ZhugeEX: It looks like pre-order allocations for next gen Xbox were weighted 70 / 30 in favor of Series X at major retailers
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Makes sense, that's the logic I would think as well. Same as the PS5 vs PS5 DE, people who go and preorder these the first day, the first hour, are the ones that want the best, so the "lesser" (so to speak) model is not as important.
Also, the Series S is still available in some places as expected, with the Series X sold out so it seems they made a good judgement there.
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Make sense. It's going to sell out, so why not sell the more expensive model lol.
I think it was similar ratio with the ps5 too
I think it was similar ratio with the ps5 too
Yep. Every holiday from here on out will be an S with a pack-in of a month or two of Game Pass most likely.
Not surprised. Though the Gamestop I went to the Series X was sold out even before preorders started. They only had two Series S.
Makes sense since early adopters tend to be enthusiast. I would expect as time goes on it'll shift more to favor the S. Especially during the holidays.
But it lacks what the regular PS5 can do, which makes it inferior.
It's not 1:1 of course, the value proposition of the DE and Series S are completely different, but the situation among enthusiasts is quite similar, these people (very likely) will buy the more expensive machine.
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/...stock-far-lower-than-standard-ps5-sources-say
Makes sense. I mean, die hard fans are going to go after the X as that is who it is designed for. The series S is mainly targeted at the casual COD and FIFA users who woundn't be the ones to pre order a new console. I still believe that the series S will sell more after launch as more and more people decided that a new console is required (support for Xbox one and ps4 drops) and the S will be challenging for these customers instead of the die hard fans.
1) Early adopters are willing to pay more and are usually the most invested.
2) People on here were under the illusion that the general public viewed anything over £400 as expensive, but relative to what you are getting and comparing it to other gadgets it is extremely reasonable.
2) People on here were under the illusion that the general public viewed anything over £400 as expensive, but relative to what you are getting and comparing it to other gadgets it is extremely reasonable.
I'm always gonna be preloading games and never buying discs to produce digital waste so it having a disc drive means nothing to me.
Sounds about right.
The problem is that I bought the X for the grunt. But man, the S is ssooooooo purdy.
Might need to convince myself to not buy both and get a new Android tablet for streaming instead.
The problem is that I bought the X for the grunt. But man, the S is ssooooooo purdy.
Might need to convince myself to not buy both and get a new Android tablet for streaming instead.
So it seems pretty similar. I wonder how much MS and Sony are losing on their cheaper models.
Series S is still available in many places? Where? Or are you talking outside of the US?
This makes sense in the beginning. Series X is for the enthusiast and Xbox fans, those who often are early adopters. Long term it will likely be reversed.
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No "everywhere"?
edit: seems it went fast in the last days on the series s in the US. In EU its easy to find it.
Not sure in the US, but it's in stock everywhere in Spain. The Series X is quite hard to find, but you can preorder the Series S no problem.
Sounds about right. I know my local GS had 6 Series Xs and 2 Series Ss, and saw a lot of similar numbers.
Agreed. I know some people are saying it's a similar situation to the PS5DE but I think the machines being the same on the PS5DE made it more sought after and harder to come by.
Yes, definitely. Early adopters are interested in the best console in their ecosystem. But casuals are more price sensitive.
I'd say there would be some enthusiasts would want the diskless model of the PS5 as they are more hardcore and happy to pay for digital games and forgo trading in games and make purchasing new games cheaper. So the disk version of the PS5 is actually more attractive to non hardcore gamers
Yeah I agree with this as well. It just looks so much cleaner without the bulge.
I'm gonna try really hard to wait until there is an all black digital ps5.
considering the Xbox Series S is $299 but the SSD is $220, I don't think so lol
PS5 DE is a deliberate choice for people who are going full digital. Otherwise you can call both models enthusiast.
