Comments on: Japanese Shops Now Slashing Xbox 360 Prices http://www.creationrobot.com/2005/12/japanese-shops-now-slashing-xbox-360-prices/ Forced Autonomous Creativity Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:55:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jackdaw http://www.creationrobot.com/2005/12/japanese-shops-now-slashing-xbox-360-prices/comment-page-1/#comment-6132 Jackdaw Tue, 13 Dec 2005 15:00:34 +0000 http://www.creationrobot.com/?p=1376#comment-6132 This practice is -- apparently -- used to clear non-moving stock in japan. The discounting isn't taken into as lightly as it is in the US/UK. All of this is third hand knowledge anyway, so who really knows the true situation -- but it isn't looking good: "Bloomberg has a story up saying that Microsoft sold 39 percent of their Xbox 360 stock in Japan." Via Kotaku [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=aY7CnxoGtsMI&refer=top_world_news#] This practice is — apparently — used to clear non-moving stock in japan. The discounting isn’t taken into as lightly as it is in the US/UK.

All of this is third hand knowledge anyway, so who really knows the true situation — but it isn’t looking good:

“Bloomberg has a story up saying that Microsoft sold 39 percent of their Xbox 360 stock in Japan.” Via Kotaku [www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=aY7CnxoGtsMI&refer=top_world_news#]

]]> By: endekks http://www.creationrobot.com/2005/12/japanese-shops-now-slashing-xbox-360-prices/comment-page-1/#comment-6123 endekks Tue, 13 Dec 2005 10:18:35 +0000 http://www.creationrobot.com/?p=1376#comment-6123 It should be noted that this discount is only given to those who also purchase an ISP deal at the same time. Seeing as how many electronics stores in Japan will give multi-hundred dollar (equivalent) discounts, free PS2's and other items away when trying to get people to sign up for internet, it should not be all that shocking when $150 gets knocked off of an internet-capable gaming device which will potentially utilise said internet service provision. It's very similar to getting a mobile phone for free when you sign up for a cellular contract - and people don't really go up in arms over that. All that said, the 360 is still flopping in Japan. It should be noted that this discount is only given to those who also purchase an ISP deal at the same time. Seeing as how many electronics stores in Japan will give multi-hundred dollar (equivalent) discounts, free PS2′s and other items away when trying to get people to sign up for internet, it should not be all that shocking when $150 gets knocked off of an internet-capable gaming device which will potentially utilise said internet service provision. It’s very similar to getting a mobile phone for free when you sign up for a cellular contract – and people don’t really go up in arms over that.

All that said, the 360 is still flopping in Japan.

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