Xbox 2 may include price hike

We've gotten used to the idea that each new rev of a consumer electronics product either gets a lower price tag, or you get more features for the same price. But it looks like the world of game consoles is about to challenge that model, led by — you guessed it — Microsoft, which may bump the price of the Xbox 2 above the current $299 ceiling for console launches. One analyst speculates that a version with accessories might go for as much as $400. The extra hundred is probably to make sure that the console doesn't get the blue screen of death like that Xbox demo that
crashed during Bill Gates' big keynote at CES last week.

[Via Joystiq]