Microsoft Announces Xbox 360 Price Drop

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  So, should I call you sometime today? For some reason mine still works as does my launch Xbox 1. : Fred Garvin
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    my rev0 xbox needed a new drive to replace the Thompson one after a year, as did thousands of others. an... : biskits
    • well, my launch xbox and xbox 360 work fine as well. : sharkII
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      I am not, but this hand waving "OMG I HAD AN XBOX DIE ON ME" is just stupid. Thousands of people had PS2s... : Fred Garvin
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        I held out on buying a 360 because my launch Xbox died on me. It seems there are a bunch of others who d... : afty
        • Same here, all I did was move and dust behind my xbox and it died. I had minimal hours on it. : Pneum0
        • How does it have any bearing? Did the Xbox 1 have a monster failure rate? If it did I didn't hear about i... : Fred Garvin
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        Throwing the PS2 out is a red herring. I don't think a single person honestly believes that the scope of... : theflux
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          No it's not. I was comparing the PS2 to the Xbox 1, not the 360. : Fred Garvin
          • Ah, my mistake. I see you bringing up the PS2 failure rate in so many 360 threads, I just figured you we... : theflux
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        Jesus Christ man.. FRED GARVIN, EVERYONE! : AndyGoin
        • Just stop fucking commenting on my posts okay. I don't think either of us wants a ban and that's where th... : Fred Garvin
      • i am on my 2nd xbox 1, 4th ps2, and 2nd gamecube (although that is only cause i was robbed and they stole... : AroundTheFur1380
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    You must be the luckiest guy on earth. You're obviously NOT representative on the majority. : Pneum0
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      Actually he is representative of the majority. Most people's 360s don't fail. It's just that the failure ... : Sexpansion Pack
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        Well xbox 360 failure rates are around 33% last I heard, couple that with the fact his original xbox didn... : Pneum0
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          Based on your logic you are lucky to have a device "Fail" since the majority is 77% of the 360's are not ... : dedgecko
          • Say what you want, but 1 in 3 die. That's probably going on the low side. Not really great odds if you ... : Pneum0
          • Dude... Maths. : Shivawn
        • How is it lucky? Like I said above, was there some kind of major failure with Xbox 1? There was the issue... : Fred Garvin
    • My Xbox and 360 rev0 systems still work fine, as do those of all my friends who have gotten either system... : ColoradoCNC
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  Maybe you should post about it : VegasX
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    [One short hour ago, klaxons blair at the Post Police Force 5 headquarters. Someone is in trouble!] V... : theflux
    • hahaha lol'd before I got done reading the second line... You sir have too much time on your hands or... : dedgecko
    • well done : VegasX
    • Bravo good sir, bravo. : ieGod

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  You know, I'd be mad about the Premium not having the HDMI since my tv has 2 HDMI ports, but games look s... : Don Vito Corleone
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    Had an elite via hdmi and a premium via component, both looked the same @ 1080p while playing Forza. I... : jodiuh
    • Somebody ALWAYS says this. That policy is only for a limited number of devices that tend to depreciate r... : DinK
    • Oh, and HDMI gets you everything at 1080p instead of just games. (for those of us who don't have good VG... : DinK
  • This is 100% rumor at this point, but Ben seems to belive him and I trust Ben as much as any writer here.... : smegmar
• Because choice is bad? : thesubtlesnake
• * S C E I ' D * : the archvile

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  Canadians will still get raped. I want to know who to complain to about the prices between USA and Canad... : redfive
  • well we get "raped" by 50 dollars now as the premium with forza is going to 399.. better than 100+ from b... : dantastic
  • Dell's excuse when I asked them was "different market conditions" and they were fucking snotty about it t... : Fred Garvin
  • Since when does raped mean you get the exact same price on current exchange rates? http://arstechnic... : smegmar

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• I see what was done here by you. : Fail_Safe
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  As opposed to whom? A fictional company where you buy their console for X dollars, but later they are go... : theflux
  • The Microsorft xbocks has been advertised at like $200 for months. : not work safe
  • As opposed to Sony, sir. Their console is still $500, just like it always was. : lookitzpancakes

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  All elietes have the heat sink : jeffmace3917
  • Sorry about the spelling, but for some reason the CSS on this page puts other comments on top of the text... : jeffmace3917
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    This is not true. The only change for previously manufactured Elites (it may have been updated since the... : theflux
    • sorry, was not aware of that.. : jeffmace3917
• pop the tab up on the top of the box. i read here the other day that if the manufacturing date is july or... : dantastic

