Euro price cut for Xbox 360, says FT News
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The German edition of The Financial Times is claiming the Xbox 360 Arcade has dropped by EUR 80 across Europe, GamesIndustry.biz reports.
That takes it down to EUR 199, while the Premium console package will sell for EUR 299 - down from EUR 339.
The report made no mention of the Xbox 360 Elite, which is currently on sale for around EUR 449.
Microsoft has yet to confirm the price cut officially.
Last week the retail community suggested a price cut was due, with some reports indicating all models would drop by EUR 50 on 14th March.
Lowering the Xbox 360 Arcade price to EUR 199 would make it the cheapest console in the market: EUR 50 below that of Nintendo's Wii.
Microsoft has yet to respond to requests for comment.
Update: Still no official word from Microsoft, but the Xbox 360 Arcade package is now going for GBP 149.99 on Amazon.co.uk - while the Premium is GBP 189.99 and the Elite GBP 249.99.
Update #2: Bizarrely, Amazon has now returned the consoles to their original prices - GBP 189.99 for Arcade, GBP 249.99 for Premium and GBP 279.99 for Elite. The retailer has yet to respond to requests for comment.
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sweetcheeks
10/03/08 @ 09:06
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agreed, what is this 'euro' you speak of?
let us know what it means for us in the UK asap please |
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OK, so the Xbox is now the oldest and the cheapest next-gen console. Cheap is good, of course, but while it is also the noisiest and most unreliable, it's still no dice for me. When they fix the hardware - hopefully in august, with the Jasper chip (well, that means like february here in Europe I guess) - it will be a pretty good deal, I recon.
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SentientNr6
10/03/08 @ 09:14
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@Vondur - sweetcheeks
jeesh go check http://www.eurogamer.co.uk, ukgamer.net or drop the here-be-dragons mentality Thank you very much. Price-drop yeeha. Not too soon either. |
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Nice. I still wouldn't dream of buying an Arcade but that £150(ish) price point might just send a few worrying signals to Nintendo and Sony (It's barely £50 more than a PS2!).
Still, for me, the best thing that could come out of this would be that Sony cut the price of the PS3 in response. Oh yeah, and release that US MGS4 bundle over here too. |
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Hans Gruber
10/03/08 @ 09:39
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Amazon.co.uk have already lowered their prices. They've got the arcade at £150
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Mattigan: "I know the damage is already done but, really, the new ones are quiet and don't break down hardly at all (at least any more than other similar kit does)"
Quiet, no. More quiet than the first batches, yes, but still pretty noisy. Reliability seems a lot better, tho, on par with the PS3 and Wii now (3 %). Aretak: "Has humour not reached Scandinavia yet, Olemak?" What is humour? Is it on Live? Damn, we always get new releases ages long after the rest of the market - if at all. Anyway, the idea that eurogamer is really UKgamer, and that all prices should be given in £ is pretty well established. But wrong. |
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CreepinJesus
10/03/08 @ 09:51
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"The Wii is not a next gen console so the 360 already is the cheapest"
I know. Its getting annoying the way that everyone says the Wii is next gen. My pet hamster's glow-in-the-dark exercise ball is next-gen.
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cthulhu_steev
10/03/08 @ 10:52
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And a bit of positive news turns into a Bash The 360 Thread.
The more things change... etc.
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No price cut will make me REBUY a 360 while it's still likely to die within a year.
They have probably done this due to the bad image they now have with reliability, maybe to shift older stocks before they release a 'proper fixed 360', that will be the one worth looking out for... if it ever comes. PS3 will probably get a price cut for sure now (within the next six months) Yaz = another one added to my ignore list, stupid fkin fanboys, grow up.
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Sharpfish wrote: "No price cut will make me REBUY a 360 while it's still likely to die within a year."
Gee, you've never said that before. *rolleyes* :) I bet you go up to strangers on the street to tell them about your traumatic 360 experience. I'm sure if I'd asked you the time you would say something like "Oh yes it's... 4:30, and can you guess how many times my 360 died?" ;) |
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"Yaz = another one added to my ignore list, stupid fkin fanboys, grow up."
Obviously I hit a nerve (the truth hurts I guess). You may or may not read this response sharpfish, but anyone can check your history and see that you bring up your so-called bad experiences with the 360 time and time and time again, even when it has nothing to do with the topic. You're like a stuck record, which makes you predictable and as a result, rather boring. |
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@sharpfish
"PS3 will probably get a price cut for sure now (within the next six months)" Sony Europe made it very clear that they are pleased with the current sales and there'll be no price cut in the next couple of months. Expect bundles but don't hold your breath for a price cut this year. Fact is, if you're looking for the cheapest way to play GTA IV or Resident Evil 5 later this year you can go for the 360 arcade which is now even cheaper than the overpriced and underpowered Wii. PS3 costs twice as much. |
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“Sony Europe made it very clear that they are pleased with the current sales and there'll be no price cut in the next couple of months. Expect bundles but don't hold your breath for a price cut this year.”
Exactly. It’s not like companies don’t announce a price cut months in advance. And who cares if the ‘competition’ lowers the price. “the overpriced and underpowered Wii.” Consumers seem to disagree… |
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fingersthebeaver
10/03/08 @ 12:30
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Back up to normal price a little bit of a whoops from Amazon there methinks
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