If you notices that only the Premium system got the 50 dollar it because according to joystig.com the core model of the 360 might be no more.The premium and elite outsell the core anyway and with the 50 dollar price cut for the premium It seems that the core might be on it's last leg.

Microsoft is going to release halo 1&2 in one game for japan to be called Halo History Pack and will be out in September

http://www.xbox.com/ja-JP/games/h/halohistorypack/default.htm

I think that this generation of console could be the best in the history of gaming.With all of the console having an xbox arcade like service all of the greatest games from the past will soon be playable. All of the console have online multiplayer and now most of the new games coming out have some kind of multiplayer or downloadable content which gives value to these games that they never had before.The wii & ds changes the way we been playing games and the 360 & ps3 are showing some of the best looking games we have ever seen.This has been a great time to be a gamer and with this generation still having 4-6 year lifespan I can see it only getting better.

Microsoft's representative at E3 in a press conference dedicated exclusively to details about live hinted of a major update coming this October to Xbox live. He stated that something really big would in store for October dashboard update.Reps said that it would be bigger than just a dashboard update - more on the scale of Video Marketplace "Huge". What does this mean maybe iptv ?

who knew when the Ds was announced that it would outselling not just the psp but also the 360 ,ps3/and wii It just proves the golden rule of the video game business it not what the console can do but what games are on the console. Nintendo has had a firm grip on the hand held gaming market now for a long time now and now the Ds keeps Nintendo king of the hand held gaming for now

ARON Greenberg group product manager for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live,says: "There is not a real X07 this year but think that they will figure out some way to talk about 2008 some time at a different event