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General => Video Games => Topic started by: Late on May 30, 2013, 12:01:17 PM
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No official word (yet) from Microsoft.
Zavvi (http://www.zavvi.com/xbox-one-console/xbox-one-console-new-xbox/10807959.html) currently have it to preorder at £399.99
Amazon (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Xbox-One-Console/dp/B00BE4OUBG/ref=sr_tr_sr_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1369911619&sr=1-1&keywords=xbox+one) have it at £599.99
Please add if you see prices elsewhere... ;)
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Rrp announced as £429. Release in November.
Price in the states is $499+tax
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Mental. I payed £270 for my 360 and that was about 6 months after launch
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The PS4 should be around the same, they might be able to stretch to $449.99/£399.99 but they've previously said they're not going to take a huge loss on each unit sold so I reckon it's going to be priced the same as the One.
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No official word (yet) from Microsoft.
Zavvi (http://www.zavvi.com/xbox-one-console/xbox-one-console-new-xbox/10807959.html) currently have it to preorder at £399.99
Amazon (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Xbox-One-Console/dp/B00BE4OUBG/ref=sr_tr_sr_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1369911619&sr=1-1&keywords=xbox+one) have it at £599.99
Please add if you see prices elsewhere... ;)
Both have now changed preorder price to £429.99
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Xbox One "Day One Limited edition" is £429.99 preorder on the Microsoft website, but you can get 6.3% cashback if you go to the site via topcashback.co.uk
That brings the net price down to a more palatable £402.90.
Apparently the Day One ed.n has a limited edition controller, different packaging, an achievement, and a special decal.
All of which sounds like it has zero value but you may be able to sell to idiots on eBay - and at least they ain't charging extra for it.
hukd (http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/xbox-one-day-one-limited-edition-429-99-down-402-90-after-top-cashback-microsoft-1578997)
microsoft (http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msuk/en_GB/html/pbPage.PDP/productID.282127100?tduid=d70f4fa632a7acb093611de8fbce2cec)
topcashback (http://www.topcashback.co.uk/)
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Release dates have finally been announced by Microsoft...
November 22, 2013 release date for the Xbox One in the following regions:
UK, Eire, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, and New Zealand.
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Xbox One - Day One edition can be had from dabs.com (a BT subsidiary, I think) for £399.99. Use code UNI30 to reduce price by £30 from £429.99
It doesn't mention which free game it comes with (all Day One editions come with either Fifa or Forza).
Price can be brought down by another few quid if you go via quidco for 2% cashback.
dabs (http://www.dabs.com/products/microsoft-xbox-one---day-one-edition---500gb-hdd---with-kinect-8ZXQ.html?q=xbox%20one&src=16)
hukd (http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/xbox-one-day-one-edition-pre-order-399-99-inc-vat-delivered-dabs-com-2-quidco-1672360)
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Official £30 price cut for the xbox One.
The RRP from 28 February 2014 is £399.99.
A new bundle including Titanfall will be available in March, for no extra charge (ie £399.99), and can be preordered now.
The bundle will include all the usual stuff (console, Kinect, standard wireless controller, a month of Xbox Live Gold membership, headset) and will also include a digital copy of the game. Does not include the (quite awful) titanfall controller (http://static.trustedreviews.com/94/00002aa12/8a6b_orh350w620/Xbox-One-Titanfall-Controller.jpg).
eurogamer (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-02-24-microsoft-announces-first-xbox-one-price-drop)
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That's only for the UK aswell.. they aren't doing too bad over in the states.. still a way behind the PS4.. but much worse in europe than expected...I think Titanfall will definitely give it a good sales boost as will Kinect Sports Rivals.. as that will really be the first kinect v2 showcase..but £30 in the grand scheme of things isn't really that much of a drop..
