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Xbox 360 price drop tomorrow

MCV can reveal that Microsoft will confirm its new SKU line-up in a matter of hours

After weeks of speculation, MCV can finally confirm that tomorrow is the day that Microsoft will reveal its new intentions for the Xbox 360.

The announcement is expected to include the ditching of the mid-range Pro SKU and a price drop for the high-end Elite model.

It’s also likely that there will be changes made to the Arcade SKU, too.

The move comes ahead of the official launch of Sony’s PS3 Slim console on Tuesday – an act of very deliberate timing and not, as had been previously suggested, a delayed announcement owing to excessive hardware stock in the channel.

MCV has contacted Microsoft for comment.

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Any idea how much?

posted by peachy Aug 26, 2009 at 5:39 pm
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peachy

Any idea what the price will be?

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Yes.

posted by Jim Aug 26, 2009 at 6:08 pm
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Jim

£2.75

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Prices

posted by WazWii Aug 26, 2009 at 6:18 pm
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WazWii

Well the ELITE 360 has an RRP of 230 GBP. So expect that to come down to 200 GBP. The Arcade; I reckon they are just going to put a 60 GB HDD in it and stick the price at 160 GBP. That seems about right. It is a total guess though so take it with a grain of salt.

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WTF?!

posted by Muz Aug 26, 2009 at 7:02 pm
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Muz

So MCV and GamesIndustry Knew The Date All Along???

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expected a little more

posted by peachy Aug 26, 2009 at 7:03 pm
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peachy

£199, not bad. I had heard rumours that the cut would be nearer to £50 or £60, but £199 is not too bad.

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Words of Wisdom

posted by Wizard Aug 26, 2009 at 7:03 pm
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Wizard

£130 Arcade, £170 Elite

Arcade will never have a HDD. Never.

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Worldwide?

posted by ThatGuy Aug 26, 2009 at 8:39 pm
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ThatGuy

Is this price cut going to be valid in the U.S. and/or Canada as well?

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@ThatGuy

posted by Muz Aug 26, 2009 at 11:33 pm
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Muz

i THINK YOU WILL HAVE A PRICE CUT AT A SIMILAR TIME AS WELL, THE MARKET IN AMERICA IS BIGGER..

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Prices

posted by WazWii Aug 27, 2009 at 9:18 am
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WazWii

The prices have been confirmed today. Looks like my total guess (but educated and logical I suppose) was right!

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x box 360

posted by donwan Nov 26, 2009 at 11:18 am
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donwan

yea they cut the price you by it then they syop making the games for it sounds like a repte of all the old gamming systems why dont they cut the price and make more games amd cut the price of the game s also...they use put it in writting how long the game system will still be made before they have the sale...coverarunta!~!!!

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