MS to Cut XBox Pro to $299

MS to Cut XBox Pro to $299

Bezhou Feng on 01 July 2008 - 00:47 · 12 comments & 8270 views

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Microsoft plans to cut the price of its best-selling Xbox 360 Pro model by $50, to $299 in the next few weeks, the Hollywood Reporter reported citing anonymous sources. The price cut for the Xbox 360 model with the 20 gigabyte hard drive will come before the video game industry's biggest trade show, E3, taking place in Los Angeles on July 15-17, the report said. Rumors of the Xbox price cut swirled on popular gaming blogs Joystiq and Kotaku last week, with sites receiving snapshots of K-Mart and Radio Shack flyers advertising the $299 price. Not unexpectedly, a Microsoft spokeswoman declined to comment on the report.

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#1 SillyHalfMexican on 01 Jul 2008 - 01:46

Probably dropping the price so they can throw in the rumored 60gb for the current price of $350.
Oh well, still good deal. Getting closer to the Wii's price. Hell, for 50 dollars more than a Wii, it's still a killer deal.

(1 reply) #2 GP007 on 01 Jul 2008 - 05:51

The only question I have is if the rumored 60GB version is true, then are they going to add a 4th SKU OR are they going to replace either the Arcade version with the 20GB now, or just get rid of the 20GB version altogether?

I think having 4 SKU's is going overboard.

#2.1 magik on 06 Jul 2008 - 06:27

They will most likely drop the Arcade SKU.

(1 reply) #3 Dane on 01 Jul 2008 - 14:08

Awesome, I might be able to get one now lol.

#3.1 Xeta on 08 Jul 2008 - 17:13

Same here! This looks like a good enough excuse to get one now.

#4 Hanif on 01 Jul 2008 - 14:38

I got a PS3 but I might get one now considering I just beat MGS4 - the only reason I got a PS3

(1 reply) #5 antareus on 01 Jul 2008 - 14:41

Meta: funny how the linked article doesn't use "SKU" anywhere in it, but somehow the gaming press feels the need to regurgitate market-speak.

#5.1 Shiranui on 03 Jul 2008 - 00:51

(antareus said @ #5)

Meta: funny how the linked article doesn't use "SKU" anywhere in it, but somehow the gaming press feels the need to regurgitate market-speak.

Yes, annoying, isn't it.

I guess they must feel it makes them sound smarter or something.

#6 Midnight Mick on 02 Jul 2008 - 16:34

Must be getting ready to release the XBOX 360 Blu-ray edition!

(2 replies) #7 eilegz on 02 Jul 2008 - 17:48

it seems that this dropped price machine are refurbished one so be careful... at least thats what im told

#7.1 darkpuma on 03 Jul 2008 - 14:00

If they're not advertised as refurbished, then they aren't.

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im pretty sure radioshack and kmart dont sell refurbished stuf...

#7.2 +Martog on 07 Jul 2008 - 02:56

(darkpuma said @ #7.1)

If they're not advertised as refurbished, then they aren't.

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im pretty sure radioshack and kmart dont sell refurbished stuf...

Didn't MS send out refurb first Xbox's as new? I could be mistaken but I swore I bought a "new" Xbox and it had a 1.0 or 1.1 motherboard in it with a manufacture date that matches 1.4 or 1.5.

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