July 1st, 2008

Cheaper Xbox 360 Consoles

Usually, we're talking about games here, because that's what we all do - gaming, but sometimes, we also have to take a look at our weapons. Obviously, I am not talking about those in-game weapons because, for most hardcore games, having at least a gaming console somewhere in the house is not an option. No, not an option, because it's a MUST. The bad part is that, considering those deals made by Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft to get exclusivity for some titles, you may end up with no less than 3 consoles. The good part is that one of them just go cheaper...

Since Xbox 360 sales seem to go downhill, Microsoft plans to drop the price of the "Pro" version, as well as to introduce a new 60GB model, but these are only rumors, for now. Anyway, rumors about price drops usually prove to be true, sooner or later, so let's see what should we expect from Microsoft's Xbox 360(with these rumors, it's obvious a lot of people will wait for the price drop to occur, so sales will go down even more, leading to these lower prices becoming reality), shall we?

The Xbox 360 20GB, now retailing for $349, is expected to drop to $299 later this month, and the 60GB model expected to drop by in the same period should be priced at $349. According to various sources, the 20GB model will be discontinued shortly after that.

Unfortunately, this seems to be a plan targeting only the US market, which is pretty sad. Even more, in the US market, the Xbox 360 Arcade will remain at $279, and the high-end Xbox 360 Elite, at $449.99, without any improvements.