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E3 2014: $399 Xbox Ones "Flying Off The Shelves" at GameStop
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illmatic22
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Lets see if its got legs
Reluctant-Hero
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I'll wait for the NPDs.
endresults
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rokkerkory
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Well they will need the help for June's NPD. May NPD prob was not good because many were waiting for $400 sku and E3.
Clockwork5
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Looks more like gamestop marketing than true reporting.
Smart man.
licktheenvelope
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Well duh, pent up demand for the last month from people waiting.
sixteen-bit
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Dat Phantom Dust bump.
Trigonometrize.
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Doesn't seem to be making too much of a splash on US Amazon, so this report actually kind of surprises me. Then again, Gamespot always feels a little disingenuous in their excitement for video game things selling well.
Yeah, when Gamestops dedicate half the store to Xbox, they're going to try to give it good PR.
Using the Amazon list as an indicator of sales is an ancient 'Retail Musings' technique.
Maninthemirror
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I wouldn't trust a dying breed like Gamestop over reports which make customers go in and shop for other products too.
makingmusic476
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"Already seeing a boost" is such strange wording. The $399 SKU was known about for a month before it released. If there was going to be a boost, it'd be immediate [edit: upon release]. "Already" implies they were expecting any boost to be delayed to some degree.
Booty Patrol
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Slay!
Dat Ori and the Blind Forest bump.
Bam Bam Baklava
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This bit kind of killed the validity.
shadowsdarknes
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I still expect Sony to win in June.
Dragonborn
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"Puzon pointed out that the $499 standard Xbox One is still "very vibrant" for GameStop."
Yea, pretty clearly PR, but they of course wouldn't say otherwise. Amazon tells a very different tale and while that's certainly not a perfect gauge it has been rather accurate all year long (as in, every time the PS4 is on top on Amazon, it tops NPD as well).
I'm more surprised by the PS4 Destiny bundled jumping to #3 on the Amazon vs. the X1 Kinect less bundle still way, way below (I think it just barely cracked the top 50?). Heck, outside of the Halo collection, the next X1 game is Destiny, at #29. Seems Sony got most of the boost from E3.
Yea, pretty clearly PR, but they of course wouldn't say otherwise. Amazon tells a very different tale and while that's certainly not a perfect gauge it has been rather accurate all year long (as in, every time the PS4 is on top on Amazon, it tops NPD as well).
I'm more surprised by the PS4 Destiny bundled jumping to #3 on the Amazon vs. the X1 Kinect less bundle still way, way below (I think it just barely cracked the top 50?). Heck, outside of the Halo collection, the next X1 game is Destiny, at #29. Seems Sony got most of the boost from E3.
Pretty much this.
Booty Patrol
Banned
Why would there be a boost in sales before the price drop?
bananafactory
Banned
Maybe at Gamestop. I was in Best Buy earlier today and they still had stacks and stacks of them. And the PS4 is $50 more here now (Canada).
Exploratory
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I guess I shouldn't expect any deal on this. Damn it.
rokkerkory
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For that matter how about $ drop for last gen??
LyleLanley
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While that may be true, what else would you expect a GameSpot VP of Merchandising to say?
Same it really isn't lighting up the charts on amazon.
nhlducks35
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It just came out yesterday
Xenoflare
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This is rather a funny situation in Canada, since PS4 received a price bump to $450, this means XB1 is cheaper than PS4. Well, Kinect-less of course.
It's not clear if MS is going to bump up their price to follow suit, but games has already been moved to the $70 territory from $60.
It's not clear if MS is going to bump up their price to follow suit, but games has already been moved to the $70 territory from $60.
Doesn't say much.
We hear that all the time from Gamestop if something new happens or gets released.
Later you will here "PS4 got a boost, too".
So not really news.
Exactly
HORRORSHØW
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MS had a good E3 showing, and coupled with a cheaper SKU, it's only natural that they'd see increased sales. good for them.
Shining Sunshine
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Inb4 boost of 0% is 0%. lol
But general statements like that don't mean much except that it wasn't gangbusters to say "we sold a million on the first day" like PS4 or whatever.
We'll have to wait for NPD.
But general statements like that don't mean much except that it wasn't gangbusters to say "we sold a million on the first day" like PS4 or whatever.
We'll have to wait for NPD.
makingmusic476
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I meant there would be a boost in sales immediately upon release. "Already" implies that they expected a boost, but not one so soon. Which is just weird given the SKU's release date was known for a month and presumably advertised.
bananafactory
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I think he means they say "already!" like they're surprised at a boost within the first day. Of course there's going to be - that's when most people will rush out and buy it.
Uncle Rupee
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Then PS4s and Wii Us must be warping into other dimensions.
Where is the article in your listings of sales techniques?
Beerman462
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shadowsdarknes
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Xbox One is number 42 best selling on Amazon.
White PS4 is number 2 and regular PS4 is number 8.
If this is any indication of any general trend, then Sony is killing it.
White PS4 is number 2 and regular PS4 is number 8.
If this is any indication of any general trend, then Sony is killing it.
Yup. They're not gonna come out and say that the price drop didn't make a difference and PS4 is still selling better on the day the $399 XB1 is released. GameStop and Microsoft have a long history of partnerships,and promotions. It's in their best interest to keep it that way.
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