wraggster
August 12th, 2009, 18:24
Rumours build that Microsoft is to counter Sony’s PS3 price cut by scrapping the Pro model and cutting the Elite RRP
Just hours after MCV revealed that Sony has been clearing the channel in preparation for its PS3 price cut on Tuesday it now appears as if Microsoft could be preparing an Xbox 360 price cut to counter the move.
Kotaku has become the latest website to claim that Microsoft is to ditch its mid-range Xbox 360 Pro SKU and drop the price of its high-end Elite model to fill the vacant space. It claims that the drop will come into effect on August 30th – the same time that Sony will launch its lower-cost PS3.
The Xbox 360 Elite, which is the only SKU to come in black and includes a 120GB HDD, currently carries an RRP of £229.99. If the talk is true then this will drop to £169.99 to replace the outgoing Pro SKU, which includes a 60GB HDD.
This would represent a £60 decrease in the UK and would make Microsoft’s high-end model the cheapest next-gen console on the market.
It is presumed that the Arcade SKU, which doesn’t include an HDD or HDMI cable, will remain at its current RRP of £129.99.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/35363/MS-to-cut-Xbox-360-Elite-by-60
Just hours after MCV revealed that Sony has been clearing the channel in preparation for its PS3 price cut on Tuesday it now appears as if Microsoft could be preparing an Xbox 360 price cut to counter the move.
Kotaku has become the latest website to claim that Microsoft is to ditch its mid-range Xbox 360 Pro SKU and drop the price of its high-end Elite model to fill the vacant space. It claims that the drop will come into effect on August 30th – the same time that Sony will launch its lower-cost PS3.
The Xbox 360 Elite, which is the only SKU to come in black and includes a 120GB HDD, currently carries an RRP of £229.99. If the talk is true then this will drop to £169.99 to replace the outgoing Pro SKU, which includes a 60GB HDD.
This would represent a £60 decrease in the UK and would make Microsoft’s high-end model the cheapest next-gen console on the market.
It is presumed that the Arcade SKU, which doesn’t include an HDD or HDMI cable, will remain at its current RRP of £129.99.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/35363/MS-to-cut-Xbox-360-Elite-by-60