Xbox One Console Bundles $349 (500GB) $369 (1TB) at Amazon: Includes $50 GC, 2nd Controller, Halo 5 LE, FH2 and More

These xbox one deals are almost tempting enough to bite, wish M$ would throw some details out about their upgraded console.

 
Clearing stock before E3 announcements for Xbox One.5

Really nice deals, but i'd be really hesitant to get one this close to a potential announcement.

 
reaperztoll said:
These xbox one deals are almost tempting enough to bite, wish M$ would throw some details out about their upgraded console.
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I'm curious as well. It's going to be interesting to see Sony and MS both release updated systems. I think this is why Nintendo is passing the NX at E3.

 
Ngl that 1TB deal is really good if you have to have a system now. Honestly I don't think an upgraded console would be worth paying more anyways so no point holding out....

As least PS Neo is geared for better VR....why is Microsoft putting out another console? Competition? 

Although I take it back if Microsoft can slim down it's fatty of a machine and it's hogging up all my desk space.

 
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It´s been like almost 15 days that these deals are up.

Just today they throw in an extra controller on the gears of war bundles.

 
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Wish I hadn't purchased my xbox one and ps4 last year when they had those sales.  I would have definitely held out for upgraded consoles, especially since they're going to have superior specs and naturally play the games better than the old ones.  If ps4 neo is released with blu-ray 4k, I don't see how Microsoft can't respond when they're already way behind in market share relative to the current ps4.

 
bruceg said:
Wish I hadn't purchased my xbox one and ps4 last year when they had those sales. I would have definitely held out for upgraded consoles, especially since they're going to have superior specs and naturally play the games better than the old ones. If ps4 neo is released with blu-ray 4k, I don't see how Microsoft can't respond when they're already way behind in market share relative to the current ps4.
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If you think that's bad look at Nintendo's efforts as of late. Never mind the PS4, they're trailing Xbone and neither they nor Amazon seem interested in sweetening the pot in advance of NX. You'd think they could throw in a free pro controller with purchase or something. Anything.

 
reaperztoll said:
These xbox one deals are almost tempting enough to bite, wish M$ would throw some details out about their upgraded console.
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Same reason I didn't go for a PS4 yet. Worried they'll cut the legs off the consoles. Granted, nothing from Sony has been within a mile of this deal.

 
I was going to buy one but then I noticed that the trade value on gamestop dropped to $100. I think that is an indicator Microsoft is announcing some sort of new hardware. Whether it is simply a slim or a more powerful system.... time will tell. Maybe I will still buy one and just keep it sealed until after E3. Amazon has a 30 day return window, might use that.

 
Also they Give you TWO Forza Horizon 2 Codes.

One with the $50 gift card and the other with the console and extras.

I ordered 2 bundles last week and they sended me 4 Forza Horizon 2 codes.

 
I'd be all over that $369 deal if I had unlimited time but with PS4, Wii U, all older consoles there's just not enough time to play my Wii U don't get the love it deserves as is. The gaming market is definitely over saturated & I'm afraid what this might mean for console gaming in the future. Hopefully it means each of the big 3 make unique enough experiences available on their platform that it entices folks to buy multiple consoles but as of right now owning both ps4 and xbox one seems ridiculous to me especially considering PS+ and Xbox Live subscriptions are an absolute must these days.

 
If Sony or Microsoft is going to start doing refreshes half way into the generation cycle or that becomes the norm in the future, you may as well invest in a decent PC and upgrade the graphics card for about the same price every couple years.

I wouldn't say that otherwise, but if you upgrade the console even twice during a generation (say that Sony releases two iterations of the PS4; the regular one we know and love and the PS4.5), that right there would be about $600-$700 spent just for the consoles.
 
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DisGonnaBeGood said:
If Sony or Microsoft is going to start doing refreshes half way into the generation cycle or that becomes the norm in the future, you may as well invest in a decent PC and upgrade the graphics card for about the same price every couple years.

I wouldn't say that otherwise, but if you upgrade the console even twice during a generation (say that Sony releases two iterations of the PS4; the regular one we know and love and the PS4.5), that right there would be about $600-$700 spent just for the consoles.
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Who pays MSRP :lol:
 
jvang117 said:
Who pays MSRP :lol:
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Hypothetical situation:

Say you buy this $349 Xbox bundle today, and 4-5 months from now they release the upgraded Xbox One-and-half for $499. Gamestop happens to offer a trade-in bonus where they will offer you $250 (a respectable amount for now outdated hardware that fewer people will want now that a new version is out) for your original Xbox One IF you trade up for the Xbox One-and-a-half. You take advantage of said promotion and end up paying the difference to upgrade to the fancy new Xbox One-and-a-half, that being an additional $249.

