Xbox 360 weighs in at $299 to $399

[HCT]

Exactly as we thought they would, Microsoft’s announced the official base price for the Xbox 360 at $299, with a $399 version available (no surprise there either (http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000290054477/)). The $299 version will come bare with a wired controller, while the $399 version will have a 20GB drive, wireless controller, headset, and remote. We’re still on the fence about forking the product to make it more affordable, but hey, not our company!


source (http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000550054771/)

[Alien5]

20GB drive :w00t:

[Formula1]

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/08/17/news_6131245.html

yeah, i first read about it there..

[maebach]

20gb is nothing :dry:

[Formula1]

yeah, 20GB for a harddrive is quite absurd, sad thing is, that i read at the gamespot forums , that its going to be the size of a laptop harddrive... :(

[HCT]

look at this (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0009VXAM0/ref=ord_cart_shr/103-3006482-6945450?_encoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance):w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t:

[suprafreak6]

its gotta be fake but hey buy it now they have to ship it to you for that price

[slim150]

its gotta be fake but hey buy it now they have to ship it to you for that price


no they don't

[n18]

its gotta be fake but hey buy it now they have to ship it to you for that price


no they don'tYeah, they will cancel the order if the price is too low.

[orcutt989]

It says the item is currently not available. You cant pre-order it. So whatever you guys are talking about is impossible. It just says "email me when this item is available".

[Spicker]

I HATE USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

in canada its going to be 499$ CDN+ 15% TAX!!!!!!!!

which is 573.85CDN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cry:

[McStabhappy]

bill gates must love money!

[Guyver]

I HATE USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

in canada its going to be 499$ CDN+ 15% TAX!!!!!!!!

which is 573.85CDN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cry:

yeh man this sucks :(, meh ill prolly pay it though lol.

[orcutt989]

I HATE USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

in canada its going to be 499$ CDN+ 15% TAX!!!!!!!!

which is 573.85CDN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cry:

You could come down here to Jolly Old America and buy one? Cheerio!:D

[Peerzy]

I HATE USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

in canada its going to be 499$ CDN+ 15% TAX!!!!!!!!

which is 573.85CDN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cry:

You could come down here to Jolly Old America and buy one? Cheerio!:D


Thats an option, but i wouldn't run the risk of Busyman shooting you with one of his 7 guns. Jolly Old American indeed.

Just wondering where it says in that article it will be $573CDN? Or did your friend who works with this other guys dad who knows this bloke who runs a shop who was told by Bill :dry:

[Spicker]

http://www.xbox.com/en-ca/leipzig2005/default.htm?level1=encahome&level2=live2&level3=leipzeg2005

here ya go....

Ending weeks of speculation about which upcoming video game platform will give gamers the most bang for their buck, today at the German Games Convention, Microsoft Corp. revealed that consumers can get their hands on Xbox 360™ — the most powerful and feature-packed next-generation video game and entertainment system — for as little as $399.99 CDN starting this holiday season. For gamers who want to experience the ultimate digital entertainment thrill ride, Microsoft also announced a model with hundreds of dollars worth of accessories for $499.99 CDN, giving consumers the definitive entertainment experience at an unbelievable value right out of the box.

if we didnt have to pay tax...it wouldnt be so bad...

[Peerzy]

That article means fuck all, it says:


* Actual retail prices may vary.

At the bottem, and there stars next to every price on the page. It's basically saying it could be that price, but might not be.

[maebach]

I'd probably buy from USA. I only live like 30 mins away from the border.

[Smith]

I'd probably buy from USA. I only live like 30 mins away from the border.

Hah, if you dont declare it when you cross the border and u get caught you will get fined massivly.

+ if you do claim it they will make you pay a tax anyway. It would probally be cheaper to buy it in canada :P

[Monkeee]

bahh imma just wait till the prices go down like when xbox and ps2 when to 200$

[HCT]

Let’s the games begin continue!

It’s been quite a busy week for both Microsoft and Sony. Earlier this week Microsoft released final pricing for its Xbox 360 (http://www.engadget.com/search/?sourceid=Mozilla-search&q=xbox+360) system. Sony “responded”, in kind, by slapping a big helping of FUD on the table (via an Amazon pre-order page). It’s, of course, possible that Sony had nothing to do with the very-well-timed pre-order page. However, the battlefields of these wars are riddled with this type of chicanery.

