Price drop on Xbox One to hit stores on February 28th

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The Xbox One hasn't been selling as well as the PlayStation 4 on a global level, and that's partly due to pricing -- in the UK, Microsoft's system costs a lofty £429 ($713) versus Sony's £349 ($580). That gap is about to narrow, though, as Microsoft plans to cut the Xbox's price to a slightly more reasonable £400 ($665) on February 28th. The company isn't leaning solely on that lower price tag to attract gamers, either. It's also releasing a special Titanfall Xbox One bundle (shown here) that includes both a download code for Respawn's shooter and a month of Xbox Live Gold for the same price as the regular console. Americans can expect this limited edition system to ship alongside the game on March 11th, while Brits should get it on March 14th.
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This is great news! I've been wanting to pick up a second Xbox One so that the hubby and I can play our shooters together. I think that the price cut, along with Titanfall's upcoming launch should fare well for Microsoft. Also, it should help make the decision a little easier for people that were on the fence about buying an Xbox One because of the large price difference between that and the PS4.

Will this influence any of you to pick one up at this price? This along with cheaper digital games could be great for Microsoft!

Source: Engadget
 
As far as I've read the price cut is not for the North America so that what do you much good. If I didn't already have an Xbox One, this would definitely make me buy one. It's a great deal since the game is essentially free since the bundle price is no different than the standard price. Smart move by MSFT to get people to make the decision to choose the XB1 their next gen console and also create more word of mouth for Titanfall. Altogether I think this was a great decision and if Halo taught us anything, it's that this idea works.
 
Any reduction in the price of XBox One is welcome. The price difference with the PS4 is resulting in lower sales and and if it is brought down sales are bound to pick up. Many prospective customers take a decision to buy based on which console sells the most.
 
Well, good to hear. Actually, this may drop down the prices significantly here in the Philippines, since some of the XB1's I see being sold here are from Europe.

Yukon said:
Any reduction in the price of XBox One is welcome. The price difference with the PS4 is resulting in lower sales and and if it is brought down sales are bound to pick up. Many prospective customers take a decision to buy based on which console sells the most.
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yeah, that's true. This can really do wonders for MSFT, but this price reduction is after all being done in Europe, so you'll have to wait and see when it will be done in the US to see the results.
 
marthyrocks said:
yeah, that's true. This can really do wonders for MSFT, but this price reduction is after all being done in Europe, so you'll have to wait and see when it will be done in the US to see the results.
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It likely won't be done in the US for a long time to come. MSFT is losing sales to Sony everywhere, but especially over seas which is the only reason we're seeing price cuts and free copies of Titanfall. This is not the strategy a company winning a console war would set out. In North American, MSFT knows it could hold its own and so they will see no need to offer a price cut. What they need to do over is offer better Games with Gold and better digital pricing.
 
I'm surprised MSFT didn't drop the price initially after hearing the PS4 was a 100.00 cheaper. But, better late than never. Hopefully, they will continue offering free pack-ins or decide soon down the line to drop the price a bit. I'm still hearing that the PS4 is selling twice the number of units than XB1. If this is true and the PS4 hasn't hit Japan yet, it could be a major challenge for MSFT to catch up.

J
 
Your referring to North America, that's not where the price drop is going to happen. The drop is in the UK where the price difference between the XB1 and PS4 is greater. The PS4 did launch in Japan BTW, it sold over 300k units at launch
 
Wasn't exactly sure if it launched in Japan or not. Was aware of the price drop in the UK but I guess I should have said it would be great if they considered doing the same in the U.S. since the PS4 is selling at a greater number of units than the XB1.

J
 
The price drop won't do me any good, but the Titanfall Bundle coming next month might make me get off the fence and get an XBox One. I'm not real interested in Titanfall like so many others, but it's still a free game. And I might be able to sell it to someone who wants it more, who knows.

I'm still undecided between the PS4 and XBox One. A price drop in North America probably would've sealed the deal for me to get an XBox One, but I may hold out a little longer. I'm not real patient, but I've done well so far. LOL
 
KN1GHTMARE said:
Your referring to North America, that's not where the price drop is going to happen. The drop is in the UK where the price difference between the XB1 and PS4 is greater. The PS4 did launch in Japan BTW, it sold over 300k units at launch
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I heard about the recent Japan launch. That's a lot better than when the PS3 debuted, when the PS3 sold I think below 100k units. Well, PS4's debuts are looking pretty good so far. Hope the XB1 can do better when it launches in Japan. But that I don't know when.

KN1GHTMARE said:
It likely won't be done in the US for a long time to come. MSFT is losing sales to Sony everywhere, but especially over seas which is the only reason we're seeing price cuts and free copies of Titanfall. This is not the strategy a company winning a console war would set out. In North American, MSFT knows it could hold its own and so they will see no need to offer a price cut. What they need to do over is offer better Games with Gold and better digital pricing.
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Yeah, you make a good point. It is after all different when it comes to the other countries. The currencies can really show us the difference. And yeah, I agree. If they want to get more and more people to buy the Xbox One at a slightly higher price, GWG and digital pricing are the ways to go.
 
Honestly, if I had extra money I would buy a new one. But I agree that this move should have been done even before when they noticed the difference on Xbox One and PS4's prices. They could have had a lot of sales if they took into account the price difference.
 
Cool. I'm going to buy a new one for myself. This old one will be just for my wife and kid.
 
Dom0411 said:
Honestly, if I had extra money I would buy a new one. But I agree that this move should have been done even before when they noticed the difference on Xbox One and PS4's prices. They could have had a lot of sales if they took into account the price difference.
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True, but you also got to consider the fact that dropping the price can have them lose more money after all. I read somewhere that somebody calculated the cost of making an Xbox One and the cost was a bit higher than the PS4, and one factor in that cost was the included Kinect. Doesn't cover the other costs, such as the shipping and etc. So as much as they'd like to drop the price, well, it's all in the timing. I guess the UK price drop was already considered. As for the US, well, probably still planning it out.
 
US prices will drop sooner or later. Microsoft has to consider changing the whole thing on all regions.
 
Yeah, that's really something they need to work on. Otherwise people will be going to Sony with the big price difference.
 
US prices will drop sooner or later. Microsoft has to consider changing the whole thing on all regions.
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UK is priced way too much so I guess it's just about right that they started lowering the prices. As for US, well we have to wait a bit longer.
 
This isn't something that I would say is a good news, well partly it is for UK but it would have been better if they made the announcement and the changes internationally.
 
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