Another Xbox 360 price cut around the corner?
By Ryan Block 
posted March 5th 2008 11:57AM
posted March 5th 2008 11:57AM
From the sound of things Microsoft is busy hunkering down in anticipation of a strong PS3 resurgence, what with the victory of Blu-ray, introduction of DualShock3, and release of MGS4 -- and not just to accommodate Canada. Rumor has it that the Xbox will see another healthy price cut in Europe later this month (March 14th, to be "exact"), lopping off some €50 (~$75), which would put the Arcade in striking distance of the all-selling Wii, possibly making it cheaper in some regions. Nothing solid to go by just yet though, but if you were thinking of buying, be aware.[Thanks, UnicomClay and Steve, via Joystiq]
That is a sweet idea. I would definitly buy one for every TV in my house, especially if they are all WMC capable.
@Timmy
DUDE -- that's why these companies need to read these sites. That is a fantastic idea! I'd totally have one for every TV in my house also...
Here is my vision on how this would work for me.
I have a full xbox360 where all my files are stored and the unit that would act as a server.
I would then buy LanParty unit(s)which could be dramaticly for friends to use when they come over or that i could take with me to my friends houses and i would bring a lanparty USB flash drive for storing my game play files for save points and such.
I could see how Microsoft could sell these for 150.00 or so where its cheap enough where someone could buy a few for personal set up around their house or as a unit you can take to parties and would not have to worry about damage because its basically a CPU and a graphics card with USB support.
They could double, if not more, their sales by doing this.
"No, the MAIN feature many people care about is Blu-Ray. That's the sole reason I bought a PS3"
Shhhhhhhhhhhh! The Sony fan-boys don't like to admit that the only thing the PS3 is good for is playing Blu-ray. Keep it on the DL. LMAO.
Seriously though... PS3 is on an upswing finally. That's undeniable, even though it took them a year. (meanwhile, over in Nintendo-land... a year later and I still can't find a wii).
I'll buy a PS3 later when it comes down in price... but really, just for the Blu-ray player. Unless MS comes out with a blu-ray add-on, then I have zero reasons to buy a PS3.
I'm a 360 fan, but I can also admit: $349 for a 20GB 360 is not comparable when you look at the $399 40GB PS3. Either MS is over-charging, or Sony is losing a TON of money on that console.
@Bioware - I agree a hundred %. I just bought a PS3 last week for the sole purpose of the bluray. it is the best option considering you can upgrade to the latest firmware to get 1.1 and 2.0. Just need DTS Master Audio and it is the perfect bluray player. I may get a game for it one day. The 360 will take care of most of the gaming because of live.
Absolutely, for some reason, I just can't picture playing GTA on an Xbox 360 - the PS3 controller just is more comfortable.
You're probably just used to sitting on it since the PSX.
Thats enough time to get comfortable to anything.
I'm just the opposite. If I get a ps3 (which I probably will now, though just because of the blu-ray player) I wouldn't be able to play any games on it unless I pull a benheck and stick the internals of the controller into a 360 shell. To me the playstation controllers have always been unbearably uncomfortable after a short amount of time.
To each his own, though.
If they make the 360 less expensive than the wii it'll help their console a lot. I personally think the 360 is the best of the three choices for real gaming and it's appeal will only grow the more it distances it's price from the ps3's.
I do like my wii too, but it's library is littered with too many shit games, and the ps3 is nice for blu-ray but it needs attractive exclusives before it's appealing to me.
The Wii and the Xbox 360 Arcade both sell for € 249 in Germany already.
I'd love to see a price drop in the Premium SKU though. €299 is a reasonable price for the device.
this would be great if it was in the US as well. im looking in to buying a console (currently have none) and cant decide if i want a 360 or PS3. if the 360 price drops, looks like ill be getting that :). if not, then PS3 here i come!
great to see price cuts in Canada and across the pond in Europe, but what about in the US?
Well, one of the main reasons for these price cuts seem to be the low value of the dollar. Europe has been forced to pay over 50% more than the americans due to lack of adaptation the state of the dollar. Today a canadian dollar is more or less on par with the US dollar and the Euro is worth a dollar and a half, so the old price lineup of 399 canadian, 349 us and 349 euro for the 20GB model would be horribly unfair where the canadians pay 15% more than the US and the Euros 50% more.
So while a price cut in the US would be nice, they would have to cut Canada and Europe even more to make it fair.
That being said, it looks like Australia pay approximately US$540 for the same machine... even if that's with 2 games included for the time being they definitely need a price cut.