Circuit City flyer shows Xbox 360 price drop on all systems
by Alexander Sliwinski 
{ Jul 31st 2007 at 1:25PM }
This still doesn't explain the fate of the Core once these units sell out, but the Xbox 360 price drop is looking more and more legit. Plus, if you purchase at Circuit City, it looks like you'll get Rockstar's Table Tennis for free. Don't forget to pick up your 3200 worth of MS points for $20 at Circuit City this week too.
[Thanks ToeFurB]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
sheppy @ Jul 31st 2007 1:29PM
$20....
Well, I'm not case modding a 360 for a LOOOONG time.
Fernando Rocker @ Jul 31st 2007 1:36PM
Hey Sheppy... so long... I havents see you in a few days... can I ask a TV question (really)? You are the one I remember who know a little bit about TV,s and Im a little confused...
JodyAnthony @ Jul 31st 2007 1:47PM
screw you Fernando Rocker and your different avatar.
Boss Tempo @ Jul 31st 2007 2:39PM
Anyone who's avatar looks like one of the gay dudes from the Blue Oyster Club in Police Academy can't possibly give me a lesson on hardware. If you're going to ban anything, ban that silly avatar.
Oh and "better hardware" doesn't mean it's necessarily better for gaming - just ask a developer which platform he thinks is "better".
cc123 @ Jul 31st 2007 2:46PM
I think Fernando has a man crush on sheppy.
Captain Jody Anthony XVIII @ Jul 31st 2007 3:13PM
who DOESNT have a man crush on sheppy?
sheppy @ Jul 31st 2007 6:21PM
HOW did I get marked down for saying I can't case mod? Where is the logic in that? Whoever voted me down, wanna donate a core 360, then? Since apparently I'm a bastard for lamenting a lack of real price drop here? No?!? Thought so.
Anywho, Fernando.. not exactly the TV expert (haven't worked in an electronics store for close to three years) but I can try to answer your question. As for why I've been away, we got hella busier at work. So I don't have quite the free time I'm used to there. So either I'm bored over lunch (I live like 5 minutes away so I eat at home on the cheap), or it's evening and I'm just browsing.
Fernando Rocker @ Jul 31st 2007 7:29PM
Respecting the TV question... I have a 42" Sharp Aquos 1080 TV. My 360 looks very nice, and HD DVD movies looks great, and I eventually Im planning on buying a PS3, and it will look good too. My systems with only 480p look bad on this TV. They look better on a SDTV. Im ok with the graphics, but a 1080p TV its not the ideal for 480p devices (Wii, Gamecube, PS2).
Im ok with the Wii graphics, and this month Im planning on buying Metroid Prime 3, but I really want to enjoy this game. The Wii will look better on a native 480p TV (EDTV)?? Or it will look better, for example, on a smaller HDTV, like a 32" at 720"?
Or I need a 480p native?? Will be a diffrence on a 42" 480 native than in a 32" 480 native?
In the LG website, theres a 480 native EDTV, recent model, (December 2006), and they send me an email that this TV is new, and doesnt suffer from the old problem of burn in, and it cost only $1000, and is big a 42" with 10,000:1 contrast, fast response time. Its a good TV?
http://us.lge.com/products/model/detail/tv%7Caudio%7Cvideo_plasma%20flat%20panel__42PC3DV.jhtml
sheppy @ Jul 31st 2007 8:58PM
Oooo, that's a toughy. Personally, I try to avoid plasmas since, last time I checked, they still needed the recharge from time to time. But I honestly haven't looked at TVs in a while (my current LCD drives me nuts because it has horrid blacks and I'm a big fan of film noir movies). I'd say wait or look directly at TVs which feature native upscaling chips. More and more people are complaining about that very issue and the solutions ARE getting better. On any signal you upscale, you will lose clarity regardless. It's the nature of the upscaling beast (frankly, PS3 has the best upscaling I've seen in regards to DVD and even THAT isn't all that good).
Personally, I'm waiting for those CRT flat panels to ever see the light of day because I'm still of the opinion that, despite the resolution, CRTs give the best image. But as I said, this was a couple years ago as the last time I went shopping for TVs.
But yeah, search for TVs with native upscalers and then check the consumer or tech sites to see which are better. That LG does look like a nice TV but I'd try to track one at a store for a live demonstration, possibly even bring in the Wii with component cables and explain what you want to do. Most stores I've been to tend not to complain about this behavior if the possibility of a $1000 TV sale exists.
GodisaMyth @ Jul 31st 2007 1:30PM
I wonder what took Microsoft so long.
