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Amazon: X1 AC Bundle + 50$ gift card 349$
- Thread starter Syrus
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And they still aren't.
The Xbone is $50 cheaper than it was at launch. You can't count free games as part of the consoles cost, and you certainly can't count Kinect, which doesn't come with this system.
gigantor21
Member
Then what would they do if Sony cuts their price next year? <$300 bundles with extra games/gift cards for free?
I sure hope so.
Biggu Bosu
Banned
The very fact it's bundled with ACU makes this highly unappealing
Domcorleone
Member
Good ass deal. The Xbone should have been $350 from the jump. Essentially $299 with the gift card. Great system!
No problem. Yeah I absolutely agree that the SSOD bundle would be an even easier choice (and I think it would sell even more than the AC bundle); but I think MS invested heavily with Ubisoft on these codes and probably still has stockpiles of them. Plus MS can argue/advertise hey you are getting 2 games with the console whereas SSOD bundle you only get 1. Either way, I have had the console since launch.... love it... have easily gotten my moneys worth and I am definitely jelly of anyone who has gotten it at these recent awesome price points.
3rdamention
Member
See, I am looking at it with the exact opposite perspective. All these crazy deals are making it VERY easy not to pick it up. Just imagine next Holiday? The deals will probably be even crazier. Plus, some of these Xbox One deals now, are even better than Black Friday Deals. So people who may have felt during Black Friday "These deals are too good to pass up!" would have better deals if they would have waited a couple of weeks!
With how much the entry price of the Xbox One has dropped in just one year, plus, having 2 games added as well, I am just going to wait it out to see how much better it is going to get before jumping int.
intheinbetween
Member
are they now?
Damnnnn those are some amazing deals. I'll definitely get one at $199 which I'm now certain wont be too long from now.
Also come on people saying they arent losing money on this. Get real of course they are. Yes they'll make it back eventually on games and subs but thats true even if they gave xboxes away for free.
Also come on people saying they arent losing money on this. Get real of course they are. Yes they'll make it back eventually on games and subs but thats true even if they gave xboxes away for free.
This is a good deal but the MS store deal where you got the kinectless assassins creed bundle system for $350 plus your choice of two games was better.
The ps4 deal at gamestop with the camera and a game should be tempting to buyers too, It's good to see this competitive pricing, I can only imagine what the v2 models will cost in a year or two.
The ps4 deal at gamestop with the camera and a game should be tempting to buyers too, It's good to see this competitive pricing, I can only imagine what the v2 models will cost in a year or two.
FalsettoVibe
Member
Nice deal but X1 would have to be 200 or less for me to buy one at this moment. I just cant justify it right now. Hopefully next holiday season will have even better deals.
No.
There was no "Kinect free" option at launch, hence the entry bar was $499, with 0 free game involved.
Now, outside of the super deals of Black Friday, for two months (and possibly also beyond that), you can find an XB1 for $349 ($150 below when it was introduced 11 months ago), which includes 2 free games (value around $100 MSRP).
That's a console whose "value" went from $499 to $249.
Now by adding (again, outside of Black Friday) an additional $50 gift card on top of that, we're looking at a $199 value, or a $300 downgrade, proposition within 11 months.
That's unprecedented, anyway you want to look at it.
Some will equate this to the PS3 going from $599 to $399+Spiderman movie in one year (from end of 2006 to end of 2007), but the situation is quite different:
1) Sony had no choice to sell at a loss, because they couldn't possibly sell the console at $800. Also, Blu-Ray.
2) People often conveniently forget that the PS3 was not "only" found in its $599 flavor. There was a 20Gb $499 model (which was replaced by the 40Gb FAT). So in effect the price reduction was $100.
3) Sony could afford it for a little while thanks to the very funds create by the PS division, thanks to the PS2 profits. It did end up impacting their finances overall though, big time.
Now, is it good for the consumers who were planning to buy an XB1 anyway?
Yes, Absolutely.
Is it a major $ bleed that is subbed by MS's other very profitable businesses like Windows and Office?
Yes, Absolutely.
If this is ok behavior, then what would prevent Facebook, Google or Apple tomorrow to make a box with $2000 worth of hardware, sell it at $200, provide free sotfware exclusives that they bought with a few million $ from what would normally have been 3rd party games, kill any competition and then create themselves a monopoly?
MS is being more coy about it, but that's been their MO since day 1.
They didn't create "Extend, Embrace and Extinguish" by mistake , after all.
walltowall
Member
Oh lawd. I thought this was a deals thread!?
If you dislike MS....buy the XB1 and make them LOSE even more money!!!
If you dislike MS....buy the XB1 and make them LOSE even more money!!!
