Is The Xbox One X Too Expensive?

[Nexus]

Looks like this will be the cost in Australia The Xbox One X Will Cost $649 In Australia | Kotaku Australia

$650 AUD doesn't sound that bad, considering that the launch price for the Xbox One was $600 AUD.

 

[shoemaker]

Its uk pounds actually £429

No sir, it is going to be £449. That is the price given by microsoft and what retailers are listing it at. If you find it for less, there has probably been a mistake, if not....let me know and i'll buy it !

 

[marcvic]

If you don't already have an XB1, I think it'd be an OK purchase.

But considering the fact that the XB exclusives should come to Windows 10, I'd think very hard about just spending an extra $200 for a good gaming PC before I'd commit to the XB1X.

 

[imported_rik19]

No sir, it is going to be £449. That is the price given by microsoft and what retailers are listing it at. If you find it for less, there has probably been a mistake, if not....let me know and i'll buy it !

That was the price of the playstation back in 1994/95, if you didnt see my catalogue page about it...hehe... With inflation thats like the playstation coming out today at over £800.

 

[MSZ]

Its not that bad. When Super Famicom/SNES first came out more than 25 years ago. Most of the people(myself included)I knew just couldn't afford one at launch.

 

[imported_rik19]

Yes i remember the super nintendo games being around £65, think it was front page news aswell on the newspapers at the time.

 

[Casey]

I think the price for it is ok but I'm not interested in it honestly.

 

[shoemaker]

I will be purchasing it on release. I was so disappointed when i got my ps4 in 2014, i was expecting more. 4k HDR gaming for under £500 is what alot of people want. I think its a reasonable price, which is just aswell because i need to buy a 50''HDR screen to go with it, they're way under £500 aswell.

 

[Castrol96]

Xbox One Xpensive

Spoiler

 

[torque99]

Limited edition available now.. @Terronium-12 @SlipZtrEm 👍

http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/xbox-one-x?ocid=knightsbridge_CTA#buy

 

[gtone339]

Looks like this will be the cost in Australia The Xbox One X Will Cost $649 In Australia | Kotaku Australia

Here in NZ the Xbox one X costs $749, that's nearly $800NZD!

 

[MagpieRacer]

Limited edition available now.. @Terronium-12 @SlipZtrEm 👍
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http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/xbox-one-x?ocid=knightsbridge_CTA#buy

Preordered. Need that goodness in my life.

 

[shoemaker]

A bigger internal hard drive would be a better idea !

 

[chris4652009]

Just pre-ordered a "Project Scorpio" edition £449....from Argos btw

 

[GroupB]

Already sold out at Amazon; still available directly from MS.

 

[sems4arsenal]

It isn't too expensive but I feel they would've been better off taking a hit on it.

The issues are all software related. They seem to have given up unlike for example how Sony reacted after the PS3's hilarious launch.

 

[Robin]

Already sold out at Amazon; still available directly from MS.

That's because Amazon don't take your money upfront unlike some others who put the charge on your card, I suspect they will get a ton of cancellations between now and release.

 

[JakeMR2]

It's pretty expensive. One of the GameStop pre-orders are 699.99 (USD) and then you have the tax along with that, plus shipping costs. Hate to say it, but I don't know what specific features you get when you pre-order hardware... I have a distastes for that sort of thing, but people will buy it. You could get a nice entrance Gaming PC with that sort of cash. From what I'm seeing there are more controller designs than games at the moment. I like Forza though, and my big bro will give his regular One to me. So I'm fine.

 

[GT Kelv]

A bigger internal hard drive would be a better idea !

I agree. I was hoping for 2-3GB. MY One S has 2GB. I'm thinking about getting 4GB external HD though too.

 

[lancia delta hf]

Is it called captive audience or something? They've no need to reduce the price, because they have a monopoly on the legit controllers.

It's why motorway fuel is pricey. Generally speaking.

Anyways, I'd love an XB1X, but two things stop me - having to have two accounts, and that a trade-in on the PS4 is pretty cheap.

Yea, basically they have us by the balls.

I have a bigger gripe since that post though, and that's the price of PSN+ going up again. If you're going to put the price up then do it when the PS5 comes out. I don't agree with the price hike and if I don't want to open my wallet it means many of my purchases are useless to me without PSN+. Low ball move.

Ha i just tried an inflation calculator, for £429 from 1994, it says its over £800 in todays money..

The question is, are they cheap now or were they really expensive back then?

Back then when I bought the PS1 a few months after release, i was in my first full time job after school and earning £80 a week after tax ( around about that )

 

[jm79]

Yea, basically they have us by the balls.

I have a bigger gripe since that post though, and that's the price of PSN+ going up again. If you're going to put the price up then do it when the PS5 comes out. I don't agree with the price hike and if I don't want to open my wallet it means many of my purchases are useless to me without PSN+. Low ball move.

The question is, are they cheap now or were they really expensive back then?

Back then when I bought the PS1 a few months after release, i was in my first full time job after school and earning £80 a week after tax ( around about that )

Yeah, it's all relative eh? Some people think it's pricey, some people don't even notice the price.

PSN going up is fair in terms of inflation, I think, sort of. But yeah, we are all captive in that area, owning a PS4 and wanting to play online, so that situation sucks a bit.

I really want a Xbox1X though, have to say...

 

[Tired Tyres]

That was the price of the playstation back in 1994/95, if you didnt see my catalogue page about it...hehe... With inflation thats like the playstation coming out today at over £800.

So what? I paid £169 for my PS1 in '97 Brand new from a dedicated games store with one game of my choice and two controllers.