In this scenario, you paid $349 right here and now in the present day for the Xbox One bundle ft. in the OP PLUS the $250 difference later down the road to upgrade to the new console. That comes out to ~$600.

Not really that far fetched, especially if you take into consideration that even given a second scenario where they attempt to sell the Xbox One later on on craigslist/ebay/etc, it likely won't fetch any more than $250 (probably closer to $200 for the console alone; taking into consideration it will be 4-5 months old at that point/USED).

 
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DisGonnaBeGood said:
Hypothetical situation:

Say you buy this $349 Xbox bundle today, and 4-5 months from now they release the upgraded Xbox One-and-half for $499. Gamestop happens to offer a trade-in bonus where they will offer you $250 (a respectable amount for now outdated hardware that fewer people will want now that a new version is out) for your original Xbox One IF you trade up for the Xbox One-and-a-half. You take advantage of said promotion and end up paying the difference to upgrade to the fancy new Xbox One-and-a-half, that being an additional $249.

In this scenario, you paid $349 right here and now in the present day for the Xbox One bundle ft. in the OP PLUS the $250 difference later down the road to upgrade to the new console. That comes out to ~$600.

Not really that far fetched, especially if you take into consideration that even given a second scenario where they attempt to sell the Xbox One later on on craigslist/ebay/etc, it likely won't fetch any more than $250 (probably closer to $200 for the console alone; taking into consideration it will be 4-5 months old at that point/USED).
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This all makes perfect sense but buying a PC over consoles would just lock us out of console exclusives. There is far more exclusives I would rather play on consoles than PC. I also happen to love X-Box Live and PSN versus what PC has to offer (Which would be Steam I guess). I honestly could afford a PC in addition to my consoles but just enjoy consoles more.

However with all that said, I'm still contemplating on building a rig this year. :lol:

 
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yungJEDIknight said:
This all makes perfect sense but buying a PC over consoles would just lock us out of console exclusives. There is far more exclusives I would rather play on consoles than PC. I also happen to love X-Box Live and PSN versus what PC has to offer (Which would be Steam I guess). I honestly could afford a PC in addition to my consoles but just enjoy consoles more.

However with all that said, I'm still contemplating on building a rig this year. :lol:
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It's nice having a decent PC for multiplatform games, well the ones that are halfway decently optimized (Assassin's Creed Unity, Batman Arkham Knight, Quantum Break can all suck an egg). I'm just hoping that Microsoft irons out the issues they have with the UWP, and future ports released on PC will end up halfway decent. So far Gears of War UE and Quantum Break PC versions haven't left a good first impression.

My computer I built is great... yet I still find myself gravitating towards my couch and the consoles. Just a different experience playing on your couch than sitting in a computer chair. I'm also too lazy to move my desk to the opposite side of the room, allowing it to be hooked up to my TV.

 
DisGonnaBeGood said:
If Sony or Microsoft is going to start doing refreshes half way into the generation cycle or that becomes the norm in the future, you may as well invest in a decent PC and upgrade the graphics card for about the same price every couple years.

I wouldn't say that otherwise, but if you upgrade the console even twice during a generation (say that Sony releases two iterations of the PS4; the regular one we know and love and the PS4.5), that right there would be about $600-$700 spent just for the consoles.
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Switching to PC wouldn't get you games necessarily, though. I'd also add that even if they do shorten generations to 3-4 years, a high-end video card can easily outpace the price of a console. The GTX 1080 is $600-700, a price tag that can net you TWO Xbox Ones right now. The 1070 is $380-450. Going the PC route would cost just as much to swap high-end video cards. Sure, it's also much stronger than the console, but it's more effort as well.

I'd also say that these new consoles sound EXTREMELY optional. If they're supporting maybe 2 models at a time (XB1+XB2, then XB2+XB3), or going modular (as was hinted with XB previously), then you should still be good with a console for 6-8 years, there will just be a cheaper option to upgrade to at the end. It might end up being that being a frequent flyer of gaming hardware is a better value on PC with this, though.

 
You do not need a 1080 for 4k 60 frames. A $700 i5 and 960 desktop can and will probably last 3-5 years.
 