Nah, next black Friday they will be giving it away for free along with a ps4
SEGAvangelist
Member
DarkoMaledictus
Tier Whore
DarkoMaledictus
Tier Whore
Sold bundled ac games for 30 bucks on ebay...
Yep I believe It worth a lot less than that
Selling HW at a big loss and hoping for the best with future SW/service revenues sure did wonders for Sony last gen.
If they lose $100, that's 3-4 games needed to make the money back (not even factoring in the fact that devs need to be paid, too). It's even worse when you can get bundles with 3-4 games for free, because that's a big dent in the average tie ratio already.
Good on MS, selling Xbox One's at cheaper rate or loss. Doubt they'll raise the price of there consoles, unless they want to be beaten left and right by Sony sales. Like othere are saying by continually dropping the price, MS is losing selling competitiveness as more people will think every sale, MS is getting more desperate anf slashing. It was good the first time it was slashed but repeatedly slashin pricing doesn't go well with consumers long term, as they'll just wait it out for the next bigger discount. Sales 101 right there, GAF.
SerTapTap
Member
Is there some reasonable way to checkout with bitcoin without having bitcoin? That does sound pretty appealing beyond having to deal with Bitcoin
DarkoMaledictus
Tier Whore
Yep, that one of the most volatile currencies out there
. Its like getting a deal because you pay in rubble DustyVonEric
Member
Good point. The point of entry for XB1 has dropped drastically since launch.
I'm so close to biting.
I would be buying it to play Forza Horizon, Sunset Overdrive and D4.
I don't know if I can justify it. Looking forward, a lot of the "exclusives" look like they'll have PC versions as well. And there are rumors of Sunset Overdrive on PC as well.
Why can't this be a Forza or Overdrive bundle? I already own both AC games on PS4.
I would be buying it to play Forza Horizon, Sunset Overdrive and D4.
I don't know if I can justify it. Looking forward, a lot of the "exclusives" look like they'll have PC versions as well. And there are rumors of Sunset Overdrive on PC as well.
Why can't this be a Forza or Overdrive bundle? I already own both AC games on PS4.
That's odd, I can't get it to work - either physical or digital.
Haeralis The BRave
Banned
At this point, Microsoft might as well just start handing out XB1s with every McDonalds Happy Meal.
SerTapTap
Member
We're in the same boat exactly. Though I already have FH2 and Halo due to the MS store glitch. Really disappointed they chose AC over SO for these, and made the SO bundle super limited. Not just because I wanted to buy it, but because it was a really cool experiment and something really unique they could be offering as a platform, instead they have an old asscreed game and a broken asscreed game.
Yep, that one of the most volatile currencies out there
The inherent problem of Bitcoin is I am literally afraid if I buy $X in Bitcoin to make a transaction that it will no longer be worth $x by the time I attempt to checkout
No, I am not. They can do whatever it is they want, I do not care.
Android is a (kind-of) open source operating system made by an advertising company. Android is not a line of phones.
As for long term, distorted markets prevent rational investment, long term planning, and new entrants. All of that adds up to hurting consumers in the long run.
1) xobox isn't core to MS business. It's continued existence is depended on corporate strategy, not whether they make or lose money with the division. Since none of us knows their long term strat, x2 isn't guaranteed.
2) Sony's PS divsion is core. Since MS fucked up, it doesn't look like Sony will lose anything on PS this gen, which means they will be back for #5.
& how many companies have entered the market since? How is Nintendo doing?
<Prepares to respond with facts and reason... Looks at Avatar.>
Oh, it's PhatSaqs...
Nevermind then...
Me neither.
LQX
Member
Yep. I do not why they choose this game of all games. It should have been there own game, Sunset or let buyers choose.
BronsonLee
Member
This fits my use case -VERY- well.
Waiting on trade-ins from Amazon
Just bought the Fire Phone, so I got a year of Prime
Need to spend money on new card to get huge cashback rewards
......oh no.
Waiting on trade-ins from Amazon
Just bought the Fire Phone, so I got a year of Prime
Need to spend money on new card to get huge cashback rewards
......oh no.
RedAssedApe
Banned
Bitcoin! Haha the meltdown at cag was funny over that newegg deal.
BoboBrazil
Member
Here is another site that has it for $39.90 or you can take another $2 off if you like their facebook(heard you have to do this through facebook and not on their page)
http://www.cdkeys.com/xbox-live/memberships/12-month-xbox-live-gold-membership-xbox-360
SEGAvangelist
Member
. . .and yet the barebones PS4 is number 5 on Amazons sales list. If you have a better product, people will buy it.
There's 4 bundles available for PS4.
Rank updates when you click on each of the bundles.
However it doesn't seem like there is a "barebones" option available with just the console. #5 is the two free digital games option.