Xbox One S All Digital launch details and price leaked (May 7th, 229€)

[Neural]

About the price, people tend to forget the S console is now €299 RRP, but it' often sold at €229 (even bundled with games) by many stores. So the new console will be €70 lower RRP, and it could reach as low as €159 after the discounts applied by the stores. I'm pretty sure that, come Christmas, it will be easily found at around 150. That's a great price point IMHO.

Everyone expecting this to be a play for now and saying it's going to flop are missing the point. This will be heavily discounted for the holidays and bundled like crazy.

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Yep, exactly.

 

[get2sammyb]

The MSRP is the MSRP. It'll almost certainly be sold for less, particularly during promotional periods.

 

[Bufbaf]

Why on earth would I pay way more money for way less features? Come on, MS. There's multiple bundles on Amazon.de for a regular One S 1TB for a lot less than 230€, not even looking at regional retailer discounts.

 

[bsigg]

The S is consistantly on sale for $250 or less and this week has the S bundled with division 2 for $250 at target.

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On sale, sure. This will be consistently on sale as well. Comparing MSRP makes more sense because it's the starting point from which they go down from.

 

[Neural]

Why on earth would I pay way more money for way less features? Come on, MS. There's multiple bundles on Amazon.de for a regular One S 1TB for a lot less than 230€, not even looking at regional retailer discounts.

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That console is 299 RRP. So if you find it at 230, you'll definitely be able to find the new one at around €160. Why are you comparing an RRP price with a seller discounted price? It makes no sense at all.

 

[Bufbaf]

That console is 299 RRP. So if you find it at 230, you'll definitely be able to find the new one at around €160.

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I'm pretty sure I won't for a while.

Right now on regular-ass Amazon I see

XONES 1TB + Forza 199€
XONES 1TB regular 200€
XONES 1TB Forza + Gamepass 230€
XONES 1TB Starter bundle (3m Gamepass + Live Gold) 199€
XONES 1TB Division 2 bundle 220€

To assume a 299 regular pricing is just not adequate, at least over here in Germany. It's just not being sold for this price.

 

[Deleted member 9971]

Thats not the magic 150 end of the gen price.

 

[Gnorman]

That seems very expensive. Who is this aimed at?

 

[Delusibeta]

Yeah, this really, really, really needs to be sub $150 ASAP.

 

[Sagadego17]

Lmao

Meanwhile Xbox One S 1TB with Sunset OD and TF2 is $185

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where?

 

[Neural]

Those "but it's cheape
I'm pretty sure I won't for a while.

Right now on regular-ass Amazon I see

XONES 1TB + Forza 199€
XONES 1TB regular 200€
XONES 1TB Forza + Gamepass 230€
XONES 1TB Starter bundle (3m Gamepass + Live Gold) 199€
XONES 1TB Division 2 bundle 220€

To assume a 299 regular pricing is just not adequate, at least over here in Germany. It's just not being sold for this price.

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Why not? All these prices are discounts applied by Amazon to SKUs with a €300 or more RRP, and they will surely do the same with the new SKU. It will definitely come at around €150 by Fall.

 

[ASaiyan]

Yeah, that's too much money. Swing and a miss if true.

 

[Eolz]

These share the same design:

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Are you serious right now?

 

[ThisIsBlitz21]

$250 is fine. Since the disk model is technically $300, but you never see it at that price.

Expect frequent sales to $200, and even $150 during black friday/boxing day.

 

[Rowsdower]

4 is on gamepass.

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I would assume 4 is still selling? I dunno I thought it was on Gamepass anyway.

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Ah, your right. 4 is on Gamepass while they never put 3 on there. Now it makes sense. You can get two Forza games then.

 

[Stefarno]

That price seems too high and I wonder if retailers will undercut the RRP to the same extent as the S/X, considering they'll have much incentive to do so.

I mean, why would a retailer like Game offer this at a discount when they'll never get any game sales from anyone who buys one?

Game selection seems odd too - surely they could have just bundled in several months of gamepass instead?

 

[Sevvybgoode]

Without a disc drive this is only really worth getting as a second Xbox console for the home. Otherwise it would have to be substantially cheaper than the other one s deals you can pick up to make up for the reduced functionality.

As others have mentioned you can get og xb1 consoles for around the 100 quid mark as well and that's a far better option.

 

[Darkmaigle]

Fortnite/Minecraft box for my kids

I ain't paying 250 for that tho

 

[bsigg]

Game selection seems odd too - surely they could have just bundled in several months of gamepass instead?

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That will be added as a promotional inclusion. This base console with the 3 games bundle is really just a framework for adding things/cutting the price going forward.

 

[Vj27]

That's too expensive. Hasn't the existing Xbox One been regularly $250-$200 as is?

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Pretty much, Black Friday I got the Minecraft bundle for my sis for like $230. Its normally $299 but anyone with working brain cells can go on amazon or online (even in stores a LOT) and find a one s for $230-$250 bundled with a game.

 

[Diarrhea Day-Lewis]

$200 is okay, $250 would be DOA. Ideally $150-$180. Oh well, I guess I will wait until next gen to get an Xbox again.

 

[Skyebaron]

Awful price. Next.

 

[ConanEdogawa]

DOA, the S with the disc drive is regularly available for less, and is obviously a much better value.

