Local retailers "shunning" Xbox 360?

I often see PS3 adverts in newspaper fillers, like Incredible Connection, Game and Makro. often these ads would not include any XBOX sections. I have myself been feeling that its pulling on the shorter straw with that regard.

the price of a game is also not really such a big issue. a lot of AAA titles release at around R500, and the games that the publishers know will sell millions are normally the most expensive. i wonder if we associate quality with cost?

i will always support both platforms though, as they both are unique enough to warrant 2 separate purchases.
 
symbolofmylife said:
An interesting point is "the Xbox 360's COGS (or cost for a publisher to get a game manufactured by Microsoft) is higher than that of PS3 titles". Now, how do games on both platforms reach the same price at retailers if the XBOX versions are more expensive to manufacture? Can someone explain?
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Might be cause it doesn't cost as much to make a game for the Xbox?
 
Regarding costing for both platforms, I've been involved in dev cycles for both and yes, the licensing for the Xbox is more expensive, but considering it basically runs all the standard API's of a Windows based game engine you spend considerably less on actual development than on the PS3 and it's supported Engines
 
DenSweeP said:
R700 for a game is not reasonable. Why then are PC games so much cheaper? R300-R400 The distributors etc must not then come and complain that their sales are dropping. It's a commodity after all and those are the first to go when the budget is tight...

Or maybe I'm just in too low a income bracket?
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The games are more expensive because Sony and MS subsidise the cost of the console and then they get a cut of the profits from each game.

With PC Games all the money goes to the developer.
 
I wouldn't say that retailers are "shunning" the Xbox, but I do often notice them advertising the Wii and PS3, but not the 360. Or they dedicate large sections of pages to the former two consoles and a small little block somewhere for the 360. Game and Incredible Connection come to mind as guilty parties.

Though that has seemed to have changed as of late. Who knows what's up with them :) Lol
 
Well I think the point here is that while the Xbox 360 is stil available locally, there's no need to panic
 
well this would explain why i don't see the 360 being advertised in GAME's rag every week that comes with the local paper.
 
Anyone considered the follwoing though:
We might not be seeing Xbox ads on weekly promotion sheets from retailers simply due to the fact that with the relatively small margins on consoles in general and the fact that Xbox 360 has been priced into a relatively narrow channel at present, that reatilers simply can't cut down pricing on it anymore?

Even though the consoles may not be advertised as much, walk into Any store except those that have ditched it, and you'll find at least one or two of the consoles
 
See i would be willing to believe retailers are "shunning" the xbox if there was any actual proof of it. In CT we have Canal Walk, the biggest mall in the western cape with a ginrmous Musica & Look and Listen. There is also a tiny BT and a sligtly larger BT at a smaller mall. Not in not one of these stores are the PS3 section larger than the xbox sections, In Look & Listen an entire wall is dedicated to Xbox where as a slightly smaller shelve holds the PS3 titles. In the Musica the two display area's are also equally matched. Even in the BT's there is no visual indication that anybody is shunning anything. Maybe a retailer like Pick n Pay or Game or Hyper-rama (Do you still get those?) is shunning it but in all honesty... who buys there games there?
 
StefKruger said:
With the pre-played market as booming as it is, surely piracy of Xbox titles is not worth it. If you wait a month or two you get the game for less than half of retail price.
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Ultimately all the used copies could be seen as lost sales.

I borrow from friends and generally only buy used. My price limit is R200, although in rare cases I'll spend a bit more. There is no way a game that might, if I am really lucky, take 15 hours to play is worth R700.
 
If people have the patience, they can just wait a few months until games drop from R700 to R200 - R400. It's how I've been able to carry on gaming. Gaming is a very elite thing and there are very little people, especially in this country, who can enjoy what console gaming has to offer. And PC games are ridiculous too because you first have to make sure that you own your R20 000 rig that can play the games of today, not to mention that you will probably have to get a new on in two years or so, whereas consoles last a helluva lot longer, and you'll only be paying about R4000 for them.

As for the whole shunning thing, I think it's about time that it happened as so many people these days are putting their trust back in Sony because they actually know how to make a quality console that will satisfy those of us here who like gaming for more than two hours at a time. Honestly, it puts a spike in my back to think that Microsoft still released something they knew was pretty flawed. Why couldn't they have just fixed it before it came onto the market...?
 
You only need a hugely expensive PC if you want to play the latest games at high resolutions. I use the same low resolution I get out of my console.
 
kaytel said:
You only need a hugely expensive PC if you want to play the latest games at high resolutions. I use the same low resolution I get out of my console.
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What are you playing on, a 10 year old TV the size of a dinner plate?
 
kaytel said:
I borrow from friends and generally only buy used. My price limit is R200, although in rare cases I'll spend a bit more. There is no way a game that might, if I am really lucky, take 15 hours to play is worth R700.
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+1
most of my games are bought 2nd hand, i have both consoles and will rather wait and buy a game at +-R200 mark
 
This thread makes a lot of sense now. We were in Menlyn shopping centre the other day and went into the Reggies toy store to check out what they have. We noticed they were not stocking a single XBOX 360 item but loads of PS3 and Wii goodies. Hmmm. Hope this isn't a sign of things to come.
 
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