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Had a look on VGC the other day and the Wii U isn't too far behind the One in terms of worldwide weekly sales figures. The Wii U should get a significant sales boost when Mario Kart 8 is released at the end of May and I don't think that Titanfall is going to boost the One's sales anywhere near as much. I think Microsoft need to pull a significant rabbit out of their proverbial hat at E3 otherwise they're looking at having no chance of catching up to the other two. :-\
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Had a look on VGC the other day and the Wii U isn't too far behind the One in terms of worldwide weekly sales figures. The Wii U should get a significant sales boost when Mario Kart 8 is released at the end of May and I don't think that Titanfall is going to boost the One's sales anywhere near as much. I think Microsoft need to pull a significant rabbit out of their proverbial hat at E3 otherwise they're looking at having no chance of catching up to the other two. :-\
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It could happen. The One at the moment hasn't got that many more sales than the Wii U had this time last year. We've got the Wii U having an installed userbase of 5.7m, the PS4 having 5.4m and the One currently flopping (although not quite as bad as the Wii U did last year) at 3.5m.
And the sales gap between the PS4 and the One is only going to grow much larger now that Sony have released it in Japan.
Titanfall should increase sales a fair bit but how long for..? A week or two..? Maybe three..? And then you've got the Wii U's hardware sales being boosted by Mario Kart 8 which is a hardware seller like no other.
How long before third parties drop Xbox One support and port games from the PC to the PS4 and Wii U instead..? :o :-\ :o It won't be long before the Wii U and PS4 have twice the installed userbase of the Xbox One.
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lol, now I know your on a wind-up..
Just to let you know (because it actually sounds like you disagree).. the Wii U has always been a flop and is still flopping.. its missed ALL of its original sales targets (by miles) and ALL of it's revised sales targets (by miles) - that is what is known in the business as a flop!
PS4 will outsell the Wii U in the next 2 months and the XB1 will outsell the Wii U in the next 8 months.... quite happy to stand by that - don't worry, I'll remind you when it happens so you can say I was right ;)
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The flop that is the Xbox One is selling four times faster than the Xbox 360 did.
Just because the ps4 is breaking all records doesn't mean everything else is dead in the water.
How long before third parties drop Xbox One support and port games from the PC to the PS4 and Wii U instead..? :o :-\ :o It won't be long before the Wii U and PS4 have twice the installed userbase of the Xbox One.
Earth to Harv, Earth to Harv. Come in Harv. Your signal is coming in garbled.
[edit - tyop]
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Third party support is going to end soon...the Xbone is doomed ;D
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And England are going to win the World Cup.
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Titanfall bundle can be preordered for £369.97 from Gamestop (release date 14/03/14).
Dayum but that's a good deal!
Gamestop (http://www.gamestop.co.uk/SearchResult/QuickSearch?q=Xbox%20One%20-%20Titanfall%20Bundle)
dealspwn (http://www.dealspwn.com/xbox-titanfall-bundle-preorder-36967-gamestop-167748)
hukd (http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/xbox-one-titanfall-bundle-369-97-gamestop-preorder-released-14-03-14-1836527)
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Potentially Xbox One for £299.99?
http://www.dealspwn.com/gameseek-teases-29999-xbox-deal-169222
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Xbox One Titanfall bundle £339 at Tesco Direct, using code.
(Use the code "TDX-RDWA" for £10 off for new accounts. If you already have an account, simply make a new one using another email address.)
hukd (http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/xbox-one-titanfall-bundle-339-tesco-direct-with-code-1876842)
TescoDirect (http://www.tesco.com/direct/xbox-one-titanfall-bundle/292-0993.prd?)
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Looks like it isn't selling too well. :-\
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Xbox One with Kinect, Titanfall, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Wolfenstein Occupied Ed, Forza 5 and Man of Steel and Wolverine Blu-Rays @ game - £439.99
game (http://www.game.co.uk/en/m/xbox-one-with-kinect-titanfall-call-of-duty-ghosts-wolfenstein-occupied-ed-forza-5-and-man-of-steel-and-wolverine-blu-rays-298805?msg=&categoryIdentifier=607603)
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Re: the above offer...
Pretty much six months to the day since I bought my launch Forza pack from Game for £429.99.
An extra £10 for Titanfall, COD:Ghosts, Wolfenstein, Man of Steel, and Wolverine?
Perhaps I should've waited!
(You know when you buy early it'll be cheaper later. I've no regrets.