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Lil Frier said:
Switching to PC wouldn't get you games necessarily, though. I'd also add that even if they do shorten generations to 3-4 years, a high-end video card can easily outpace the price of a console. The GTX 1080 is $600-700, a price tag that can net you TWO Xbox Ones right now. The 1070 is $380-450. Going the PC route would cost just as much to swap high-end video cards. Sure, it's also much stronger than the console, but it's more effort as well.

I'd also say that these new consoles sound EXTREMELY optional. If they're supporting maybe 2 models at a time (XB1+XB2, then XB2+XB3), or going modular (as was hinted with XB previously), then you should still be good with a console for 6-8 years, there will just be a cheaper option to upgrade to at the end. It might end up being that being a frequent flyer of gaming hardware is a better value on PC with this, though.
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PC isn't limited by the generational constrictions as consoles are, so a game that was released during the PS1/PS2/PS3 era on PC can still be played. All PC games are consolidated on one platform.

You don't necessarily need to go balls-to-the-wall when making a graphics card purchase (i.e. the gtx 1080), despite what some PC gamers would lead you to believe. However I would say if you do go all out and were to make 1 purchase for the next 5+ years, the gtx 1080 would serve you better than any refreshes to the Xbox One/PS4 hardware AND I'll even go out on a branch and say it will be superior to true next gen consoles (PS5 and the Xbox One successor). I only say this having seen the gtx 1080 achieve benchmarks at 1440p with the game running at 80-100fps at high settings (a resolution and a framerate consoles have not been able to touch). Lastly I would say that although people believe "building a rig" to be difficult, it really isn't and swapping out any given component (outside the motherboard, which everything is connected to) it really doesn't take that long or require large amounts of effort. A graphics card for instance can be swapped out within 15-20 minutes and drivers of any sort can be relegated to doing it at night or while the computer is not in use (both consoles and PC alike now have some variation of firmware, game updates, system updates, etc.)

 
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DisGonnaBeGood said:
PC isn't limited by the generational constrictions as consoles are, so a game that was released during the PS1/PS2/PS3 era on PC can still be played. All PC games are consolidated on one platform.

You don't necessarily need to go balls-to-the-wall when making a graphics card purchase (i.e. the gtx 1080), despite what some PC gamers would lead you to believe. However I would say if you do go all out and were to make 1 purchase for the next 5+ years, the gtx 1080 would serve you better than any refreshes to the Xbox One/PS4 hardware AND I'll even go out on a branch and say it will be superior to true next gen consoles (PS5 and the Xbox One successor). I only say this having seen the gtx 1080 achieve benchmarks at 1440p with the game running at 80-100fps at high settings (a resolution and a framerate consoles have not been able to touch). Lastly I would say that although people believe "building a rig" to be difficult, it really isn't and swapping out any given component (outside the motherboard, which everything is connected to) it really doesn't take that long or require large amounts of effort. A graphics card for instance can be swapped out within 15-20 minutes and drivers of any sort can be relegated to doing it at night or while the computer is not in use (both consoles and PC alike now have some variation of firmware, game updates, system updates, etc.)
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You're really not telling me anything I don't know. But you're also going to put a greater monetary investment in that 1080 than probably and XB1 AND its successor, once trading in the older console. Yeah, the PC consolidates the past, but there are many who want to experience new things, not live off of nostalgia. Honestly, there just aren't games that I want to go replay. Campaigns are a letdown for me, the second time through. So, that I can play a game and enjoy it less than I did 3 years ago isn't a draw.

I'll also add, replacing a drive is a physically easy task, but a pain from the software side. It's not difficult, but it's very tedious, usually 2-3 hours. Having a PSU die is also unpleasant, especially when you don't have small hands. Redoing cabling is obnoxious. Memory and the video card are easy, and I'd even call 15 minutes an overstatement, if you don't need to get different power connectors (by digging through a messy box). None of that changes the fact that a PC is still more of a hardware headache. I'm willing to put up with it, if it's worth it. In the 7 years I've owned a desktop (always self-built, of course), I've not really found the benefits of a PC to outweigh a console's convenience.

I'm not going to keep going with reasons I choose console over PC, it's just a matter of cost and convenience (both for the console AND the PC). This isn't what the thread or board is for.

 
Lil Frier said:
You're really not telling me anything I don't know. But you're also going to put a greater monetary investment in that 1080 than probably and XB1 AND its successor, once trading in the older console.
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I broke that down in a previous post, and I believe the figures I gave in my hypothetical situation were fairly generous for what you would end up getting back/paying to upgrade even after doing a trade in of the old console.

But you're right, this whole discussion is neither here nor there. I was just suggesting an alternative to people and giving a different point of view.

 
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