get a system cheaper than the deals that already happened this month.
Remembering:
Target had a $449 bundle. Xbox One, Titanfall, and a year of Live.
You can still get the X1/TF bundle at numerous outlets for $449.
People are thinking that a SKU that drops the Kinect is going to change the game, it will not. IF people really wanted that option they could make out like a bandit by purchasing a TF bundle and selling the Kinect and game now.
TF bundle would mean you can get a Kinect-less X1 for under $379, assuming you sold TF and the Kinect for $40 each.
Do you even know what I'm arguing? My initial post that was called out was the fact that consumers should be happy that Microsoft is getting their asses handed to them, because a hungry/desperate Microsoft is good for consumers because they usually bring their A game. Whether that desperation results in financial success is an entirely different situation all together, but that's a point I'm not arguing. With that said, absofuckinglutely the Zune HD was a great piece of hardware. There's a reason it's still recommended to this day to people who are looking for a quality dedicated MP3.
Agreed. Like with Titanfall ads ("Only on Xbox & PC", showing only XB1), alot of people didn't know there was a 360 version at all, just because the ads didn't mention it.
The Vita's disappointing sales forced Sony to merge both PSP and Vita together in order to paint a less horrid picture for their portable business side. Hence they had to combine both PS3 and PS2 together too as they can't single out those platforms while combining the other two; it would make it too obvious.
I hope for your own sake you won't bring this topic up again as to me, I think it's usually better to just 'lurk and learn'.
It won't be constantly selling by Q3/4.
The Xbox One cannot be "saved" by games alone. It's more drastic than that.
It's a fundamental problem with the hardware and the price.
SenjutsuSage
Banned
Also, much deserved congrats to Infamous also. Been hearing amazing things about it from friends, and I think it looks awesome personally. The pre release footage looked boring and disappointing (always amazing visually), but what I've seen of the game since release has looked a lot more challenging and fun than the pre-release footage led me to believe.
Also, damn good voice acting, and I found myself a lot more interested in the story than I was anticipating.
Also, damn good voice acting, and I found myself a lot more interested in the story than I was anticipating.
The only good kong is a dead kong.
Damn I don't understand how ps4 is still selling like this. It's an awesome console tech wise but the games minus infamous just aren't there vs the x1 imho. I own both and the x1 gets most of the game time.
This momentum will only get better for Sony when the big guns drop. I'm seriously in shock. MS needs to focus on Kinect and rally the casuals. Problem is with their current price point the casuals most likely aren't paying attention yet.
This momentum will only get better for Sony when the big guns drop. I'm seriously in shock. MS needs to focus on Kinect and rally the casuals. Problem is with their current price point the casuals most likely aren't paying attention yet.
Chuck Norris
Banned
You are naive. Go back and look at how price competitive Sony were for PS2. They kept that advantage hanging over Microsoft and Nintendo's head for years until the gap was all but unassailable
vpance
Member
Tim Dog owns a PS4 now. Tim Dog!
*erases squarebox from the chalkboard*
I think Microsoft's problem has been the fact that they keep getting pushed against the wall in every consumer electronics market they try to break into. Why can't they bring their A game to start with?
jhmtehgamr20xx
Banned
I'm gonna say this right now; it's been a fun, fun thread.
Well, there's that, and there's also this:
We're witnessing history in the making right now. For the first time ever, we're seeing a video game console manufacturer reverse a downward trend in their brand appeal. By all accounts, the roles btwn MS and Sony should be reversed right now. MS had the up gain w/ 360. They had the muscle. They had the big hitters and favor. Sony's comeback w/ PS3 in the end was, in all honesty, something that would never have happened if last gen was a normal gen. It should be PS4 facing the upward struggle, not XBO.
And yet here we are. Watching Sony do what Atari couldn't. What Sega couldn't. And what Nintendo fluked into doing so it doesn't really count* .
The Piper was supposed to be at their front door, now they're in Microsoft's living room eating an appetizer.
Well, there's that, and there's also this:
We're witnessing history in the making right now. For the first time ever, we're seeing a video game console manufacturer reverse a downward trend in their brand appeal. By all accounts, the roles btwn MS and Sony should be reversed right now. MS had the up gain w/ 360. They had the muscle. They had the big hitters and favor. Sony's comeback w/ PS3 in the end was, in all honesty, something that would never have happened if last gen was a normal gen. It should be PS4 facing the upward struggle, not XBO.
And yet here we are. Watching Sony do what Atari couldn't. What Sega couldn't. And what Nintendo fluked into doing so it doesn't really count* .
The Piper was supposed to be at their front door, now they're in Microsoft's living room eating an appetizer.
