Along with the announcement of $299 and $399 pricing levels for the Xbox 360 in the US, Microsoft has revealed
European recommended retail prices for the two consoles and accessories. Not surprisingly us Europeans are getting
shafted. Instead of £165/€242 and £220/€323 respectively (what US dudes will pay), EU prices are £209.99/€299.99 and
£279.99/€399.99 for the basic and extra pack. That's £45/€58 and £60/€77 more! With such an inspired simulateous
worldwide release day it'd have been nice if everyone paid the same price.
Along with announcing the console prices in Leipzig, Germany today, Microsoft revealed how much the accessories are
gonna cost ya'. Here's a rundown:
-Hard Drive (20 GB) - $99.99/£69.99/€99.99 (aren't there 120GB PC drives available for less than this?)
-Memory Unit (64 MB) - $39.99/£22.99/€34.99
-Headset - $19.99/£14.99/€19.99
-Wireless Controller - $49.99/£32.99/€34.99
-Rechargeable battery pack - $11.99/£9.99/€14.99 (lasts for 25 hours of wires free power)
-Wireless Networking Adapter - $99.99/£59.99/€79.99 (eek!)
-Universal Media Remote - $29.99/£19.99/€29.99
-SCART AV Cable - $29.99/£17.99/€24.99
-VGA HD AV Cable - $39.99/£19.99/€29.99 (very useful if you have a PC screen)
Update: Added US prices for comparison.
