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It’s been reported recently that the sales figure’s for the launch of the Xbox weren’t as high as expected. I don’t have the exact facts, only what I’ve read in various places, so if I’m wrong, then so what.
As the honeymoon period of the consoles launch is now over, and the sales figures are starting to drop away as many people (myself included) say, “I’ll get an Xbox when there’s a price drop”, will we see a price reduction for Microsoft’s giant black box coming soon I wonder?
I know it’s not that long ago since the Xbox was launched, but the wait for the Gamecube is almost over, and the huge price difference between that and Xbox will have to force Microsoft’s hand in dropping the price of their console.
If they don’t, then come May 3rd, Nintendo’s new console will bury them, as the attraction of a great console at a very low price and better games at cheaper prices will be too strong.
Then throw the PS2 into the equation and Microsoft will not sell a £300 console for very long, despite what sales figures or strategies they have worked out.
Pretty soon though, Microsoft will be running scared of Nintendo and Sony as punters flock to the cheaper machines so a reduction in the price will come, maybe sooner rather than later?
But the question is when will the price drop?
Before may 3rd? After May 3rd?
As the honeymoon period of the consoles launch is now over, and the sales figures are starting to drop away as many people (myself included) say, “I’ll get an Xbox when there’s a price drop”, will we see a price reduction for Microsoft’s giant black box coming soon I wonder?
I know it’s not that long ago since the Xbox was launched, but the wait for the Gamecube is almost over, and the huge price difference between that and Xbox will have to force Microsoft’s hand in dropping the price of their console.
If they don’t, then come May 3rd, Nintendo’s new console will bury them, as the attraction of a great console at a very low price and better games at cheaper prices will be too strong.
Then throw the PS2 into the equation and Microsoft will not sell a £300 console for very long, despite what sales figures or strategies they have worked out.
Pretty soon though, Microsoft will be running scared of Nintendo and Sony as punters flock to the cheaper machines so a reduction in the price will come, maybe sooner rather than later?
But the question is when will the price drop?
Before may 3rd? After May 3rd?
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If they drop the prise too soon, people may think that it's because it's not very good.
It needs to stay as it is until nearer to Xmas, or it will ruin it's image.
It needs to stay as it is until nearer to Xmas, or it will ruin it's image.
Indeed, money is no object to Microsoft...But Customer Loyalty should always come first...
Makes no difference to me if the XBox price drops.
If I'd waited, I would have got less money when selling my PS2, so I would have had to pay out the same (about £100 on top of what I got for my PS2).
So all in all I'm not bothered if they drop the price.
In fact, I hope they do. The more people that buy the console the better, as far as I'm concerned...
If I'd waited, I would have got less money when selling my PS2, so I would have had to pay out the same (about £100 on top of what I got for my PS2).
So all in all I'm not bothered if they drop the price.
In fact, I hope they do. The more people that buy the console the better, as far as I'm concerned...
But it's either a price drop or a lot of lost sales because of the cheaper GC and PS2.
Ye, but the X-box has barely been out a month yet. How would the people that bought it at launch feel if a price cut came so soon?
Nintendo didnt make a lot of people happy when they did it so soon after the N64 launch.
Nintendo didnt make a lot of people happy when they did it so soon after the N64 launch.
To be honest I don't see it happening for some time, possibly before christmas time but not this soon after the release. The game prices are also a little higher than expected, maybe they will lower them. I just don't see Microsoft going with the price drop so soon.
Yes, if they lower the price before GC, they'll increase their all important user base significantly before the GC's arrival.
And a price drop is good for everyone (except those people who got it at launch--i have sympathy as i got the N64 for £250, a few months later it went down to £150)
And a price drop is good for everyone (except those people who got it at launch--i have sympathy as i got the N64 for £250, a few months later it went down to £150)
Logically it should happen before.
Microsoft will want to have a lower price run-in I imagine, rather than dropping the price on the release date of the Gamecube and facing direct competiton.
It's all a question of whether they want to squeeze every last penny out of the higher price, or want to shift units. I imagine the latter is more pressing and more profitable, so the cut'll probably come before the Gamecube release date.
Microsoft will want to have a lower price run-in I imagine, rather than dropping the price on the release date of the Gamecube and facing direct competiton.
It's all a question of whether they want to squeeze every last penny out of the higher price, or want to shift units. I imagine the latter is more pressing and more profitable, so the cut'll probably come before the Gamecube release date.
It’s been reported recently that the sales figure’s for the launch of the Xbox weren’t as high as expected. I don’t have the exact facts, only what I’ve read in various places, so if I’m wrong, then so what.
As the honeymoon period of the consoles launch is now over, and the sales figures are starting to drop away as many people (myself included) say, “I’ll get an Xbox when there’s a price drop”, will we see a price reduction for Microsoft’s giant black box coming soon I wonder?
I know it’s not that long ago since the Xbox was launched, but the wait for the Gamecube is almost over, and the huge price difference between that and Xbox will have to force Microsoft’s hand in dropping the price of their console.
If they don’t, then come May 3rd, Nintendo’s new console will bury them, as the attraction of a great console at a very low price and better games at cheaper prices will be too strong.
Then throw the PS2 into the equation and Microsoft will not sell a £300 console for very long, despite what sales figures or strategies they have worked out.
Pretty soon though, Microsoft will be running scared of Nintendo and Sony as punters flock to the cheaper machines so a reduction in the price will come, maybe sooner rather than later?
But the question is when will the price drop?
Before may 3rd? After May 3rd?
As the honeymoon period of the consoles launch is now over, and the sales figures are starting to drop away as many people (myself included) say, “I’ll get an Xbox when there’s a price drop”, will we see a price reduction for Microsoft’s giant black box coming soon I wonder?
I know it’s not that long ago since the Xbox was launched, but the wait for the Gamecube is almost over, and the huge price difference between that and Xbox will have to force Microsoft’s hand in dropping the price of their console.
If they don’t, then come May 3rd, Nintendo’s new console will bury them, as the attraction of a great console at a very low price and better games at cheaper prices will be too strong.
Then throw the PS2 into the equation and Microsoft will not sell a £300 console for very long, despite what sales figures or strategies they have worked out.
Pretty soon though, Microsoft will be running scared of Nintendo and Sony as punters flock to the cheaper machines so a reduction in the price will come, maybe sooner rather than later?
But the question is when will the price drop?
Before may 3rd? After May 3rd?
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