I'm glad I was able to get a trade in here in Canada. I didn't know there was a deal on till yesterday! glad I got it too cause the new 360 is sweetness!!!

Sounds like a Sony fan on damage control to me.. I traded in for it for several reasons. 1. My old HDD was only 20 gig and this one is 250. 2. The big clunky model heats the hells out of my room, and this one should run more efficiently and on less heat. 3. I've had my old model for 5 years, so I figured might as well get rid of it before it breaks, which being from MS, is likely to happen. 4. It has HDMI, and my 2005 model does not. 5.Built in Wifi. 6. Gamestop had a great deal for it and I esentially only have to pay $60 for this one after the old console and stuff I don't need anymore with it. 7. It looks pretty damn cool.

I think only $60 for all this is a pretty good deal.

To the extent that someone wanting to get a new one, and couldn't find it, got talked out of getting an older model, because someone yelled that online play on the PS3 was superior... because it was free.  I saw this happen at a Best Buy.  The guy went and got a 360 instead.

Alot of sales to existing owners it seems. They've got the same trade in deal at alot of places around the world, and the trade in cost is basicly on par with what a wifi adapter and a bigger hd would cost if added to the old 360 elite. Atleast over here.

Unlike the PS3 slim where features were removed to make way for a price point where new customers would buy, this 360S adds value which these trade in deals take advantage of. Marketing the new 360S "from" $100.

From the review that is linked in the article in the OP.

"The new Xbox 360 is a winner and I wholeheartedly recommend it for new purchasers or for people trading up from a 360 manufactured prior to the fall of 2008.  If you currently own a "Jasper" model with a 120GB or 250GB hard drive, I don't think you'll see a big enough improvement to justify the purchase unless you just like the new design."

That's pretty impressive. I was aware of the special but I would have never guessed people would go ape shit over it.

I would have thought the rabid PS3 userbase were more likely to buy a second console or upgrade to a more stylish version than the slightly more practical (read poor) and less devoted 360 users.  The trade-ins will all eventually be sold unless the group mentioned above honestly believe they will be put in a mass grave somewhere.  Would a widening of the 110m sw gap 360 has over PS3 be proof of that?  Of course not.  Believe it or not this will have a very positive effect on the no. of 360s in use.

I'll be using my old box which works perfectly and was one of the best purchases I've made.  If an unused arcade goes for $150 what do Gamestop think they can sell the old ones for?  $125?  They'll be selling them at cost if they're' still paying $100.  Expect an adjustment there.  They'll move after the 'new' arcade stock clears out I guess.  Any chance M$ are taking a page from their competitors and 'managing' the supply channels or did they underestimate demand this badly? 

Guesses of 1m plus first month don't look quite so wild all of a sudden.  Where are those nos.?

Wow, what bull shit. They only do the trade in deal when it serves to their benefit, and then just cancel it when it doesn't.

Nice Move by GameStop

That's a funny avatar. lol