Its only natural that we would expect Microsoft to hit back after the announcement of a slim PlayStation 3. After some believable rumors, and a few dodgy camera phone pictures Major Nelson has posted on twitter, it looks like the Xbox 360 Elite will receive a $100 price cut in the US.
Hit the jump for all the details.
“Starting Friday, August 28th (tomorrow) the price of the Xbox 360 Elite is getting a one-hundred dollar price cut in the United States.
Here is how the new pricing breaks down:
| Xbox 360 Elite | $399.99 | now $299.99* |
| Xbox 360 Pro | $299.99 | now $249.99* While supplies last |
| Xbox 360 Arcade | $199.99 | $199.99* |
| * (ERP) Estimated retail price in the United States
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Betcha didn’t see that coming…did you ?”
Seems like the Pro model is on the way out to leave only ‘high’ and ‘low’ end models of 360 available.
Xbox 360 Elite- $299
PlayStation 3- $299
Let the youtube comparison videos begin!
i spent £180 ($240) on a pro about 3 months ago and have already got that much value out of the thing so i am really not that bothered by this but i feel i should be.
yeah, if I didn’t get massive amount of playtime out of my launch 360, then I’d be a bit bitter.
This is always bound to happen. I wonder how Gamecube owners who bought the console at launch felt when, one day, it suddenly dropped to $99 USD?
Oh well, it’s like Chris just said (sort of), as long as your console is seeing a lot of use, it’s likely that you got your money’s worth.