Xbox One going back to $399 January 3rd

[Lord Scion]

I didn't think they would actually do it, but here it is...

http://news.xbox.com/2014/12/xbox-o...for-349?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

The holidays are almost over, but there’s still time to take advantage of the special, limited-time pricing of $50 off the Xbox One Assassin’s Creed Unity Bundle and Xbox One Assassin’s Creed Unity Bundle with Kinect. For one final week, fans can purchase Xbox One starting at $349 in the U.S. until this Saturday, Jan. 3 at most major national retailers, including Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, Microsoft Stores, Target, Toys ‘R Us and Walmart.

In addition to the limited-time $50 off Xbox One promotion, several participating retailers in the U.S. will offer exclusive online-only deals until Saturday, Jan. 3. Here’s a list of some of the last chance offers to get your hands on before it’s too late:

• Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop and Target: $50 off Xbox One Assassin’s Creed Unity Bundle or Xbox One Assassin’s Creed Unity Bundle with Kinect, plus a free $50 gift card
• Toys 'R Us: $50 off Xbox One Assassin’s Creed Unity Bundle or Xbox One Assassin’s Creed Unity Bundle with Kinect, plus a free Xbox One controller
• Meijer: $50 off Xbox One Assassin’s Creed Unity Bundle or Xbox One Assassin’s Creed Unity Bundle with Kinect, plus a free Xbox One game of your choice
• Newegg: $50 off Xbox One Assassin’s Creed Unity Bundle or Xbox One Assassin’s Creed Unity Bundle with Kinect, plus a free 12-month Xbox Live Gold subscription and a $20 Newegg gift card

If you’ve already taken advantage of the special pricing this holiday season or received an Xbox One as a gift, we’ve got a great lineup of exclusive titles and broad portfolio of games available. Spend the rest of your holiday vacation playing exclusive titles like Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Sunset Overdriveand Forza Horizon 2, alongside fan favorites like Assassin’s Creed Unity, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Destiny, Dragon Age: Inquisition, FIFA 15, Madden NFL 15, Grand Theft Auto V, Minecraft and dozens more.
Don’t forget, the limited-time pricing of $50 off ends this Saturday, Jan. 3, so be sure to take advantage of this offer before it’s gone and check with your local retailers for additional holiday deals.

 

[Rekkapryde]

Thought they would have kept it, but that was a large amount of dollars they were eating with those promos so I'm not totally shocked.

 

[Liquid]

Not a good move imo. They should have just dropped the bundles and kept it at $349 standard.

The market spoke, they want the Xbox one at $349

 

[Why-Fi]

Not a good move imo. They should have just dropped the bundles and kept it at $349 standard.

The market spoke, they want the Xbox one at $349

they have a solid force in word of mouth now...its still a small gamble but i can see it being ok to do this

 

[ORDER_66]

the deal was always a limited time offer though... The price cut wasn't permanent. They only did this for holiday sales.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

Sales will drop of anyway as they always do. If a person is buying a X1 in januarary and beyond $50 won't influence their decision. If so they'll just wait till Black Friday 2015

 

[NatiboyB]

Sales will drop of anyway as they always do. If a person is buying a X1 in januarary and beyond $50 won't influence their decision. If so they'll just wait till Black Friday 2015

I don't think sales will fall off...isn't tax season coming up real soon?

 

[-DMP-]

I doubt 50 dollars is gonna stop someone from buying it if they really want it.

They did what they had to do to move units this holiday.

-DMP-

 

[MeachTheMonster]

I don't think sales will fall off...isn't tax season coming up real soon?

Yeah but there's still always a huge drop off from Nov-Dec sales

 

[Liquid]

I doubt 50 dollars is gonna stop someone from buying it if they really want it.

They did what they had to do to move units this holiday.

-DMP-

The ps4 is viewed as the better buy at $400 and Sony can't afford to go to $349.

 

[Rekkapryde]

I doubt 50 dollars is gonna stop someone from buying it if they really want it.

They did what they had to do to move units this holiday.

-DMP-

But at the same price as the 4 (which it was before the promo) it was still losing.

that 50 bucks was probably their profit margin at a minimum.

 

[ORDER_66]

Wait until the fukkery when kids & adults go get the system after january....

"I thought the system was $350 now plus 2 free games?"

"Um that deal was only up to January 2nd sir. So now you only have to pay $400 and all games for the xbox one are back at full price of $60"

"What the fukk, fukk that shyt!"

 

[BasedPrime]

 

[Fatboi1]

Microsoft isn't desperate anymore .

 

[Regular_P]

This is a huge mistake. There is no value in the system until Black Friday 2015.

Weren't there deals of $350 with two games and a $50 gift card at some places? The system was basically being sold for $200. Now they're asking people to pay twice that for the next 11 months? :playoffs?:

It greatly helped sales short term, but the system has no worth anymore. Microsoft has put on a clinic in how NOT to handle a system.