Man, Bill Gates has some deep, deep pockets.
So, The Elite which is right there with the PS3 minus the card readers, the Blu-ray drive, and the wifi...is NOW a whopping $50 cheaper....yeeeeehaaaa.
GodisaMyth @ Jul 31st 2007 1:31PM
sorry...plus the crappy headset and plus 60gb
Still I think the PS3 is by far the better value now and in the future will be even more a better value. (once the AAA titles start shipping)
vidGuy @ Jul 31st 2007 1:35PM
I think you mean "plus the crappy headset and plus 60gb and plus the better multi-platform versions of games and plus better exclusives".
I'd agree, hardware-wise the PS3 is a better value. But I don't buy my consoles for their hardware.
JodyAnthony @ Jul 31st 2007 1:36PM
50 bucks is 50 bucks
SfGanjaMan @ Jul 31st 2007 1:56PM
Can we get this guy banned please, when ever there is Microsoft Xbox 360 article this guy always come in and chimes in with "god Microsoft sucks, the PS3 is lightyears ahead in everything". His comments don't actually add to the conversation but start flame wars. Please ban this kid!
GodisaMyth @ Jul 31st 2007 2:09PM
sfganjaman...
Waah!
Gods you are such a baby.
All I was doing was voicing my opinion, sorry if you do not agree with it.
Get over yourself
Jake @ Jul 31st 2007 2:42PM
Mythboy, you don't HAVE an opinion. Nothing you type is intelligent in any way, ever. Not once ever. We would be just fine with a bot that carried your name and posted a prerendered response based on whether the word price, HDD, DVD, Live, etc. was present in the original article. You really are that worthless. I vote for a ban.
d-pad @ Jul 31st 2007 2:55PM
Agreed.
Ban the twat.
Hard Gay @ Jul 31st 2007 3:24PM
Saysaysay...insulted again.....Oooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhkkkkkkkkaaaaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!
Captain Jody Anthony XVIII @ Jul 31st 2007 3:27PM
put me down for the 'do not ban godisamyth' side.
he's fun to argue with, it makes the day go by faster
abbazabba @ Jul 31st 2007 7:24PM
WALA!!!
N-Zero @ Jul 31st 2007 1:30PM
Cool Maybe I'll buy a 360 this holiday. Right now I only have the wii and ps3 but i want to get all the systems. not like some of the fanboys on here who bitch how great their system is. I predict that this will turn into a flame war for no aparant reason. Who else thinks the same.
GodisaMyth @ Jul 31st 2007 1:33PM
Wow!!!
You my friend are as insightful as those pesky analysts.
No way...a flame war?
JodyAnthony @ Jul 31st 2007 1:37PM
i have been debating whether to get a ps3 or 360 this november. i have been leaning towards the ps3 but was going to go with 360 if i could get an elite for $400. I think I'll go for the ps3 now and get a 360 next spring.
Jack of No Trades @ Jul 31st 2007 1:41PM
The PS3 is a beautiful and sexy piece of hardware, but the 360 has the games so it gets all of my attention except movies(PS3 upscales movies way better)
Purple Haze @ Aug 1st 2007 12:12AM
I agree with everything you said, and I'm gonna get a Ps3 when it hits below 300 and a 360 when they get the 65nm chips in them.
Jack of No Trades @ Jul 31st 2007 1:30PM
Great deals! I need to pick up that elite.
Fernando Rocker @ Jul 31st 2007 2:07PM
I didnt know you play guitar... Ive been playing for like 5 years... what kind of music do you play?
Jack of No Trades @ Jul 31st 2007 2:16PM
I like to play Bullet For My Valentine, Eric Clapton, Flaw, Rage... I love to play A Perfect Circle song 3 Libras. Well I like to play alittle bit of everything. How about you?
Fernando Rocker @ Jul 31st 2007 2:22PM
Well, I play in a cover band. We play 70's and 80's rock (Skid Row, Posion, Maiden, Kiss, AC/DC), but my thing is music with arppegios (Clapton and that kind of music).
And we also play a lot of rock in spanish. There are very good, and I mean very good bands. Coda, Mago de Oz, Rata Blanca, Heroes del Silcencio, Angeles.
You should listen to Mago de Oz, is rock, but with a medieval style, with violin and flute, very interesting.
Jack of No Trades @ Jul 31st 2007 2:32PM
Thats sweet man. I will have to listen to those spanish bands. I love the sound of unique music. I have a 8-string mandolin too, I want to get a acoustic/electric Fender mandolin so I can play it with distortion. It might sound good backing the lead guitarist.
