Standalone 360 250Gb HDD to release on April 16 in UK

Microsoft's confirmed an April 16 standalone release for the 250Gb 360 HDD in the UK.

It'll retail for £79.99, a company rep told MCV.

Microsoft announced yesterday that it's to release the HDD as a standalone product after including it in several bundles, the most recent being a Final Fantasy XIII pack. It's now available in the US.

The firm's said in the past it didn't have any plans to release it separately outside of bundles, despite a previous release in Japan.

The MCV report has no mention, however, of whether or not the 120Gb HDD will be reduced in price in the UK. We'll ask.