Xbox 360 Price Cut! (Japan&US - Arcade Sub $200!)

Last edited by Hexx on Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:45 am, edited 3 times in total.

Announced in the Financial Times

What's going on people?

Anyone else read this today? I saw it at lunch...but can't see in here or in any press?

Sarge

Desperate final attempt by MS to try & boost sales in Japan.

Sarge wrote:Desperate final attempt by MS to try & boost sales in Japan.

I more meant why is it in the pinks and not any gaming sites?

I read it at lunch, but didn't realise there wasn't a thread on it here until I saw the one in rllmuk just now..

Sarge

It's on quite a few gaming sites...

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=228546
http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/17452/Mic ... -in-Japan/
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/ar ... ?id=196244
http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/906/906882p1.html
http://www.videogamer.com/news/01-09-2008-9187.html
http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/0 ... -in-japan/

People couldn't care less about a PD unless it's in this country, which is probably why no-one bothered to make a thread.

Sarge wrote:It's on quite a few gaming sites...

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=228546
http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/17452/Mic ... -in-Japan/
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/ar ... ?id=196244
http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/906/906882p1.html
http://www.videogamer.com/news/01-09-2008-9187.html
http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/0 ... -in-japan/

People couldn't care less about a PD unless it's in this country, which is probably why no-one bothered to make a thread.

I couldn't see it :oops:

FINE!

Sarge wrote:It's on quite a few gaming sites...

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=228546
http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/17452/Mic ... -in-Japan/
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/ar ... ?id=196244
http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/906/906882p1.html
http://www.videogamer.com/news/01-09-2008-9187.html
http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/0 ... -in-japan/

People couldn't care less about a PD unless it's in this country, which is probably why no-one bothered to make a thread.

What's PD, Price something obviously but I've no idea what the D is.

Dropsie Wopsie.

Sarge wrote:Desperate final attempt by MS to try & boost sales in Japan.

It's outselling the PS3 in Japan overall. Yeah i know, i was surprised by that too.

I think it's only out selling for a little while for a certain game. After that normal service will be resumed and no one will touch the 360. However if the Japanese have our library of games, those lucky few that actually buy a machine and keep it in a well ventilated area are going to have a great time gaming.

To me it sounds like a lose-lose situation for Microsoft. If only they'd start doing some decent bundles. It looks like they're dropping the price because it's a crap machine. There's not an ounce of prestige to be had with the 360. If they have our selection of games, I can't see what's going wrong with their sales as the PS3 just outsells the 360 over there all the time by a huge margin even though it's not selling that well itself.

Jaxley wrote:
Sarge wrote:Desperate final attempt by MS to try & boost sales in Japan.

It's outselling the PS3 in Japan overall. Yeah i know, i was surprised by that too.

I think you've been misinformed.

DaveDS wrote:
Jaxley wrote:
Sarge wrote:Desperate final attempt by MS to try & boost sales in Japan.

It's outselling the PS3 in Japan overall. Yeah i know, i was surprised by that too.

I think you've been misinformed.

I think you don't know what you're talking about. The 360 had a small period of time in which it was outselling the PS3, the last report that went by showed the 360 outselling the PS3. Don't know what the figures are now though. That's not to say it's been outselling overall but I think Jaxley meant it was outselling for the brief amount of time gone by recently.

$ilva $hadow wrote:
DaveDS wrote:
Jaxley wrote:
Sarge wrote:Desperate final attempt by MS to try & boost sales in Japan.

It's outselling the PS3 in Japan overall. Yeah i know, i was surprised by that too.

I think you've been misinformed.

I think you don't know what you're talking about. The 360 had a small period of time in which it was outselling the PS3, the last report that went by showed the 360 outselling the PS3. Don't know what the figures are now though. That's not to say it's been outselling overall but I think Jaxley meant it was outselling for the brief amount of time gone by recently.

Well he said overall so i assume he meant overall, which i think is a more rational assumption than assuming he meant something else, because again, it's what he said, whether it turns out he meant it or not.