Fernando Rocker @ Jul 31st 2007 2:35PM
Can I send you a song? My mail in hotmail is rock_rules20@hotmail.com
Can you add me to MSN or Yahoo, just to send you a very cool song.
JodyAnthony @ Jul 31st 2007 2:37PM
hey, i play in a band too! http://www.wemakethunder.com I play bass. We have our first record coming out in Sept. Its going to be phenomenal.
Jack of No Trades @ Jul 31st 2007 2:47PM
Sure I just sent you my email.
jason w @ Jul 31st 2007 1:31PM
You know the table tennis does it for me. Ive been wanting a second one for some time and you get of the cheapest games of all time with it for free... I cant wait.
Its good to see a price drop though.
vidGuy @ Jul 31st 2007 1:31PM
Looks like I'll be picking up another Premium at Circuit City. Great deal.
GearsMaster @ Jul 31st 2007 1:32PM
Those prices look reasonably to me.
And the ps3 is going to be at $599.99 most likely as soon as the 60G is done for so there will be a big difference between the two systems.
borland502 @ Jul 31st 2007 2:06PM
Well, as I've said before...if they run out of 60GB models any time soon, then the Sony execs will have a collective orgasm. Haven't they shipped 6-7 million of those big bastards? At a stroke the PS3 would be within shouting distance of the 360.
I'll wager my arm and throw in a leg, that the instant the 60gb models start running out, then the 80gb will drop in price.
I'm interested to see if the 360 sells like hotcakes with the drop. Because my theory is that the recent drop off in sales can be attributed to Mom and Dad hearing RRoD stories all the time. If they sell quickly, then MS can be assured that either no one paid attention, or they are content with the RRoD warranty.
Triforceowner @ Jul 31st 2007 1:33PM
I have a bad feeling that this is just a clearance sale of all the consoles with the hardware malfunction in them...
Jake @ Jul 31st 2007 2:49PM
Possibly. But at the same time, they will likely keep the drop afterwords. It has been almost 2 years with no drop. This was quite inevitable.
August is also a month with historically slow sales. Also, Sony just dropped the price on their 60Gb model. Plenty of reasons to drop the price, I guess.
Triforceowner @ Aug 1st 2007 12:45PM
Oh, yeah, they're definitely going to keep the price drop if it happens, but it would make sense that they are trying to get rid of all the defective units before Blue Dragon, Eternal Sonata, BioShock, and Halo 3 hit to start off the holidays.
logikil @ Jul 31st 2007 1:34PM
Sorry but those are some pretty stupid price ranges. A lot of the reasons that MS put out there regarding pricing was to justify the HDD prices. So unless the Hard Drives are going to drop in prices that match these, then it's a pretty dumb setup.
However, here's something a bit interesting that I overheard picking up a PS3. Customer Service lady at Best Buy near me indicated that they had been out of 360's for a bit because MS wasn't shipping them. It is an apparent move to clear out old stock for a change coming up. So prep for Falcon sooner rather than later.
hegemonyhog @ Jul 31st 2007 1:55PM
Actually, the lack of shipping was probably due to the price cut.
If you're a retailer, you'd rather be out of something for a week and sell more at a lower price later than be forced to take a hit on things that were just priced under the wholesale amount you paid for them.
Mikeawesome @ Jul 31st 2007 1:37PM
So now I'm fairly certain I'll be getting an Elite.
MWAHAHAHAHAHA!
Hooray HDMI! Hooray ridiculous amount of storage!
slickestjg @ Jul 31st 2007 1:40PM
Hooray Beer!!!
AlexP @ Jul 31st 2007 1:46PM
Hooray for getting ripped off!
cc123 @ Jul 31st 2007 1:39PM
A year and a half and $50 price drop on the main system. They couldn't even do it across the board...
MS and Sony must hold large stakes of Nintendo stock. It's the only logical explanation at this point.
cc123 @ Jul 31st 2007 1:40PM
Everybody is blue.
Martez @ Jul 31st 2007 4:10PM
dabu dee dabu dae...
FrankTheCrank @ Jul 31st 2007 1:43PM
Where's the FALCON CHIPSET???
I'm not buying until FALCON ships.
What's the story with FALCON?
When will FALCON ship? Will there be a different SKU? Will we be able to recognize it if we buy a 360 premie at the store?
Jack of No Trades @ Jul 31st 2007 1:42PM
The PS3 is a beautiful and sexy piece of hardware, but the 360 has the games so it gets all of my attention except movies(PS3 upscales movies way better)