Best Buy gouging on 360 accessory prices
While the rampant price fixing in the video game industry can be annoying, at least you know that you'll usually pay the same price for new game hardware, software and accessories no matter where you shop. Not always though, as a quick glance at BestBuy.com show some Xbox 360 accessories being sold at inflated prices.
Best Buy's selection of Xbox 360 cables, controller-charging kits and the universal remote have all been marked up by $3 over the MSRP. Best Buy's price increase does not seem to apply to controllers, hard drives, memory units or the the wireless headset (oddly enough, the wired headset price has been increased). Other retailers continue to match or even beat Microsoft's set price on accessories -- Amazon has good deals on the Wi-Fi adapter and play-and-charge kit, while Circuit City goes below the MSRP on battery packs and faceplates.
Three dollars might not seem like much, but the increase is enough to make us reconsider Best Buy for our gaming needs. Here's hoping the extra money made off Halo 3-incensed dupes makes up for the loss of business.
[Via Gizmodo]
