http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/ Engadget Comments for Xbox 360 getting $50 price break in August? http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/Jul 25th 2007 2:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/Jul 25th 2007 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/Nintendo Wii
]]>Jul 25th 2007 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.pricefad.com/chart.php?n=Nintendo+Wii&u=priceguru]]>Jul 25th 2007 5:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/Jul 25th 2007 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/i completly agree.
a price drop should be used to move consoles when it's dead, but to drop it the month before the biggest console moving event in the 360s life span is just ridiculous.
I would estimate after the holiday season, unless they do it only on the core, and then discontinue it.
the 360 needs no help this holiday season from a price drop... unless MS really is looking to put the nail in the PS3's coffin.]]>Jul 25th 2007 6:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/Jul 25th 2007 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/Jul 25th 2007 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/Jul 26th 2007 5:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/
Sure the core was a great option when the 360 was expensive but now the 360 premium has dropped down to an affordable level and IMO it's time for a change.

I'm quite horny of Halo3 and will probably buy a 360 later this year when MS hopefully has gotten a grip around the 360 heating problem and ring of death issues. ]]>Jul 25th 2007 3:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/Jul 25th 2007 3:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/Jul 25th 2007 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/
I'm not sure if that is legal]]>Jul 25th 2007 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/With 360 sales down quite a bit from last year, they might want to consider something a bit more meaningful.
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If they were smart they'd hold the price until after Halo and drop it $50.00 right before thanksgiving.]]>Jul 25th 2007 3:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/
Lower price = Higher demand + Killer app - Hardware issues = Higher sales figures = More investors = More money.]]>Jul 25th 2007 3:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/many equal signs for it to add up to anything. What kind of math is this? ]]>Jul 25th 2007 5:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/Jul 25th 2007 7:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/Jul 26th 2007 5:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/Jul 25th 2007 3:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/Jul 25th 2007 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/Jul 25th 2007 4:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/Jul 25th 2007 8:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/Jul 25th 2007 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/
Yes, that's why they've lost billions. Because they know sh*t about sh*t. Bzzzt: thanks for playing.]]>Jul 27th 2007 5:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/Jul 25th 2007 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/
The 65nm chips were already revealed to be in production by Engadget a couple of weeks back so for all we know 360s may already be coming off the production line with the new chipset.

360s coming back from repair apparently now have an additional heatsink for the GPU so its probable that even non-65nm based 360s have the heat issue fixed now anyway. Would I hold off buying ? No longer than Sept. Too many good games.]]>Jul 25th 2007 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/Jul 27th 2007 2:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/
I, like many others, are going to buy their next-gen system in time for GTA4 and Madden'08. I don't care about GTA exclusives or Halo 3.

Microsoft needs to give me a reason to buy a 360 Elite over the entry-level PS3 - the only real factor is price at this point. They have to make a move now that Sony dropped their price.]]>Jul 25th 2007 4:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/
a 50 dollar price drop isnt gonna do anything, how about $299, 80g hardive, 2 contollers and a game]]>Jul 25th 2007 4:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/Jul 25th 2007 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/
Especially now that Microsoft has admitted hardware issues with their previous console builds, has extended their warranty, and is most likely building the new consoles with the re-arranged heatsinks in order to aviod future issues, this might be enough to get them to make the next move.

]]>Jul 25th 2007 5:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/Jul 25th 2007 5:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/Jul 25th 2007 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/Jul 25th 2007 5:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/they actually have that!
it's called the PS3, and it costs too damn much, and no one wants it.
so try again.]]>Jul 25th 2007 6:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/Jul 25th 2007 7:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/
Really you have to look at the games coming and decide on that, not a $100 price difference. On the 360 this fall alone there is Bioshock (GOTY material IMO), Mass Effect (RPG OTY IMO), Eternal Sonata (RPG with based cell shading ever, seriously), Lost Odyssey (RPG by the original makers of Final Fantasy), VF5 (with online multiplayer unlike the PS3 version), Ace Combat 6 (now a 360 exclusive, again 16 player + online via live), GTA4, Madden08, Halo 3, Fatal Inertia (now 360 exclusive), Blue Dragon, COD4 (xbox 360 exclusive online beta coming in a few weeks)...

Great lineup and that ignores whats on the live arcade, the best version, ever, of Bomberman just hit this week, the spiritual sequal to Tempest 2000 is coming very shortly (Space Giraffe), the best version of PacMan came a few weekc ago (first new Pacman by the original programmer, really really good).

The 360 is all about the games. Arguing over wifi misses the point completely. ]]>Jul 26th 2007 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/Your logic baffles me. Isn't the point of a game console to have fun? ]]>Jul 26th 2007 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/
Hollywood reporter + Unnamed source = The blind crippled roller skating dude, heading toward a meat grinder.]]>Jul 25th 2007 7:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/xbox-360-getting-50-price-break-in-august/http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2007/07/25/microsoft-makes-bet-sony-will-unveil-399-ps3-this-year/

hahaha, this should be interesting, heard this rumor alot lately, 60GB unit sells out at 499, 599 80 GB ps3 drops to 499, 399 40 GB unit comes out for holidays. along with the slew of games coming out this season for sony, sounds great to me? and hey, less then 1% failure rate compared with 33-50% and disk scratching? MS is in trouble, and a speculative 50 $ price drop won't do anything to get in its way.

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Anyway, most people buy consoles to play games. The 360 has a great lineup and a lot of must have titles hitting this year.

Don't know how long you've been gaming but both my PSX and PS2 died on me...and Sony never bothered to extend their warranty. Ever wondered why the PS2 is still selling - thats a Sony warranty - buy it yourself.

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:)
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