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Xbox 360: price drops galore, $199 for Core

chautemoc | August 04, 2008 | News | XBOX 360

An informant on VGChartz has "irrefutable proof" of some upcoming Xbox 360 price drops, perhaps the most notable of which is the $199 tag on the Core. This sizeable number is described as the "sweet spot" for consoles, and I doubt many will debate.

This picture is confirmation of the earlier Ars Technica article from an informant stating that the Xbox 360 would drop it's price in September to $199.99 for the Core, $299.99 for the 60GB model, and $399.99 for the 120GB Elite model. This picture shows nearly irrefutable proof that those rumors are substantiated, and are set to happen in just over a month.

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2 thumbs!
Fatal Error | August 04, 2008

It may be the "Sweet spot" for consoles, but the Core sucks.
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  iLLmatic | August 04, 2008
  
  Damn that was cruel
- 1 thumbs!
  Magimaster | August 04, 2008
  
  Well, I'm sure it will lure some people who aren't well-aware of the differences between the various models and are just jumping on the opportunity to own a 360 for just 200 bucks.
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    iLLmatic | August 04, 2008
    
    I don't know that it will have the big of an affect on that audience when PS2 is still putting up very respectful numbers.
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  DragoniteBallZ | August 04, 2008
  
  That pack is meant to compete with the Wii!
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Sereph | August 04, 2008

So $200 for a core, but any price drops on the Elite yet?
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  KyLeDaWg | August 04, 2008
  
  It says $400 in the quote. Good job reading, lol.
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RabidChinaGirl | August 04, 2008

I got my Premium a little over two years ago for less then $200 thanks to a rebate offer and then a fluke on the company's part. ^^ I always love to point that out as an example of one helluva great buy.

People should just get the middle to high end consoles though. If you're gonna spend that much money, I fail to see how putting down a few more for the (clearly) better machine could hurt. Same goes for PS3.
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DragoniteBallZ | August 04, 2008

Dude, the Elite would be a rip off then.

You could just buy the XBOX360 Arcade pack + 120 gig HD = $380!
- 5 thumbs!
  Cdemon | August 04, 2008
  
  Yeah, but the elite is BLACK.
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    Fatal Error | August 04, 2008
    
    No lie, the Black 360 looks absolutely sexy.
1 thumbs!
tidus04 | August 04, 2008

Very nice but the Core doesn't interest me much.. though I will definitely consider it more ^^
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Paper Mario Dude | August 05, 2008

wow, i was JUST about to buy a 20gb model when i saw this...
i guess i'll buy a PSP first and then keep working at giant on the weekends while schools in, and get it when the 60gb is down.
yay for me.
So, just wondering, is this legit?
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RKRigney | August 05, 2008

The only bad thing is that they're basically charging $100 for 60 GB, which is not very fair...
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Paper Mario Dude | August 05, 2008

is this legit?
should i wait a month for to buy a cheaper Xbox?
i'm sending my PS3 to get fixed today, and i dont think i can last 2 weeks without CoD4 or anything 0_0, i've already re-beaten most of my Gamecube games, since my PS3 broke right after i sent my Wii in...
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Starsky134 | September 01, 2008

Just a ploy to trick un-knowledgeable newcomers to the video gaming world.
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Twisted | September 04, 2008

Awesome, I'm probably getting a 360 soon. =D