Playstation’s arch rival Xbox is getting a hefty discount until Christmas eve, and fans are going crazy.
For years, gaming companies have looked out for their users, posting discounts on their products during festive times. They aimed to sell the products cheaper than their originals, alluring new users to their brand. Xbox has been one of the prime examples of this as they toned down the prices for their recent launch. After a successful black Friday sale, they announced a price drop until Christmas eve for fans from different parts of the world. Top websites like Amazon, GameStop, and Walmart confirmed this as they posted the new line a few days back.
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During Black Friday, Microsoft’s US region cut down the Xbox prices from $300 to $250. This price drop was entitled to the Xbox Series S – digital edition and lasted for hours until the sellout. Plus, Amazon offered a $50 gift card for its prime members as a bonus for the day. On the other hand, the UK saw a £60 price drop for the day. Fans cherished this knacky deal, the ones that missed prayed for an upcoming one. And to everyone’s surprise, Xbox announced a fresh $50 off until Christmas eve. However, it looks like their announcement has received excess backlash as fans are disappointed.
Fans baffled after Xbox posts another price cut for Series until Christmas eve
We are days away from Christmas, and companies have started announcing their discounts. As we all know, companies tend to cut down prices, inviting more fans to purchase their products. And it looks like Xbox has been first in line as they announced a $50/£50 price drop for Xbox Series S.
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A few days back, rumors swirled the internet claiming Xbox prices to go up in 2023. But Microsoft turned them down by announcing a price cut on their digital edition. Their announcement turned out to be one of the biggest to date as the discounts never lasted long since its first launch.
However, now with the fresh announcement, fans can buy the product for $199.99 / £199.99 at all shops. This has produced mixed emotions among fans as they expressed their feelings on Twitter. I mean, the franchise previously announced all their first-party titles to increase from $60 – $70, so fans had to raise questions. Here’s what they had to say.
Flop console
— João Freire (@JooFrei54282030) December 12, 2022
Should reduce to $50/£50.
— Malakado ✪ (@malakaddo) December 12, 2022
Its $400 in India.
— Sid (@deflation999) December 12, 2022
Stop Xbox, I really want a series x but I can't resist any longer for that little beast 🙃
— Leorio2910🏳️🌈🇲🇽 (@leorio2910) December 12, 2022
And still getting outsold by PS5 pic.twitter.com/axlN0NjiiT
— CraKt xPLx 🅙 (@xPhaNToM_LioNx) December 12, 2022
They really want to bury Sony
— Pierre (@pierrotlegeek) December 12, 2022
Embarrassing for Xbox that they have to do price cuts and still sell less units than PlayStation, really shows how badly they messed up with the Xbox One generation.
— DislexicPotato❄️ (@DislexicPotato) December 12, 2022
I have the Series X and it’s not worth it. Games are meh. And once you’re done with building your PC, it becomes useless.
— 𝕯𝖆𝖛(𝖊)𝖎𝖉 𝕭𝖊𝖑𝖑𝖔 (@Sir_Axiom) December 12, 2022
Giving them shits away for free just like gamepass to inflate numbers
— dsevan (@dsevan3) December 12, 2022
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All in all, the price drop seems like a great opportunity to cop the console. After all, if you’re more interested in free-to-play games, you can get all access at $50 less.
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