If the rumor is correct about the USA price drop to $200 for the core , I think your going to see that sku explode. The econemy is really bad right now. It would make sense that there are alot of casual gamers from the ps1 and ps2 generations that aren't really intrested in online but want the hottest games and the 360 will be the lowest entry point for that.
XBox 360 Price Cut/60GB model*
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Dell is selling the 360 Elite bundle for $350, not as good of a deal as your, but not bad.
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?sku=a1295214
Coupon Code: V8Q199$GCXJWL$
Are they trying to clear the inventory? Anyway, ordered one, since I have a feeling my 20GB HDD isn't going to cut it anymore...
US Price drop confirmed for Sept. 7
Looks like the rumors are true. Joystiq got hold of a Radio Shack ad for Sept. 7 and it shows the Arcade at $199 and the Elite at $399. No price listed for the Pro.
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/20/sources-xbox-360-price-cut-week-of-sept-7-60gb-299-elite-3
Looks like I'm getting ready to buy an Elite to replace the 2 year old Pro. Too bad I wasn't able get in on the Dell deals. Oh well.
Tommy McClain
Looks like the rumors are true. Joystiq got hold of a Radio Shack ad for Sept. 7 and it shows the Arcade at $199 and the Elite at $399. No price listed for the Pro.
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/20/sources-xbox-360-price-cut-week-of-sept-7-60gb-299-elite-3
Looks like I'm getting ready to buy an Elite to replace the 2 year old Pro. Too bad I wasn't able get in on the Dell deals. Oh well.
Tommy McClain
well looky, looky here ... pretty much what some of us here predicted would happen with the Core over two years ago when most were screaming drop it.
The $199 price point... the magic number. all the biggest titles, new updated online interface, a huge selection of discounted software and arcade games, a reasonable hardware package for the money with a simple upgrade path as we approach a holiday season with a grundle of new AAA games dropping.
will be interesting to watch the next 4-5 months
The $199 price point... the magic number. all the biggest titles, new updated online interface, a huge selection of discounted software and arcade games, a reasonable hardware package for the money with a simple upgrade path as we approach a holiday season with a grundle of new AAA games dropping.
will be interesting to watch the next 4-5 months
The 60 gig add on drive was confirmed for the $100 price point. That comes with a headset and 3 months of live so thats not a bad upgrade path for a core user. The onyl thing your missing out on is the high def cables however you can allways buy a hdmi cable for cheap (even in radio shack they go for like 20 bucks
Supposedly according to Gamestop conference call today they said it's a $50 drop across all SKUs.
Tommy McClain
They won't change anything - Arcade is the cheapest current-gen console, Pro at its €269 is almost at price parity with Wii and Elite is there to suck as much money as possible from the most hardcore audience.
that doesn't make sense , the arcade would be $230 then as its $270 now
I knew Gamestop failed math... :smile:
I didn't want to start a new thread over this, but MS confirmed (in Leipzig) they've changed the d-pad for a limited edition model... Feel, accuracy and precision (32 positions) are improved.
The story makes no sense to me, I'd expect the new design to go into future controllers too...
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=218839
The story makes no sense to me, I'd expect the new design to go into future controllers too...
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=218839
They could also be just talking about the green colour and then silently update new controllers. (grasping at straws here
)They could also be just talking about the green colour and then silently update new controllers. (grasping at straws here
What's with the 32 directions, though? N, NNNE, NNE, ENNE, NE, NENE, ENE, EENE, E etc.? That sounds fairly ridiculous... the main value of the D-pad is to play arcadish games, and have there really been any with more than 8-way input?
Nyah nyah... this one is more interesting: http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/22/new-199-xbox-360-arcade-bundle-rumored-to-include-motion-contro/
If I were MS, I'd maximize my position every Christmas. Here comes motion controlled games and DVD playback Casual gamers, here comes Microsoft ! (Core gamers are already well taken care of with the FFXIII, Gears of War news).
If I were MS, I'd maximize my position every Christmas. Here comes motion controlled games and DVD playback
Casual gamers, here comes Microsoft ! (Core gamers are already well taken care of with the FFXIII, Gears of War news).I think a motion controller fits very well with their new focus on casual gaming. With a $199 price point it is a great value. I personally can't wait for the controller. I'd rather buy it than spend $250 to get the Wii.
BTW, the original source is Xbox360Fanboy.com.
Tommy McClain
BTW, the original source is Xbox360Fanboy.com.
Tommy McClain
How can they have a motion controller for Christmas and not have announced it at E3 or LGC?! Are they going to announce, "Oh, by the way, we've got a motion controller and games," two weeks before it hits the shelves? Surely for something that important, they'd have said at E3 and LGC, showcasing it to as many people as possible to evangilise. Unless it just isn't ready and they're scrambling to get in finished on time. But without extensive marketing, even if it's a good product it'll get overlooked because of Wii, and a weak launch wouldn't do a peripheral any favours.
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