Comments on: Microsoft confirms 60Gb 360, price cut for 20Gb model http://www.vg247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/ This is the news Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:47:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: SticKboy http://www.vg247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/comment-page-1/#comment-18727 SticKboy Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:37:24 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/#comment-18727 My prediction: the rcde SKU will be phased out either just before or just after Xmas, depending on how well stock sells until then. After that, the X360 will return to a three SKU range, and probably allow devs to require hard drive installs. My prediction: the rcde SKU will be phased out either just before or just after Xmas, depending on how well stock sells until then. After that, the X360 will return to a three SKU range, and probably allow devs to require hard drive installs.

]]> By: Psychotext http://www.vg247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/comment-page-1/#comment-18701 Psychotext Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:03:05 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/#comment-18701 I reckon it'll be like the elite. The first boxes were Zephyr before switching to Falcon. These will be Falcon before switching to Jasper. I reckon it’ll be like the elite. The first boxes were Zephyr before switching to Falcon. These will be Falcon before switching to Jasper.

]]> By: Blerk http://www.vg247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/comment-page-1/#comment-18697 Blerk Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:59:48 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/#comment-18697 Ah. Probably not, then. Unless they've ramped that project up to get it done by August. Ah. Probably not, then. Unless they’ve ramped that project up to get it done by August.

]]> By: Psychotext http://www.vg247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/comment-page-1/#comment-18695 Psychotext Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:49:19 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/#comment-18695 September. Slimline is unlikely until next year sometime. September. Slimline is unlikely until next year sometime.

]]> By: Blerk http://www.vg247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/comment-page-1/#comment-18687 Blerk Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:07:06 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/#comment-18687 I didn't mean a slimline - they're supposed to be revising the graphics chip, are they not? Down to 65nm? Where's Psychotext when you need him? I didn’t mean a slimline – they’re supposed to be revising the graphics chip, are they not? Down to 65nm? Where’s Psychotext when you need him?

]]> By: patlike http://www.vg247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/comment-page-1/#comment-18686 patlike Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:02:06 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/#comment-18686 I don't reckon a slimline machine will happen. I'll be very surprised if it did. I don’t reckon a slimline machine will happen. I’ll be very surprised if it did.

]]> By: Blerk http://www.vg247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/comment-page-1/#comment-18684 Blerk Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:50:15 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/#comment-18684 Actually, aren't we expecting some revised 360 hardware sometime soon? I wonder if these new boxes will be the new die-shrunk 'anti-exploding' model? Actually, aren’t we expecting some revised 360 hardware sometime soon? I wonder if these new boxes will be the new die-shrunk ‘anti-exploding’ model?

]]> By: Blerk http://www.vg247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/comment-page-1/#comment-18677 Blerk Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:30:33 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/#comment-18677 This is all so unexpected! :-) Bet they drop the prices of the whole product range in the run-up to Christmas (in the US, at least). Just you watch. This is all so unexpected! :-)

Bet they drop the prices of the whole product range in the run-up to Christmas (in the US, at least). Just you watch.

]]> By: morriss http://www.vg247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/comment-page-1/#comment-18674 morriss Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:08:51 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/#comment-18674 Microsoft is better than creamy chocolate but Sony is better than a naked oil massage. Microsoft is better than creamy chocolate but Sony is better than a naked oil massage.

]]> By: Robo_1 http://www.vg247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/comment-page-1/#comment-18670 Robo_1 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:30:11 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/#comment-18670 Re: Michael Christ, not everything has to be a Sony vs MS thing you know. It's a pretty half hearted price cut, you must see that. Sony were in a position where they simply couldn't sell the machine at the price they were asking for it, and so had to shave as much off the price as they could, whenever they could. It was just as messy and ugly a way of doing things, but they had little choice. MS here (imo of course) have missed an opportunity to put some real pressure on Sony, and make the price of the console a real deciding factor. As for your trolltastic hard drive comments, yeah, installations are rubbish, and I'm absolutely no fan of them at all, my own hard drive being full to bursting with them. On the flip side though, I can go out and buy an off the shelf 250gb hard drive for significantly less than you'd have to cough up for one of MS's propriety HD's, so it all balances itself out. Re: Michael

Christ, not everything has to be a Sony vs MS thing you know. It’s a pretty half hearted price cut, you must see that. Sony were in a position where they simply couldn’t sell the machine at the price they were asking for it, and so had to shave as much off the price as they could, whenever they could.