Well, not many...)
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Yeah, but you don't see them throwing the same offers out on the PS4.. because their console is performing much better.. early signs did show that with the inflated price, the Xb1 was going to struggle.. so I knew there would be a price-cut within the first year.. but I got mine for £400 squid with two free games and was next-gen gaming from day 1 - I wouldn't of changed that 8)
It seems to me that GAME want to get rid of all their Kinect SKU's before the Kinectless SKU's go on sale... its a bloody good offer that's for sure.
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If I could go back six months knowing what I know I'm not sure whether I would've done the same as I did, and get xbox day one; waited six months for this deal, which is outstanding; or get a ps4.
Big respect to the ps4, but I'd probably still get an xbox One, mainly because of Titanfall - which is one of the best games I've played in the last decade, and Sony haven't come up with anything inspiring yet. I might've tried to hold out until now, though, and get that bundle.
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Yeah but GAME could of gone out of business and you'd of lost all your credit ;D ;D
As it is, they floated back on the stock exchange yesterday I believe.. props to them for turning it around.. I still try to avoid shopping there though as online is just much cheaper and GAME rip you off on everything.
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They've announced their intention to go public, but I don't think it's happened yet. I might be wrong though.
I'm not qualified to give investment advice but I wouldn't want to make any long term investments in the company, personally. They've had a very good year, and the next 12 months might be good, but I don't see much future in the business.
And you're right - it would've been quite a gamble hanging on to all that store credit between November and now. It was nerve-wracking enough hanging onto it until November! (But I was talking about "if I went back, knowing what I now know" - so concerns about them going bust would've been negated ;) )
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Every now and then you see some decent deals but I generally avoid them like the plague. High prices and staff that don't have a clue. I'm pretty sure they give prospective staff a video game aptitude test and only give them the job if the fail it lol ;D
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Xbox One with five AAA games for £349.99 at ShopTo (via their eBay outlet) (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/381057427516)
Not bad at all. Doesn't include the Kinect sensor but Microsoft seem to have given up on that now - which is a shame.
The five games included:
Titanfall
Wolfenstein
MGS V: Ground Zeroes
Battlefield 4
Forza 5
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(http://www.dealspwn.com/writer/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/better-game-xbox-one-black-friday-banner-540x118.jpg)
Xbox One with 4 games £299.99 @ Game, in-store only, one day only, starting tonight at midnight.
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Tesco selling Xbox One (no Kinect) for £269.99 - Link (http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/xbox-one-console-without-kinect-269-00-tesco-direct-2067008) (use code - TDX-KPMG)
No games with it, but cheapest I've seen the base console.
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(http://intl.rakuten-static.com/t/39d/0cd/1f95/89ed/e071/8433/7712/1165e4a2a5005056b7016d.png?_ex=330x330)
Xbox One Console
Halo Master Chief Collection
Alien Isolation
Murdered Soul Suspect
Wolfenstein
Call Of Duty Ghosts
Forza 5 GOTY (Download)
£349.99
shopto @ Ratuken (http://www.rakuten.co.uk/shop/shopto/product/XB1HW129/)
Price shown is £399.99 but use the code "SPEND350" (without the quote marks) to bring that down to £349.99.
(You must be logged in to use the code - doesn't matter if it's a new or pre-existing account, but you can't use it if you're checking out as guest)
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Farking hell that's a good price. :o
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White xbox one with 2 games (Sunset Overdrive and Forza 5) £299.99 @ Microsoft Store.
Apparently there's £40 cashback if you buy via quidco - effectively bringing the price down to £259.99.
Both games are digital downloads.
hukd (http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/white-xbox-one-with-2-games-sunset-overdrive-forza-5-299-90-microsoft-store-2104107)
Microsoft (http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msuk/en_GB/pdp/Xbox-One-Special-Edition-Sunset-Overdrive--%20-Forza-5-Bundle/productID.306377900?)
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Xbox one (without kinect or games) (http://www.zavvi.com/xbox-one-console/xbox-one-console/11058519.html) £259.99 at zavvi.
Shows as £309.99 but use code "XBOXONE" to knock fifty quid off.
