Tue, Mar 11, 2008 | 07:43 GMT
Amazon cuts Xbox 360 price across all SKUs in the UK, Arcade drops below £150
Any announcement is going to be a little late, from the look of it. Amazon UK has cut the price of all its 360 SKUs this morning, following news last night that a Dutch retailer had detailed euro-priced cuts and the German FT had run a story saying Microsoft is to drop the price of the console today.
The Arcade pack on Amazon is now under £150, at £149.99. The retailer is selling the Premium pack for £189.99 and the Elite for £249.99.
The drop now means Xbox 360 is the cheapest current gen console in Europe. A British Wii currently costs £179.98 on Amazon.
19 comments
#1
Blerk
10/03/08, 10:01 am
These are very good prices. I know we said Sony probably wouldn’t respond, but looking at that I think they need to.
#2
patlike
10/03/08, 10:05 am
It’s really good, yep. The Premium for £189.99 is a steal, definitely.
#3
frod
10/03/08, 10:09 am
wonder if the HDD is still 70 quid.
#4
patlike
10/03/08, 10:11 am
It is, yep.
#5
frod
10/03/08, 10:13 am
only a real spaz would buy the arcade. At least it comes with some flash memory.
#6
G1GAHURTZ
10/03/08, 10:15 am
Wow!
Seems like strange timing though…
Would have thought that they’d wait until closer to the GTA IV release.
#7
patlike
10/03/08, 10:18 am
In time for the Easter break, I guess.
#8
Killerbee
10/03/08, 10:20 am
I agree – the 360 is now very competitively priced – even the Premium against the Wii (ignoring the Arcade) would make many people think twice.
Once again the PS3 feels left out in the cold as the most expensive machine by quite a margin. At the very least, they need to keep pace with the Elite.
#9
patlike
10/03/08, 10:24 am
I reckon Sony will make a large cut later this year. They’ll be aiming for a big boost at Christmas. I reckon this is Microsoft getting as much value our of GTA as possible.
#10
patlike
10/03/08, 10:32 am
Many thanks for the heads-up on that Blerk.
*thumbs up*
#11
Blerk
10/03/08, 10:33 am
Whizzo at EG tipped me off, I can’t claim all the credit.
#12
Tonka
10/03/08, 10:34 am
How about Nintendo. They havn’t adjusted their price one penny. AMOF the price has gone up since release in many stores.
#13
patlike
10/03/08, 10:36 am
@blerk – You’re still the win. Looks as though we were first in the world with it.
#14
patlike
10/03/08, 10:36 am
@tonka – Christmas, I reckon. Pachter said he’d expect them to cut later this year to get it back in line with 360.
#15
Blerk
10/03/08, 11:11 am
/wears “I’m the win” badge
/ponces around looking smug
#16
kasai
10/03/08, 12:22 pm
were exactly are the price cuts on amazon uk its saying a premium is still 249.99 ????
#17
Blerk
10/03/08, 12:26 pm
Heh heh – they’ve put them back how they were! Looks like someone got their wrists slapped for jumping the announcement gun.
#18
patlike
10/03/08, 12:28 pm
:O
#19
patlike
10/03/08, 12:42 pm
Done a new story. What a farce.