Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 12:39 GMT
120Gb 360 HDD gets price-cut in the UK, confirms Microsoft
Microsoft’s confirmed to VG247 that the 120Gb 360 HDD will receive a price-cut in the UK to £80, which is the same price as the just-announced 250Gb HDD.
A rep from the firm told us “Microsoft has reduced the price of the Xbox 360 120GB Hard Drive to £79.99, available, available while supplies last.
“We are now able to offer even more storage for those who wish to store lots of games and entertainment content with the new Xbox 360 250GB Hard Drive.”
There you have it. Choice for everyone, then.
The 250Gb HDD is set to release separately in the UK on April 16, while it’s available now in the US.
21 comments
#1
The Hindle
24/03/10, 12:03 pm
£80 they are practically giving it away!!
Edit i misread thought they said 360 console £80
#2
Blerk
24/03/10, 12:03 pm
So you can have a 120gb drive for £80, or a 250gb drive for… £80.
/slow clap
#3
themadjock
24/03/10, 12:15 pm
MS pricing of HDD’s is a joke they should have gone down the PS3′s route with a user upgradable HDD.
#4
Droid
24/03/10, 12:26 pm
Ebay is your friend.
#5
Sunshyme
24/03/10, 12:38 pm
Normal HDD: 1TB for 70-80 Euros/Pounds
Microsoft HDD: 120GB for 80 Euros/Pounds
Unbelieveable they still get away with this pricing policy…
#6
theevilaires
24/03/10, 12:56 pm
themadjock said: MS pricing of HDD’s is a joke they should have gone down the PS3’s route with a user upgradable HDD.
But that would be giving consumers options to buy if they need or wanted that. M$ has never made a comment like that before right……(flashes back to 2006-7)
…..Why No Blu-ray drive M$ but a HD-DVD add-on?
M$: We wanted to give consumers choices
Why no built in wifi M$ but a wifi adapter add-on?
M$: We wanted to give consumers choices
Why doesn’t every 360 come with a HDD M$?
M$: We wanted to ass rape our consumers with our high overpriced imaginary superior first party crap
#7
OlderGamer
24/03/10, 1:03 pm
As I understand it Sony doesn’t actauly condone upgrading to bigger HDDs right? Infact doing so nulifies the Warenty.
While I agree it would be cool. I havent done it. No one i know offline has ever done it. Not like you goto gamestop and next to the PS3s is a selection of HDDs you can pick from to plug into your new system.
I am not putting down system modification, I had a Sega Saturn modded to play all regions. However, it should be noted that so called “upgrading” your ps3 isn’t something that was intended to a feature.
#8
McLovin85
24/03/10, 1:11 pm
@OG
That’s not correct OG. The PS3 was designed to make it very user-friendly to take out ur HDD and replace it with another one. Sony have been very vocal about this since the very start.
The instructions of how to do this are also within the PS3 manual, showing u exactly what u need to buy (2.5″ HDD which are used in laptops) and how to install it. Because they have these instructions in the manual, changing ur HDD does not void ur warranty at all.
#9
JonFE
24/03/10, 1:15 pm
@OG:
IIRC, replacing the PS3 HDD does not nullify your warranty as a simple google search will suggest – unfortunately no official link, though, at first glance.
#10
theevilaires
24/03/10, 1:25 pm
OlderGamer said: As I understand it Sony doesn’t actauly condone upgrading to bigger HDDs right? Infact doing so nulifies the Warenty.
Dude seriously you need to spend more time on your PS3. I didn’t even own a 360 until last September and knew what the pros and cons were.
#11
onyxbox
24/03/10, 1:27 pm
@OG:
Yep, changing a PS3 HDD is in the manual and does not void the warranty. Give Sony support a call, they’ll tell you that.
#12
Psychotext
24/03/10, 1:28 pm
Amusing, bought one as a present last week for £59.99. Go go Argos.
#13
RoarrrUK
24/03/10, 1:29 pm
@OlderGamer
Loads of people do actually upgrade their PS3 HDDs.
It’s refreshing to actually do an upgrade for a reasonable amount. I put in a 500GB and it cost me ~30. Yet when I bought a 120GB hdd for my xbox (i ran out of space) it was like a kick in the nuts.
#14
strikewc
24/03/10, 1:34 pm
must buy.
#15
sennasnit
24/03/10, 1:36 pm
I upgraded mine with 320GB followed the manual instructions, and youtube vids, get with the programme man.
#16
theevilaires
24/03/10, 1:41 pm
Yet when I bought a 120GB hdd for my xbox (i ran out of space) it was like a kick in the nuts.
#17
Filofax
24/03/10, 1:44 pm
@OlderGamer
Once again your understanding is wrong.
#18
OlderGamer
24/03/10, 2:00 pm
Well I stand corected.
I was wrong and am not affraid to say so.
#19
NiceFellow
24/03/10, 3:26 pm
Still too expensive. You can get far more storage for far less cost on standard HDD. Still, not as bad as the PS2 memory days I suppose.
#20
Mike Honcho
24/03/10, 7:24 pm
“Bend over” …. sayeth Bill Gates & Aaron Greenberg.
#21
Hakkiz
24/03/10, 9:36 pm
This HDD thingy isn’t a big factor for me. For Xbox I have the one with 120 Gigs, for PS3 the standard 60 Gigs. Never ran out of space, but on the other hand I use it only for some instals and DLC. Music collection on console… What? Why? Try PC.
Err, but anyway, what’s the point of selling 120 Gigs for the same price as 250 Gigs?