Mephisto40
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I can't imagine they would introduce another sku, it's bad enough that they have one console holding the other one back at the moment, I can't imagine they'd introduce another one
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Xbox Series X - $349 (clearing stock for refresh?)
- Thread starter ManaByte
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Sw0pDiller
Member
Thats one way to boost your december sales.
Horseganador
Member
PS5 would have destroyed them in sales during November to set that price.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
I think they are just trying to sell more units. I don't expect a refresh...but you never know. :/
Playstation has been like £130 off for months in the UK and sony has been decimating the xbox due to this. Xbox just need to make this the permanent price.
Playstation has been like £130 off for months in the UK and sony has been decimating the xbox due to this. Xbox just need to make this the permanent price.
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Kurotri
Member
Hold on, are my eyes seeing right? This isn't refurbished or used, they are selling a brand new packaged Series X for 350 dollars? Broo...
It's funny because I sold mine for 350 too, I had it originally set at 400 since it's 550 dollar console (well, was?) and nothing happened for weeks.
It's funny because I sold mine for 350 too, I had it originally set at 400 since it's 550 dollar console (well, was?) and nothing happened for weeks.
Mowcno
Member
$350 series X would cost them a fortune. They'll be losing a lot of money on each unit sold at this price. Let's not forget they actually raised the price of the Series X in a lot of regions this year due to costs. This price is unsustainable.
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existensmaximum
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That's almost exactly half price of what the XSX costs in Sweden. Wild.
StereoVsn
Member
Isn’t this mainly US sale though? And stock seems to be sold out at Amazon already so only Walmart left, and that not for long.
Ar¢tos
Member
After 70bn for Activision this year, what is a few millions from subsidising XSX price?
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DenchDeckard
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what would it cost them do you think?
splattered
Member
If they are smart and are going to announce a refresh without a disc they need to at least make an external disc drive optional like the ps5. I have 4 series X in my house... Not sure why I would need the refresh unless there was a slight performance boost? Though I will definitely pick up the new controllers.
Astray
Member
How much fucking stock do they have on those shelves? And how low did the inventory turnover get?
Those are the only explanations that come to mind that would explain this level of price drop.
Mowcno
Member
Phil Spencer 26th Oct 2022 - "So when somebody goes and they buy an Xbox at their local retailer we’re subsidizing that purchase somewhere between a hundred and two hundred dollars, with the expectation that we will recoup that investment over time through accessory sales and storefront."
According to him they were losing between $100-$200 when someone bought a Series S/X. Now drop the price by $150? Yikes. Assuming the same costs still that would change his quote to $250-$350 loss.
Microsoft loses up to $200 on each Xbox console sold
Microsoft loses up to $200 on each Xbox console it sells. Speaking at the WSJ TechLive event on 26th October, Xbox head…
www.eurogamer.net
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Imtjnotu
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HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
The controller is still coming but I don’t think this console is
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 controllerwww.polygon.com
Will look very foolish to launch a redesign of the current model with no power increase at $499 at the same time a twice as powerful PS5 Pro launches
DevilMayFlyForAWhiteGuy
Member
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
The most likely answer.
PS5 also dropped to $350 for a limited time during black friday.
PS5 Discounted To $350 At Target - Today-Only Black Friday Deal
Target's deal of the day knocks a whopping $150 off the PlayStation 5 with a disc drive. It will almost certainly sell out.
www.gamespot.com
At that price, it's a "buy and forget about everything else" kind of a deal. You'll essentially have the best Xbox until the next-gen, better BC than One X, better versions of all games on any cross-gen Xbox console and of course, new-gen only games that won't be on One X.
It doesn't look like they're going to do a spec-enhanced mid-gen console this time.
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Thirty7ven
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This is more than likely a reaction to BF numbers.
Interfectum
Member
Fire sale.
They saw the November numbers for Xbox vs PS5. It's not good.
Mowcno
Member
That is for the Old ps5 model... So part of the clearing stock before refresh deals. Not comparable to this if no Series X replacement is imminent.The most likely answer.
PS5 also dropped to $350 for a limited time during black friday.
