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Quick poll 2 days ago by Gamespot regarding the new consoles. 57k votes already.
How to sell next-gen consoles, Marketing, Positioning, and Pricing [2020]
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You think MS isn't loosing money on the consoles production?
Check the FAQ.. I found this...
https://www.xbox.com/en-GB/xbox-all-access#faq
Sounds like how it works in the US. Your line of credit is with a 3rd party & not Game or Microsoft. In the US, it's Citizen's One. They both allow you to pay it off early with no fees.
Tommy McClain
Curious to see the new poll now than MS bought Bethesda.
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Will report back in two days!
Pre release polls like these aren't really representative to what actually sells, anyway. Most people are going to pick what they think is "best" but it doesn't mean that when they go to buy a console that the economic factors or immediacy bias doesn't rear it's head and make those pie in the sky preferences disappear. For instance, it could be the case that a person wants a console TODAY to play with their friends, and assuming if their preferred game is crossplay compatible, they may buy, say, a PS5 all digital over a Series X, even though they prefer Xbox but not more than they prefer $100. Or maybe they go with a Series S because the digital Only PS5 is not in stock anywhere and $500 is over their budget.
Yeah MS is going all-in on the Game Pass with that acquisition.
I've never played Bethesda games but I know they're hugely popular.
Either the subscription business-model reshapes the console market or it's a nice option for the hardcore who play enough per month for it to be worth it to them.
I've never played Bethesda games but I know they're hugely popular.
Either the subscription business-model reshapes the console market or it's a nice option for the hardcore who play enough per month for it to be worth it to them.
I've largely not played their titles either.
So when they do come to gamepass, I will indulge!
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“How to sell next gen consoles, marketing, positioning etc “
MS: Yes.
MS: Yes.
The more I think about the Zenimax acquisition, the more insane it gets. Other than the studios now part of THQ Nordic (the Gothic/Risen/Arcana) and Larian (Divinity, and the New Baldur's Gate) and CDPR, MS has the lion's share of the western RPG market. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Pillars, Wasteland, Torment, Outer Worlds, Tyranny... Not sure who owns Bard's Tale. But, MS has like half the market and it's mostly the top half. I never saw this coming. Honestly, I was hoping MS would pick up the WB Games Studios so they could get Monolith and have them make a new Perfect Dark game that was really just a No One Lives Forever sequel without the license.
With XCloud you can finally play a mainline Elder Scrolls game on your phone.
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I'm going to Gamestop in a couple of hours for the XSX order... [emoji16]. Before I was almost sure to not having to trouble ordering mi XSX but now, after the news, I've some worries [emoji2957]
HBRU
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Going to Gamestop in two hours... Thanks [emoji1]
I've got my Microsoft Rewards cashed in & a few gift cards redeemed & I'm ready for ordering on the Microsoft Store. I've heard Australia has already had their pre-orders & there was delayed payments & other issues. Seems like it sold out quick, but more stock was added.
Tommy McClain
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