The 360 outsold the PS3 for one week when Tales of Vesperia was released, the week after normal service was resumed. Overall it's still a very long way behind. So you see, i do know what I'm talking about.

OR you know what YOU'RE talking about, but don't know what Jaxley is on about.

Last edited by DaveDS on Wed Sep 03, 2008 3:21 am, edited 1 time in total.

$ilva $hadow wrote:OR you know what YOU'RE talking about, but don't know what Jaxley is on about.

Oh i see. Well i know what he wrote, and lets be fair, words are quite important for how we communicate in forums like this. But ok just for you i apologize for not assuming he meant something else then.

...you don't have to apologise. I'm pretty sure that's what Jaxley meant though. Think he just made a mistake, it's just plain obvious the 360 isn't selling in Japan. No one is silly enough to make that mistake.

Yeah. I just passed that information on after seeing it in a gaming magazine.

I have no proof.

Except this (regarding Japan sales)

August 4 - 10, 2008
DSL - 60,434
PSP - 58,501
Wii - 38,506
X360 - 24,962
PS3 - 9,673
PS2 - 8,503

Not overall, but for a short period. My mistake. :oops:

Sorry.

Jaxley wrote:Except this (regarding Japan sales)

August 4 - 10, 2008
DSL - 60,434
PSP - 58,501
Wii - 38,506
X360 - 24,962
PS3 - 9,673
PS2 - 8,503

Not overall, but for a short period. My mistake. Sorry.

Yep that was the Tales of Vesperia week.

Back in July we reported on the temporary price drop of the 20gb Xbox 360 to $299, in anticipation of the new 60gb model at the standard “Pro System” price of $349. Now, thanks to reports from Radio Shack and Walmart advertising pamphlets, as well as employees from Best Buy and Gamestop, we’ve learned of a real price drop, reducing the prices of every Xbox 360 model across the line.

The most substantial drop will be that of the low-end Xbox 360 Arcade model. The model does not have a hard drive, instead shipping with just a 256mb Memory Card. While this is hardly enough for gamers wanting to experience demos, downloadable content extending gameplay, or videos from the Xbox Live Marketplace, it is plenty for those just wanting to experience HD, Current Gen gaming. The Arcade currently sells for $279, but US gamers wanting a deal need only wait until Sunday September 7th, when the price will drop to $199. This makes the system the first of the current generation to drop below the $200 barrier, with the Wii still selling out consistently at $250 and the PS3 yet to drop below $399 for a new system.

The other models, the Pro and the Elite, will also see price drops. The Pro, now with 60gb hard drive, drops to $299 from $349. The Elite, with 120gb of storage and an included HDMI cable for true high definition visuals also trims 50 bucks off the price, going from $449 to $399. No confirmations of any full games shipping with the systems have come yet, though none currently have bundled titles. The Arcade has demos of games that can be purchased on XBLM. Microsoft has yet to officially acknowledge the price drops, but the evidence is now overwhelming.

The US price drop comes hot on the heels of (and in fact will actually happen before) the officially announced price drops in Japan. As of September 11th, Japanese gamers can purchase the Arcade for about $180, the Pro for about $270, and the Elite for about $370. Aside from one week just a couple weeks ago, when Tales of Vesperia premiered in the island nation, sales of Microsoft’s system have been anemic at best. The company hopes the price drop, accompanied by several Role Playing Games from Square Enix, can help boost sales amongst the Nintendo and Sony loyalists.

One last variable remaining is the fate of the 20gb Pro systems still sitting on store shelves. Currently clearanced at $299, they’re about to be priced out by their new bigger brother. The safe money has them selling around $249, though none of the revealed advertisements have shown that yet. Either way, gamers will have a less expensive way to get into the current generation soon.

Will this mean another price drop here? If so, the time is near for me to Jump In.

Xbox 360 Price Cut! (Japan&US - Arcade Sub $200!)

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