PS5 Discounted To $350 At Target - Today-Only Black Friday Deal
Target's deal of the day knocks a whopping $150 off the PlayStation 5 with a disc drive. It will almost certainly sell out.
"So, why the heck is Target selling the PS5 for $350? Well, it probably has something to do with the launch of the PS5 Slim earlier this month. The PS5 Slim has replaced the standard PS5 and PS5 Digital Edition. "
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DenchDeckard
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I completely agree.
Was the price of the PS5 cheaper the last few months like it was in the UK? I bet they have been getting battered in sales if they were.
Mowcno
Member
The old ps5 model was discounted to $400 with a bundled game. MWIII for example.
reinking
Gold Member
For who? MS or Sony?
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Was it for the last 3 months like the UK?
StealthGoblin
Banned
Massive, massive mistake.
A very north American centric move again brought to you by the company that complains about other companies making it hard for them to compete.
Mowcno
Member
My guess is Walmart had way more stock than they wanted left after BF cause it didn't sell. So they slashed the price heavily to get rid of it and free up space. Amazon just price matched them but didn't have much stock and sold out quickly. That's my speculation, that Walmart was having a hard time selling Xbox consoles over BF.
If this was an official promotion MS would have publicised it. Walmart just wants to get shot of this stock that wasn't moving.
If this was an official promotion MS would have publicised it. Walmart just wants to get shot of this stock that wasn't moving.
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Magic Carpet
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I still have the XBone X with a disk drive, I can use that to play my back compat 360 collection.
The Series X might be taking a little trip to Gamestop for a trade in.
Need a dog carrier to put it in. I know how much the console hates going to the Gamestop.
The Series X might be taking a little trip to Gamestop for a trade in.
Need a dog carrier to put it in. I know how much the console hates going to the Gamestop.
deal. Once again the internet has a way to make it negative.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
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GHG
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StealthGoblin
Banned
Who, Walmart?
No, Microsoft potentially going all digital.
Sony didn't even go that far and they've got the bigger ecosystem.
Zuzu
Member
If that leaked refresh console is still coming then they've gotta release it in the next couple of months. If they release it next to the PS5 Pro it will just look stupid (unless the Pro is significantly more expensive). But if they release it soon, then it'll have about a year on the market before the Pro comes and there won't be such a stark comparison between it and the Pro, at least for a while. If they are releasing it, hopefully they've fast-tracked the process and will release it soon. I may buy one and get rid of my Series S which is my other Xbox. I'll get the all digital refresh but still keep my disc Series X for my disc games.
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NeonDelta
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They announced the series x at the VGAs a year before release so no reason they wouldn’t announce the slim that way too
It is the best system to play Ninja Gaiden Black. (It loads it faster than the One X when I tried the disk on both.)
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
It's just speculation at this point. But, yes, an all digital SKU will be a mistake if they stop production of the disc model at the same time.
CrustyBritches
Gold Member
Diablo IV Edition I ordered from Walmart was just marked as ready for pickup. Good stuff. Will probably give it to my son for his birthday in January.
StealthGoblin
Banned
I suspect much of that leak will come to fruition. I know Spencer hand waved them but it's incredibly difficult to pivot that much, that quickly with hardware, projections etc
I hope they'll have an optional drive.
Otherwise they'll get eaten alive by Switch 2 (which will massively eat into interest of both the PS5 and Xbox) and PS5 Pro.
Sushi_Combo
Member
They are trying to move console sales.
But Microsoft said their priority is not about console sales? Which is it?
But Microsoft said their priority is not about console sales? Which is it?
Trogdor1123
Member
Nothing here in Canada yet
Daneel Elijah
Gold Member
A new console and a slim console are not the same thing. It would be like saying GTA 6 is coming next year vs GTA5 remake is coming next year. One will not change the sales of GTA5. One certaintly will. Xbox can't have the stocks for a new Xbox without anyone leaking something. They got the Series S leaked for god sake. But even if they could keep the secret, doing this the month of the GTA 6 reveal would be unwise. Especially if a PS5 Pro is happening.
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