Canadian Xbox 360 gets $50 price cut, our hockey players are still better looking

While all those juicy Canadian money jokes are sadly behind us, the dropping US dollar does have one nice side effect, at least for those pesky squatters north of the border. That's right, Canadians are finally getting an Xbox 360 pricing scheme on par with us Americans, with the 360 Pro dropping from $399 to $349, the Elite dropping from $499 to $449, and the Arcade slouching from $299 down to $279. If it weren't for the fact that this price drop is long overdue and the exchange rate still has 'em forking over $5 extra, we'd almost be jealous of those hosers up north.

[Via Xbox 360 Fanboy]

[DSeaver @ Feb 22nd 2008 4:11PM]

Any truth to the rumor that the US 360 is gonna get a price drop? I was talking to a guy at the local gamestop and he said that the trade in value has been reduced at gamestop

[Nate @ Feb 22nd 2008 4:14PM]

Take off, eh?

[Matt @ Feb 22nd 2008 4:14PM]

What about us UK'ers over the pond? Where's our price drop? =[ Arcade edition is £200/$400 here...

Guess that's the price we pay for owning Canada? Haha

[pundit @ Feb 22nd 2008 4:29PM]

I wouldn't say owning anymore. We have our own queen, thank you. It just happens to be your queen too. She has a different name and responsibility across the pond. You're paying a high price for... having too many sat-nav problems.

[Matt @ Feb 22nd 2008 4:31PM]

Wth? Our sat-navs work just fine, besides, I have a brain so I don't seen one ^^.

We still own you... *cough*. The sun never sets on our Empire!


... orr maybe not. I just like to think so *sadface*.

[monkfishbandana @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:54PM]

"Our sat-navs work just fine"
"...I have a brain so I don't SEEN one..."
"We still own you... *cough*."
"...our Empire!"
"... ORR maybe not."

a) Have you not kept up with the whole lorry-goes-down-country-lane fiasco?
b) Seriously, you're making us Brits look really bad.

[Matt @ Feb 22nd 2008 6:01PM]

a) Typo numbnuts.

b) Did you see the part where the lorry driver ignored the "Unsuitable for heavy goods vehicles" sign?

Maybe you should read the news. Hmm.

[TriZz @ Feb 22nd 2008 6:22PM]

Forget you guys 'over the pond'. UKers get way better accents, more beautiful people, and nicer architecture!

[Mark @ Feb 22nd 2008 9:51PM]

The others may or may not be true, but beautiful people? C'mon have you seen your teeth? At least over here we don't skimp on orthodontists. :P

[Matt @ Feb 23rd 2008 5:42AM]

Have you seen your faces?!

You people are ugly all over!

:P

[Gretzky @ Feb 22nd 2008 4:23PM]

Ugly beating your sorry, no stickhandling asses. Team Canada FTW!

[Jonathan-DBOSS @ Feb 22nd 2008 4:28PM]

So... what's a CA-NA-DA?

[Khris @ Feb 22nd 2008 4:42PM]

It's that large land mass above your Yankee ass. Believe it or not, when people reference "The World", they're actually talking about more than just the US. Best to brush up on your Geography. ;)

[computer.dude.28 @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:13PM]

In the words of Rick Mercer, We are bigger than them, And we're on top. If we were in prison, America would be our bitch.

[Bill @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:18PM]

Man, you Canucks sure like to bash our knowledge of geography. I once made an incorrect statement in front of a Canadian about where Banff was located, and he jumped all over my lack of geography knowledge in front of a bunch of people. Seemed dammed proud of himself too.

I have no problem at all with Canadians, but this geography thing seems like an inferiority complex to me.

[Jake @ Feb 23rd 2008 9:58AM]

You hit the nail on the head. Canadians are born with an inferiority complex. It's hard not to be defensive when 90% of 'our' media is actually American. We're constantly beat over the heads about how great America is so when we actually have a chance to stand out, we jump all over it.

(I DO think that the majority of Americans would be surprised to learn just how enormous a land mass Canada is though.)

Finally our dollar is back to par and we're not paying an unnecessary premium on electronics. Imagine always having to add 50% to the price of stuff... that's what it was like.

And the ugly hockey player comment? If you exclude Mike Ricci, I'd say we're about even (he brings the average waaay down). Roenick anyone? Yikes.

[kal326 @ Feb 22nd 2008 4:42PM]

Well the title was a bit of a tease....and he i was thinking that the 360 was getting even cheaper stateside, but noooo.

[Camperton @ Feb 22nd 2008 4:43PM]

Miller and Engadget

Are you clowns capable of EVER posting a Canadian related story without making some lame attempt at humor. Yes, we are a country to the North of you, will the hilarity never cease.

It's just troll bait and makes you look like a bunch of ass backwards yokels.

[Khris @ Feb 22nd 2008 4:46PM]

What do you expect from a country that elected Dub-Ya.....TWICE!!! :D

[Liam @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:11PM]

I live in the UK. I remember staying up on election night. I can remember the shock I felt. It was a bad move by you lot, to say the very least.

[jared @ Feb 22nd 2008 6:41PM]

To be fair, he was only elected maybe once...and that's still open to debate.

:)

[jacquerr @ Feb 23rd 2008 8:58AM]

Actually the first "lame comment" against your beautiful country, was started by the brits this time.

we just showed up later and bailed them out of the joke...

