3,499 price (around $58 then), it made the Xbox One’s exclusives seem expensive in comparison. 4,000 ($66 then) price.Īt a time when most third-party publishers stuck to a Rs. Even FIFA 15, which was to be the console’s saving grace had a then steep Rs. 4,299 (almost $71 at the time) price tag. 4,199 (around $69 then) with Forza Horizon 2 and Sunset Overdrive having a Rs. Dead Rising 3 (published by Microsoft) and Forza 5 were selling for Rs. Most first-party games at launch in India were poorly priced.
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The early years of the Xbox One in India were fraught with software prices that were far from competitive. This isn’t the first time the company has tried to raise its prices above the norm either. It makes us wonder how genuine its consumer-first stance is when it’s more than happy to artificially increase the price of its own products. 5,499 price for Gears Tactics at retail? While Microsoft has refused to comment despite our repeated attempts, we can only speculate that this has been done to push the Indian Xbox audience towards Xbox Game Pass or buying it digitally, where the company stands to profit further. It was a similar move employed to shift units of past Microsoft first-party releases like Gears 5 and Forza Horizon 4 despite both these games being priced in-line with other competing AAA games. 5,499 is the price advertised for Gears Tactics, there’s enough of a buffer in terms of margins for retailers built in to sell it at the same price it’s going for digitally - Rs. Sources familiar with the matter have stated that while Rs. What’s absurd in Microsoft’s case is: Gears Tactics never needed a Rs. Sony for example, demanded retailers needed to take a certain number of copies of Predator: Hunting Grounds before they were given access to The Last of Us Part 2 or Ghost of Tsushima. Every publisher has stock to move and resorts to such decisions to ensure its not stuck with dead inventory the world over.
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Reason being, it’s been impossible to find an Xbox One controller in India for awhile now and there is pent up demand for Xbox Series X and S controllers given their attractive pricing, which the company sees as an opportunity to offload an expensive game that won’t sell. 5,499 but Microsoft has mandated through its distribution partners that game stores buying Xbox Series X and S controllers will need to buy Gears Tactics along with it. Nonetheless, multiple sources in the supply chain have confirmed to us that not only is Gears Tactics indeed Rs. 5,899 no less), we were met with no reply at the time of publishing this story. 5,499 a few days later ( marked down from Rs. However when reached for further comment the moment Gears Tactics was listed for Rs. 5,499 was “an erroneous update” and was “getting fixed as we speak”. Replying to our request for comment at the time, a spokesperson for Microsoft said that the price of Rs. It’s pretty obvious that such an exorbitant price at retail doesn’t work which made the move ridiculous. 5,699 earning all of one pre-order before being removed with its India release being cancelled. 5,000 mark was Activision with Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War which was up for pre-order on Amazon for Rs.
This seemed odd when you consider that the only publisher that tried crossing the Rs. However Gears Tactics’ India price and availability are key points of concern if you plan on buying it at retail.Ī week ago, The Mako Reactor was tipped off that the Gears Tactics price in India would be Rs. Debuting earlier in the year for PC, the turn-based tactics title had a solid reception and Microsoft is probably hoping for the same on its consoles. With the Xbox Series X and S hitting store shelves the world over from November 10, Microsoft is also releasing Gears Tactics for its newest consoles as well as the Xbox One, Xbox One S, and Xbox One X.
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