The Xbox 360's HD DVD player continues to drop in price, this time hitting $129.99 in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
I'll let you, Destructoid readers, speculate why the player has dropped in price again, this time with a $50 chop. I think I can remain neutral and say that $130 is a pretty good deal for a HD DVD player, especially when bundled with the 5 free movies deal (PDF file).
Best Buy offers a slightly better price on the external player, asking ten dollars less than the new suggested retail price.
I think that Microsoft could do even better on the price. Regardless of wether they're dropping the price to reduce stock or make a push against Blu-ray, I think a sub-$100 price point would make more of an impact. Of course, there are many who will say that even this is too much for a "dead format." But I think there's still some consumer interest in the format. The only problem is that this price drop may not be enough to make a real difference.
Will you be rushing out to grab this discounted player?
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5:49 PM on 02.06.2008
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8-track is the wave of the future.
They're just trying to get rid of this crap... they know blue has won...
My history teacher used to have a laserdisc in the classroom. I thought it was the coolest thing ever
then i give it 11/10
Of course, I already have HD-DVD in this laptop, and I still haven't bought any movies to try out here either.
may be down, but not out.
I think that Amazon must have made an error. The page is back to the normal price.
Tempting...BUT NO!
Hmm if its 40 quid though with 5 films.....maybe...
DVD and DLC for the win!!
Wait till the format war's over...because by then the next format will be out and I can ditch both those pieces of crap.