sturgboski
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Well that's one way to prove the worth of your console - give away the kitchen sink with it. Wonder what the price will be come January...
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The Xbox One deals in the UK are just getting insane!
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Well that's one way to prove the worth of your console - give away the kitchen sink with it. Wonder what the price will be come January...
KoopaTheCasual
Junior Member
When are they gonna start bundling XB1 with a PS4 for $399?
JeffG
Member
I think you should hold out till Microsoft gives you an Xbox and $100
moai
Member
this can´t be serious.
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
Lets be fair here. Sony releasing over a year later and being 200 quid cheaper allowed the 360 to sell itself.
But yeah, people have short term memories. The OG xbox deals were pretty good as well.
Remember this is the UK, RRP means jack shit here pretty much. This is just a game deal btw, not MS. The only thing that's down to MS is the bundled game really.
There has been good bundles all year round (Titanfall kinect for £350 when the standalone console was £429 for example), and I think you were able to get FIFA + CoD + AW + Console for £350 a few weeks ago, the only thing changed to that it's the forza bundle this time and an extra game for £10.
The UK is competitive as fuck because everyone here loves cheap shit and if a store stays at RRP they will sell next to no consoles. All it takes is one shop to drop the price and the rest will follow trying to beat the rest, and it will happen because like I said, we love cheap shit. It's partly why games are £40 in shops on release date but the RRP is like £60.
AbandonedTrolley
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I picked up the white Sunset Overdrive bundle for £289 from Asda, really should open it up tonight!
It's not really a surprise. MS is behind in all regions but remains closer in US and UK. They have to hang on in US and UK or all really is lost long term over the length of the gen.
Hence I expect them to compete like crazy at peak trading. It's going to hammer profits for Xbox division but they don't really have a choice. Time's ticking on the gen and their main competitor has been steadily puling ahead.
If you do want an Xbox in US or UK then this holiday period is certainly going to be your best bet I'd imagine.
I'm curious if they'll keep things at this level from January onwards or not though. I guess it'll depend to an extent on not just how well they do but how well PS4 does and how they feel about trends at that point.
Hence I expect them to compete like crazy at peak trading. It's going to hammer profits for Xbox division but they don't really have a choice. Time's ticking on the gen and their main competitor has been steadily puling ahead.
If you do want an Xbox in US or UK then this holiday period is certainly going to be your best bet I'd imagine.
I'm curious if they'll keep things at this level from January onwards or not though. I guess it'll depend to an extent on not just how well they do but how well PS4 does and how they feel about trends at that point.
If this aggressive pricing goes well for Microsoft over the festive season it could force the hand of Sony to bring the price down early next year (in these two markets at least) win win all around.
I may get one at some point, but am waiting on a slim line revision that can be placed vertically, that and a few more first party games that interest me. Hell by the time I get one they'll probably be in the £200 region.
I may get one at some point, but am waiting on a slim line revision that can be placed vertically, that and a few more first party games that interest me. Hell by the time I get one they'll probably be in the £200 region.
Spot on.
If Sony sweeps both November and December I think MS goes back to norm and kind of mimics what the WiiU did this past year (obviously selling more consoles but accepting the fact they'll be second in all regions). They'll try another push next holiday season.
I do think there is a tipping point when it comes to price.
Glorified G
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You know some people on this forum are emotionally invested when they can't take a simple joke.
Shadow_FFVI
Member
If the Xbox was ran by another company, Sony would had drive it out of business by now a la Sega (I know it wasnt the only factor, but it was a considerable one).
Microsoft has a huge war chest, so they´re not going to lay down that easily. I can only imagine how much money they´re losing/investing with all of these deals.
Microsoft has a huge war chest, so they´re not going to lay down that easily. I can only imagine how much money they´re losing/investing with all of these deals.
Definitely, that's why the 360 did so well, it took Sony a long time to catch up due to launching later and with such a high RRP.
the console is still over £300 and a year old.
it might be a good deal relatively, but i don't think its a particularly good deal in its own right because i never thought the original RRP was anywhere near worth it.
its because we get shafted price wise and know the RRP is an absolute joke!
i doubt it. its still £300 or so.
probably why they are bundling games not reducing the base price.
