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Re: Next-Gen Consoles (Coming 2020-ish)
Posted: Thu September 17, 2020 6:42 pm
by Revelator
I'm a Playstation guy, but I'll hand it to Microsoft for at least announcing a day and time and (so far) sticking to it. Understand it may not be Sony's fault if retailers jumped the gun but I doubt we'll see this happen with the Series X pre-orders go live. Sony promised we'd know when pre-orders went live but yesterday's announcement of orders 'going live as soon as tomorrow' was horseshit. Everything felt unorganized and chaotic. It's an inexcusable mess. yeah I'm pretty butt hurt right now too
Re: Next-Gen Consoles (Coming 2020-ish)
Posted: Thu September 17, 2020 6:42 pm
by tree_
What percentage of software goes to retailers? Again, I would assume not much. Accessories, I can see that.
Re: Next-Gen Consoles (Coming 2020-ish)
Posted: Thu September 17, 2020 6:43 pm
by Monkey_Driven
Revelator wrote:I'm a Playstation guy, but I'll hand it to Microsoft for at least announcing a day and time and (so far) sticking to it. Understand it may not be Sony's fault if retailers jumped the gun but I doubt we'll see this happen with the Series X pre-orders go live. Sony promised we'd know when pre-orders went live but yesterday's announcement of orders 'going live as soon as tomorrow' was horseshit. Everything felt unorganized and chaotic. It's an inexcusable mess. yeah I'm pretty butt hurt right now too
Yeah, it sucks.
Re: Next-Gen Consoles (Coming 2020-ish)
Posted: Thu September 17, 2020 6:46 pm
by Monkey_Driven
tree_ wrote:What percentage of software goes to retailers? Again, I would assume not much. Accessories, I can see that.
Depends on the price, but full price games can have up to a 30 percent profit margin.
Re: Next-Gen Consoles (Coming 2020-ish)
Posted: Thu September 17, 2020 6:49 pm
by CopperTom
Monkey_Driven wrote:Revelator wrote:I'm a Playstation guy, but I'll hand it to Microsoft for at least announcing a day and time and (so far) sticking to it. Understand it may not be Sony's fault if retailers jumped the gun but I doubt we'll see this happen with the Series X pre-orders go live. Sony promised we'd know when pre-orders went live but yesterday's announcement of orders 'going live as soon as tomorrow' was horseshit. Everything felt unorganized and chaotic. It's an inexcusable mess. yeah I'm pretty butt hurt right now too
Yeah, it sucks.
The worst part is that Sony made a point of emphasis saying "they won't just go on sale" and that's exactly what happened.
Also every retailer's notification system failed except for Best Buy. That pissed me off.
Re: Next-Gen Consoles (Coming 2020-ish)
Posted: Thu September 17, 2020 6:51 pm
by tree_
Monkey_Driven wrote:tree_ wrote:What percentage of software goes to retailers? Again, I would assume not much. Accessories, I can see that.
Depends on the price, but full price games can have up to a 30 percent profit margin.
Wow. Why then, in this day and age, don't software companies just sell directly to consumers?
Re: Next-Gen Consoles (Coming 2020-ish)
Posted: Thu September 17, 2020 6:52 pm
by tragabigzanda
1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
2. Mario Kart (Wii)
3. Half-Life 2 (PC)
4. Twisted Metal 2 (PS1)
5. NHL 95 (Sega Genesis)
6. The Oregon Trail (graphical version, 1985, Apple II)
7. Metroid: Zero Mission (GBA)
8. Missile Command (Arcade)
9. Rocket League (PS4)
10. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father (PC)
Re: Next-Gen Consoles (Coming 2020-ish)
Posted: Thu September 17, 2020 6:53 pm
by CopperTom
tree_ wrote:Monkey_Driven wrote:tree_ wrote:What percentage of software goes to retailers? Again, I would assume not much. Accessories, I can see that.
