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Elite will see a pricecut to $299, Core discontinued, Arcade unchanged, maybe it will earn a HDD. Exactly what the rumors say.



 

 

 

 

 

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Arcadde $99

PRO $199

ELITE $299

thats my expectation



 

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Skeeuk said:
how much can they cut? thier hardrive isnt the same as ps3 ones, they are more expensive.

elite is $299 same price as ps3 now, so i guess they will knock it back to $249

They both use standard 2.5" notebook drives.  They are the same price.  I am betting that once they clear out all the Pro's and stuff the new price points will be Elite $249, Arcade $149 by the end of September.



tomorrow they will announce a price drop. MS wants to end Sony this gen. and we all know it.



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An exclusive killer app, that will be a system seller. Just wait.



 

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Um, how long is it untill tomorrow? :p



I just feel the Xbox 360 Elite would be very competitive at $250.00.



Microsoft will probably counter at their press conference.

But, they should wait until after Halo 3: ODST.

I think price cuts now are too early... Look at when 360 cut just before Madden a couple years ago. Sony caught up and took the lead when Sony cut in November the same year. Microsoft should just sit and watch the price cut/slim marketing fizzle out a bit... Then, do something in the mid/late-October timeframe.



They have to do something, the Elite is now more expensive than the ps3.
Add xbox live+wifi+battery charger and no bluray, it's a crappy deal compared to the ps3 where you get everything right out of the box.



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Unclean said:
They have to do something, the Elite is now more expensive than the ps3.
Add xbox live+wifi+battery charger and no bluray, it's a crappy deal compared to the ps3 where you get everything right out of the box.

That's why I think it should be cheaper than the PS3.