Re: Price drop on Xbox upon release of Xbox 360 ?




"Doug Jacobs" <djacobs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Arctic Wolf <SpamShield-ArcticWolf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> The Xbox is currently selling for $150.
>> Will the price of Xbox drop when Xbox 360 is released?
>> If so, by how much?
>
> According to Microsoft, they haven't been making any new XBoxes for some
> time now. The few you see in stores (or at Costco) are what's left. Once
> they're gone, they're gone.
>
> I don't expect Microsoft to announce a price drop, but if it's anything
> like the times a console is shoved into obsolescence, we should start
> seeing the stores holding firesales on Xbox hardware and games in order to
> make room for the 360.

I have certainly noticed shops around here in the UK have been slimming down
the Xbox sections to make room for 360.


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