BuggeryBugz
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I just read the last 3 pages of this thread and was actually laughing out loud. Thank you all.
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Microsoft: Xbox One leading sales in US since price cut, nearly 10 million sold-in
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Futurematic
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I think MS has good chance but Black Friday itself will decide the month i expect: therefore upsets remain possible.
John Bender
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Got banned, dude.
I think that's from one of the reactions when LeBron James announced his decision to leave the Cavaliers and join the Miami Heat back in the days.
SlipperyMoose
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Didn't we all know this sales update was aimed towards November and not october. October was pre price drop, before master chief collection and Sunset Overdrive had only been out 4 days or so.
Agreed with this. If I was split between the two, the XBone is the better value. But, I'm leaning PS4 and want a deal of $299 or less, even without a game. Now if they changed the price for the GTAV/TLOU bundle to match the 329 XB, I might would jump on that.
You want ps4 to be priced under 300 ? You're thinking about Black Friday 2015
lol probably, but I was thinking it wouldn't be unreasonable for a bare bones SKU to hit that price point. Didn't they say it was profitable for them at the current price point not to long ago?
Dead Prince
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No. Xbox is from the target deal. Can get it for $289You want ps4 to be priced under 300 ? You're thinking about Black Friday 2015
I think they want to stay profitable. You know, because money....
StrongBlackVine
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They want to keep making money, even at the expense of losing US bragging rights for a month or two.
Now we know why Microsoft put out this info. Because they knew they got their a$$es handed to them again on NPD by PS4 for October. Not even Sunset Overdrive made the top 10 best selling for NPD on October. Every time you see Microsoft put out something days before NPD's come out, its pretty easy to see why.
FantasticMrFoxdie
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Really hope its just because it was only 2 days + not counting the heavily marketed bundle.
The IP looks awesome and is Insomniacs return to form imo. Hope its doing well but its just not telling yet.
Not taking you seriously, especially after the way that you treated me the last time.
Exactly why I still don't trust them.
Only rookies didnt know this already.
Brad Grenz
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Of course. Microsoft pays reputation management firms to astroturf on their behalf. We all know this.
wow... well that's a new one.
Gotta start stocking the Holiday bundles. BF is not that far away.
Shining Sunshine
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It means they lost the shipping wars.
Regret Upon Approval
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Duxxy3
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Destiny bundle is available though.
BF makes up a huge portion of monthly sales. All anyone is doing now is building a cushion but the monthly sales won't be decided until BF.
Anyone else find it weird that Microsoft is already releasing November data when we're not even half-way through November yet? Outselling the PS4 for two weeks? Good but it really only matters if they win the month.
Seems to me like they're trying to sway consumer opinion for the holidays and write this narrative that XBO is "winning" right now.
Seems to me like they're trying to sway consumer opinion for the holidays and write this narrative that XBO is "winning" right now.
If PS4 does win November they are gonna have a lot of egg on their face as well...
After this PR Sony decided they can't win and ended the gen prematurely. Amazon will sell PS5s starting November 21th
Duxxy3
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They put out the November information ahead of the October npd. Essentially that was their reaction to what they knew was happening on Thursday.
Gamers are Microsoft's girlfriend confirmed.
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
SO wasn't even in the month for that long, sold out of three Targets near me cause the B2G1. Anecdote, but whatevs, I wont it to do good. Also, every company does this, get over your biases towards giant corporations that all see you as nothing more than $$$. Why do you think Sony only released "Playstation Family" numbers when PS3 was underperforming?
Jezbollah
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It means Sony havent done as good a job as MS in channel stuffing.
I can't figure out if they just mean shipped more boxes to retail during last two weeks than PS4 did? They must be bleeding out about now.. advertising, price cuts, exclusivity deals, more advertising, NFL, astroturfing, more price cuts, free games, gift cards.. and they still can't get where they want to be.
Stiflers Mom
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It's crazy, two years ago I wanted Microsoft and their XBone-Division to burn in hell, but in the last few months the X-Bone looks a lot more interesting to me than what the PS4 has currently to offer.
They need to do a weekend event with baloons, hot dogs, and a petting zoo.
Too bad it's winter.
No, I think everyone here can believe they actually sold to consumers more Xbones than Sony did PS4s in that time due to the games and the cut. What isn't clear at all is a) by how much b) was it both weeks, or just the first was big enough to make up for a slower second week.
Well know in a month for sure.
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
They would've said sold to consumers if that's what they meant, at the very least, I imagine they closed the sales gap for a short period to neck and neck.
A brand new SKU incoming?
Breakfast at Noon
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I over heard in game the other week people saying "i prefer my PS4 because i can trade the games in unlike xbox"
even as a PS4 only owner at minute for this gen i was "WTF!"
even as a PS4 only owner at minute for this gen i was "WTF!"
US americans are so naive. They told us Kinect is an integral part of the experience, then they try to sell us a console without it. I think most europeans are too clever to fall for that
im pretty sure this not an american vs european thing on smartness. I feel the only think americans get out of an xbox is many like the social shooter thing which halo/cod/live brought as opposed to say how racing games are still very popular in europe. its not about smarts its about how certain demographics prefer certain games and the xbox caters to an american demographic.
i have no idea on why would Amazon have PS4 out of stock now...
I should have bought PS4 long time ago, I have been waiting for some discount for a while now but in reality, doesnt seem like it is coming (we dont have BF deals here in EU).
John Bender
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It is?
"In Stock", according to Amazon.com
Not completely wrong, just that XBox 360 sold fine in Europe
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