Damn, an Xbox 360 Pro for $250? That's just about good enough of a price to tempt me to get a second system.
If these Target ads that we saw on engadget are real and correct, the Xbox 360 60GB Pro will cost only $249 (free 2nd controller!), while the 120GB Elite will only be $50 more. These are supposed to be next week's ads, so these prices may be set to go into effect by Sunday, August 30th.
We all expected Microsoft to go toe-to-toe with Sony and their price drop, and now it looks like it's happening. To me, it seems to have less of an impact than the PS3 drop did. Not to sound like a total PS3 fan boy, but I would rather Microsoft stuck in WiFi and kept the price the same.
It's still great news, though, and it will surely pay off this holiday for them.
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8:20 AM on 08.25.2009
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This will not have the same effect as the PS3 price drop will.
The 360 has always been affordable, if you couldn't buy an elite or pro before you would buy an arcade. Whereas if you couldn't afford a PS3 before... well, you couldn't get a PS3.
This will pick up a few sales but not as many as the PS3 price drop.
We've all seen the signs pointing towards the MS discontinuing the PRO model.
Have you neglected to put yours on a bar stool like in the picture? That's probably why.
Still, that gave me all the more reason to fire up the ol' PSTres. The Wii won't have anything until Muramasa and TvC.
Two reasons.
1) The pound is weaker.
2) This is a reaction to the PS3 price drop and in Europe/UK the 360's three models are still cheaper than the PS3.
Don't play the "pound is weaker" card, we in the UK have been screwed over for ages and the Xbox price rise is no exception. Activision didn't raise the RRP of the new COD because of the value of our currency - they did it because they could.
It's because it costs more to to stuff here.
Gas costs more.
Electricity costs more.
Internet costs more.
Premises cost more.
Staff cost more.
All other overheads, cost more.
You get the picture. The company doesn't want to make less money in this country so they charge more for the game or system to justify the extra business costs they have.
That said, it doesn't always equate, for example the price of the PSPgo is well over what it should be when taking into account all of the above.
If I had the money, I'd bag a second back up one.
I've seen quite a few 360 and/or PS3 stories without his trollish posts.
Children and their toys...
Oh yeah, and what the Reborn said. - Hey Reborn, add me on PSN - user name in my profile.
I agree with Dale on the whole WiFi thing, it's a bit of a given that an internet enabled device in this day and age should have WiFi built in. just like it's a given that a wireless device (controller) should have a power unit / recharger built in.
Or that a games console which is pretty much a PC should accept standard HDD's.
But hey, MS doesn't care about stuff like that, they've got to make up the difference of their cheap console somewhere right?
The 360 is starting to look a little expensive now.
The 360 is starting to look a little expensive now.
Don't forget that the Wii, and PS3 also have Blu Tooth, which the 360 doesn't have that either. So I guess the Wii has two legs up on the 360 technology wise LOL!
Those who stir the flames are no better than those who started them,you throw around the phrase "those sony fans" without so much as a clue that such a phrase makes you sound like "one of those 360 fans" and yet you we're puzzled as to why I labeled you troll a few weeks back in that activision article. People can slightly disagree with your point of view without being fanboys, you are aware of this right?
Now Reborn actually brought up a good point(though I don't know if it was intentional or not)why does the non blu-ray system with a (100$) optional wifi adapter (even the Wii has built in wi-fi, come on its standard) on the online play you have to pay for cost as much as the free to play online blu-ray,wifi equiped one?
In the past they seemed to be aware of the fact that it shouldn't (ps3 600$, 360 elite 500, PS3 500$, 360 elite 400$) so needless to say now that they're not doing that anymore the overall value of their machine a decreased a lot(and this is without going into exclusives,the rrod and such and such) and no one is puzzled by that?
If Microsoft would decrease or drop the cost of Xbox Live, they would do very well out of it. But that decision would require them to be in touch with actual gamers, and if the NXE and Avatars have told me anything it is that they are fucking clueless. Or mean.
Just a heads up here, the premium Avatar content renders your profile unreadable to all consoles which haven't had the particular item purchased on. Don't put premium clothing on your avatar if you wish to transport your gamertag on a memory card. This was also the case with consoles with older versions of the Avatar wardrobe. This ridiculous shit was pushed through so quickly they didn't even think to ensure it didn't fuck up.
Win. Totally agree. People shouild be able to say something without people like Midgetmowman calling you a fanboy.
Not gonna tempt me to buy one. I'll admit Gears2 is a great game but there isn't enough games of that caliber.