[Dalila @ Feb 22nd 2008 4:47PM]

Good to see that you southerners know of Bob and Doug!

[Drew @ Feb 22nd 2008 4:52PM]

Oh please $50 discount, you know we just want your iPhones and Zunes...
...badly.....

[Khris @ Feb 22nd 2008 4:59PM]

Why would we want more Zune's up in Canada? I mean, you can make a doorstop out of scrap wood cheaper than buying a Zune!

[computer.dude.28 @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:16PM]

Khris

What do you mean MORE Zunes, how abut ANY Zunes!

It will be nice when the Zune comes to Canada so that the songs I listen to will actually post on my Zune card and I'll have some people to Z2Z share with!

[Jeff Lewis @ Feb 22nd 2008 8:15PM]

Err, I'm in Canada and I own a Zune. One of the chocolate-mint 30s, actually.

Love it.

But if you think the 'where's the social jokes' are lame in the States... :)

[computer.dude.28 @ Feb 23rd 2008 3:08AM]

Jeff Lewis

Where did you get your Zune? I'm in Ontario and I got my 80 off ebay. Totally agree about the (lack of) social in Canada :P

[Bullitt @ Feb 22nd 2008 4:54PM]

What do you mean your hockey players are better looking? A lot of american hockey players are canadian!

[Mark G @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:00PM]

Yes, CA-NA-DA, CA-NA-DA....dammit, I already bought my 360. As for better looking hockey players, it's a toss up. The two ugliest ones by far are jason blake and chris chelios, both yanks. But we can through in Mike Ricci.

[George @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:03PM]

yeah I was about to say, what american hockey players?? hahaha

[klew @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:01PM]

I think it would sell even better is the price tag was slightly higher, say $360

[Jim @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:01PM]

"Cooo, loo, coo, coo, coo, coo, coo, coooo!"

[Fernando @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:06PM]

Canada ftw!

[nerdzo @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:09PM]

Hey, I'm Canadian and might I add your hockey players are horrible. So ha ha ha Eh.

[tiuk @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:10PM]

Really nice to see a price actually reflect the exchange rate for once.

Too bad we're still paying 13% tax on top of that (in Ontario, at least).

[canr @ Feb 24th 2008 6:29AM]

You should try Sweden, we have a 25% tax on these sorts of things here :'(

[tiuk @ Feb 25th 2008 3:52PM]

Yikes. Yeah, I like to complain about Canadian prices vs. US, but I'm well aware of how much most of Europe seems to get screwed on stuff like this.

[Liam @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:12PM]

Don't worry, you've still got plenty of other reasons to be jealous of Canadians...

[Steve Handjobs @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:15PM]

All your hockey players are belong to us...

[Bill @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:23PM]

Eh, c'mon, they are trying to push your buttons. And it's working.

And don't remind me about Dubya, Liam. Many of us Yanks were just as shocked as you the second time he got elected. I think that election woke up all the wrestling fans and born-agains in our country to run to the polls for the first time in their lives.

The only thing that must come close in terms of shock factor is how close Mr. Blair was to our gramatically challenged president.

[Camperton @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:32PM]

I agree. It's the place of a tech blog to flame bait entire countries.

[Bill @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:43PM]

If you haven't figured it out yet, this isn't just a plain-jane tech blog that does nothing but report facts. Humor is a key part of what this blog does. That's why many of us come back.

If you want nothing but the facts, go to CNN.

Yeah maybe your country has been picked on a little much lately here, but this post wasn't even that harsh. Grow a thicker skin for gods sake. And be happy you don't have a Dubya running your country - us Americans have been the target of a LOT more flaming than you'll ever experience up north.

[Camperton @ Feb 22nd 2008 6:18PM]

Hey man I get what this blog is about, and I know I'm coming off as pretty humorless but I guess I've got a pretty short fuse when it comes to this kind of thing, especially when it's so witless.

I appreciate your point of view though.

[Bill @ Feb 22nd 2008 6:34PM]

No worries. We all have our soft spots. Hey just for the record, I visited Canada for the first time last year (went to Banff with my wife) and it was an amazing place, and the people were very friendly. You guys have some beautiful country up there. We'll be back for sure, probably Vancouver/Victoria next time.

[Camperton @ Feb 22nd 2008 6:39PM]

Cool. I hope you have a good time.

Just steer clear of Vancouver's lower East side. East Hastings to be exact. It ain't pretty.

[Khris @ Feb 23rd 2008 12:54AM]

@ Bill - "Grow a thicker skin for gods sake."

How much thicker can our skin get from living so close to the US? It's like living next to a school yard full of "Special" students.

[Reginald @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:34PM]

"...our hockey players are still better looking"

I suppose you've never seen Bobby Clarke of the former "Broad Street Bullies" (Philadelphia Flyers)

http://www.phillymag.com/blogs/philly/wp-content/uploads/0108DailyExaminer/bobbyclarke.jpg

[Jake @ Feb 23rd 2008 3:29PM]

Wow. That was an awesome, if horrifying, picture. But... Bobby's Canadian. [Unless, of course, you were being sarcastic and then I would add http://images.tsn.ca/images/stories/20060914/ricci_60664.jpg .]

[Canadian Proudness @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:42PM]

Squatters? American JACK A$$ES...