Rumor: 360 Price Cut By 50 Euros?

Vito Raliffe | March 05, 2008 | News | XBOX 360

According to several people in the games industry and a bunch of UK retailers, every version of the 360 is set to receive a €50 price cut (£38.26) come March 14th. Go to the source for more info.

Hopefully it will be! According to several games industry sources and UK retailers, all 360 SKU’s will be receiving a €50 price cut (£38.26) on March 14th. A couple of weeks back, Canada saw a similar price drop, with the Elite and Premium SKU’s being cut by $50, and the Arcade being cut by $20.

The most interesting aspect of this price drop is that the Arcade SKU will become cheaper than the Nintendo Wii, according to Amazon, by around £30.

Go to the source for more information.

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Blackfalcon | March 05, 2008

Wow, it's really getting cheap! I wish the PS3 price would fall as much. More, even.
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  jmac353 | March 05, 2008
  
  It's not going to happen. It's called Blu-Ray. Even at 400 dollars for the PS3 that's a steal considering the average Blu-Ray standalone player price is about 300-400. So for 400 dollars you get one of the best and most capable Blu-Ray players out there plus a next gen console.
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    Donnelly | March 05, 2008
    
    And it's £299 ($550) for the 40GB in the UK.
    
    They can definitely lower that price.
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    Armed Rebel | March 05, 2008
    
    Shame I don't want a blu ray player. A next gen console is just fine.
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      Xenctuary | March 06, 2008
      
      The problem is that PlayStation 3 games are also on Blu-Ray discs.
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Nurio | March 05, 2008

this is getting cheap this is definately going to boost there sails! if only it was the same with the ps3.
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dmf_dynasty | March 05, 2008

I'll be buying mine as soon as we get an American price drop.
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Donnelly | March 05, 2008

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According to several people in the games industry and a bunch of UK retailers, every version of the 360 is set to receive a €50 price cut come March 14th.
Surely it would've been the Irish retailers seeing as the UK doesn't use Euro's.
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  Vito Raliffe | March 05, 2008
  
  Sorry, I didn't do the exchange rate bit. It would be �38.26 at the current exchange rate. The UK retailers just meant the date. If an approver wants to add the exchange rate in parenthesis, that would be great.
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  Vito Raliffe | March 05, 2008
  
  Ok, it has been added in. Thanks for bringing that to my attention.
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Incidnia | March 05, 2008

Good, this will pressure Sony to reduce the price of the PS3, which is what I want as I plan to get one soon.
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Armed Rebel | March 05, 2008

Is this for the US as well?
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  Subzer0 | March 05, 2008
  
  It says 50 Euros. I believe its only in the UK or in Europe.
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  Vito Raliffe | March 05, 2008
  
  I've not heard anything for a price drop in the US. I don't think we will see a major one soon anyways.