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I know this topic hasn't been posted in a long time but any help from you guys would be appreciated. My poor old 360 has just got the red circle of death (not sure if that is a universal term or just something my friends made up all them years ago) it's done me well till now but now it's time to move onto the next gen. The One. Preferrably with the new fifa 17 coming out end of the month whats the best current deal?? Doesnt need to have the biggest memory.
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Yup, it's actually known as the RROD (Red Ring Of Death). You might want to see if you can fix it, I'm sure there are loads of YouTube tutorials on how to do it.
Xbox Ones are as cheap as chips nowadays because they're coming to the end of their genaration...but you might be better off waiting for the Xbox Scorpio to be released next year. It's going to be pretty powerful and it wouldn't surprise me if Microsoft have it launching with an Oculus Rift included, or at least an Oculus manufactured VR headset.
VR is the future of gaming so it's only a matter of time before Microsoft get on board with it, and the Xbox One isn't anywhere near powerful enough to give a decent performance with decent eye candy with a headset. Same goes for the PS4 tbh.
On the one hand it's great buying a console at the end of a generation because the hardware and games are as cheap as chips, but on the other you won't be able to buy that many new releases for it in the not-too-distant fututre.
It's up to you tbh, but personally I'd go for an Xbox Scorpio next year.
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And of course there is a third option - build yourself a gaming PC and get an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive. You'll save yourself a good few quid by not paying the Microsoft or Sony tax every year to play online, you'll have the benefits of regular sales from both the Steam and Oculus stores and you'll be able to upgrade your machine regularly rather than be forced to buy a new console every 5 years or so.
In the long run building a gaming PC is actually the cheapest option.
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Always with the bloody VR. ::)
Sorry to hear about your RROD, mate. I guess the console had a good innings, though.
As Harv says, there's a new console called "Scorpio" on the way, so the xbox One will probably drop in price soon, but if you want one now it's still pretty bloody cheap compared to the £430 I paid on launch day.
They also recently released a "Slim" version of the xbox One.
A few (clickable) options to consider:
Xbox One S (500GB) with FIFA 17 £249.99 @ argos (http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Search/searchTerm/599%252F9381.htm)
Xbox One S (500GB) FIFA 17 and 2 months of Now TV movies £259.99 @ game (http://www.game.co.uk/en/m/xbox-one-s-500gb-with-fifa-17-halo-5-guardians-limited-edition-and-now-tv-1588603)
Xbox One (phat 500GB) with Quantum Break £229.99 @ argos (http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Search/searchTerm/521%252F2219.htm)
Xbox One (phat 1TB) with The Division £249.99 @ tesco (http://www.tesco.com/direct/the-division-xbox-one-1tb-console-bundle/623-1008.prd?skuId=623-1008)
preowned c-grade xbox One (phat 500gb) without games £159.99 @ game (http://www.game.co.uk/en/preowned-xbox-one-console-grade-c-494896)
preowned refurb xbox One (phat 500gb) without games £169.99 @ tesco's outlet on ebay (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/351733095473?clk_rvr_id=1088463044942)
(I've never bought a preowned console before, so can't attest to quality, but I believe both game and tesco offer a 12 month guarantee on them)
There might be better deals out there - I've not been keeping an eye on things tbh.
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Thanks for the replies harv & Late. And thanks for looking into prices for me.:)
It may well be a better option to wait then jugding by what you both say about a new console coming out next year.
I saw the argos offer myself. Which with a argos card (buy now and pay in 6months) looked quite appealing. But by that time I'm guessing the new console will be here or near enough.
Going look at a few RROD vids to see if it is something I can fix.
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Yeah good luck with that ;D ;D I got one of the my 360s going for a few extra months after using internet fixes.. but generally once it RRODs.. its fucked - its really not worth the hassle.
The new Xbox "Scorpio" console will just be a super charged Xbox One - it's not really a new console - it will still play the same games as the X1.. its just going to be "4k ready" and presumably "VR ready" - if you don't have a 4k telly and not interested in VR - I personally wouldn't bother waiting - its bound to be prohibitively expensive anyway.
