360 price drop

projectmayhem

In response to Sony I imagine... full details: http://shoryuken.ie/?p=1467

Elite going to €250, 60GB "pro" being axed with the arcade going to €200

Makes Christmas a bit more competitive against the PS3!

Thor

i read about the elite price drop and them axing the pro version(i wonder if they will start pulling 60gb hard drives from production.

also the thing about the arcade doesnt make much sense.

its 170 at the moment in most places.

really wierd that its going to be 200 now.

well i dont mind as i have my elite.

thecross1

i was going to get the 60 gig model i thought this was already about 220-230 most places and a bit cheaper in the north

projectmayhem

thecross1 wrote: »

i was going to get the 60 gig model i thought this was already about 220-230 most places and a bit cheaper in the north

You'll still be able to pick one up handy I imagine. They're going to stop producing them, but what's on shelves is still available.

zero19

I got my arcade system new a month ago for 180 with two games and a dvd remote, was an ok deal i guess, had to get a HD though but that was only 20 quid...

thecross1

yea i think ill get it 2 day, i was waiting 4 xmas its 4 my kids, so i think 2 day is the day, ill just put it up 4 them (me) lol.

the corpo

wonder what trade in prices will be like now

thecross1

yea i just checked argos.ie the 60gig is 229euro. is it worth getting the elite 279euro i know ive seen that cheaper some where

sweetie

thecross1 wrote: »

yea i think ill get it 2 day, i was waiting 4 xmas its 4 my kids, so i think 2 day is the day, ill just put it up 4 them (me) lol.

go 4 it, u wont b disappointed, m8 :rolleyes:

thecross1

the 60gig version in the north is 166.49 pounds thats a good price i think ill go up there instead

Captain Chaos

The 60gb is €199 in Xtravision since at least the other week when the rumors that the price cut was coming next week.

animaX

thecross1 wrote: »

is it worth getting the elite 279euro i know ive seen that cheaper some where

HMV have the best deal on the elite

ironictoaster

Have we heard anything from the horse's mouth about this?

The US got a price drop just announced there, but I didn't hear anything about Europe.

Captain Chaos

creggy wrote: »

Have we heard anything from the horse's mouth about this?

The US got a price drop just announced there, but I didn't hear anything about Europe.

Looking at the US prices, we were already paying less then them than what we should be. MS never do a direct €-$ conversion. In the UK the price has gone up because of the value of the £ to the $.

projectmayhem

creggy wrote: »

Have we heard anything from the horse's mouth about this?

The US got a price drop just announced there, but I didn't hear anything about Europe.

The link I provided (http://shoryuken.ie/?p=1467) is from the horses mouth, with a quote from MS Ireland too.

LookingFor

I think 360 price increase might have been a more suitable title!

Arcade is going up in price.

The next SKU up is going up in price (60GB Pro was 200-230 depending on where you looked, this Elite that's replacing it is 250). Yes the new Elite has more hard drive space, but it's not got HD cables, and making your only SKU with a HDD cost more than before seems like a backward step to me.

If I'm reading it right on MCV accessory prices are going up too.

WTF?

thecross1

went out shopping 4 this today some places hadnt got the 60 gig, but hmv had the 60 gig for 211euro with a game, but when i ask was the price going to be going down, i was told it would be cheaper from monday but he didnt know how much it would be but im assuming it will be under 200euro. extravision told me it was going to be going down from tomorow. HAPPY DAYS

Paddy@CIRL

Xtravision are doing the Elite for €249.99 with an extra Noir (thats black to us regular folk) controller.

I'm debating whether to upgrade now or later, I still have a launch console with the massive 13GB HD. Can you still get the data cable to transfer data from one HD to another ?

passingthrough

Paddy@CIRL wrote: »

Can you still get the data cable to transfer data from one HD to another ?

I got a new HD and just started my games again, you keep all you achievements. Thank god I started bioshock again, one of my favourite games ever, forgot how good it was

Paddy@CIRL

passingthrough wrote: »

I got a new HD and just started my games again, you keep all you achievements. Thank god I started bioshock again, one of my favourite games ever, forgot how good it was

Don't want to lose any DLC or all the cars I've built in Forza !

passingthrough

you just download the dlc again and it doesnt cost you anything once you have bought it

pires

Hi Lads,

I think that this news fit here
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/27/amazon-germany-lists-xbox-360-with-250gb-hdd-forza-3-two-wirel/

markfla

wonder how much they'll charge for the 250G HDD on its own, I'm still with the 20G (13G!) and was going to upgrade to 120G soon, think I'll hold on

thecross1

i just bought an elite for 240euro with a game and extra wireless conytroler in hmv henry street dublin

thecross1

just noticed controller

Gran Hermano

Looks like I'm not the only one looking for an elite as an upgrade.

Link below has details on transferring your data to a new Elite and how
to order the cable.
http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/support/systemuse/xbox360/console/datamigration-usingyourelite.htm