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I upgraded because of the Size. The final PS2 was ludicrously small and easy to carry to and from work.
NPD August 2016 Sales Results, Results Ranked by Revenue (Hardware Now, Software Later)
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Basically. But even with the same bundle (Uncharted), the Slim and the original were virtually tied in sales when I looked.
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Just to add some anecdotal info to the mix, there have also been substantially better bundles elsewhere for the XBox One S than on Amazon. Namely the past week Walmart has had the better deals which includes a choice of popular 4K UHD BluRays with a free second controller and an option for $85 to get an XBox One Elite. That's a hell of a price discount on the Elite controller!
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Speaking for the UK, this is almost always the case. Amazon UK are almost never the cheaper and it's rare they will offer a console bundle with better VFM. I think most early adopters are a little more canny and will buy a better value (or just cheaper) console elsewhere. For me, the draw of Amazon is reliable, trackable delivery. For things like consoles Amazon UK generally use a courier called DPD who give you an hour slot for delivery on the morning of delivery - this is worth its metaphoric weight in gold to me because it means I'm notting sitting around waiting for delivery. I know my hour slot and can watch the van make it's way to me on a map so I know about 5 mins before that it's about to arrive.
The Xbox slim is a very compelling product. It's a great second system for a PS4 owner and foot in the door for tech/videophiles. Hell, even current XBO owners must like it.
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Yeah, it would have been perfect for me had I not just bought a PC. The OG XBO was just too large to fit in my semicircle-shaped media centre. The White XBO S looks fantastic.
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For things like consoles Amazon UK generally use a courier called DPD who give you an hour slot for delivery on the morning of delivery - this is worth its metaphoric weight in gold to me because it means I'm notting sitting around waiting for delivery. I know my hour slot and can watch the van make it's way to me on a map so I know about 5 mins before that it's about to arrive.
I wish the US had something like that. The best you can go is guaranteed morning delivery if you do overnight shipping.
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There's more geography in the US, which makes it harder. Before 9am, Before 10am and Before 12pm are all fairly standard options for UK couriers. Plus Amazon offer same day evening delivery in quite a few UK cities. When I ordered my 3DS XL I had no idea it didn't come with a charger so ordered that for evening delivery. My 3DS just about lasted until the courier arrived with the charger.
What a time we live in!
Erm, 'standard' is stretching it - and 'at a premium' should definitely be added!
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Just to clarify I mean the offerings to deliver by a certain time is something all couriers offer, not that these are the same cost as anytime delivery.
On GAF there's chatter that Aqua may have got shut down by NPD or something like that, but I dont think she's talked. I have not visited chartz lately.
This could literally be the first month I know of we dont get numbers, although numbers could still leak next week with the software.
Somebody on GAF mentioned why couldn't NPD release some numbers, just a month late every month? This way they supposedly wouldn't hurt their business.
This could literally be the first month I know of we dont get numbers, although numbers could still leak next week with the software.
Somebody on GAF mentioned why couldn't NPD release some numbers, just a month late every month? This way they supposedly wouldn't hurt their business.
True. Would a dirty ugly matte XBO with no UHD and HDR, but priced at $249, have done better though? Probably
I dunno, I kinda feel like HDR was "necessary", so leave that in, but UHD, a nice glossy case, those are definitely not.
I also feel like they might as well throw a dart at the wall and introduce the no optical drive Xbox Basic, now just 199, or something.
It depends on cost and what you can sell it for though.
Gonna pick costs out of air but:
UHD drive may cost $20 to include.
But with it can sell system for $50 more.
And even if they sold it at cost then would a xos at $280 sell a lot more that $300 with uhd drive?
XBO needs to keep that UHD drive. It's a big differentiating factor.
If you bought a 4K TV, and you wanted to max it out because current no other source can, you'd want a UHD player. But not all UHD players are often on sale. In fact most go on sale at special times of the year.
XBox is almost on sale several months of the year and people love sales lol.
And you get a gaming console. And it's cheaper.
Hard to deny the value proposition. MS is well positioned here to snatch up many early 4K adopters.
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If you bought a 4K TV, and you wanted to max it out because current no other source can, you'd want a UHD player. But not all UHD players are often on sale. In fact most go on sale at special times of the year.
XBox is almost on sale several months of the year and people love sales lol.
And you get a gaming console. And it's cheaper.
Hard to deny the value proposition. MS is well positioned here to snatch up many early 4K adopters.
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But as was lobbed at Sony with the PS3 and BD, does it increase the profit for the Xbox division ?
It seems more of a no brain move for Sony to support it, since they most likely get royalties in different shapes and sizes.
Does this mean that Sony's numbers says console owners do not buy physical disc movies to care about the volume?
Or is it just that the Pro is unable to support in some way?
I know I never played a BD movie with my PS4, and maybe 10 on the PS3. And I wont be buying a 4K TV anytime soon either.
Would love to see the numbers on BD usage on PS3 and PS4 and try to correlate that with Sony investment into BD and then BD UHD.
Anyways props to MS for putting it in, hoping it ends up as a good choice for them.
It seems more of a no brain move for Sony to support it, since they most likely get royalties in different shapes and sizes.
Does this mean that Sony's numbers says console owners do not buy physical disc movies to care about the volume?
Or is it just that the Pro is unable to support in some way?
I know I never played a BD movie with my PS4, and maybe 10 on the PS3. And I wont be buying a 4K TV anytime soon either.
Would love to see the numbers on BD usage on PS3 and PS4 and try to correlate that with Sony investment into BD and then BD UHD.
Anyways props to MS for putting it in, hoping it ends up as a good choice for them.
Sony doesn't own UHD from what I understand, I don't think they owned BR for that much either. They certainly have shares in it, that being said, they may have less shares in UHD BR.
They don't seem committed to the standard, their latest offering: http://4k.com/news/sony-finally-ann...blu-ray-player-with-high-dynamic-range-16496/ isn't even being sold mass market.
It's pretty clear they are not committed to UHD disc format.
They probably have data that suggests it hasn't been beneficial for them, or they are banking on the world moving to streaming technologies and/or would rather promote streaming technologies of their own service where they would receive a greater return on investment.
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