PuddWakkr Posted April 8, 2003 Share Posted April 8, 2003 For what it's worth the manager of my local Gamestop told me that he was informed the "new consoles" will be dropping their prices sometime next month. Anyone else hear anything about this? I might buy a PS2 if I can get it for $100. (that old gray playstation is starting to look outdated by my TV) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mock Posted April 8, 2003 Share Posted April 8, 2003 Microsoft is already running at a loss for each unit sold on the Xbox...might be bad thing for them if Sony drops prices.....the Game Cube should have been $99 at launch I think and it's probably not worth that...poor ass excuse for a game platform. lol Mock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbid Posted April 8, 2003 Share Posted April 8, 2003 you cant believe that MS is taking the same loss on every xbox sold today as they were a year earlier. The price of technology goes down, and im sure they are now at least close to breaking even on hardware sales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted April 9, 2003 Share Posted April 9, 2003 Microsoft is already running at a loss for each unit sold on the Xbox...might be bad thing for them if Sony drops prices.....the Game Cube should have been $99 at launch I think and it's probably not worth that...poor ass excuse for a game platform. lol Mock Is it really necessary to mock a perfectly good console as a "poor ass excuse for a game platform" just because you don't like it or own one? I don't do that for X-Box even though I'll never in my life own one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted April 9, 2003 Share Posted April 9, 2003 * unpacks MMF's free XBOX * Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted April 9, 2003 Share Posted April 9, 2003 * unpacks MMF's free XBOX * Oh well. Dude, even if it was free, I'd sell it or trade it in and buy some GameCube games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mock Posted April 9, 2003 Share Posted April 9, 2003 Yes! It is needed. I was j/k about the poor helpless GC...I had one, but I sold it...did not like it at all...they have put out a lot of good games since I got rid of mine. Mock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep Posted April 9, 2003 Share Posted April 9, 2003 Yea, I heard a rumor from pretty much every gaming site now, that it's possible, so pretty much one site thought of the idea, then others followed, (jk) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted April 9, 2003 Share Posted April 9, 2003 * unpacks MMF's free XBOX * *Raises hand* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted April 9, 2003 Share Posted April 9, 2003 *Raises hand* Ten gets you twenty he'll load Linux on it and run an Atari emulator just to impress us all at CGE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaXpress Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 Check out the "Game Over" column at CNN Money, I have always found it to be very reliable and contain the most accurate predictions. In a recent column, it stated that the XBox and PS2 will probably not drop lower than $179 because Sony doesn't need to drop the price. sales are high enough. Just yesterday Nintendo announced that they will not drop the price unless the competition does, so it looks like its all up to Microsoft. Check out the article, called "How Close is the Playstation 3" http://money.cnn.com/commentary/game_over/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacGurl Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 I might buy a PS2 if I can get it for $100. (that old gray playstation is starting to look outdated by my TV) I seriously doubt that if they dropped the price of the PS2, it would drop by $100. If there is any price drop, it'd probably go down to $149. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mock Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 I don't look for a drop until after next Christmas...maybe in 2004...Xbox is already selling at a loss on the hardware (believe it or not....) Mock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacGurl Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 Well, most systems (at least the modern ones) either sell at a loss or for very little profit..that's why the games are so expensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuddWakkr Posted April 12, 2003 Author Share Posted April 12, 2003 Ms announced price drop in Europe. Microsoft have just announced yet another price cut in the European markets. The price in the UK will fall the most. The current reatil price for an xbox is £169, this price will now fall to an incredible £129. Time to buy that second xbox? The price cut is another attempt to stimulate the market, and put yet more pressure on Sony and Nintendo. Major retailers such as Argos, are now seling Game Cubes for around £79 because they have so many cosoles in their warehouses due to lack of sales. Here's the link to check it out. http://www.xboxhackz.net/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mock Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 Doesn't that still equate out to more than they cost here in the US? Mock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zanic Posted April 16, 2003 Share Posted April 16, 2003 The X-Box is now the same price as the Gamecube in Europe... I can easily see it dropping here to 149 at least. Microsoft is selling them at a loss, but if no one buys the console, no one will ever buy the games. Of course lowering the price only will encourage people to hack linux on it. Now there's like 3 ways to do that with the new 007 Nightfire hack. I wouldn't mind having a Microsoft subsidized PC. If it becomes "easy" to put a fully functional version of Linux on the X-box you can kiss the X-box goodbye, MS will have to pull it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariX Posted April 16, 2003 Share Posted April 16, 2003 The X-Box is now the same price as the Gamecube in Europe... I can easily see it dropping here to 149 at least. Microsoft is selling them at a loss, but if no one buys the console, no one will ever buy the games.Of course lowering the price only will encourage people to hack linux on it. Now there's like 3 ways to do that with the new 007 Nightfire hack. I wouldn't mind having a Microsoft subsidized PC. If it becomes "easy" to put a fully functional version of Linux on the X-box you can kiss the X-box goodbye, MS will have to pull it. I think that 99% of Xbox gamers could give a rats arse if Linux runs on the XB. Ya, I'm sure MS will pull the XB because Linux can run on the console. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted April 20, 2003 Share Posted April 20, 2003 People can already run Linux on Xbox by modding it but I don't see Xbox's flying off the shelf. I don't think being able to run Linux on an Xbox is going to be a selling point. Having great games that are exclusive to that platform is a better idea (Why do think that Halo has been an Xbox exclusive for so long? ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted April 21, 2003 Share Posted April 21, 2003 I keep waiting for the Xbox to drop to 149.99, That's when I'll pick one up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mock Posted April 21, 2003 Share Posted April 21, 2003 most people are probably scared to put a mod chip in a $200 or $300 game...and with MS going after the chippers now...who knows? It does make a great MAME platform though...lol. Mock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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