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  must have games: - Dead Rising - Gears of War - Guitar Hero II (if you don't have the PS2 version) - ... : Masem
  • I wouldn't rank Dead Rising up there in must haves. I played through the game and obtained the best endi... : DM7
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    my problem is that i dont really like sports games. i can handle arcade sports games like the mario serie... : dantastic
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      Where are you buying the 360 w/ Forza? That's actually the reason for my purchase this week... : jodiuh
      • It's the standard pack-in game up in Canada. : boredguy
      • I think that's in the Costco bundle as well... at least here in Seattle. : dedgecko
• I still love Battlefield: Modern Combat.. I know allot of people bailed on the game, but there is still a... : jeffmace3917
• Forza 2. : code-e255
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  Splinter Cell: DA and DOA 4 are old games that are awesome, and you could probably pick them up on the ch... : Sexpansion Pack
  • I alos really enjoy Shadowrun, although I think I may be alone on that count. : Sexpansion Pack
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  Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Series are a ton of fun. Bioshock comes out this month too. : Fail_Safe
  • BIOSHOCK FOR MY KILLA PC! : dantastic
• I just got a 360 a couple of weeks ago and Dead Rising is still holding my attention on my 3rd play throu... : Ely
• Condemned Criminal Origins for sure if ya like to be scared =) The demo is on xbox live too though so may... : Dr Van Nostrand
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  Try the demo of Dead Rising first. I personally didn't like the game at all. : Subarushian
  • It was a great rental but I wouldn't care to own it. : DinK
• update: i'm not made of money but i got anxious and picked up just gears and dead rising on the way home... : dantastic

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  Not a bad monitor/TV for under $600 http://www.ecost.com/detail.aspx?EDP=3526407&Source=EWB080707 : jeffmace3917
  • That's actually an awesome TV for an awesome price. I have a 37w3, virtually the same thing, and it's go... : DinK

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• Drop it like it's hooooot : the city
• thanks for keepin it real. yall have mad bling and street cred. : jarek99

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  http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=469882&page=15 : Tincan
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    woooh, now they're more in line with the american prices! i couldn't believe that they were selling them... : dantastic
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      Unless there is a good deal soon I'll be waiting. I hope there futureshop or something has a good deal be... : Tincan
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        i confirmed with the dude at futureshop today. premium with forza 2 is 399. he said that he hasnt heard... : dantastic
        • Yeah I've known thats the price for sure for a few days now. I know its unlikely at this time (more likel... : Tincan

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• does it really matter? before this gen, nobody talked about sku's. Just buy what you can afford and "need... : karlk79

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• correction: $50 for the headset. (price difference between standard 20GB model and Halo3 20 GB model) : biskits
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  That pricing scheme is pretty gouging. $120 extra for the headset and a 20GB drive. That's completely nut... : ieGod
  • ...and the wireless controller upgrade, and the component cables, and it's an HDMI box. AND IT'S A SPECI... : jake
  • Remember, they're also charging $130 for the 'Legendary' Edition of Halo 3 complete with 1/3rd scale unwe... : jtthe2nd
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  You guys are forgetting the "Halo 3 Special Edition model " part though... it will be painted pretty. : sharkII
  • pretty ugly : qwpeoriu
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  To be fair, you do get a Halo-colored wireless headset. And those wireless headsets usually sell for $50.... : Chris Faylor
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    Slight correction: It seems the Halo 3 wireless headset will actually sell for $60 on its own. : Chris Faylor
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      Slight correction ;), you only get the wired headset: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x/xbox360halo... : thesubtlesnake
      • Ugggh. : Chris Faylor
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  thing that has me interested is that it has an hdmi port, which the premium doesn't. It is also ass ugly ... : d3tached
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    Where are you guys seeing pictures of the Halo Xbox? : valael
    • http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x/xbox360halo3console/default.htm http://news.filefront.com/wp-conten... : thesubtlesnake
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  I'm a bit surprised the Halo 3 special edition console doesn't include Halo 3. : theflux
  • Why include it in the bundle when they have 3 different sku's of the actual title? You are pretty much p... : dedgecko

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• They're supposed to have those new o{xbox}ohuge heatsinks. But if it does break, hopefully it will be la... : smegmar
• Anything on shelves today is still likely left over inventory from the Christmas channel-stuff, so it wil... : theflux

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  You guys have money hats now. Americans are the new poor. : Visceral Monkey
  • hehe :) : moshman
• for serious. This habit of leaving Europe out of press releases is getting gheyer each time. : nomaad
• Regarding any global price drops I am told from the marketing folks that ‘Today we are announ : OrkO