Betta Lines
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What's the best PS4 offer in the UK at the moment?
Ember Spirit
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quick search shows this: PlayStation 4 with Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and The Last of Us Remastered for £349
the deals are 'great' from both consoles, but when you consider a xbox one is $350 in the US, they don't seem so good
3x as many people?
Correct. MS want to try and protect the price of the console somewhat and that makes sense 'cause if they do get momentum off these deals they just stop bundling free games and hey presto people are used to that price point for the console.
It's an expensive approach though as they must be covering all those free games: that's why I'm curious how long they'll keep this up.
I'd imagine they're hoping the do well peak trading then ease of in early 2015 with better momentum.
Sony have don't need to do anything. Why do you think MS are doing such crazy deals?
rokkerkory
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Great stuff for UK folks!
Jump in!
Jump in!
Dreamgazer
Member
*Watches "these deals wont get any better. crowd eat crow for the nth time*
Basic PS4 for £299
PS4 with CoD:AW + TLoU for £349
PS4 with GTAV V + TLoU + Destiny + 12 months PS+ £399
Did you know Game were doing a PS4 with COD Advanced Warfare, TLOU, Destiny and 12 months of + for £400?
ManUtdRedDevils
Member
Yup. At least never a Microsoft console. I don't remember Sony being this desperate with the PS3 when it wasn't selling
Yep, I remember at launch Game tried to sell games for £60!
Luckily as I said the UK is competitive and Asda/Tesco are willing to take a loss on video games to get you to buy more things in store which forced Game to lower their prices to something a bit more reasonable like a week later, of course they can't take a loss on games so they can't sell as cheap as asda, but it just shows that if you try to sell things for RRP you won't really get anywhere in the UK, which makes these deals seem a bit better than they should be because our RRP is inflated to hell.
JumpJeff84
Member
Damn. Don't have one yet, thinking maybe next fall may be the time.
At that point the deals will be insane, unless they 'catch up' enough and ease up on the promos a bit.
At that point the deals will be insane, unless they 'catch up' enough and ease up on the promos a bit.
I don't. People seem to overprice their second hand goods as it is.
FonkyByNature
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blazeuk
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I probably wouldn't have been able to spend the money on the PS4/Xbox One now like I did at launch last year when I actually had some disposable income, but yeah, I usually don't buy all consoles at launch in a console gen and I think I'll go back to doing that after this one when we're seeing deals like this.
funkystudent
Member
Seems great but none of these deals are spreading into the wider EU market.
I live in Ireland which is right next door and normally gets the same deals and its still just €399 and over for console + game bundles.
I would totally jump on some of the XB1 bundles popping up in the UK/US if they pushed them globally but its super clear MS doesnt give a fuck. Maybe keeping the system at full price here takes some of the sting out of the price slashes in their primary 2 markets or something.
I live in Ireland which is right next door and normally gets the same deals and its still just €399 and over for console + game bundles.
I would totally jump on some of the XB1 bundles popping up in the UK/US if they pushed them globally but its super clear MS doesnt give a fuck. Maybe keeping the system at full price here takes some of the sting out of the price slashes in their primary 2 markets or something.
3rdamention
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miDnIghtEr20C
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Great deals. Not sure what there is to make fun of. People thought the price was way too high for an under powered machine and now they're making some great deals for people who like to play video games to own.
Hell of a deal.
Hell of a deal.
Betta Lines
Member
Where is this? I know there was a white one at Gamestop briefly for this price, but that's no longer available.
Japanmanx3
Member
I think that was Christmas 2002. Xbox launched in March 2002.
However one month after launch they had to drop the price by £100. I dont think any system has ever had suge a huge price drop so fast.
So yeah this is like a repeat of the og xbox for microsoft. Unlike the 360 which remained at £279 or so for many years. Obviously that was down to ps3 being so much more expensivd.
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