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Is the Xbox One in trouble?

Roughly three months after the Xbox One hit stores, its price was cut.

On February 24, Microsoft lowered the retail price of its next generation console in the UK from £429.99 to £399.99, the equivalent of a $50 price cut in the U.S. At the same time, the company unveiled an upcoming Titanfall bundle in both regions, which includes a copy of the system's most anticipated game at no additional charge.

The bundling of such a big game raised some eyebrows, but the UK cut really set gaming forums ablaze. Was Microsoft acknowledging weakness in Xbox One sales? Was it "pulling a Nintendo" to remain competitive? Was the company throwing in the towel?

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jaredhart4136d ago

No doubt MS is feeling the heat with the success of the PS4.

Angels37854136d ago (Edited 4136d ago )

They definitely are.....especially after the japan launch.

Competing with Sony in Japan is like the Republicans trying to beat the Democrats in California during a presidential election......

chrismichaels044136d ago (Edited 4136d ago )

Its way too soon to say anyone is in trouble. However, MS already offering price reductions on the Xone and giving away their biggest "system seller" bundled for free is definitely showing some small signs of desperation by Microsoft to not fall too far behind Sony and the PS4.

PoSTedUP4136d ago (Edited 4136d ago )

i mean... i saw a Huge marketing campaign on tv, most stores are promoting it like crazy And giving incentives, and the sales still dropped to WiiU #'s so they had to cut the price and are giving titanfall away for free (lol?). they need that new CEO badly; and to change MS and the X1's Image Quickly, imo.

hulk_bash19874136d ago (Edited 4136d ago )

I think they're fine. Its only been 4 months since both launched and both are seeing some healthy sales. The PS4 is of course seeing the better of the two, but the Xbox One is far from being dead.

justhinx4135d ago

I agree with that. I heard PS4 is a must have. I have PS3 now and am loving it, but since PS4 would be bigger in memory then I'll go with it than Xbox One. Sorry guys, just my opinion!

Blaze9294135d ago

in trouble in terms of what and to who? Internet fanboys?

Hicken4135d ago

In trouble in terms of this thing we call the console war, and in the eyes of people who AREN'T blind Microsoft fanboys.

Their sales would normally be pretty good... Except we've seen another console do exactly what the XB1 did- start off strong and then drop off steeply- very recently, and that console isn't doing very well. Oh, and the frontrunner is leaving the XB1 in the dust. Moral victories are nice, but I guarantee you Microsoft and their investors are not happy with being outsold at the rate the PS4 is currently beating them by.

Only internet fanboys deny this truth.

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GamersHeaven4136d ago

Yes price cut had little affect in Europe PS4 is running a train on the competition this is with out any big releases this should be very concerning to Microsoft.

MASTER_RAIDEN4136d ago (Edited 4136d ago )

Absolutely not. The ps4 is womping on the competition by comparison, but xbone sales are also incredibly impressive. Both have had massive outings and have had have enjoyed several months of strong sales so far.

Whiskeyjacked874136d ago

Of course the launches were huge with all the fanboys getting on their trains early but now with the dust settled, clearly Xbox is slumping while the PS4 train keeps chugging along. You can only keep the launches in the sales equation for so long. Soon the launch sales will only be a fraction of total sales.

Longshot284136d ago

No Idea why anyone would disagree, this is a fact.

n4rc4136d ago

Lol.. What fact? Do you guys need to look up the definition of the word?

Ms has not updated sales figures at all this year.. None of you have any clue what they sold.. None

And I swear I'm blocking anyone that posts made up bs from VG charts.. Lol

MasterCornholio4136d ago

Wow so you believe that Microsoft sold more than Sony.

Look if Microsoft was ahead they would be bragging about the sale numbers but since they aren't they are behind Sony. This is just something that Xbox fans have to accept.

AceBlazer134135d ago

Vgchartz seem to be in the ballpark as of late. But maybe those numbers aren't wat you'd like to see.

crazysammy4136d ago

I think earlier when someone said feeling the heat is the best way to describe it. They are not in trouble, but they know they have a lot of ground to make up and they stumbled out of the gate compared to the PS4. They will turn it around though. Last gen the roles were reversed and it came down to a very close amount of systems sold. I see this generation ending very similarly.

HeWhoWalks4136d ago (Edited 4136d ago )

Nope. Unlike last gen, Sony is the dominant force in EU out of the gate, and with Japan being an easy win for the PS4, the only battleground will be the US.

