PS5 vs. Switch vs. XBOXSX - THUNDERDOME Version 2.0

[bossy22]

I went on at 10ET which was too late. I got put in a queue and then 10 minutes later the ps5's were sold out. This might be the year that my kid finds out the truth about Santa...lol.

[chemgear]

As a MSFT shareholder, I would have liked to have seen better growth from xbox content and services revenue yesterday. One of those things is certainly not like all the others; outside of surface lol.

Then again, it's not why I'm riding those shares (. . . to the moon?)

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by chemgear

As a MSFT shareholder, I would have liked to have seen better growth from xbox content and services revenue yesterday. One of those things is certainly not like all the others; outside of surface lol.

Then again, it's not why I'm riding those shares (. . . to the moon?)

Enjoy the growth from O365 and Azure. Every new console generation is up and down.

[chemgear]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

Enjoy the growth from O365 and Azure. Every new console generation is up and down.

Oh yeah, that and alphabet are pretty much printing money.

[TorqueDog]

Originally Posted by chemgear

As a MSFT shareholder, I would have liked to have seen better growth from xbox content and services revenue yesterday. One of those things is certainly not like all the others; outside of surface lol.

Then again, it's not why I'm riding those shares (. . . to the moon?)

The quarterly dividend going up is nice too.

[Hemi-Cuda]

This is so frustrating. I've been getting alerts for a few weeks now for Series X availability on the Microsoft site (lbabinz), but even if I clicked on the link the second I got the alert the page always said sold out. Today however I click the link and there's a Checkout button, so I think I'm finally in luck. But when I click the button, I get the message "Something went wrong. Please try again in a while." Now I'm sitting here spamming that button hoping in the off chance that it actually goes through

Why the hell can't Microsoft just create a queue system like Valve did for the Steam Deck?

[Hockeyguy15]

Have you tried Kijiji?

[Engine09]

I guess Sony do not perform direct repairs on refurbished consoles, I spoke to 3 different people before shipping it to Toronto and 1 week later they returned it without fixing. Had to go through GameStop/EBGames and I'm assuming they send it in.

Just under the wire on the 30 day warranty, I got lucky.

To anyone buying off Kijiji, check if it's a refurb, if so get an original receipt with mailing address and phone number of the original buyer. The return has to go through the person who originally bought it.

[Hockeyguy15]

What was wrong with yours?

[Engine09]

Stuck in safe mode, options 1 to 6 greyed out. Option 7 is full factory reset, plug in a USB stick with the software, completes to 99% then gives "can't reset your console" message, tried a dozen times, stuck. Spent hours searching, no one has a solution.

These consoles are getting expensive, risky to not have the warranty now.

Definitely do not buy off some guy in a parking lot even if it's in a sealed box. If it's a refurb, have their address and all contact info.

[OutOfTheCube]

Yeah new console prices really blew up.

I recently traded in my PS4 and it had the receipt from launch day in the box. $350 CAD brand new the day it came out.

[SuperMatt18]

It's the Canadian dollar.

PS4 Came out November 15 2013 - the CDN dollar was trading at 1.05

That was $399 USD at launch and translated to $399 CDN (not sure how you paid $350...maybe a trade in).

PS5 came out November 2021 - the CDN dollar was trading at 1.30

Digital was $399 USD, Disk was $499 USD.

So the base price of the Digital PS5 and the PS4 was actually the same in USD. It's the 25% markup because of the drop of the Canadian dollar in that time that kills it.

My launch PS4 was $399 CDN at launch even though it was $399 USD, and my launch PS5 Digital was $499 at launch on that exact same $399 USD.

[OutOfTheCube]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

It's the Canadian dollar.

PS4 Came out November 15 2013 - the CDN dollar was trading at 1.05

That was $399 USD at launch and translated to $399 CDN (not sure how you paid $350...maybe a trade in).

PS5 came out November 2021 - the CDN dollar was trading at 1.30

Digital was $399 USD, Disk was $499 USD.

So the base price of the Digital PS5 and the PS4 was actually the same in USD. It's the 25% markup because of the drop of the Canadian dollar in that time that kills it.

My launch PS4 was $399 CDN at launch even though it was $399 USD, and my launch PS5 Digital was $499 at launch on that exact same $399 USD.

I would've had a $50 deposit on it for preorder so that makes sense.

But the disc drive PS5 was much more ($650 CAD), which is a more apt comparison for the PS4 at launch (since it has a disc drive and there's no digital only model to compare with).

[SuperMatt18]

Even that though is just $100 USD more (at $499 USD).

So it’s $100 of increase with another $150 on top of that because of the Canadian dollar.

[1_Flames_Fan]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

This is so frustrating. I've been getting alerts for a few weeks now for Series X availability on the Microsoft site (lbabinz), but even if I clicked on the link the second I got the alert the page always said sold out. Today however I click the link and there's a Checkout button, so I think I'm finally in luck. But when I click the button, I get the message "Something went wrong. Please try again in a while." Now I'm sitting here spamming that button hoping in the off chance that it actually goes through

Yeah I've been trying for weeks to get a Halo Infinite Series X. I get the notification, jump on it right away and they are always gone in microseconds. Even once in the middle of the f***ing night I happened to be awake and still gone right away. MS needs to fix this sh*t!

[McG]

Originally Posted by 1_Flames_Fan

Yeah I've been trying for weeks to get a Halo Infinite Series X. I get the notification, jump on it right away and they are always gone in microseconds. Even once in the middle of the f***ing night I happened to be awake and still gone right away. MS needs to fix this sh*t!

I get the supply shortage, but would it be so difficult to take orders one at a time for those with gamer tags? They do the same thing for launch orders so what’s the difference now? Scalpers buying one at a time with validated gamer tags sounds inefficient for scalper models.

[1_Flames_Fan]

Originally Posted by McG

I get the supply shortage, but would it be so difficult to take orders one at a time for those with gamer tags? They do the same thing for launch orders so what’s the difference now? Scalpers buying one at a time with validated gamer tags sounds inefficient for scalper models.

Yeah no doubt, that is a smart idea. There is no doubt they could fix it if they wanted to but zero #####s are given! Going to try on my laptop tonight... Wish me luck

[Jay's Beagle]

Was wondering if I could get some advice on who to follow in regards to trying to snag an Xbox series X?

Family friend is looking for one for their son as the family has been on some hard times so the wife and I are trying to make some holiday magic happen.

[Since1984]

Originally Posted by Jay's Beagle

Was wondering if I could get some advice on who to follow in regards to trying to snag an Xbox series X?

Family friend is looking for one for their son as the family has been on some hard times so the wife and I are trying to make some holiday magic happen.

LBabinz on twitter, turn notifications on.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by Since1984

LBabinz on twitter, turn notifications on.

He posts dozens of times per day for anything gaming or collector related, that's a lot of filtering to do on your phone