Depends on the price, but full price games can have up to a 30 percent profit margin.
Wow. Why then, in this day and age, don't software companies just sell directly to consumers?
Probably part of the terms and conditions of being liscensed with a certain gaming company.
Re: Next-Gen Consoles (Coming 2020-ish)
Posted: Thu September 17, 2020 9:29 pm
by tragabigzanda
1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
2. Mario Kart (Wii)
3. Half-Life 2 (PC)
4. Twisted Metal 2 (PS1)
5. NHL 95 (Sega Genesis)
6. The Oregon Trail (graphical version, 1985, Apple II)
7. Metroid: Zero Mission (GBA)
8. Missile Command (Arcade)
9. Rocket League (PS4)
10. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father (PC)
Re: Next-Gen Consoles (Coming 2020-ish)
Posted: Thu September 17, 2020 11:04 pm
by CopperTom
11 AM for Xbox preorders. Ugghhh
Re: Next-Gen Consoles (Coming 2020-ish)
Posted: Fri September 18, 2020 12:46 am
by Monkey_Driven
Will bots buying consoles be more prevalent with a known pre-order time and date?
Re: Next-Gen Consoles (Coming 2020-ish)
Posted: Fri September 18, 2020 2:36 pm
by CopperTom
Are retail bots a thing?
Re: Next-Gen Consoles (Coming 2020-ish)
Posted: Fri September 18, 2020 2:40 pm
by Monkey_Driven
CopperTom wrote:Are retail bots a thing?
Absolutely.
Re: Next-Gen Consoles (Coming 2020-ish)
Posted: Fri September 18, 2020 3:56 pm
by CopperTom
Monkey_Driven wrote:CopperTom wrote:Are retail bots a thing?
Absolutely.
What are the buying? Sneakers?
Re: Next-Gen Consoles (Coming 2020-ish)
Posted: Fri September 18, 2020 3:57 pm
by Monkey_Driven
CopperTom wrote:Monkey_Driven wrote:CopperTom wrote:Are retail bots a thing?
Absolutely.
What are the buying? Sneakers?
Sure
Re: Next-Gen Consoles (Coming 2020-ish)
Posted: Fri September 18, 2020 4:01 pm
by CopperTom
Monkey_Driven wrote:CopperTom wrote:Monkey_Driven wrote:CopperTom wrote:Are retail bots a thing?
Absolutely.
What are the buying? Sneakers?
Sure
I was being serious. Other than Nike drops, what would necessitate a bot?
Re: Next-Gen Consoles (Coming 2020-ish)
Posted: Fri September 18, 2020 4:09 pm
by Orpheus
I'm finally in a position to cop one of these day 1 but I think I will wait because I'm not particularly enthused with any of the launch stuff. But maybe that will change.
Re: Next-Gen Consoles (Coming 2020-ish)
Posted: Fri September 18, 2020 4:36 pm
by tree_
Orpheus wrote:I'm finally in a position to cop one of these day 1 but I think I will wait because I'm not particularly enthused with any of the launch stuff. But maybe that will change.
Can I cop your cop then?
Re: Next-Gen Consoles (Coming 2020-ish)
Posted: Fri September 18, 2020 4:41 pm
by JuanHamm
Are any of you planning on switching platform?
I'm a ps4 user, but I'm very jealous of gamepass, plus my ps4 kinda sucks for streaming. I'm on the fence
Re: Next-Gen Consoles (Coming 2020-ish)
Posted: Fri September 18, 2020 4:42 pm
by tragabigzanda
1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
2. Mario Kart (Wii)
3. Half-Life 2 (PC)
4. Twisted Metal 2 (PS1)
5. NHL 95 (Sega Genesis)
6. The Oregon Trail (graphical version, 1985, Apple II)
7. Metroid: Zero Mission (GBA)
8. Missile Command (Arcade)
9. Rocket League (PS4)
10. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father (PC)