WalMart Confirm $50 360 Price Drop?

[L.A.]

http://darkzero.co.uk/v4/games/news/12601

 

[strikezone89]

walmart lies.

 

[imdaly]

Does Toys R Us lie, too?

Source

 

[Downhere]

Not bad, is that only for the premium system or does that apply for the core system as well?

 

[L.A.]

for all systems I believe

 

[hippie_hunter]

Not bad, is that only for the premium system or does that apply for the core system as well?

Who the hell buys the Core anyways?

It was understandable when there were shortages of the Xbox 360 when it first came out, but people buying a Core system today are nothing but ******s who hinder game development for the Premium Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 (see Grand Theft Auto IV)

 

[GoldenAgeHero]

it'll be funny if it was another bait and switch.

 

[Darth Elektra]

Sweet.

 

[KALEL114]

Rumor: Xbox 360 Core discontinued at Best Buy

For those hoping that the expected $50 Xbox 360 price cut would bring the Core model down to the Wii-diculously great price of $250, we got some bad news. According to a source at Best Buy who sent Joystiq these images, the Xbox 360 Core model is dead and remaining stocks are all that's left of the system.

The sheet, according to our source, shows the description of the Xbox 360 Core hardware and underneath it is the word "deleted, meaning it is being taken out of the system." The out of stock date reads 7-29-07 and the larger image (found after the break) shows the pref code "y." According to the source, "This means replenishment of this item is not expected."

In a statement from July 16, when we originally heard rumblings that the Xbox 360 Core was over, a Microsoft spokesperson told us in regards to it being discontinued, "No. Xbox 360 Core remains an important member of the Xbox 360 family." Well, if the Best Buy papers end up being true, an important part of the family is about to swim with the fishes. Like Fredo from The Godfather, it breaks our hearts. We've contacted Microsoft to see if they'd like to revise their "important member" statement.

Update: We heard back from a Microsoft representative who said, "Nothing's changed since last week."

I guess time will tell.

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/30/best-buy-done-with-xbox-360-core-model/

 

[KALEL114]

IMdaly, you work for an electronics franchise, right? If so, maybe you can cnofirm.

 

[imdaly]

I work at Circuit City.

I'm off today, but I'll check the price of the Core when I go in tomorrow. If CC is saying they're discontinuing carrying it, the price will change to $299.96.

I'll let ya know tomorrow.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

This doesn't have anything to do with the system price drop but the HD DVD player, starting Aug 1st will now be sold at $179 instead of $200. MS will also offer 5 free HD DVD movies with the purchase of the HD DVD add on. This will only be offered in the United States.

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/news/2007/0726-hddvdplayer.htm

 

[L.A.]

If only HD-dvd was winning, I would buy it in a heart beat!!!

 

[Downhere]

If only HD-dvd was winning, I would buy it in a heart beat!!!

It may not be in the lead, but it hasn't lost yet and both formats will go on for the next couple of years either way.

 

[KALEL114]

It may not be in the lead, but it hasn't lost yet and both formats will go on for the next couple of years either way.

Couple of years? That is quite ambitious. This holiday season will sway the lead one way or the other greatly. I think by June/July next year there will be "a winner" so to speak.

 

[Downhere]

Couple of years? That is quite ambitious. This holiday season will sway the lead one way or the other greatly. I think by June/July next year there will be "a winner" so to speak.

It could go either way, I think both formats are here to stay till around 2009.

 

[user123456789]

damn $50 price drop? thats another game right there

grrrrrrrrrrrrrr should have waited 6 more months to get my xbox

t:

 

[Darth Elektra]

Rumor: Xbox 360 gets $50 price cut in August

The Hollywood Reporter, er, reports that Microsoft will cut the price of the Xbox 360 by $50 in early August. THR says their source believes the price cut is because August is traditionally one of the slowest times of the year. That may be true, but our magical source from the nether dimension says it's probably got just as much to do with the megaton called Halo 3 dropping in Sept. 25.

The report really has no new information to bring to the "When's Microsoft finally going to drop the price?" game. The best they've got is an unnamed source. Please, if we trotted out every tip we've gotten on an Xbox 360 price drop we could probably do a Best in Show presentation based on grammar, probability of validity, and firmness in belief. Is the price drop rumor true? Well, we think it's got to happen sometime soon ... right?

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/25/rumor-xbox-360-gets-50-price-cut-in-august/

 

[Darth Elektra]

http://xbox-scene.com/

Complete coverage of a possible price drop.

 

[Kritish]

[YT][/YT]

Who the hell buys the Core anyways?

It was understandable when there were shortages of the Xbox 360 when it first came out, but people buying a Core system today are nothing but ******s who hinder game development for the Premium Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 (see Grand Theft Auto IV)

I bought a core system because I got one of the first 360's. It was either that or go onto eBay and cough up a grand.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

It could go either way, I think both formats are here to stay till around 2009.

I kind of agree with you, except i dont think well see just one format for along time, if at all.

 

[hippie_hunter]

I bought a core system because I got one of the first 360's. It was either that or go onto eBay and cough up a grand.

Yeah, you got it when it first came out. Which is completely understandable considering how hard it was to get the damn things when they first came out.

But today...there is no excuse to choose Premium over Core.

 

[hippie_hunter]

It could go either way, I think both formats are here to stay till around 2009.

Same here, but I think it will be very easy to see who is going to win by the holidays.

 

[L.A.]

I bought a core system because I got one of the first 360's. It was either that or go onto eBay and cough up a grand.

Same here...

 

[imdaly]

So I'm at work, and just checked, and can tell you that for the time being, the Core XBOX360 is still ringing up $299.99 meaning it's not a clearance item.

Though THIS is interesting!

In the wake of the Wal-Mart flyer and the Toys R Us flyer, now comes the Circuit City flyer sent to Joystiq showing that beginning Aug. 12 the Xbox 360 premium will be $350, the Elite will be $450 and the Core will have a $20 break and be $280.

This still doesn't explain the fate of the Core once these units sell out, but the Xbox 360 price drop is looking more and more legit. Plus, if you purchase at Circuit City, it looks like you'll get Rockstar's Table Tennis for free. Don't forget to pick up your 3200 worth of MS points for $20 at Circuit City this week too.

Source

I can't show you the images of the ad right now, cause our right-click is disabled here at work (laaaame), but you can easily see them by following the link.

I think it's pretty safe to say now that there IS a price drop coming on August 12...and for all 3 versions.

Core = $279.99
Premium = $349.99
Elite = $449.99