Shrygue
April 29th, 2008, 18:24
via Computer and Video Games (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=187931)
Microsoft has slashed the price of the Xbox 360 in four Asian markets, Bloomberg reports.
Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan all see price cuts, though the biggest is Singapore which has received a 20 percent price reduction on the console, bringing it down to S$499 (£185).
The basic version, says Bloomberg (which we're assuming is the Arcade console) is set to drop by 17 percent to $10,360 (£172) in Taiwan, and by 11 percent in Hong Kong effective today. Prices will fall 5.1 percent to 369,000 won (£187) in Korea.
Last month Microsoft dropped the price of the Xbox 360 in Europe as well, bringing the cost of the Arcade console down to less than a Wii at £159.99.
Since the European cut, sales of Microsoft's console have been reported to have jumped by as much as 36 percent, though whether this will be echoed now in Asia, who knows?
Microsoft has slashed the price of the Xbox 360 in four Asian markets, Bloomberg reports.
Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan all see price cuts, though the biggest is Singapore which has received a 20 percent price reduction on the console, bringing it down to S$499 (£185).
The basic version, says Bloomberg (which we're assuming is the Arcade console) is set to drop by 17 percent to $10,360 (£172) in Taiwan, and by 11 percent in Hong Kong effective today. Prices will fall 5.1 percent to 369,000 won (£187) in Korea.
Last month Microsoft dropped the price of the Xbox 360 in Europe as well, bringing the cost of the Arcade console down to less than a Wii at £159.99.
Since the European cut, sales of Microsoft's console have been reported to have jumped by as much as 36 percent, though whether this will be echoed now in Asia, who knows?