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Xbox Series X - $349 (clearing stock for refresh?)
- Thread starter ManaByte
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Physiognomonics
Member
I think they are trying to clear their stock period.
MasterCornholio
Member
They are eliminating the disk drive? Thought both models would be made available. Seems dumb to eliminate the disk drive entirely.
MidGenRefresh
*Refreshes biennially
I like mid generation refreshes.
Physiognomonics
Member
There are no leaks (actual leaks from usual APU / GPU leakers) about a mid-gen refresh from MS. As usual they are going to copy Sony's strategy and their next (powerful) console will likely be a discless console. But not before at least 2 years according to the complete lack of leaks.
ManaByte
Member
New all-digital Xbox Series X design coming next year
According to a huge document leak, Xbox will overhaul its hardware range in 2024 with upgraded (but disc-free) Series X, Series S, and controller
www.polygon.com
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Thick Thighs Save Lives
Gold Member
Damn, so if I want a SX for improved BC over my One X I should be getting one now rather than later. Hmm... decisions, decisions.
ManaByte
Member
If you want one with a disc drive (can also play UHD movies), yes.
MasterCornholio
Member
New all-digital Xbox Series X design coming next year
According to a huge document leak, Xbox will overhaul its hardware range in 2024 with upgraded (but disc-free) Series X, Series S, and controller
Unless they cancelled it to jump start next gen. That's the other theory.
CuteFaceJay
Member
not a bad deal, Beats the £600 I dropped on mine back in 2021
Bojji
Member
"Next gen" right now would be barely any better than (rumored) PS5 pro on GPU front, they could only improve more on CPU front.
It's too soon for big hardware upgrade.
MasterCornholio
Member
I didn't say they would start it now. Just that they would be the first ones to release a next gen system.
Ar¢tos
Member
150$ is more than the retailer margin, cuts bigger than the retailer margin are usually by manufacturer order to move stock.
Esppiral
Member
You wish.
Moriarty1889
Member
They are already struggling to sell consoles. Not having a disc drive option shows just how clueless they really are.
Visual Rhino
Neo Member
Let me know what planet you live on, because it's still going for $499 on mine.
Mowcno
Member
They already sold all their stock on Amazon. If you're seeing $500 xbox's they are probably not "sold by Amazon" and are third party sellers.
So it seems they didn't have many Xbox consoles left and decided to heavily discount to ditch what they did have. Begs the question on why they did it and when will they get more stock.
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King Dazzar
Member
I highly doubt a new refresh is suddenly going to drop imminently out of the blue when we're already into December. There would be leaks by now all over the place including retail. Next year sometime, sure, but not now. This is Xbox just trying to shift units due to poor sales I would have thought.
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Kilau
Member
Astray
Gold Member
WTF they dropped $150 off the price? Am I reading this wrong?
Planet Walmart.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
The Xbox tube is immenate
bitbydeath
Member
Yes, cdkeys has no new game keys anymore.
Kilau
Member
Yes and even more considering the bundles are $350 also.
jm89
Member
They dropped to something like £369 a week ago. Might drop it back if sales tank, better to wait and see.No change in UK
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cormack12
Gold Member
Just got a mate on the lookout for a discount x as he only has an s.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
I’m tempted just to play Ninja Gaiden Black in 4k
Thirty7ven
Banned
It could be, but low sales numbers also imply that they are being very aggressive in order to salvage holiday numbers for the console. A refresh is still far away. Announcing a slim at the vga also sounds very very “Xbox fan podcast” rumor material, when it really makes no sense to do that at the vga.
It’s a good deal either way.
It’s a good deal either way.
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Badlucktroll
Member
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
This may just be for sales, as the Refresh was slated for 2024 according to leaks, not 2023.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
That's an outstanding deal. If MS REALLY wanted to get aggressive, they would bundle it with 6 months of Gamepass Ultimate or a Year of Core.
MS seems to be doing the Hail Mary.
MS seems to be doing the Hail Mary.
Giallo Corsa
Gold Member
It's still amazing after all these years, truly the GOAT...
Do NG2 next and Panzer Dragoon Orta !
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Top 3 game of all time IMO. Them basing the remaster of a few years ago on ninja gaiden ligma is a travesty.
CrustyBritches
Gold Member
Ordered the Diabo IV edition from my local Walmart. I remember seeing a few of those units on the shelf. We'll see if they magically don't have any by the time the employees catch wind of the deal.
Alan Wake
Member
According to the leaked documents they're replacing the Series X with the one without disc drive (and possibly selling a disc drive add on which no one will buy).
FunkMiller
Member
A complete waste of money, as there isn't a single game that requires to you to own a Series X.