Personally I'd bite the bullet and get a Xbox Slim - they look pretty awesome.
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Of course the Scorpio is a new console. It's the start of a new console generation, same goes for the PlayStation Neo. Microsoft and Sony aren't calling them the Xbox Two and the PlayStation 5 because they don't want people to think that this generation is shorter than the average console generation.
The Scorpio is their next generation console, but one with 100% backwards compatibility.
It won't be long before we see games being released for the Scorpio that won't run on the Xbox One because the Xbox One isn't powerful enough.
Personally I think that Sony and Microsoft should just be up front about it all and just call them the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Two :o
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Nope fraid not harv... it's not a new console generation - its just a more powerful machine for people who want a more high-end xbox one experience. It's running on the same OS, its going to have the same games, it will be running the same services... it won't feel much different. With 4k and VR support - it will have games that the X1 can't run - of course... but the consoles will co-exist - they even announced that snippet at E3 - why do you think they announced it so early.
I'll be really surprised if we see another new console cycle from Microsoft in the immediate future (next 10 years) - everything has being built for a single platform (Windows 10).. and their consoles will have a PC-evolution style cycle from now on.
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They'll coexist for about as long as the original Xbox and the 360 coexisted and the 360 and the Xbox One coexisted. It's a new console generation but Microsoft and Sony are avoiding calling it that to stop everyone creating a shitstorm over their current generation only lasting for four years. That's also why their next generation of consoles is going to have 100% backwards compatibility. There are plenty of people that right now will have only had their PS4s and Xbox Ones for a year or two, so in a couple of years after their next generation launch the fact that 100% of their previous generation games work on their new consoles is going to soften the blow of being forced to buy a new one when developer and publisher support for the PS4 and Xbox One is dropped.
I just wish that Sony and Microsoft were being honest about it, although given your posts on here regarding their new consoles I can see why they haven't lol :o ;D ;D ;D
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Xbox One (phat 1tb) with The Division has just gone to £189.99 at SimplyGames (with free next day delivery). (http://www.simplygames.com/p/xbox-one-1tb-console-black-with-the-division-xbox-one)
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It will have the same OS, the same services and the same games harv.. if you want to call that a different generation - knock yourself out I couldn't care less... I'm getting a Scorpio because I like to have the latest gadgets and I will be looking to buy a 4k telly next year and will want 4k gaming goodness. If my current X1 broke tomorrow, I'd go out and buy myself a slim no problems.
Noticed today the headlines that VR headset sales have flatlined in the past 2 months... I wonder why people aren't taking your advice.. they could be saving themselves £25 per year by not paying to play their games online on a console.. I mean its only an average £1500 setup cost to get a PC capable of VR and a headset - think of all the savings.. these people must be mad.
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Wait, I thought motion controls were the future of gaming? Shouldn't we all be doing that by now? Now VR s the future huh ;)
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VR has motion controls. ;)
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It will have the same OS, the same services and the same games harv.. if you want to call that a different generation - knock yourself out I couldn't care less... I'm getting a Scorpio because I like to have the latest gadgets and I will be looking to buy a 4k telly next year and will want 4k gaming goodness. If my current X1 broke tomorrow, I'd go out and buy myself a slim no problems.
Noticed today the headlines that VR headset sales have flatlined in the past 2 months... I wonder why people aren't taking your advice.. they could be saving themselves £25 per year by not paying to play their games online on a console.. I mean its only an average £1500 setup cost to get a PC capable of VR and a headset - think of all the savings.. these people must be mad.
Nobody has a clue how many headsets have been sold. Those sales figures that people are having kittens over are software sales on Steam. And of the two only Vive software hasn't seen a rise in sales - probably due to most Vive owners realising that the majority of Vive games are nothing more than glorified tech demos for the Vive controllers and Room Scale VR (and as I've mentioned here before Room Scale VR isn't going to be that successful anyway).
And the drop in software sales is also explained by the fact that this software is for new hardware. We see the same sort of sales curve after 4 months for new consoles - the early adopters are enthusiasts and most enthusiasts are going to buy these things early on.
