It takes Microsoft 2 years to drop the price and then they do two price drops in 2 months?  Doesn't seem very likely.  Bottom line is that Microsoft knows the 360 is not a Wii.  They are content with mopping the floor with the PS3 this generation. 

Yes, it's taken them 20 months to introduce their first reduction.  But I believe that they WILL phase out the Core unit and will probably have to reduce the Premium unit to be inline with the cost of the Core.

MS aren't exactly mopping the floor with the PS3, yet.  PS3 sales have been better in all regions over the last 2-3 weeks and the PS3 is selling more by far Worldwide.  MS need to get a hold of the European market and unforuntately have lost out in Japan already. 

Maybe it's just me......


But I think the core will, and should stay.

There are always going to be people that don't feel like they want/need the HDD to start out with. Your always going to have the few people that are just wanting an X360 + 2 or 3 games. For that kind of solution, the core fits the bill.

IMO, the core still fits MS's strategy - get the X360 to $199 ASAP. If a family wants a X360 for their kids for Blue Dragon, or Screen it, or Viva Pinata/Animals, or anything else, the core is still their best bet. An HDMI-less core would offset the fact that the other components aren't much more expinsive (a prem costs MS maybe $40).

Now, I *would* advocate the core being dropped if MS dropped the premium pricing to $249....Which is certainly do-able later this year. Not like they have the brains to do it though.

Apparently.

i'm pretty sure they could do a second price drop in the next 6 months.... like have said many times we will all know better after LGC and TGS

65nm Core at 199 = I buy.

There wouldnt be any reason not to at that point. Overheating fixed, massive library and a price that doesnt slay me. Im in if this happens. Then Ill just wait on the HD's to drop in price and pick up one. and Ill be gtg.

That's precisely what I was thinking. I don't know what geniuses are running the sho, but their dropping the ball big time. They could be doing way better right now if they only did a few things different.

It will be really funny when a lot of the biggest new games say, "Hard drive only" and MS is still price-gouging people for hard drives. I mean $100 for a 20 gig HD? What the hell. The 120 isn't much better at $179. But MS is about choices I guess, choosing how to screw yourself the least.