Xbox 360 Elite price drop (28 August 2009)

[fanpages]

GAME(Station)/(Play) are to sell the Xbox 360 "Elite" from tomorrow, Friday 28 August 2009, at the newly reduced (and Microsoft Recommended Retail) price of GBP 199.99 (down from the current price of GBP 239.99).

The "Pro" ("Premium" 60Gb) model that was offered for GBP 159.99 is to be discontinued & the "Arcade" model will become the entry level hardware for the console at the same price (of GBP 159.99). The "Arcade" model will not be available with any bundled software titles though (such as the current pack that includes "Sega Superstars Tennis").

The newly priced "Elite" bundle will include a choice of two titles from the selection of "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare", "Tiger Woods 10", "Grand Theft Auto IV", &/or "Fight Night Round 4" (replacing the existing offer that includes "Gears of War 2" & "Halo Wars").

The new "Elite" pricing is set to coincide with the release of the new "PS3 Slim" model on 1 September 2009 that will have a "high street" price of GPB 249.99 (although bundle deals & reduced prices can be found at a variety of online e-tailers including those under the GamePlay parent Company).

The Wii console is still the cheapest of the three home video entertainment systems available in this current (seventh) generation of video games consoles, remaining at GBP 179.99 including the bundled title “Wii Sports”.

Expect the run-up to the festive season to get uncharacteristically hot this year…

BFN,

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[1UPGamer]

Ok so basically the prices have gone up. The elite has come down but everything else has gone up. That's just great lol.. Arcade used to be £100

[Primeval]

I'm guessing they aren't selling enough x360 elites as they wanted to.

[fanpages]

FYI:
Some "deal" listings currently at HotUKDeals.com...

PS3 SLIM 120GB + 3 games: Fuel, Damnation & Dead Space for only £249.99 including courier delivery @ Shopto

Xbox 360 Elite Console + Scene It? Box Office Smash (includes 4 buzzers) + You're In The Movies (includes Xbox Live Vision Camera) + Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (£199.99 at Play.com)

XBox 360 Elite With Resident Evil 5, Fight Night Round 4 and Extra Wireless Controller Only £199.99 @ Play

Xbox 360 Elite (120GB) Pre-Order for £189.99 @ShopTo

Xbox 360 Elite Console including Bioshock & HDMI Cable £189.95 at Zavvi

Xbox 360 Premium - £100 INSTORE at Sainsburys

BFN,

fp.

[fanpages]

XBOX 360 ARCADE WITH FIGHT NIGHT 4 + CALL OF DUTY 4+ 3 YRS ACCIDENTAL COVER FOR £139.99 IN HMV

[1UPGamer]

Some good deals there I guess, but still a little gipped at the price increases. I know comparatively to the PS3, the XBOX still looks quite attractive in terms of price. However by increasing they're prices the massive appeal of the XBOX being much cheaper than the PS3 has kind of dissappeared.

I know XBOX are leading the PS3 in terms of marketshare but this is like letting the PS back into the game. I hope MS haven't shot themselves in the foot.

Also you have to factor into the equation other costs when comparing the PS3 to the XBOX! For example to play online (any serious gamer is going to want the XBOX Live Gold Package) has to fork out an extra (£30 at least), add to that the PS3 comes with Blueray and the price difference really isn't that much if any.... Yes the XBOX packages seem much more aggressively priced from what I can see with the big gaming bundles above BUT it's still a let down for me.

I'm an Avid XBOX and MS fan right now but I'm rooting for the PS to grab back some market share after what is in my opinion a bodged price cut from XBOX.