Microsoft says no Xbox 360 'price drop' in the UK

[wraggster]

Microsoft has said that it won't be passing on the price cuts in the US to its Xbox 360 console to the UK Pocket-lint has learnt.
"Pricing is handled on a region-by-region basis. We do not have a price drop in this region to announce", was the official word.

The news means that the Xbox 360 Arcade official price is now £48 more expensive in the UK than the US.

http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/ne...rice-cut.phtml

[mcdougall57]

The news means that the Xbox 360 Arcade official price is now £48 more expensive in the UK than the US.

why? it cant be the credit crunch or inflation.