Seriously though – does ANYONE expect to be able to walk into a store in March (http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000353051542/) and buy a PS3 (http://www.engadget.com/search/?sourceid=Mozilla-search&q=ps3) for $299 (http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000670054863/)? I suspect that the answer is no, but that’s alright; it’s all part of the gamesmanship that’s at the heart of the console wars.


Don’t get me wrong; Microsoft is no stranger to these games and currently they’re living through the flip-side of such creative fact-dispensing. The introduction of 360’s two-tiered pricing has left many scratching their heads (usually with the middle finger). The “Core” system is a bit shy on some of the, uh, core elements. Xbox Live? Not without an extra purchase of a memory card. Original Xbox games? Be prepared to buy the hard drive. Wireless controllers? Nope.

No wireless? No hard drive? No Xbox Live. Excuse me – these now-options were billed as being at the heart of the system. Understandably many are frustrated to hear that their wallets will be lightened as a result of this news. So the

question becomes: “Why did Microsoft do it?” Oh sure – it’s easy to say that it’s a PR move – get people thinking $299 and ooch them up to the $399 model. It’s a technique that car salesmen have been using since, well, forever. After all, it’s hard to deny the value one gets for his/her additional Franklin, and while it’s probably true that the appearance of the $299 price point played a large part in their decision, it just might be more interesting to look at the long-term benefits of such a move.

Namely, one must look at the economics of hard drives. The problem with including a hard drive is, of course, that the floor-price of hard drives rarely comes down. That’s not to say that you can’t buy more for your money. You’re purchasing power does, in fact, increase by quite a bit every year. For instance, at the time of this writing you can purchase a 160 gig hard drive for just 60 dollars. This is twenty times the size of the original Xbox’s hard drive. The problem is that this increase in purchasing power is asymmetric. The same massive curve doesn’t happen at the floor. For instance, that 8 gigabyte hard drive in the original Xbox will still cost you $20 today. There has been very little movement at the floor level. In fact, there was even a period of time when Microsoft apparently substituted 20 gigabyte hard drives in the original Xboxen because they were essentially the same price.

Over the course of the next four years, Microsoft will be expected to keep lowering the price. The problem, as they undoubtedly discovered with the original Xbox, is that the hard drive can add as much as $20 to the cost. While $20 might not seem like a lot of money, in the consumer electronics world where decisions about 5 cent parts are scrutinized and debated, $20 is a big chunk of change.

It’s all about the COGs (Cost of Goods) and it becomes quite hard to lower the end cost if you’ve got one rather large chunk that never seems to get all that much cheaper.

By establishing the “Core” system as one without a hard drive, Microsoft will be able to lower the price of the core system while retaining the freedom to tweak the premium package in such a way as to derive additional revenue. Expect the “Premium” option to have a less drastic price fall. Instead, expect to see the premium option come with larger hard drives, next generation optical drives, etc.

The good news is that such two-tier pricing increases the likelihood of a PS3 launch price drop. Until then why don’t we all just agree that the Xbox 360 costs $399.



SOURCE (http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000900055039/)

[twister]

well im getting the $400 one on launch day :)

[{I}{K}{E}]

http://www.win-vista.net/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=44


Xbox360 Marketing Brochure Leak

[Busyman]

http://www.win-vista.net/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=44


Xbox360 Marketing Brochure Leak
http://www.windowsbeta.net/images/news/story/xbox360/system.jpg

WTF's the thingamajig on the bottom right? :huh:

Some type of controller?

[{I}{K}{E}]

I think its some sort of remote for the Xbox :unsure:

[ziggyjuarez]

We can only hope its not :X

[Busyman]

I think its some sort of remote for the Xbox :unsure:
It bedknot be.

It looks like a game controller (lack of any buttons beside the standard game buttons).

[iMartin]

That article means fuck all, it says:


* Actual retail prices may vary.

At the bottem, and there stars next to every price on the page. It's basically saying it could be that price, but might not be.

Which means that the price could go down....or up

[Peerzy]

That article means fuck all, it says:


At the bottem, and there stars next to every price on the page. It's basically saying it could be that price, but might not be.

Which means that the price could go down....or up


Well done, read what i said, i said it could be the price, but might not be, so if it's not the price is will obviously have to either go up or down :lol:

Hey i bet your hair is either grey, blond, brown, black or ginger? I win, because i named all the possible alternatives :rolleyes: