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OH SNAP! Xbox 360 Premium dropping in price shortly before E3 photo

A major retailer has told the Hollywood Reporter that the Premium Xbox 360 (20 GB) will be dropping in price to $299. The $50 price drop is set to take place right before E3 and will undercut the 40 GB PS3 price by $100.

In most cases, I really don’t like running Rumortoids, but the Hollywood Reporter did call the last Xbox 360 price drop just a couple of weeks before Microsoft made the price drop official in August of last year. Plus, there are also the ads from Kmart and RadioShack showing the Xbox 360 as $299, so it really looks like the price drop is going to happen. 

Think this is going to help Microsoft push more Xbox 360s this holiday season? Will this finally force Nintendo to drop the Wii's price? How awesome is the header picture? 

[Thanks, Zulu!]


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Toneman's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 17:04
Toneman
What about the 60gig hard drive? Say something about that!
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 17:05
Dexter345
Damn. We just bought Charlie a Premium for his birthday a month ago. We could have saved monies!
dephect's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 17:10
dephect
ITS MY MONEY AND I NEED IT NOW!
Tekoa's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 17:12
Tekoa
This awesome! (spreads arms apart as far as he can.)
Hamza CTZ Aziz's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 17:13
Hamza CTZ Aziz
Toneman: I'll let someone else grab that. Like I said, I don't like Rumortoids.

Dexter: Where'd you buy it at? Probably can get the price difference back (Costco, Target does that).
TheDreadHawk's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 17:22
TheDreadHawk
To avoid "fanboy" arguments, I'll just say this


Hamza, I really like the picture.
Professor Pew's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 17:24
Professor Pew
That pic is awesome. Even more awesome than normal because of the INVISIBLE SHARK!
Alexradl's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 17:26
Alexradl
20GB and 120GB is still a weird combination. The rumors of a 60GB hard drive replacing the 20GB seem likely.
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 17:26
mix
Header is great, cheaper 360 is great news.

What a win/win blog!

@Heretic

Hark, do I detect some sarcasm in ye tone? Very lull full m'boy very lull full! Let us drink our ale and have a night, if any a night, with the wenches!
Novakaine's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 17:27
Novakaine
How's the RRoD issue? I haven't heard much about it lately, but I'm suspecting it's due to sheer normalcy at this point. Until Microsoft stamps out that problem (and it looks like they won't), I'm not going to get a 360 until it's dirt-cheap.
Toneman's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 17:28
Toneman
@CTZ
I'll touch it!

Frontpage that shit
AngelsDontBurn's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 17:35
AngelsDontBurn
Good stuff.
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 17:47
MechaMonkey
This'll be great for replacing my 360 after my inevitable RROD. Gotta say I'm more interested in the possibility of a larger hard drive though.
Xbudz's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 17:58
Xbudz
My 360 has lasted longer than my original Xbox.. I got mine at launch day in 2005.
DaedHead8's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 18:10
DaedHead8
How awesome is the header picture?

Totally awesome.
kingnothing997's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 18:13
kingnothing997
It's finally starting to look like I'll be able to afford a 360, which is amazing, considering I work at Burger King!

Go, Microsoft! GO!
CBunn's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 18:20
CBunn
Answering the questions: Yes, no, and as Deadhead said, very awesome
Velt's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 18:36
Velt
@ Novakaine
i agree. I will stay away from the 360 until the matter of the RRoD is solved for good without "visits to the doctor".
Joe Burling's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 18:42
Joe Burling
If the Wii drops the price, they will drop it to $199 and remove Wii Sports from the box (basically, the price won't drop).
braulio09's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 19:23
braulio09
Dammit... hope this happens this weekend. I'm gonna go to the states to exchange my 360 (drive died) and Best Buy gives you the money difference from when you bought it, so I'd get $100, enough for GTA IV and Lost Odyssey (if I add a little moniez).

It must happen this weekend.
Quest's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 21:42
Quest
cheaper RROD hey that's great :)
John B's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 22:52
John B
Hey, Microsoft! Drop the 360 **ELITE** by $100 and you've got a sale as soon as I can get to the store!

Until then, f**k off! I'm not paying you $180 for a pathetic, 120 GB, proprietary hard drive when an 80 GB, 2.5" hard drive goes for $60 on NewEgg!
Curious George's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 23:16
Curious George
@ Professor Pew

I don't see any shark. I do see an invisible kung-fu panda.
brainderailment's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 23:42
brainderailment
Now all they need to do is include wifi and free online and it'll be worth saving $100.
Fleet3000's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2008 00:05
Fleet3000
YAY!

too bad i already have one.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2008 01:43
Sharpless
I'm really hoping for a $299 60GB unit. That's more within the realm of affordability, and while I need more than 20GB, the Elite is a little bit much, all around. 60GB would be perfect.
Cyberxion's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2008 08:59
Cyberxion
Hmn. I'm thinking I might partake in this cheaper 360, if it becomes a reality.
entropyman's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2008 14:08
entropyman
I won't get one for a while- with the cost of xbox live and the RROD I will stick with my PS3 which BTW on the recent wal-mart special was $299 after the $100 gift card)
Druid 01's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2008 02:21
Druid 01
i work at a gamestop in PA USA and the skew is in the entire gamestop store network. it is listed under the 02 department sku, which is used for all new systems, as a $299 Xbox 360.

but the weird thing is that it is followed by "(Refurb)" even though it is in the "new" systems department. Most of us working their believe its ex-broken consoles that got shipped to soft and had them repaired and now are reselling them on the cheap.

ill try to get a cell phone pic of it on my c-blog or something

any gamestop refurbed sku is listed as 909XXX so its def not just a cheaper one that we refurbed.
Dan CiTi's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/07/2008 16:30
Dan CiTi
I might another one.
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