No 360 price drop?

[rocketpig]

DMeisterJ said:

rocketpig said:
About 2-3 weeks before GTA IV would be my guess.

And if MS wants to right this ship, it will need to be a good price drop. $249 or $279 for the Pro.

I think a $199/279/349 price strategy would really push sales without absolutely annihilating profits.

That would be good, but there'd really be no place to go from there. They could drop the Arcade to fifty bucks and not lose any money, cause they don't sell. I don't think that they'd do that huge of a price drop for all systems cause what would they have left to do once sales slowed again? I think that $249/$300/$400 is likely where it will be next time, But I do see the elite going for as low as 380.

If the rumors are true, by this time next year MS should be ready with the new mobos and converged chipset. That will drive costs down further, possibly allowing another price drop. 45nm Xenon should be ready by this time next year, too.