Come August 8th the Xbox 360 might be seeing a $50 price cut! Both Hollywood Reporter and Xbox Scene are reporting the news, although Xbox Scene wasn’t given the details on the amount of the price drop.
There was also no reference as to which models would get their prices slashed. I would guess that it would be across the board, which would mean that the Core model would go from $299 to $249, the Pro model would go from $399 to $349, and the Elite model would go from $479 to $429. For the sake of having nice numbers we’ll guess that the Elite model will actually drop down to $399. 
So why would Microsoft possibly be dropping the price? I’m guessing one of the reasons is that it will put the Core model at the same price as the Nintendo Wii, which will be appealing to families looking to purchase a cheap console. I’m guessing the other reason that they are looking to drop the price is to prepare for the launch of Halo 3 on September 25th. This game is sure to attract new Xbox 360 owners, and with a reduced price on the system it is almost like you get the game for free.
I think I’d rather pick up a Wii, but Halo 3 would be quite fun to play with some friends.
Note: The image above is of a modded Xbox 360 case with a custom Halo 3 paint job. For more great Xbox 360 mods see this post.
I’d rather pick up a Wii as well, however, I still can not find one in any store anywhere!
That’d be pretty crazy if an XBOX 360 went down to Wii price. However, the core model isn’t really an option since it has no internal memory. Come on, no one wants to fiddle with memory cards (or flash drives) this gaming generation. I wonder when/if the Wii will get a price cut? I guess they don’t really have to right now since they’re being scooped off the shelves (OldManDeath is a witness to that). I always liked Nintendo best. Finally it’s back on top
I never really expected to see Nintendo get back out on top after seeing how poorly the Gamecube sold. Guess Nintendo got some good people on their team that took innovation to a new level.
I never understood the lack of success the GameCube experienced. I have a GameCube and I really like it. I hate Playstation, mainly because of the bad controller layout (left joystick is in the wrong spot). Also, what’s up with two controller slots???
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-hilarious, watch 1,2,3. Each funnier than the next
I actually liked the Playstation controllers, but the original Xbox ones are actually my favorite. I like the bigger ones because they fit my hands well, and even after playing for several hours I don’t get any cramps.
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omg that’s a pretty sweet cover. I want that so bad…. looks so real like 3-D but yeah…. kewl
Wow. I wonder how I could get that skin. Is it actually a skin or is it the kind of new cover or something or what cause it really pisses me off to see that I dont have one of those and I like to blow some big hot dogs.
halo 3 alredy came out u douchbag
oh my goodness this is so crazy.