It'll be interesting to see if this is just a one time deal for one retailer or if Australia is about to see lower Xbox 360 prices...

Xbox 360 Arcade: $278

For comparison: 
Wii bundle: $388 
PS3 bundle: $688

Does alone in the dark really cost that much there?

Thats pretty nice! :D

I was about to post this. You could buy an Arcade and a seperate 20GB HDD for less than a Wii. You could buy this Arcade and a seperate 120GB HDD ($AU200) for less than a Pro.

Perhaps Microsoft is dumping its Pro stock in the U.S and the Arcade stock in australia at special one time prices? Perhaps that means that they are doing something with the SKUs, changes perhaps?

Well Australia didn't get a 360 price cut when the rest of PAL (Europe) did. The 360 generally holds its own against the PS3 here. But given the price disparity, you couldn't say its doing well.

But this is a full $100 under any Arcade price I've seen previously. Surely there must be a cut coming, otherwise this would just be too big of a loss leader?

hmm might get a 360 if i have to money... :)

what get ssaved to HD on the 360?

Buy this Arcade deal and a $78 20GB and you'll have a $360 pro.  Thats just over HALF what I paid for my Xbox 360.

About time we got a price cut, considering the dollar is almost 1:1 with the US $ :P

Now if only I had a little more disposable cash on me... I'd definitely pick that up.

And man, some of those games are cheap...

(PS - school holidays just started, so I imagine sales must be rocketing)

Whoa... just had a closer look at that Wii deal.

That's a Wii (pack) PLUS Carnival games PLUS Big Beach Sports for $388... that is an EXCELLENT price.

(Just the other day, I saw 'Toys R Us' have a deal for a Wii + Big Beach Sports for $412, which is the norm)

...

I might actually point my brother to that - they are games he will like, and its the best Wii deal I have ever seen in Oz.