 

[bsigg]

$200 is okay, $250 would be DOA. Ideally $150-$180. Oh well, I guess I will wait until next gen to get an Xbox again.

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Just wait until E3 and they'll do a promotional price drop to like $150 with 3 months of Game Pass.

 

[Droyd]

I'm confused, that's about £200.

I can buy an Xbox one S 1TB for £189.99

 

[Droyd]

Where is the incentive if I can buy a One S 1tb + 2 controllers + Forza Horizon 4 + a voucher for GoW4+Halo5+Rare Replay for €199?

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Woah, I've never seen a deal like that. During a sale *maybe*

 

[ThatsMyTrunks]

Incredibly difficult to chew at $250. A $50 savings for no disc drive seems like a hard sell since it won't be able to play BC Games off Disc, 4K Blu-Rays, or play used games.

This thing should be $150, sell at a loss, and make the money on the backend with digital sales.

 

[Droyd]

On sale, sure. This will be consistently on sale as well. Comparing MSRP makes more sense because it's the starting point from which they go down from.

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Okay maybe I should have read the comments first, this makes more sense my bad

 

[bsigg]

I'm confused, that's about £200.

I can buy an Xbox one S 1TB for £189.99

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Sale prices =/ MSRP

Obviously don't buy this until it's on sale with bundles

 

[mojo]

So what's the point if it costs that much?

 

[henhowc]

. Expecting it to be discounted as you can already find base version for this's price

 

[unicornKnight]

I'm pretty sure I won't for a while.

Right now on regular-ass Amazon I see

XONES 1TB + Forza 199€
XONES 1TB regular 200€
XONES 1TB Forza + Gamepass 230€
XONES 1TB Starter bundle (3m Gamepass + Live Gold) 199€
XONES 1TB Division 2 bundle 220€

To assume a 299 regular pricing is just not adequate, at least over here in Germany. It's just not being sold for this price.

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RRP is mot something you assume. RRP is definite and it's 299 period.

 

[ThankDougie]

I'm still trying to figure out why you would buy an Xbox One S at this point - what is Microsoft's pitch at this point? Is it a cheap entry into Game Pass? Is it just a cheap way to play current gen games? Then, removing the hardware that makes it a decent living room accessory, why go with the disc-less edition?

 

[Atolm]

Around here you can buy the standard S for 170€ (with bundled games) and even less many times a year.

 

[Windu]

I'm still trying to figure out why you would buy an Xbox One S at this point.

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to play xbox games for a low price.

 

[ThankDougie]

to play xbox games for a low price.

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right, but with next gen stuff likely around the corner (unless 2020 is less likely than I think?), prices for existing consoles are likely to drop. it's just a weird time to be investing in the system unless you're hoping for cheap entry into the Game Pass environment, which makes sense. I just wonder how much longer the One S will be supported.

 

[klastical]

I honestly cant believe that the base ps4 and xbox one are not $200 already.

 

[Bioshocker]

It's obviously smaller but I was expecting it to be even smaller, to be honest. And with an attractive $200 price tag. I wonder what this model will actually tell them. It probably won't do that well.

 

[Windu]

I just wonder how much longer the One S will be supported.

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a Iong time.

 

[ThankDougie]

a Iong time.

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solid analysis and reasoning.

 

[Windu]

solid analysis and reasoning.

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thanks.

 

[Deleted member 49804]

I'm pretty sure I won't for a while.

Right now on regular-ass Amazon I see

XONES 1TB + Forza 199€
XONES 1TB regular 200€
XONES 1TB Forza + Gamepass 230€
XONES 1TB Starter bundle (3m Gamepass + Live Gold) 199€
XONES 1TB Division 2 bundle 220€

To assume a 299 regular pricing is just not adequate, at least over here in Germany. It's just not being sold for this price.

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70€ below regular MSRP
And around sale price for the console

The Ps4 Slim was sold for 199€ 3 years ago. Not that shit is even more expensive.
Prices change and adapt.

I'm still trying to figure out why you would buy an Xbox One S at this point - what is Microsoft's pitch at this point? Is it a cheap entry into Game Pass? Is it just a cheap way to play current gen games? Then, removing the hardware that makes it a decent living room accessory, why go with the disc-less edition?

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Just like last gen, longer than Ps4.
So probably between 3 and 5 years from now.

 

[ThankDougie]

Just like last gen, longer than Ps4.
So probably between 3 and 5 years from now.

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Wild. Would not expect a system that old to have that much life left. Has Microsoft actually said anything about that or is this community assumption? The latter is legit, I'm genuinely curious.

 

[Ferdie]

That price doesn't make any sense. 1TB X1S already costs around 189-199€ over here (and has been for months now).

 

[OG_Thrills]

I can't believe they didn't change the name from so it wouldn't have the acronym "SAD."

 

[Iichter]

Not surprising, but as always the price will drop quickly here in Europe.

 

[bsigg]

That price doesn't make any sense. 1TB X1S already costs around 189-199€ over here (and has been for months now).

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On sale.

 

[rokkerkory]

$200 usd or bust MS

 

[cyba89]

Comparing current Amazon prices of the S model to this MSRP is meaningless. This will probably regular around/under 200€ in the first six months and reach 150€ during holiday season.

 

[R dott B]

Terrible price.