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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
Toneman at 06/30/2008 17:04
What about the 60gig hard drive? Say something about that!
Dexter345's Avatar
Dexter345 at 06/30/2008 17:05
Damn. We just bought Charlie a Premium for his birthday a month ago. We could have saved monies!
dephect's Avatar
dephect at 06/30/2008 17:10
ITS MY MONEY AND I NEED IT NOW!
Tekoa's Avatar
Tekoa at 06/30/2008 17:12
This awesome! (spreads arms apart as far as he can.)
Hamza CTZ Aziz's Avatar
Hamza CTZ Aziz at 06/30/2008 17:13
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
TheDreadHawk at 06/30/2008 17:22
To avoid "fanboy" arguments, I'll just say this


Hamza, I really like the picture.
Professor Pew's Avatar
Professor Pew at 06/30/2008 17:24
That pic is awesome. Even more awesome than normal because of the INVISIBLE SHARK!
Alexradl's Avatar
Alexradl at 06/30/2008 17:26
20GB and 120GB is still a weird combination. The rumors of a 60GB hard drive replacing the 20GB seem likely.
mix's Avatar
mix at 06/30/2008 17:26
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
Novakaine at 06/30/2008 17:27
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
Toneman at 06/30/2008 17:28
@CTZ
I'll touch it!

Frontpage that shit
AngelsDontBurn's Avatar
AngelsDontBurn at 06/30/2008 17:35
Good stuff.
MechaMonkey's Avatar
MechaMonkey at 06/30/2008 17:47
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
Xbudz at 06/30/2008 17:58
My 360 has lasted longer than my original Xbox.. I got mine at launch day in 2005.
DaedHead8's Avatar
DaedHead8 at 06/30/2008 18:10
How awesome is the header picture?

Totally awesome.
kingnothing997's Avatar
kingnothing997 at 06/30/2008 18:13
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
CBunn at 06/30/2008 18:20
Answering the questions: Yes, no, and as Deadhead said, very awesome
Velt's Avatar
Velt at 06/30/2008 18:36
@ 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
Joe Burling at 06/30/2008 18:42
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).
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braulio09 at 06/30/2008 19:23
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
Quest at 06/30/2008 21:42
cheaper RROD hey that's great :)
John B's Avatar
John B at 06/30/2008 22:52
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
Curious George at 06/30/2008 23:16
@ Professor Pew

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

too bad i already have one.
Sharpless's Avatar
Sharpless at 07/01/2008 01:43
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
Cyberxion at 07/01/2008 08:59
Hmn. I'm thinking I might partake in this cheaper 360, if it becomes a reality.
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entropyman at 07/01/2008 14:08
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)
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Druid 01 at 07/02/2008 02:21
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
Dan CiTi at 07/07/2008 16:30
I might another one.
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