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We're just seeing the 60GB Xbox 360s on sale now and already there's word of a price drop for it as well as the Arcade and Elite Xbox 360s. Ars Technica received word from a mole (who looked like the Joker) that all versions of the Xbox 360 will see price drops sometime in September. The harddriveless Arcade will go down to $199, the 120GB Elites will go down to $399 and the brand new 60GB Xbox 360s will drop down to $299, which is the current price for the dead 20GB Xbox 360s.

Ars also reveals that the upcoming Platinum Hits version of Forza 2 will include all of the DLC tracks and that there will be game bundled Xbox 360s for the holiday season. 

You would think these kinds of announcements would have been made during E3 now, wouldn't you? It’s also very odd that the 60GB would drop down in price so soon. If you’ve been wanting to pick up the 60GB, I suggest you hang on to the receipt and buy from a big name store like Best Buy or Costco. That way, you can at least get credited back the difference if the price drop really happens next month. 


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Teta's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 22:27
Teta
Tempting.
adultswim810's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 22:28
adultswim810
damn... i might get that arcade... I have a HDD and headset and stuff from a story too long to type.
Scrixx's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 22:37
Scrixx
I would love to here your story adultswim810 :P

I still want them to lower the HDD price even further, i'm in need of a 60gb.
WDot's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 22:52
WDot
I just bought an Xbox 360 two days ago, coincidentally one of the 20GB ones. Wow.
Sueng's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 22:55
Sueng
They must really want to beat Sony in every way possible.
TurboSpaz's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 22:55
TurboSpaz
I'd still rather a 20GB at a cheaper price.
PaperBowser0's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 23:12
PaperBowser0
Freakin sweet!!!! I guess you have to do what you have to do to get ahead of the Wii....even though it's never going to happen.
NihonTiger90's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 23:21
NihonTiger90
God damn, I'm buying the Forza 2 Platinum Hits edition. And I already own the original one, mind you.
adultswim810's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 23:42
adultswim810
@scrixx
heh its not really an interesting story its just complicated (it involves a lot of family members and friends and you'd have to know me and everyone etc., etc..)
Xbudz's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 23:44
Xbudz
I'll get a second 360 in October.
Audio Video's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/02/2008 00:00
Audio Video
I'd like to hear some news on the new motherboard they're planning on rolling out (the one that's supposed to fail less often). Preferably, I'd like to hear that it's out before I buy a 360. :P
Queasy's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/02/2008 00:07
Queasy
"It’s also very odd that the 60GB would drop down in price so soon."

Not really. The new/cheaper Jasper chipset is supposed to be hitting about the same time as these price cuts. Current 60GB 360s are the Falcon chipset.
dronkmunk's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/02/2008 01:16
dronkmunk
GODDAMNIT I just bought a second fucking Arcade last month upon hearing that the price would NOT drop. Transferred my licenses and errthang.
Kyousuke Nanbu's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/02/2008 02:51
Kyousuke Nanbu
If I had the money to burn I'd trade my 360 and buy an elite.
Velt's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/02/2008 07:33
Velt
I would buy one at the current price right now if the "box" was hardware reliable.
Spitfire's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/02/2008 08:31
Spitfire
@Queasy
Thats still very odd. MS is going to release a new model THEN a month later release it again with a better chipset. Why?
chronicus_prime's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/02/2008 17:39
chronicus_prime
Please let this be true!1 I was going to buy a 360 this month/week but now maybe I should wait...
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