Last gen, the PS3 caught up because it had more worldwide appeal. That won't happen for the X1.

n4rc4136d ago

Ya.. Being the cheapest bluray player for a few years probably didn't help that. Lol

MysticStrummer4136d ago

@n4rc - Wow. That was true for only a small part of the generation. I'd say nice try at justification but it really wasn't.

n4rc4136d ago

That's why I said a few years..

And you can argue it if you want, but bluray was a massive selling feature to people with no interest in PlayStation otherwise..

MysticStrummer4136d ago

I'm not arguing that it wasn't the cheaper bluray player for awhile, but even after that wasn't true anymore it still outsold 360.

You seem to be using that point to argue with what HeWhoWalks said about worldwide appeal, but he's clearly right judging from the votes people cast with their wallets, this gen and last.

Silly Mammo4135d ago

n4rc- so what if people bought it for the blu-ray? It got the units to sell. Would you be making the same point, if X1 was outselling the PS4 because of the kinect and the TV watching features?

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jaredhart4135d ago

I don't see this generation ending in a similar fashion to last one. MS is falling far behind in most of the world. The US is the only place it is close. I think MS still has a chance in the US, but not the rest of the world.

Longshot284136d ago

No it isn't in trouble, but I don't think it is a run away success like they suspected it to be.

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Goodguy011d 9h ago

And the remake announcement there probably.... hopefully

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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 Pre-Load Now Available, Nearly Twice The Download Size Of 1 + 2

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1nsomniac6h ago

I wish they’d do a proper switch 2 update for Tony Hawk 1+2 me and my 7 year old daughter love playing it in split screen and it plays great but it looks absolutely terrible. I would say it looks like the resolution drops down to about 540p in order to keep the framerate up.

LucasRuinedChildhood3h ago

If they don't, Pro Skater 1+2 is pretty cheap these days on PS5 and Series X if you have on of them. Switch version was only 30fps as well.

Pro Skater 3+4 will definitely be a huge upgrade from that on Switch 2.

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Ace Combat Celebrates 30th Anniversary With Promise to "Take Flight Once Again" and More

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darthv721d 7h ago

That controller looks like a cheap knockoff... it should have been a proper DS5 design.

darthv721d 6h ago

...the VR aspect in 7 IS the redeeming quality.

Abriael1d 5h ago (Edited 1d 5h ago )

what a dumb take.

Ace Combat 7 is one of the best games of the past generation. It doesn't need VR gimmicks to "redeem" it.

TheColbertinator21h ago

I have enjoyed nearly every single Ace Combat to death (except that helicopter shooting one) and have never needed VR once to enjoy it greatly

PapaBop12h ago

^^^ I'm guessing you've never actually tried it in VR then? VR elevates games like this way beyond just a gimmick, just ask any GT fan who owns a PSVR 2. You may not need VR to have a good time but it's an absolute game changer and something that shouldn't be dismissed as a gimmick.

S2Killinit12h ago(Edited 12h ago)

@Abriael
Spoken like someone who never played it. But who are we kidding. We know why VR hate. No one is fooled here.

Abriael11h ago(Edited 11h ago)

@PapaBop: I tried it in VR before any of you ever did, since the game wasn't even out yet. It's a gimmick, disjointed from the AC7's main gameplay and far removed from its best parts.

It's nothing more than a limiting factor, as Ace Combat's most complex missions require hardware power to be focused on other things. That's why the VR missions are very basic.

If you think Ace Combat's strengths are even close to the platform it's on, VR or non-VR, you obviously aren't an Ace Combat fan.

In any case, I suggest you folks prepare yourself for disappointment. There's a reason why the VR gimmick was never expanded, and it's that, besides a few fanatics who care for evangelizing their VR fad more than they care for the franchise, no one gave a flying F.

The developers are going to use the resources to make the whole game better for everyone instead.

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S2Killinit12h ago

VR was the best thing that happened to Ace Combat. You kidding?

yeastori10h ago

VR is perfect for this type of game wdym

Abriael9h ago

It's a perfect way to limit this type of game.

CrimsonWing691d 6h ago

Look, I’m a simple man. I see Ace Combat and say, “Yes!”

Abnor_Mal1d 5h ago (Edited 1d 5h ago )

Can we get a new Ace Combat, with full vr and not just three or four levels, for PS5 and PSVR2
Also if we could get a remake of my all time favorite, Ace Combat5: The Unsung War, again with full vr for every mission with DualSense and flight stick haptics.

yeastori10h ago

I just want them to remaster AC4 and AC5, a new AC with better more realistic looking world and planes would be great too