Come on guys really...the same people racing to pre-order games on Amazon so they can save ten dollars, who complain about other costs in gaming, with re-issues being full price and companies like Nintendo not dropping prices...why do you need or even want 2 years of GamePass and XBL at full price? It's a big chunk of what you are paying for here! Who in 2018, 5 years after launch and 2 revisions later, is paying full price for a Xbox when there is a sale like every other month where you can get one without GamePass and XBL. You keep changing the narrative smaller and smaller...who are these two or three people interested in this that you are referring to? Who are these first world people that can't wait like next week/next month/this holiday for a better deal, or a used XB1...seriously, they have some type of deals across retail for XB1 like every other week it seems...
Like you are comparing it to a TV, which is still cheaper and has more uses for the average household than this. People are comparing this to so many other things except the main part you guys are hiding...people generally don't want 2 years of GamePass! Or two years of XBL at full price! I'm sorry to break it to you but if you look at recent NPD hardware sales, GamePass isn't the must have draw you think it is.
As we've seen from the lack of response in this thread, there aren't many people ACTUALLY INTERESTED in doing this because it is not a great deal. You guys are way over-valuing GamePass...you know what would be the cheaper option...an option without full price GamePass and XBL, which is most consumers would want.
Like you guys are comparing this to TVs and cell phones (which also often have sales all the time...like how much stuff do you have that you paid full retail price for...going by every other thread here, I'm guessing very little)?
Honestly it sounds like you are trying to be a contrarian because there is no way you could sell this to someone that doesn't have an XB1 as the best option, unless you are a Xbox fanboy that thinks having GamePass RIGHT NOW AT FULL PRICE is some need as a gamer. GamePass is nice but for $20/month you could get a used or game on sale that you actually want and own games.
The same people that preach anti-consumerism are trying to praise a full price full service option for a 5 year old system...meanwhile people are falling over themselves to get the latest PS4 and Xbox bundles because they actually come with a game and a free trial for one or more of their services...okay by the way why don't you just ignore Steam sales and deals from Humble Bundle at such and buy the game at full price...is that what you guys actually tell people? The same people ready to jump off a bridge when GCU and Prime discounts for $10 disappeared?
Ok...I'll play along.
Jeebus, lol.
Its not going to be for the majority on this board (HARDCORE GAMERZ RULE!) cause everyone already has their console of choice, although I have seen quite a few people say they will pick one up with XAA offer in this very thread. Why cant you just accept its an alternative to the more traditional methods of buying a console, thats all it is, nothing more than that, its simply offering consumers more choices.
You think its a big bag of shite and other people dont, you wont change their mind and they wont change yours so what are you hoping to achieve?
You win, you can get a better deal if you wait for retailer sales and hunt down discount codes. Well done, you win, lol.