I already have one so it's not for me, but maybe for some of you.  

$100 credit with purchase of xbox360 4GB console with kinect at Amazon.  

It's only for today. 6.21.11

http://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox/ref=pe_36550_20281620_pe_gb_skin

i already have 1 but i agree it's a nice deal.

Just like the PS3 deal the other day. Retailers are beginning to clear stock for price cuts. It's obvious.

nice, i wonder how many they have in stock. probably the same as ps3's they had for the deal last week.

Wouldn't it better for Sony and Microsoft to wait till it gets closer to holiday season than cut the prices in the summer?

they have a lot more in stock. the 360 is the deal of the day while the ps3 was the deal for 2 hours. Amazon would have a lot in stock to justify making it the deal for the day. Its too bad, if it was a flat $100 discount I would have bought it, but these giftcards won't help me save money, they will just make me buy things I would not have gotten. Shame the ps3 had such a better deal.

Also while the ps3 could have been to clear out stock since it was a flat 100$ discount, I doubt this one is it. Sony has announced a new sku. Microsoft hasn't. And amazon quite often gives $50 giftcards with most of the consoles. Upgrading that to a $100 for the deal of the day actually seems like quite the mediocre deal considering.

Just wanted to clarify one thing.

Sony has not announced any new SKU's. Only internet leaks/rumors of an updated SKU.

Also, MS does have a Gears of War 3 SKU with 320gb HDD, which indicates to me that there is a good chance we will see updated 360 SKU's soon as well. I'm guessing late august/september for price cuts to become official.

More likely they would clear stocks for new SKU changes. Last few summer Sony and MS have changed the standard storage.

Will Arcade now be 8GB and HDD version 320GB/500GB?

does anybody know the amazon return policy for this type of thing.
Could I buy the xbox, then wait until i get the credit, the return the system?

Why can't we get deals on the 250gb model? You know the one that actually plays halo reach.