You'll also end up seeing a rise in hardware and software sales later this month because up until the 20th of this month the only way you can buy a Rift is directly from Oculus via their website. From the 20th September onwards you'll be able to buy Rifts from brick and mortar stores and Amazon. You'll also see a rise in hardware and software sales for the Rift in November when the Touch controllers are released.
And if that wasn't enough you'll also see PSVR being released next month aimed at the mainstream market, although the experience on a PSVR headset and Move controllers won't be anywhere near as good for obvious reasons. But the games should sell reasonably well and we'll start to see plenty of games being ported between different systems.
I'm REALLY hoping that Resident Evil VII is going to be released for the Rift and Vive, Resident Evil in VR will be fucking INSANE :o ;D
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Who cares.. VR isn't going mainstream.. and won't be going mainstream for a while.. that's the point.. telling someone to build a PC rig and get a VR headset to replace their X360 is just plain dumb.
Besides the actual data suggesting VR is flatlining comes from the Steam Survey (http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/) based on HARDWARE and software. It clearly states the change for each of the different headsets - so it's got nothing to do with software sales. Face it, VR is doing much worse than expected.. the fact you can buy Oculus in a store isn't going to change the fact that its £400+
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Of course it's going mainstream. What else would you call the PSVR option..? It's a mainstream price on a mainstream console. That's about as mainstream as you can get lol. :o
And I'm expecting the Scorpio to come with a VR headset too, so that will give the market another mainstream option. If it isn't going to be a Rift I'd put good money on it being manufactured by Oculus.
And you're always going to be better off joining the PC Master Race than being a console peasant :P
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....says the guy who once needed to call the fire brigade to help him extricate his genitalia from his Nintendo.
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Yup, ALL consoles are going to be dead to me for the foreseeable future after I get my Rift in November. Once you go VR you never go back! 8)
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£350 - mainstream price for a peripheral - in that case I'll have 3 ::)
PSVR is not going to do VR any favours IMO.. its going to be seen as a fad... and there will most likely be a ton of nausea related problems highlighted because of the higher frame rate needed by the games and the lower quality of the headset compared to the Vive/Rift. The higher frame rate will also severely impact the amount of available VR games.. but even futher, Sony have stated that PSVR should be experienced sat down (i.e. no standing up) and all VR games have to support the dualshock controllers... so the interaction element of PSVR is just going to be even shitter than using a PC.. and game limitations have already been set.
Even if I had a pc powerful enough for VR I still wouldn't buy a headset.. even if it was £350... the tech isn't going anywhere for a good few years IMO and to be honest, I'm happy playing the games without a giant headset strapped to my face at the moment.
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The higher refresh rate will actually reduce simulation sickness, and thanks to Sony's reprojection method developers can get away with having their games running at 60fps. And once developers start developing exclusively for the PlayStation (5) Pro you'll see PSVR games with much better eye candy.
There's nowt wrong with using traditional controllers for VR games, most of the best games available in the Oculus Store are controlled with a gamepad. Motion controls just give developers more options for game design along with steering wheels and flight sticks too.
The problem that PSVR is going to have is with the Move controllers not having analog sticks.
And like I've said, Room Scale gaming isn't going to be as big as people are thinking it's going to be. Motion controlled gaming in VR is going to be big for standing experiences because most homes are going to have the physical space to make that possible.
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http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/fifa-17-500gb-xbox-one-s-console-bundle-199-00-tesco-direct-2515665
£199.00 Xbox 500gb S with FIFA 17 @ Tesco Direct.
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You'll be better off buying their next-gen console next year because Xbox One support will dry up in a couple of years ;)
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I'm not convinced we'll actually see Scorpio in 2017, tbh.
If you want to play Fifa 17 - or you want to play Fifa 18 when it comes out - the Slim is your best bet. I mean, if you were planning on buying the game anyway, for about £40, you're getting the console for £159 there, which ain't bad at all.
If you're only interested in Fifa 19, and couldn't give a flying fig about 17 & 18, and you have a 4k TV, and you have about £400 spare then you're right - better to wait for Scorpio (or whatever they actually decide to call it) to come out.