It was just as messy and ugly a way of doing things, but they had little choice. MS here (imo of course) have missed an opportunity to put some real pressure on Sony, and make the price of the console a real deciding factor.

As for your trolltastic hard drive comments, yeah, installations are rubbish, and I’m absolutely no fan of them at all, my own hard drive being full to bursting with them. On the flip side though, I can go out and buy an off the shelf 250gb hard drive for significantly less than you’d have to cough up for one of MS’s propriety HD’s, so it all balances itself out.

]]> By: XDamage http://www.vg247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/comment-page-1/#comment-18666 XDamage Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:54:49 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/#comment-18666 pman2323, what the hell are you talking about?? 360 gamers blog?? I really hope for your sake that you meant that this particular news item is for "360 gamers only", and not the entire videogaming247 site... pman2323, what the hell are you talking about?? 360 gamers blog?? I really hope for your sake that you meant that this particular news item is for “360 gamers only”, and not the entire videogaming247 site…

]]> By: pman2323 http://www.vg247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/comment-page-1/#comment-18665 pman2323 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:46:57 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/#comment-18665 y are you ps3 fanboys posting here? seems like a 360 gamers blog. are you guys stalking us? maybe you 360 fans should put up an ip blocker, whenever you use your computer, looks like ps3 fanboys are tired of their MGS4(which is the only game i would play on ps3) and decided to see when the next over-rated ps3 game is coming out. Wuts wrong, tired of your slow as s**t 8x bd drive? the only thing its good for is playing movies. drive is so slow, some games copy themselves to the hard drive, to speed up loading time. sometimes the same files have to be copied several times onto the same disc, to recuce the travelling time of the laser. and i seriously rolled on the floor laughing, when i found out that ps3 has 256MB of GDDR3 ram. at least my computer has 512 MB of GDDR3(same with 360). and 360s GPU has 37 million more transistors in its graphics processor. y are you ps3 fanboys posting here? seems like a 360 gamers blog. are you guys stalking us? maybe you 360 fans should put up an ip blocker, whenever you use your computer, looks like ps3 fanboys are tired of their MGS4(which is the only game i would play on ps3) and decided to see when the next over-rated ps3 game is coming out. Wuts wrong, tired of your slow as s**t 8x bd drive? the only thing its good for is playing movies. drive is so slow, some games copy themselves to the hard drive, to speed up loading time. sometimes the same files have to be copied several times onto the same disc, to recuce the travelling time of the laser. and i seriously rolled on the floor laughing, when i found out that ps3 has 256MB of GDDR3 ram. at least my computer has 512 MB of GDDR3(same with 360). and 360s GPU has 37 million more transistors in its graphics processor.

]]> By: wz http://www.vg247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/comment-page-1/#comment-18663 wz Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:03:48 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/#comment-18663 People, what's wrong? From what I read, the 20GB model costs $350 now, will be costing $300 soon, so that is, by definition, a price cut! No matter what the reasons are, whether that's because of some end-of-life manoeuvre or because Jesus told 'em to. People, what’s wrong? From what I read, the 20GB model costs $350 now, will be costing $300 soon, so that is, by definition, a price cut! No matter what the reasons are, whether that’s because of some end-of-life manoeuvre or because Jesus told ‘em to.