* Not my personal opinion.
You do realize that Sony has released JUST PS4 numbers as being over 7 Million, right? You don't actually believe that is combined with PS3.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...ass-70-million-units-worldwide-255558241.html
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
I guess the Holiday season is going to look bad.
Hey, you have a crystal ball. Can you tell me if I will get my projects done before May 7?
olimpia84
Member
Why not? That's when all the big games will come out. If anything, it'll sell much better by then.
LegendofDragoonLives
Member
Where is that Final Fantasy Sony game Verendus? WHERE IS IT?!
Perhaps you are ignorant but I mean you basically implied that Sony was blatantly lying to its shareholders...
Steve Youngblood
Member
$20 and I'll hype up whatever you want on the PC, ghst. Let the record show: Steve Youngblood is for sale.
The war is over. Cats will marry dogs. Flaming rain will fall upwards.
Megatron
Member
Timed-exclusive T2 DLC confirmed.
Sony really has Microsoft in a vice strategically right now. All they need to do is clamp them hard at E3 and maybe throw in one or two major surprises, snap that to the back of a string of games that are either potentially big and have exclusive marketing deals/content on them (Watch Dogs), but other genuine exclusives that are either fairly big or promising and a beast variety of indie games like Transistor.
I really don't know what Microsoft can do to respond, since I don't think they're ready to drop Kinect just yet.
I mean we can emphasize Xbox One is still doing relatively well, but this was its biggest game release for at least the next seven months. And possibly the entire year, period. Titanfall was hyped up as the Xbox One, next generation game to get. If this is the "height" of its off-holiday months, where is the floor going to bottom out?
I really don't know what Microsoft can do to respond, since I don't think they're ready to drop Kinect just yet.
I mean we can emphasize Xbox One is still doing relatively well, but this was its biggest game release for at least the next seven months. And possibly the entire year, period. Titanfall was hyped up as the Xbox One, next generation game to get. If this is the "height" of its off-holiday months, where is the floor going to bottom out?
Randolph Freelander
Member
We don't actually know that. In fact, there's good reason to believe that it will continue to have problems meeting demand the rest of this year. Even if they build some inventory during the slow summer months (not a given), Q4 will blow through that inventory and then some.
As long as PS4 flies off the shelves, they need not worry about matching any potential Microsoft move. Once their production capacity gets ahead of demand (and can stay there), then they can think about it.
Xbox doesn't have the same worldwide appeal the Playstation did, the US has been one of the main focus points. It's not good news for them to be losing out on holding the momentum from the 360 in their main area, even if it's nowhere near Wii U levels.
BlazingDarkness
Member
Demand will drop but then rise again towards the holiday season. Providing Sony have enough software to last then there's really no reason to slash the hardware price, bundles will be fine.
theprodigy
Member
doubly so because Mario Kart 8 doesn't even come out in April
Yep, some nice titles, TLOU:R as well. Oh, PSNow also starts in the summer.
Do you take payment in the form of crayola drawings of the Vita?
Dr.Schlomo
Banned
Maybe they're out early for easter?
Nah they are busy talking to Brittany Spears about guest staring in the next animal crossing game.
Mass Effect
Member
I side with Zeliard. Can't hate the Kingdom of Heaven avatar. Plus I really like his title.
Because it doesn't seem that MS is content with being only second place. And I seriously doubt they are happy with losing their strongest market to the competition.
Did the 3DS have any big software this month? Besides, the system has already hit its peak, it will inevitably continue in its decline. Shame too, it's a great system.
Angelus Errare
Banned
harSon...pls.
Steve Youngblood
Member
Depends. How good are these drawings?
PodcastFips
Member
Saved for future reference.
A good E3 performance with a solid line-up until Xmas and it will sell even better than now.
jhmtehgamr20xx
Banned
Still slightly more reputable than the alternatives x3
look back at those days and how much money they actually made as a company and how much they make now.
PS4 is sold out in half of the europe today, they certainly wont be dropping the price just to win forum war, it makes no sense, their sales would not go up - they dont have production for it.
They are keeping PS3 at $270, and you think they will drop PS4 to $349.
Thats just ridicilous.
Syphon Filter
Member
olmao now i see what you guys mean.
Jaded Alyx
Member
Yoshi's New Island, which would have been #10 in a single-SKU chart.
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
We're waiting.
Quadraphonic
Member
It's going to be funny if MS announces the new Kinect-less SKU during their conference and people cheer.
Also, new term I just made up. (God I hope I'm the first)
The Kinect-less Xbone should be called the Dis-kinect-ed.
Haha. I made a funny.