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To absolutely no one's surprise, Microsoft has dropped the price of the high end Xbox 360, the Elite. Likely in response to the new PS3 Slim, the Elite's price is down a Ben Franklin to $299. The Pro model, with a 60 GB hard drive, is being phased out, and prices for that version are chopped to $249. The hard drive-less Arcade remains at $199.
Rumors of the Elite price drop have been going around for weeks now. It's nice to hear the official word on it. Now I'm pulling for a 120 GB hard drive price drop, as my poor 20 GB is full to overflowing. Anyone planning to pick one up at the new price?
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mightbe at 04:18 AM on 8.27.2009
No excuse not to own a 360 now! 
Chris Fifty-Two at 04:53 AM on 8.27.2009
Got one for my birthday two weeks ago. So the people getting it for me lost a bit of money but not too much. Would probably have gotten it for this new price otherwise. 
TheReaperCooL at 04:56 AM on 8.27.2009
I heard that the Arcade version WON'T have Arcade games. Then why is it called Arcade? 
roland at 05:51 AM on 8.27.2009
I would still like a second 360, this certainly makes picking one up a lot more likely. 
aeiah at 06:31 AM on 8.27.2009
yea the whole 'arcade' naming thing has always struck me as a bit weird. xbox 360 arcade the only version you cant play xbox live arcade games on.if the phase out the pro, i hope that means the elite will be available in white as well as black.
blakepro at 06:36 AM on 8.27.2009
I think everyone knows I've been waiting for two weeks for this to happen. FINALLY! Hopefully I can go pick one up today. 
BigBadBob113 at 07:33 AM on 8.27.2009
That is a really great deal. I would love to have one. Hopefully someday, once Im done with school, have a job, get married, and have moved... roland at 07:37 AM on 8.27.2009
If retailers drop the Fable 2/Halo 3 special edition Elite down to $299, I would track one of those down. Amazon still shows them in stock, but hasn't dropped the price yet.
smurphster at 07:42 AM on 8.27.2009
ha... might as well wait for xbox 720 then
blakepro at 07:56 AM on 8.27.2009
Yeah, I'm hoping the Play n' trade where I have my store credit will do that. Although, if they dont, it might be worth it to buy some place else and just hold on to my credits for games.
Mrxknown_JG at 08:04 AM on 8.27.2009
Definitely do that blake and tell them! Cause, if they know you'd buy it someplace us other than them, they would be more willing to lower it for ya. blakepro at 08:20 AM on 8.27.2009
Looks like Gamestop online has already dropped the price of ALL elite bundles. Good leverage to use. This is making me anxious... maybe I should try to get it on my lunch break.. smurphster at 08:26 AM on 8.27.2009
print out the gamestop page... its always easier to price match when you have proof on paper. blakepro at 08:43 AM on 8.27.2009
Good idea.
blakepro at 02:23 PM on 8.27.2009
It worked!
I already posted this on my xbox help thread, but I thought I would just post it here too since it applies to the price drop:
Thanks everyone! I just picked up my xbox during my lunch break.
I got the Elite Holiday pack that was released last christmas. So no Jasper chipset! It was the only Elite left. I figure it will RRoD eventually and I'll either end up with a refurb or a fixed xbox, so I just gave up on the whole Jasper elite thing. Especially since the new ones dont have the HDMI optical adapter and I dont want to wait any more.
Anyway, it came with Lego Indiana Jones and Kung Foo Panda I think I'm going to take those games and just sell them. I played through lego indy on PS3 with my wife already, and Kung Foo panda looks dumb to me.
Anyway, So far I have purchased the following. (all with my in store credit.)
-xbox 360 Elite with 120 Gig HDD and HDMI dongle that I need for optical sound.
2 extra wireless controllers (so I have 3 total)
2 charge and play battery kits
$50 (400 points?) xbox live funny money
13 month subscription to xbox live card
Used WiFi adapter with 14 day warranty
Halo 1
Halo 2
Gears of War 1
Fable 2
Does anyone have any suggestions on games my wife might enjoy? She likes Pop Cap games, Resistance 2 on PS3, Sacred 2 (kind of), Settlers of Catan, Age of Booty, Pixel Junk Monsters (PS3) She is good at shooters, but doesnt like frantic ones .. likes to snipe and hide and stuff.
roland at 02:51 PM on 8.27.2009
I think that's like 4000 points, plenty to get you started with some good Arcade games.
blakepro at 02:54 PM on 8.27.2009
I really wish it wasnt a weird conversion. The Wii and PS3 both have very easy to understand pricing. Oh well, I guess its worth dealing with.
BigBadBob113 at 04:56 PM on 8.27.2009
Yeah, I do love the convenience of PSN. I have it set up so I just pick what I want, its listed at its exact price (ex- $9.99), and I just hit the purchase option, and it goes right to my credit card. No need to keep a balance in my account, no stupid points system...just good ol' dollars.
Congrats on the 360! Im jealous.
KO Virtuoso at 06:32 PM on 8.27.2009
This is excellent news, I paid the 399 and it was really worth every penny so everyone getting an Elite now can really enjoythe value. Blakepro > If your wife likes any Monkeyball type game. Ultra Marble Madness is a PopCap game and it is superb. Control is fine tuned and excellent level design, physics of the marble is stellar and sound is great too. I had an awesesome time with Cloning Clyde too.
morris694 at 06:56 PM on 8.27.2009
hmm the wife liking monkeyball dont know about that one but ill ask here anyways blakepro at 07:27 AM on 8.28.2009
My wife tried the monkey ball game on the Gamecube. She absolutely HATED IT! She despises those games with a pasion!Plus those little munkies chant weird phrases like "ei ei POO!" Its really quite strange.
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