MS increases Arcade 360 price in UK

Retailers given official notice.

News by Robert Purchese, Senior Staff Writer
Updated on 17 August 2009

Retailers have told Eurogamer that Microsoft will increase the price of the Arcade Xbox 360 bundle to £159.99 (from £129.99) starting 1st September. The five XBLA games will no longer be included in the bundle, either.

ShopTo boss Igor Cipolletta received confirmation from Microsoft this morning, as did a corroborating independent retail chain source.

We're also told that Microsoft will bump the price of individual Xbox 360 accessories by one or two pounds. Our independent retail source said this is being done to counteract the poor pound-to-Euro currency exchange rate.

Furthermore, the email from Microsoft to retailers mentioned only Arcade and Elite bundles. This strengthens rumours that the Premium Xbox 360 bundle is being discontinued.

Sometimes we include links to online retail stores. If you click on one and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our policy.

Jump to comments (129)

About the author

Robert Purchese

Robert Purchese

Senior Staff Writer  |  Clert

Bertie is senior staff writer and Eurogamer's Poland-and-dragons correspondent. He's part of the furniture here, a friendly chair, and reports on all kinds of things, the stranger the better.

Related

Digital Foundry | Intel Core i9 12900K and Core i5 12600K review: storm's here

A radical architecture change pays dividends.

10

Recommended | Forza Horizon 5 review: the ultimate big-tent driving game cruises to Mexico

Road to everywhere.

212

Here's more than 15 minutes of new Elden Ring gameplay

Magic! Multiplayer! World map!

33

Digital Foundry | The technology of Forza Horizon 5: an Xbox Series X masterpiece

Plus: a first look at cross-platform comparisons.

15

EA says NFTs will be an "important part about the future of our industry"

Speculative futures.

94

You may also enjoy...

Recommended | Football Manager 2022 review - the obsession made real

Under pressure.

14

Total War: Warhammer 3 launches February, on Xbox Game Pass for PC

With Ogre Kingdoms pack as early adopter bonus.

7

Here's more than 15 minutes of new Elden Ring gameplay

Magic! Multiplayer! World map!

33

Digital Foundry | The technology of Forza Horizon 5: an Xbox Series X masterpiece

Plus: a first look at cross-platform comparisons.

15

Devolver is now a publicly-traded company, and Sony has bought a stake

Say hi to DEVO.

14

Supporters only

Premium only | Off-topic: Getting off the familiar fantasy merry-go-round, and loving it

A Deadly Education.

6

Premium only | The Eurogamer Podcast: how racing games defined one of our finest

Lewis Hamilwho?

4

Supporters only | Letter from the Editor: Feast and famine

The only thing worse than not enough games is too many of them. Or is it?

9

Premium only | Off-Topic: Weird futures in Vermilion Sands

Palm Springs eternal.

1

Premium only | Ask Eurogamer: Reviews

Your questions answered live from 3pm UK time.

80

Comments (129)

Comments for this article are now closed. Thanks for taking part!

Hide low-scoring comments
Order
Threading
Eurogamer.net

Buy things with globes on them

And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store!

Eurogamer Merch
Explore our store