]]> By: Michael http://www.vg247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/comment-page-1/#comment-18661 Michael Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:10:20 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/#comment-18661 "LOL So if I’ve understood this right, MS aren’t actually giving 360 a price cut, they’re just clearing old stock, ahead of introducing a new model." Is that what Sony did a half dozen times in the space of a year with the PS3? At least you'll be able to do something with the extra space on the 360 hard-drive; unlike the PS3 ones, which just get clogged up with more and more and more and more "installations". “LOL

So if I’ve understood this right, MS aren’t actually giving 360 a price cut, they’re just clearing old stock, ahead of introducing a new model.”

Is that what Sony did a half dozen times in the space of a year with the PS3? At least you’ll be able to do something with the extra space on the 360 hard-drive; unlike the PS3 ones, which just get clogged up with more and more and more and more “installations”.

]]> By: DrDamn http://www.vg247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/comment-page-1/#comment-18659 DrDamn Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:08:55 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/#comment-18659 Interesting side point - Amazon.com are now selling at the lower price of $299 but they are also quite heavily discounting the Elite - now $399 instead of $449. Obviously they realise it was fairly shit value compared to a premium. The price is hidden by a "click to see price" thing too. http://www.amazon.com/360-Elite-System-Console-120GB/dp/B000OYMSL6/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1215983125&sr=8-4 Interesting side point – Amazon.com are now selling at the lower price of $299 but they are also quite heavily discounting the Elite – now $399 instead of $449. Obviously they realise it was fairly shit value compared to a premium. The price is hidden by a “click to see price” thing too.

http://www.amazon.com/360-Elite-System-Console-120GB/dp/B000OYMSL6/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1215983125&sr=8-4

]]> By: Psychotext http://www.vg247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/comment-page-1/#comment-18650 Psychotext Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:17:01 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/#comment-18650 Looks like exactly what Sony did with the 80gb model in the US. Go go pointless value adding rather than real price cuts. Looks like exactly what Sony did with the 80gb model in the US.

Go go pointless value adding rather than real price cuts.

]]> By: morriss http://www.vg247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/comment-page-1/#comment-18644 morriss Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:21:02 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/#comment-18644 Ok Ok

]]> By: patlike http://www.vg247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/comment-page-1/#comment-18643 patlike Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:02:59 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/#comment-18643 It wasn't in the press release. It wasn’t in the press release.

]]> By: morriss http://www.vg247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/comment-page-1/#comment-18642 morriss Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:47:28 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/#comment-18642 How much are the 60Gb HDDs on their own? How much are the 60Gb HDDs on their own?

]]> By: patlike http://www.vg247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/comment-page-1/#comment-18641 patlike Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:33:24 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/#comment-18641 Well, it is kind of a price cut. It depends how long the 20Gb model lasts, I guess, as to how valuable it'll be for people looking to get in cheaper. Even mid-term, though, the price effectively won't have dropped at all. Well, it is kind of a price cut. It depends how long the 20Gb model lasts, I guess, as to how valuable it’ll be for people looking to get in cheaper. Even mid-term, though, the price effectively won’t have dropped at all.

]]> By: Robo_1 http://www.vg247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/comment-page-1/#comment-18640 Robo_1 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:56:37 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/#comment-18640 LOL So if I've understood this right, MS aren't actually giving 360 a price cut, they're just clearing old stock, ahead of introducing a new model. Surely this isn't what people had hoped for! Given Sony have pretty much announced that they're locking the price of PS3 for the foreseeable future, MS could have really turned up the pressure by introducing this new bundle at 299.99, instead of this fleeting 'promo'. This reeks of a missed opportunity. LOL

So if I’ve understood this right, MS aren’t actually giving 360 a price cut, they’re just clearing old stock, ahead of introducing a new model.

Surely this isn’t what people had hoped for! Given Sony have pretty much announced that they’re locking the price of PS3 for the foreseeable future, MS could have really turned up the pressure by introducing this new bundle at 299.99, instead of this fleeting ‘promo’.

This reeks of a missed opportunity.

]]> By: patlike http://www.vg247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/comment-page-1/#comment-18638 patlike Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:39:38 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/07/13/microsoft-confirms-60gb-360-price-cut-for-20gb-model/#comment-18638 There we are, then. There we are, then.

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