Xbox 360 to get UK price cut this Friday

Author: Joe Martin
Published: 18th September 2008
Comments (20) Stumble
Microsoft has confirmed the new UK prices for the Xbox 360.

Microsoft has confirmed the new UK prices for the Xbox 360.

The UK will officially get the same Xbox 360 price cut as seen in the US and Japan it seems, with Microsoft confirming price cut leaks from the likes of Woolworths.

The new price points for the Xbox 360 range will see the basic Arcade model, which comes without a hard drive, be reduced to £129.99, making it considerably cheaper than a Nintendo Wii and by far the cheapest current-gen console on the market.

The 60GB Xbox 360 meanwhile will fall to £169.99, while the 120GB Elite will tumble to £229.99 - which directly correlates with prices in the US once VAT is taken into account.

Microsoft has such a massive lead on the market now in terms of cost that it is unlikely that the console will see further price reductions, especially with the company starting to focus on creating the new next-gen system.

Whether or not these new prices will generate any more sales for the console or not is a slightly confused issue - but as a consumer that's a pretty moot point and it's undoubted that the new prices make the Xbox 360 an attractive option for any console-buyer.

Got an Xbox 360 or planning on picking one up? Let us know in the forums.
Quote proxess 18th September 2008, 12:44
Wow! Way to go! That sure took a bite out of Nintendo. Sony is completely chewed up.
Quote Paradigm Shifter 18th September 2008, 12:54
Link back to the New article is wrong. :)

And I was waiting for this price cut.

Might go buy a 360 now... for Lost Odyssey. :D
Quote cjoyce1980 18th September 2008, 13:03
60GB 360 cheaper than a wii....... someone at MS must of gone crazy!!!!!!!!
Quote Krikkit 18th September 2008, 13:04
That's a bloody good price for the 60GB model, very tempting!
Quote dyzophoria 18th September 2008, 13:27
those die shrinks for the cpu (falcon) & gpu eventually (jasper) on the xbox must also attribute to the price drops, good for them, bad for sony though
Quote Blademrk 18th September 2008, 13:34
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Originally Posted by paradigm Shifter
Might go buy a 360 now... for Lost Odyssey

Lost Odyssey is proberbly is the best JRPG I've played on the system so far though (with Blue Dragon coming a close 2nd followed by Eternal Sonata which was enjoyable but utterly pointless and requires a 2nd play through to complete properly).
I haven't played Infinite Undiscovery yet although that will most likely be the next JRPG I get.
Quote steveo_mcg 18th September 2008, 13:41
I wonder if Sony is now reviewing their "No price cut this year".
Seems like the x360 is moving towards the final stage (in console life cycle) already the PS3 is arguably yet to hit its stride.
Quote Paradigm Shifter 18th September 2008, 13:53
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Originally Posted by Blademrk
Lost Odyssey is proberbly is the best JRPG I've played on the system so far though (with Blue Dragon coming a close 2nd followed by Eternal Sonata which was enjoyable but utterly pointless and requires a 2nd play through to complete properly).
I haven't played Infinite Undiscovery yet although that will most likely be the next JRPG I get.

I can't help but think it slightly sad when the XBox has more JRPGs on it than the PS3. :(

Any other RPGs worth a mention on the XBox? (Discounting Mass Effect et al...)
Quote Dreaming 18th September 2008, 13:58
Wrong link in first post?

Links to: http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/09/18/ps3-still-needs-a-defining-game/1

Should be: http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/09/18/ps3-still-needs-a-defining-game/1

Oh, and b*llocks. My 360 is going on eBay on Saturday :(. Hopefully the games I put on though will go up slightly in price? I mean someones going to be looking to pick up GTA4, right? I'm going to sob in a corner now... :'(
Quote DXR_13KE 18th September 2008, 14:09
damn... that's nice... that and i feel that MS are in a hurry to get the next one out... with bigger optical drive capabilities....
Quote samkiller42 18th September 2008, 15:03
ooo, this could spur Sony into lowering the price of it's flagship monster, which is perfect for me, as i'm currently in the market for it.

Sam
Quote sjhujh 18th September 2008, 15:05
the elite seems very very tempting now, I don;t think Sony will cut prices as they have just upped the HDD instead on the system, wonder if nintendo will do anything. They can no longer claim the lowest price...

but just bought a PS3 so will have to wait a while maybe after christmas...
Quote shigllgetcha 18th September 2008, 16:20
sony still lose something like £140 on every console. MS about 6/9 months ago start making a profit from 360 consoles. the big money comes from games (the average is 5.5 games on 360 as far as i remember). so sony are along way from making the ps3 competively priced.

you'll def want an elite with 120GB if your thinking about buying one as the update in autumn allows playing from the HDD
Quote inflatable 18th September 2008, 17:33
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Originally Posted by Paradigm Shifter


I can't help but think it slightly sad when the XBox has more JRPGs on it than the PS3. :(
That might also be the reason why the Xbox 360 finally started selling in Japan this month (see: http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/17/infinite-undiscovery-price-cut-help-xbox-360-outsell-wii-in-jap/)..

I think the Japanese are starting to get the picture that the Xbox 360 offers more games, also for them..
Quote Darkedge 18th September 2008, 17:59
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Originally Posted by steveo_mcg
I wonder if Sony is now reviewing their "No price cut this year".
Seems like the x360 is moving towards the final stage (in console life cycle) already the PS3 is arguably yet to hit its stride.

the final stage? you mean mass market penetration.
The PS3 yet to hit it's stride? Possibly there's more power to be used if you spend the millions needed (that you won't make back) to get at it. Latest estimate for the PS3 to start making money if they do not drop the cost is 2-3 YEARS time.

I wonder if it'll really start striding or will it continue to crawl and stumble..
Quote benjamyn 18th September 2008, 18:09
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Originally Posted by Dreaming
Wrong link in first post?

Links to: http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/09/18/ps3-still-needs-a-defining-game/1

Should be: http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/09/18/ps3-still-needs-a-defining-game/1

Oh, and b*llocks. My 360 is going on eBay on Saturday :(. Hopefully the games I put on though will go up slightly in price? I mean someones going to be looking to pick up GTA4, right? I'm going to sob in a corner now... :'(

Both your links are the same and goto the wrong article just like the OP
Quote docodine 19th September 2008, 05:56
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Originally Posted by shigllgetcha
sony still lose something like £140 on every console. MS about 6/9 months ago start making a profit from 360 consoles. the big money comes from games (the average is 5.5 games on 360 as far as i remember). so sony are along way from making the ps3 competively priced.

you'll def want an elite with 120GB if your thinking about buying one as the update in autumn allows playing from the HDD

I doubt that the PS3 still costs that much to make... Blu-Ray drives have more than halved in price since then, and production bugs must have been sorted out by now. 5.5 games? Holy cow. That costs more than an Xbox. :O
Quote shigllgetcha 19th September 2008, 10:53
i read it the other week in a magazine, dont have a clue what magazine it was. the blu ray drive isnt the only costly component. it takes along time to make a profit from a console. its not production bugs its the cost of the components

not more than a ps3
Quote shigllgetcha 19th September 2008, 10:57
heres a link that shows how much it loses. my £140 was more than sony say but its pretty much what the gardian estimate

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/05/15/sony-losing-260-on-each-ps3-sold/1
Quote Skepsis 19th September 2008, 21:39
I remember when Microsoft were in talks of upping the price now it's been at a low price for so long. They just keep getting lower. Soon gunna be cheaper than a PS2...
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