Kazuma Kiryu
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Xbox One price cut to £399 in the UK, includes free copy of Titanfall
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razgriz417
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digital download.
I'm guessing they just put a sleeve over the box and put the code card into the box and called it a day.
Also is this limited or are they gonna continue giving away titanfall for a while?
miDnIghtEr20C
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So you're going on record saying that MS fears TitanFall won't move enough consoles? Cool story... I'll go on record as saying TitanFall will sell consoles. I've played the game. It's awesome.
If MS was confident it would move sales as much as they want then why would they give it away for free?
Delusibeta
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I'm inclined to read this discount as an indication that the Xbone is selling nowhere near as well in the UK as Microsoft wants.
Mass bundling of their killer app doesn't help this impression.
Mass bundling of their killer app doesn't help this impression.
Deadly Cyclone
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Still a solid deal for the US. $60 savings.
Miles Quaritch
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Metro have done some fantastic interviews in the past, their last one with MS was very tough and they were the only ones to ask questions that most, if not all of games journalists chose not to ask...
Pretty sure it is and feel free to create a thread...
While stocks last, but it seems the price cut is permanent.
I think that both of your views could easily happen and you'd both be correct despite going on the record with your disagreement.
Titanfall will sell consoles. Yes, I also believe that it will.
But will it sell enough consoles to begin to turn the tide for the Xbone against the PS4? Frankly no. I think MS are hoping for some kind of Gears still smash that will propel the Xbone into some new momentum with the buying public. I don't think it will.
As where do you go to put these points 'on record'? Do you have to PM a mod? Do they charge an administration fee?
jhmtehgamr20xx
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Locked down for 2nd place? I fully agree.
That isn't really the problem; you had GTA5 packed in with PS3s and that wasn't a bad deal. You had Sega pack in Sonic 1 with Genesis and that leaped it past SNES in the States for a long time.
The difference with those vs. this, tho, is that one was an installment in a franchise proven to move millions on its own at full price, and the other had sold like hotcakes for a year before being packed in. They had time to prove their selling power on the market. TitanFall has neither of these factors.
IMHO MS is overestimating the appeal of Respawn's reputation on COD to sell a game that's clearly not COD.
Clarkus Darkus
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Well it's more appealing all things considered, Get Kinect albeit its crap, Get TF, Xboxlive for a month. I can see it selling.
Sony are selling there machines anyway so they don't need to react, They probably knew March was MS month.
Sony are selling there machines anyway so they don't need to react, They probably knew March was MS month.
digoutyoursoul
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Vg247 have commented on the matter
http://www.vg247.com/2014/02/24/xbox-one-uk-price-cut-is-a-middle-finger-to-early-adopters/
http://www.vg247.com/2014/02/24/xbox-one-uk-price-cut-is-a-middle-finger-to-early-adopters/
KnockOneOff
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Wow so do us early people get anything!??
And 4 months later I bought a 60GB PS3 with 3 games, a blu-ray and an HDMI cable for £400
So the Xbone is doing freaking awesome by comparison...
The sad realization that not only is early adoption a terrible idea, but that you'll probably not learn & buy the next lot of consoles on release anyway? That's what I get every time
I reckon they will offer a launch retail title for free and 3 months of Gold. Ryse, Forza or Dead Rising.
BolognaSoup
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But it still has that stupid camera in the box.
Buying a console at launch is (unfortunately) almost always a raw deal in one way or another, whether it's the price you pay, iffy launch games...or being an unwitting beta-tester of hardware (RRoD/YLoD).
CassidyIzABeast
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you get a day one edition box and achievement.
Amazing...
If this is a blockbuster for them, im expecting the series to remain with MS, i bet EA are sitting back counting stacks while they even leave the marketing to MS.
I'm not saying it will, however to flat out say it won't is a little short sighted. Honestly I didn't think the first title was fodder for exclusivity given the publisher and the origins of the team attached to it, but here we are.
With enough money you can buy anything, it just depends on how much Microsoft are willing to throw at it and how much EA are willing to sell that exclusivity for.
razgriz417
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Ah ok thanks, if that's the case, doubt retailers would send much back then
miDnIghtEr20C
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I didn't know that was what was being discussed. About it turning the tide against Sony. I thought it was more of a great game is dropping and people are going to buy an X1 to play it.
And I believe our post unedited are on the record.
Probably because it's an awesome move to make bundling one of your most anticipated games of the year. We've known and assumed for a while now that TF would have a pack in bundle with a console. Why wouldn't it? This is the new Halo for MS right now. This is putting Mario in every console you have so people play it and have the reaction almost all people playing it have had. That it is an awesome game and one of the best FPS games to grace consoles.
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JoJo UK
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I hope not, I own all three and have just bought a 12 month subscription! TBH I could see that happening or nothing at all sadly.
At least with MS it was quick.
Nintendo would stick you in the gut and leave you to bleed out in the rain.
Or something.
Yeah, I got DR3 and don't want Forza or Ryse :\ I think they should give us £30 credit.
Miles Quaritch
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Yeah, seems Game are starting to offer 2 game bundles for £420 as well reducing the price of the FIFA bundle to £399.
I'm sure others will follow suit with some competitive bundles.
Twin Tails
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and still nothing about 360 version.
I can see them doing it as well.
I don't have have Ryse or Forza so that would certainly interest me.
You keep talking about how awesome Titanfall is. Do you not think it's awesome enough to buy an Xbox One for?
And a pack in 4 months after release usually cost more than the console sold for at release. This is not a normal pack in.
Syphon Filter
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i dont think it works that way.respawn has to agree to sell it to MS.MS got gears because Epic games agreed to it.
Locked down ... for Sony? I'm not sure what you're saying. You know that the Playstation 4 has been outselling the Xbox One by 2-1 in the UK, right? And that January went 2-1 for Sony in the US?
Oh, never mind. I see you called the Xbox One "The One". Carry on.
plasmawave
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You're missing the fact that PS2 came out more than a year ahead of those consoles.
This price cut should definitely help, but to what extent I don't know. When the console isn't selling even with a bundled Fifa, it makes things hard to predict.
Indeed. I have never got (or expected) anything free after something I decided to buy early dropped in price sooner than expected. Everyone is complaining that it is priced too high and sales reflect that, so they responded in kind.
It's like they are damned because it was too high and now they are damned for making it a better deal. Early adopters always pay a premium and price drops follow. Sooner rather than later if sales are low. It is what it is and that is a chance you take.
I don't mean they buy the IP. MS could just make sure say the next 3 titles are Xbox exclusive (a la Gears before the IP purchase) and by then Titanfall is heavily associated with Xbox and they get that mindshare. I don't think it would be terribly expensive too.
bryanee
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Got two free N64 controllers after that price drop. Good times.
sorry, i don't translate well to xbot
half kidding
the point is, without any kind of ambassador program this is a slap in the face to early adopters and makes them look like suckers
longdi
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because The One had no games previously this big enough?
because The One was a little more expensive then?
TF is going to be big for MS, in US and UK. Sony has nothing to show for. PS4 has enjoyed the front loaded core gamers sales. Now is the time for dudebros to jump on board, and guess which one would they choose? I expect 3:1 in Mar and 1.5:1 going for the next few months.
gigantor21
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Seriously. Missing out on price-cuts and bundles have always been an assumed risk of early adoption.
That is great. But it is not something that always happens, nor should it be expected. Buying early comes with the risk and one should know that before making an early purchase.
Portugeezer
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£349 with a game included would be great, but I don't believe they would do that. Bundled games act as a faux price drop before they announce official worldwide price drops, although this time there is also a £25 real price drop.
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