Xbox 360 drops below £150

An aggressive price promotion from the UK’s leading retailer Tesco has seen Microsoft’s Xbox 360 drop below the £150 barrier for the first time.

The supermarket chain if offering an Xbox 360 Arcade machine, which includes a wireless joypad, 256MB memory card, component cable and five Xbox Live Arcade titles, for just £148.71.

The offer is available both instore and online and was promoted in a number of national newspapers this morning.

Toys R Us was also this morning promoting its new Wii bundle. The retailer offers a console, a sports accessory pack and three games from a range including Super Monkey Ball, Sonic and the Secret Rings, Smackdown vs Raw, Cars and Pirates of the Caribbean for £239.99.