Like last year's
holiday price cut for the Xbox One, this resulted in soaring sales and SCEA announced that Black Friday sales were the best in PlayStation console history — thanks in part to a weekend promotion of Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection 500 GB PS4 Bundle at $ 299.
«For
the holidays the price cut is a great - lead in and demonstrated the value that we can bring,» said Don Mesa, director of product planning and platform software innovation at SCEA.
Not exact matches
The decision made clear what the
price cut was desired to do: get gamers who have not yet moved to the company's latest console to take the plunge this
holiday season.
Sony (SNE) is
cutting the
price of its PlayStation 4 videogame console to around $ 350 from $ 400 to boost sales ahead of the year - end
holiday season.
Apple
cut the
price on the base version of its 13 - inch MacBook Pro laptop with «retina» display by $ 200 as it revamps its top - end laptops, weeks after the company reported a steep decline in Mac sales in the
holiday quarter.
Both companies
cut prices for the smallest version of their speakers, the Amazon Echo Dot and Google Home Mini, to as little as $ 29 from $ 50 for the U.S.
holidays.
But better products and inventory management, two of retailers» most talked - about tools for keeping
prices high over the
holidays, have to compete with buyers» memories of years of
price cuts of 50 percent or more.
In the base metals complex, only nickel and tin traded higher for the quarter.4 A slow start to Chinese restocking coming out of the Chinese New Year
holiday weighed on
prices for copper and aluminum, both of which saw their worst quarterly results in years, while zinc and lead
prices also declined.4 The London Metal Exchange (LME) Index, which tracks the three - month futures
prices of all six metals, fell 6.3 %.4 LME copper -LRB--7.4 %, to US$ 6,714 per mt) and other industrial metals erased some of their 2017 gains, falling alongside a sharply decelerating expansion in China's manufacturing activity — sparking demand concerns and greater caution among hedge funds and other speculators who
cut their net long positions in the metal.4 Outside the LME, US steel was buoyed by trade policy changes.
Games are getting
price cuts for the
holiday, as well.
Games like Lego Dimensions, Skylanders Superchargers and Disney Infinity 3.0 will also receive sizable
price cuts for the
holiday, netting you the starter sets for the games.
It's
cut the
price of its new Fire tablet almost in half and added its popular voice assistant, Alexa, in hopes of making it a hot
holiday item, despite a slump in overall...
Steam, GOG, Humble Bundle, and Amazon run gaming sales on a regular basis; sales that see even deeper
price cuts during, say, the
holiday season.
Update: It seems the
holidays brings deeper
price cuts for the Sony Xperia XA on Amazon it's been dropped by a further 18 % to $ 299 unlocked.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A NOOK is the perfect device for customers who are looking for a leading tablet that combines the latest features and a great reading experience at an unbeatable
price, By adding the 7 - inch Tab A NOOK to the lineup alongside the
cutting - edge Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 NOOK ®, the large - screen Samsung Galaxy Tab E NOOK ® and the popular NOOK GlowLight Plus ™ eReader, Barnes & Noble has an amazing lineup of devices for everyone in the family heading into the back - to - school and
holiday shopping seasons.
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According to Indian
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price cuts implemented.
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It seems that with no
price cut for the PS3 the 360 is going to own this
holiday season, but the PS3 just might hold on to the Year.
Harrison said Nintendo had expected Sony might
cut the
price at a retailer conference it held last month, and that any GameCube
price cut would have to come by August in order to have full effect for the
holiday season.
You guys are smoking something really good if you think Xbox 1 or ps4 is going to sell more then wii u this
holiday lol... mostly every big 3rd party game is coming out on current gen or wii u this
holiday... ac4, batman, rayman, splinter cell, watch dogs, call of duty, etc so most people won't even be upgradeing like that yet when mostly all the same games will be out across all consoles... Nintendo got all of them games then there games zelda, pikmin, wonderfull 101, Mario, etc and there ain't no game on ps4 or x1 that's going to sell more then Mario!!!!!! That's a fact... and to top it off we know the wii u is going to get a official
price cut right before x1 and ps4 launch... and you guys still think they going to sell more lol... now the next
holiday of 2014 that's the real question will nintendo still have some 3rd paty games and there games to hold off the next halo or god of war etc????
«In order to hit its full - year Wii shipment forecast, we expect Nintendo to
cut the
price of the Wii before
holiday, likely to $ 199.99,» Patcher told Gamespot.
No doubt this is to help support that recent PS3
price cut as well as refresh the system's image just ahead of the big
holiday push.
It is important to note that these units were sold in before the
price cut went into effect worldwide in October, therefore we should see a fairly large boost in this current quarter thanks to the combination of a $ 50
price cut and the approaching
holiday season.
It isn't clear if this is just a
holiday bundle or a
price cut that will last.
Maybe the details will wait, as they don't want to distract from the
holiday season, but... well, that was my reasoning for doubting the
price cut.
One point worth mentioning, at least as far as I'm concerned, is that the Kinect saw massive sales and
price cuts during the
holiday season last year.
That's $ 20 off the typical
price you'll find elsewhere, and though it's not a huge
price cut, we haven't seen the Nest Thermostat on sale since Target's 15 percent off coupon deal from last month and the
holiday season
prices before that.
With the right games and a substantial
price cut, sales can really pick up for the
holiday season.
Both Google and Amazon
cut prices sharply for their smart speakers over the
holidays, in order to gain market share.
This
holiday season saw Amazon and Google both
cut the
prices of their smart speaker products, a move that was great for consumers who rushed to stores to buy the products but bad for the companies.
The report says the
price cuts on the speakers during the
holiday season helped Amazon and Google sell more units.
It's also a decent stocking - stuffer for the
holidays, and while Sony — and retailers — do offer periodic
price cuts, this one is likely to be the last $ 40 promotion until at least the new year.
It's unclear if these
price cuts are permanent or a temporary offer for the upcoming
holidays for the festival of Diwali, but right now, they do make Samsung's most recent Galaxy S flagships excellent value for money even after six months on the market.
The Oculus Rift's permanent
price cut back in October 2017 no doubt helped it win over some sales this
holiday season.
During the
holiday season, Microsoft went on its
price -
cutting scheme by dropping the
price of the Xbox One to $ 349, making it $ 50 cheaper than the PlayStation 4.
Update: It seems the
holidays brings deeper
price cuts for the Sony Xperia XA on Amazon it's been dropped by a further 18 % to $ 299 unlocked.
A full 75 percent said they will research
prices online to find the best deal before making a purchase, and 63 percent plan to take advantage of perks like free shipping to
cut down on
holiday spending.