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Forums - Microsoft Discussion - New SKU's inbound? Or the death of the Xbox 360?

the chances of the internet still hasn't found out about a 360 redesign

vs

the chances Amazon is wrong


i'm gonna say Amazon is wrong. not with full conviction though... odds of new design: i put it at 9 to 1.

that said, i do think we'll see a redesign, just not quite yet.



the Wii is an epidemic.

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I think it is more likely to be a bundle or a price cut with confirmation of cooler, quieter insides, rather than a complete redesign.

I think they will wait until closer to GTAIV for a price drop. Unless of course they dropped the price now and bundled it at only a little extra cost........



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Interesting things could be afoot. We should all listen closely to the gaming winds of the west.




Well im just annoyed by time zones right now. Here in Australia the 18th is almost over, but i have to wait until the 19th for my news on the 18th opening day of GDC lol



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Its definiely too soon to call an end fo 360 although Microsoft is in the worst position of the console makers and they need a little more than a new sku to gain back their market share.

 



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They don't really need to pull out. Even though the world console market seems to be run by Sony and Nintendo, MS does definitely have a scene with their Halo / FPS crowd. They started profiting. The only reason I could see them doing this is because they may have not made their original goal of dominating the living room environment. Even though I do like Sony and the PS3 better, I wouldn't like to see them withdrawing.



"Naturally the common people don't want war: Neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, IT IS THE LEADERS of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is TELL THEM THEY ARE BEING ATTACKED, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. IT WORKS THE SAME IN ANY COUNTRY."  --Hermann Goering, leading Nazi party member, at the Nuremberg War Crime Trials 

 

Conservatives:  Pushing for a small enough government to be a guest in your living room, or even better - your uterus.

 

they're not pulling out, and you'de think that microsoft wouldn't JUST tell amazon about it, they'de tell all retailers.



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i bet they are gearing up to drop what they have and release a new model--that would explain the shortages and such



 

naznatips said:
Krusnik said:
yeh he's so funny i almost forgot to laugh.

Don't take it so seriously man.  Just a joke.

Anyway, my first part of the post was actually serious.  It seems likely Microsoft is about to release a 360 redesign.    


 Do you mean a slimline model, or just a reshaped one?



MS would IPO the Xbox unit rather than just dropping it. They could easily raise billions through an IPO, why would they throw away money like that?