Two problems with your calculation:
1. VAT (set to rise in the UK next year by 2.5%)
2. Exchange Rates
The 360 S can be had for £189 due to some supermarket price cutting. The S model is actually very good value and compares favourably to the US price when making a straight Exchange rate analysis. The Arcade S does not. I think straying away slightly from the PS3 discussion highlights the issue of VAT and Exchanges rates that the console manufacturers face. After all the UK has effectively seen prices rise for some models of 360 and Wii in recent times.
The question remains as it did last year whether they need to shift consoles or make money and I suspect a bit of both. A large part of this will depend on how they perceive the exchange rates will go with regards to the Euro, Dollar and Sterling, get this wrong and cut to deeply and they end up in world of pain.
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