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Lmao, it's hilarious that people actually think his name is, "Fred Meyer".



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Xen said:

^Why, because I hate Microsoft and that system and don't them to succeed? let's leave it at that.

Yeah that's why.

 



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In Europe the X-Box 360 Arcade is allready cheaper than the Wii!

199€ X-Box360 Arcade
249€ Wii

And in Europe it had no effect....



Europe isn't as price driven as America, that's why you don't see a big effect.



Ganon - No effect on the Wii. The Xbox 360, due to the price drop in Europe, is selling roughly 100% faster than it did, week for week, in Europe last year.

So although it certainly didn't effect blockbuster Wii sales, or great PS3 sales, it certainly has helped the 'Box in Europe.



Back from the dead, I'm afraid.

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I think that the sales of the three consoles have little to do with one another at this point.

People have already decided which one they want to buy and are waiting for their oppurtunity to do so. (Price Drop, Money in hand, bundle, etc)

So the sales of 360, PS3, and Wii are mostly (but not totally) independent of one another.



I would cite regulation, but I know you will simply ignore it.

Looks like all we need now is a confirmation by Microsoft.



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It says promo, so I'll take that as a grain of salt.



epsilon72 said:

How much is the 20 gig hard drive pack again?

 

You can also see that the markup percentage is 3%. That means the price the store pays is 271.59, so they make around 8.41 with each sold.

 

I work retail (sort of, dont ask) also and we actually make about $18 per sku IIRC. In other words we pay about $332 for a pro, which then sells for $350. Maybe it's because it's a very large chain that we get more margin?



Stats87 said:
NJ5 said:
JaggedSac said:
Do the new arcades come with hdmi out? Also, how much does the 60GB hard drive cost?


1- Yeah, all the current 360 models do.

2- Probably too much, but if you don't mind you can probably buy a cheaper second-hand one.

 

 

Well the 20GB HD goes for $90 on Amazon and the 120GB HD goes for $180, which is pretty ridiculous.

I got my 500GB External Drive for $50, but I got it at cost from a friend. But I see 500GB HD's for $100 on Bestbuy Online

 

People always make that mistake, the HDD's in 360/PS3 are NOT the same as standard desktop HDD's and cant be compared pricewise.

The 360/PS3 use 2.5" or laptop HDD's which are more expensive, Desktop hard drives like the 500GB at Best Buy are larger 3.5" HDD.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8699483&st=laptop+hard+drive&lp=2&type=product&cp=1&id=1199494484078

 

As you can see, 2.5" drives are more expensive. MS still "overcharges" for hard drives, but not as much as if you compare them to 3.5" drives.

 

Also, in a couple months there will be more price adjustments, the 60GB HDD (along with headset and three months Live) will replace the 20GB at $99, and the 120GB will drop to $149.

 

So still overpriced, sure, but not as bad.