Microsoft slashes 360 price in Asia

Tim Ingham Apr 29 2008, 8:43pm

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Console to be sold for under $400 in four territories

Microsoft has cut the price of the Xbox 360 in four key Asian territories.

The drop has been put into practice in Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan.

According to Bloomberg, the price of a ‘basic version’ of the console (360 Arcade in Europe and the US) will drop by 17 percent to NT$10,360 ($340) in Taiwan, by about 11 percent in Hong Kong, by 5.1 percent to 369,000 won ($369) in Korea and by 20 percent to S$499 ($366) in Singapore.