Gather round children and scoot in close, because it's time for another edition of Xbox 360 price cut rumor talk where we inform you about the latest, craziest and somewhat possible 360 price cuts that may or may not happen. And today, friends, we aren't about to let you down.According to ars technica's Microsoft insider, all Xbox 360 hardware across all console SKUs will be seeing some major price cuts even including the recently introduced 60GB model. Their insider informs us that sometime this September, the Xbox 360 Arcade (no HDD) will drop from $279 all the way down to $199, the new Xbox 360 Pro (60GB HDD) will go from $349 down to $299 and the Xbox 360 Elite (120GB HDD) will fall from $449 down to a more reasonable $399. If true, high fives all around. If false, we become depressed.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
8-02-2008 @ 6:07AM
Arnon said...
Wow.. That.. would be awesome!
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8-02-2008 @ 7:25AM
andyface said...
Does Europe get any of the price drop love?
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8-02-2008 @ 9:48AM
edhe said...
Europe already got a drop a few months back, before gta4.
If we get another one (possible since they're targetting europe) then it's just ridiculously cheap.
8-02-2008 @ 10:47AM
andyface said...
That'd be nice, I wants me a £150 elite :D
8-02-2008 @ 7:51AM
erickomenk said...
$199? oh my god
it's cheaper than wii
is there still a reason to buy wii?
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8-02-2008 @ 9:31AM
kevin said...
there was never a reason to buy a wii.
8-02-2008 @ 10:03AM
dancingtosirens said...
@ kevin
except to... you know... have fun.
At least thats why I bought one.
8-02-2008 @ 11:42AM
Kevin Gass said...
right to have fun...if you could afford one and all of its necessary controller add-ons just to play a game that normally could be played outside.
8-02-2008 @ 11:51AM
Grant said...
the wii360 crowd is getting shit on by nintendo, cause most of us don't want the dumbed down family fun time crap they are slinging. They claim they are not forgetting their hardcore audience.... but i know better and can see through their lies.
8-02-2008 @ 11:59AM
Mrblonde said...
I stuck with nintendo in the good times and the bad times and will stick with them till the end. I will never turn my back on them
8-02-2008 @ 8:26AM
Obese Stickman said...
Somehow i doubt this. Because of the recent price drop here at least. Microsoft is not known for its price dropping.
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8-02-2008 @ 8:45AM
Swamp Donkey said...
A $199 360 would be nice, just get a $5 HDMI cable and a $45 20gb Hard drive off ebay, and it price matches a Wii.
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8-02-2008 @ 11:44AM
Kevin Gass said...
or ya know, just use the memory card, and the included cables, and its then cheaper than the wii
8-02-2008 @ 8:46AM
ryan said...
like i keep saying: 360 is ps2 incarnate. :D
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8-02-2008 @ 9:32AM
kevin said...
hmmm the 60 gb IS 299 where i live ive been to target and gamestop and both places have em for 299.99 :/
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8-02-2008 @ 2:33PM
csuchanek said...
Did you actually scan the item or just look at the shelf tag? I tried and the price in the system is $349.99. It is a bit YMMV if you can get a Manager to honor the posted price.
8-02-2008 @ 10:35AM
Zack said...
I seriously doubt this is happening this soon. If it was, Microsoft would've made a much bigger deal out of this during E3 instead of announcing the price cut on the 20GB down to $299. They wouldn't drop it, then make a 60GB at the same price so soon afterwards. I call this rumor bogus.
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8-02-2008 @ 10:51AM
Hak said...
I bought the xbox last christmas and it was ALREADY CHEAPER THAN THE WII, so this is old news for me :p
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8-02-2008 @ 11:48AM
Grant said...
.... so whats your secret?
did you steal it?
8-02-2008 @ 10:53AM
aBs said...
Guys dont be noobs.
Microsoft would never announce such a price cut back at E3 because first they wanted to get rid of the 20GB model...hence they first announced the "fake price cut" and now that the 20GB is fading away the will announce the REAL price cut...
hopefully...!
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