Major Nelson has confirmed with us that Microsoft never set a specific street date for the new 60GB HDD 360 models, telling us that "they'll just appear in the retail channels." So, whenever retailers unload 'em off the trucks, Microsoft is fine with them going directly to store shelves. Sad too, because we wanted to witness the authoritative rule and punishment Microsoft would enact on retailers who weren't playing by the rules. Oh well ...
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7-31-2008 @ 1:45PM
Sgt Barone said...
thats good. i have 4 friends who are giving up on their PS3's and are going to buy a 60 GB. they'll be glad to hear the news.
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7-31-2008 @ 2:33PM
deaftly said...
damn I dont even know anyone with a ps3 other then myself.
7-31-2008 @ 2:11PM
Neuromancer said...
Off topic but did you guys fire that "X3F Staff" person? That guy was a dick.
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7-31-2008 @ 2:20PM
Dustin Burg said...
yeah, his ass was canned.
7-31-2008 @ 2:17PM
Bluemanrule said...
I hope retailers do not cause confusion. I've seen target pictures with the 60gig version sitting just above a $299 price tag. That coud confuse anyone.
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7-31-2008 @ 4:50PM
grp110nyr said...
I also saw the 60 GB model above a 299 price tag at Wal-mart. The Walmart tag lists the price for the 360 Pro and the new 60 gig version is obviously listed as the Pro model. I bet a few lucky people are getting a discounted console b/c of a pricing mistake. Me...I am still content with my 20 GB version and have 11.5 GB left to fill.
7-31-2008 @ 2:26PM
mattclarkie said...
MS probably knew the dates would be broken so didn't bother with them.
The best way to keep a street dates is to just release the product to retailers around the time you want it to be sold, rather than giving it to them weeks ahead of time and telling them not to sell it.
Or maybe this is all a bluff to cover them.
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7-31-2008 @ 2:33PM
deaftly said...
Yea my target had a few of these in the other day, wonder how much they'll sell the 60gb hdd for.
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7-31-2008 @ 3:08PM
Dwag said...
@deaftly
If that email is to be correct they will sell it at 99 bucks.
Oh yeah I'm still wishing they'd actually drop price seeing that now Sony truely has an advantage with a 400 dollar PS3 while MS is still at the same prices. Seriously MS needs to research how much there drives should cost cause frankly 120HDD don't cost that much and MS's version is basically a regular one in special casing.
I'll keep preaching this: $299 60HDD 360 and $399 120HDD and lower the prices on the accessories(still 99 bucks for a piece of platic called the wireless adapter and lol at the HDD price)
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7-31-2008 @ 4:09PM
Zero1 said...
I was just at target and saw a 60 gigger on display.
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8-03-2008 @ 10:53PM
B-Ram said...
I sold off my Wii this weekend to someone and traded in everything I had to GameStop and asked them if they happened to have any 60GB consoles and they said yes and sold me one. So I think it's unofficially officially out
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8-06-2008 @ 9:34AM
DjDATZ said...
I'll probably pick this up after the dashboard update, if the installations are worth it. :D
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