Arizona Bay
Join Date: Jan 2003
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Xbox 360 price drop confirmed

http://img142.imageshack.us/my.php?i...ollbackyo2.jpg

Let me know if it goes dead, I save the pic, I'll rehost it somewhere.

Join Date: Sep 2001
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Is that a Compusa ad?

So the core is going to $250, the premium to $350 and the Elite to $430?

Deep space
Join Date: Sep 2001
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I think $100 would be better.

Utah
Join Date: Feb 2002
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Yay.

$50.

I know they don't need to go much lower as as the most anticipated titles are going to be on this console, but it's not much of a drop when you compare it to the first gen initial price drop.

Xbox 360: $400 to $350 = 12.5%
Original Xbox: $300 to $200 = 33.3%

Join Date: Sep 2001
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Of course it would be. Personally, based on my interpretations of MS recent earnings call and guidance for full year margins, MS should be able to cut the price by $100 with little to no impact on their full year margins target.

However, cutting $50 now gives them, in theory, room for another $50 cut at pretty much any time should things really go bad this holiday season and I'm sure this $50 cut combined with the pending release of Halo 3 will help sales.

USA
Join Date: Nov 2001
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Wal Mart ad. Look at the red "Rollback" above the price.

Join Date: Apr 2002
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True,but the xbox was getting trounced by ps2. That's not the case this time around. Ms dosen't consider the wii a threat to the market they are going after. This is a good drop and leaves them room for another.

Florida
Join Date: Mar 2002
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This will be good enough for now. Once Turkey Day arrives they can cut it an additional $50 and cash in on the holiday sale rush. It's a smart move on their part.

In Bed.
Join Date: Sep 2001
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so this means Hanz can finally buy one now?

Join Date: Apr 2002
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He's waiting for another price drop and the new chips.

Evil Zone
Join Date: Oct 2001
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A massive $50. ¬.¬

Downtown Toronto
Join Date: Mar 2002
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No wonder EB told me last week that Premium trade-ins dropped to $150.

Join Date: Sep 2001
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Hey, $50 is $10 away from a game better than nothing, though still more than my premium cost.

2Fort
Join Date: Feb 2003
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Yeah. I bought my xbox 360 a year ago BRAND NEW from dell with a deal and still paid less than this...

Fire Up, Chips!
Join Date: Jun 2002
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Yeah, **** you Microsoft, keep it at $400!!!