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mrduckbear on 13 July 2008

http://kotaku.com/5024633/microsoft-announce-60gb-360-confirm-20gb-price+cut


It is 50 dollar price drop to clear the 20GB inventory to make room for the 60GB 360 which is just 40GB more and the same as the pro and will be priced back up again at $349.

Oh but i'm sure those "NEW 60GB 360 IN STOCK" posters will make people think it's actually a new and improved sku never minding the price has jumped back up again



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Munkeh111 on 13 July 2008

It is just a clearance sale!



Tbone on 13 July 2008

Dont think people is going to be happy if they go back to same price,



 

starcraft on 13 July 2008

This way they'll quickly clear a few tens of thousands of stock, get a new model boost, and save the price cut for later in the year



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Yojimbo on 13 July 2008
starcraft said:
This way they'll quickly clear a few tens of thousands of stock, get a new model boost, and save the price cut for later in the year

Good strategy by Microsoft. I remember that Sony got alot of shit when they did this last year :P

 



 
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starcraft on 13 July 2008
Yojimbo said:
starcraft said:
This way they'll quickly clear a few tens of thousands of stock, get a new model boost, and save the price cut for later in the year

Good strategy by Microsoft. I remember that Sony got alot of shit when they did this last year :P

They did.  But it worked for a few months.  For them anyway, this sort of thing screws gamers sometimes.  This time its a bit different because Microsoft specifically stated its a clearance sale.

 



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WhiteDevil on 13 July 2008

Oh this thread is gonna be really fun. i cant wait... *grabs a chair popcorn blanket drinks shot glass's*



Munkeh111 on 13 July 2008
starcraft said:
Yojimbo said:
starcraft said:
This way they'll quickly clear a few tens of thousands of stock, get a new model boost, and save the price cut for later in the year

Good strategy by Microsoft. I remember that Sony got alot of shit when they did this last year :P

They did.  But it worked for a few months.  For them anyway, this sort of thing screws gamers sometimes.  This time its a bit different because Microsoft specifically stated its a clearance sale.

 

Well, they have said it as much as Sony did

 



starcraft on 13 July 2008
Munkeh111 said:
starcraft said:
Yojimbo said:
starcraft said:
This way they'll quickly clear a few tens of thousands of stock, get a new model boost, and save the price cut for later in the year

Good strategy by Microsoft. I remember that Sony got alot of shit when they did this last year :P

They did.  But it worked for a few months.  For them anyway, this sort of thing screws gamers sometimes.  This time its a bit different because Microsoft specifically stated its a clearance sale.

Well, they have said it as much as Sony did

More.

I don't think Sony said they were having a clearance sale (we all knew it, but you're average consumer got screwed).

But Microsoft have specifically said "we are bringing a new model out, but if 20GB is all you need you can have it cheap."

 



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thekitchensink on 13 July 2008

This isn't as bad as it sounds--it still leaves room for them to have a real cut by Christmas-time (or maybe with Madden, like last year) and still be profitable.



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