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TRT-X
11/20/08

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Wow. $1 for Track Pack Vol. 2? I should just buy RB2, get the disc, and then return RB2...
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kicking222
11/20/08

@TRT-X: Can you pull that? Because I'd totally do it.
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TRT-X
11/20/08

@kicking222: It depends on how they ring it up. But if it says they'll sell it to you for a $1 and there's no disclaimer then I'd say do it.

Worst case scenario is you wait a few days to open TP2, they say no...so you return both and move on with life.
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Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.
11/20/08

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The ONLY thing I can see worth getting is the 4gig PSP card. That's it. The rest of these deals..aren't deals at all.

Why aren't the retailers trying harder?
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geekgrrl
11/20/08

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wake me when there's a price drop on the RB2 Xbox instrument bundle.

*sets self up for a looong nap*
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fearing
11/20/08

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Not too much in there, but the Brothers in Arms Hells Highway for $20 seems pretty tempting, and that .99 Track Pack is really making me consider finally buying Rock Band.
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baxterpunch
11/20/08

@fearing: Yeah, the Brothers-in-Arms looks to be the best deal. If that is $20 new....
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dirtybacon
11/20/08

@baxterpunch: probably is, Target is running the same price (they have better deals IMHO)
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Blue Wizard 422
11/20/08

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Wow, what an incentive to finally buy Rock Band 2!
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HenryHSH
11/20/08

@BlueWizard422: I didn't see a RockBand 2 ad, except for the track pack and stand alone game for standard price. Am I missing something?
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wild homes loves you but chooses darkness!
11/20/08

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Haha. The front page 'offers' are awesome. While I'm not bagging on GameStop for having them up there, they're all pretty much completely standard. These should be the standard featured items for any given week from October to January. Citing them in your Black Friday ad is ridiculous. Besides, does GameStop really expect to lead with the 360 this holiday? The system that's probably closer to saturating its entire likely final install base than either of its two competitors?

Funny. The deals in the rest are meh, at best. But so are all the other offers from retailers this year. The economy is killing us.
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Spoony Bard
11/20/08

@wild homes loves you but chooses darkness!: Black Friday is horrible this year. Better to stay in!
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d_r_e
11/20/08

@Spoony Bard:

Black Friday FTL!
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Jazhuis
11/20/08

@wild homes loves you but chooses darkness!: You might be surprised. I know at least 3-4 people who are gunning for a 360 this holiday season (either a good deal, or a Christmas present).
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wild homes loves you but chooses darkness!
11/20/08

@Jazhuis: I wouldn't be surprised. I'm not arguing at all that the 360 won't sell-- there are still plenty of people who want one. I'm just arguing that if you considered final install base to current install base and expressed it as a percentage, the Wii and PS3 would be much lower figures. I'd say sixty or sixty-five percent of all the 360 units that will ever be sold, already have been. For the Wii, I'd argue it might be as low as twenty-five, and for the PS3 I'd say it's possibly even lower than that, if Sony's claims about the console's lifespan are to be believed.
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dirtybacon
11/20/08

@wild homes loves you but chooses darkness!: I agree on the ps3, but not so sure on the wii.... they still sell out from demand, but not sure how many people that have to have a wii are still looking.
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Naia
11/20/08

@dead_red_eyes: People have been calling it "Sad Friday" this year.
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wild homes loves you but chooses darkness!
11/20/08

@dirtybacon: I agree that out of the three consoles, the Wii's current-to-final percentage is most likely to be off. I'm just going, there, with what most analysts seem to agree are the reasonable end-of-life figures for that console, because surely I don't understand the minds of the current Nintendo nation. Cheers!
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SinisterBill prints in color on both sides
11/20/08

@wild homes loves you but chooses darkness!: The 360 is seriously outselling the PS3 since the price drop, what evidence have you seen to suggest this trend won't continue through Christmas?

What analysts are you referring too?

Links please?
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wild homes loves you but chooses darkness!
11/20/08

@Pwnieboy: I wouldn't say you need analysts so much as you need to reread the discussion, my friend. I didn't suggest in any way that the PS3 will outsell the 360 this holiday. I only stated that there are fewer remaining 360 sales, as a function of the system's total lifetime sales, than there are PS3 sales. I never once said I thought the 360 will be outsold by the PS3 this holiday-- it won't-- but I also do not think it will pace the group. That honor will be held by the Wii. If I made the original statement unclear, I apologise.
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Crimson (PS3 ID Black--Tiger)
11/20/08

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And no PS3 love to speak of. *Everything* in here is list, and no bundles, even.
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FrigidAir44
11/20/08

@Crimson (PS3 ID Black--Tiger): PS3 doesn't seem to be getting much love lately period :(

No price drop for Christmas means no new buyers. I need more opponents for WIPEOUT HD.
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RyuuzakiBjorn
11/20/08

@FrigidAir44: I really want a PS3 JUST for LittleBigPlanet, MGS4 and Wipeout HD, Sorry Frigid, I'm not your opponent this xmas :(
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Ben Nadler
11/20/08

@FrigidAir44: If you had wanted people to play online with, you bought the wrong system, man. I certainly wish Wipeout had come out on Xbox instead of PS3. Otherwise, whenever I'd play it I wouldn't have to wait 10 minutes trying to find someone.
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