What was just a rumor as recently as this morning has apparently already become reality -- the Canadian Toys R Us web site is showing $50 reductions in price for the Xbox 360 Pro (now $349.99) and Halo Edition - (now $399.99). An informant at a Canadian Toys R Us has also told us that the Xbox 360 Arcade has been reduced $20 (to $279.99) and the Elite has come down $50 (to $449.99 -- all prices are in Canadian dollars, eh?)Ironically enough, FutureShop, where this morning's rumor first originated, has not lowered their web site prices as of press time. Perhaps they're waiting until Friday to unleash that Turok Elite bundle on an unsuspecting public?
Does this surprise move mean an American price drop is in the cards? Probably not -- much like the previous Microsoft Canada price drop, the adjustment seems designed to bring prices up North in line with the weakening American dollar.
Update: Apologies for the inadvertent act of bad foreign relations. No offense was meant, Canada. Are we still cool?
[Thanks Stephen]
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At least they're not burning it!
It's your Country flag and no one has the right to put it upside down if you don't want them to. So what do you do? First you say "WTF is this Joystiq?" then you up vote me,t hen you get out of there.
Most important you gotta tell someone you trust like your parents, your teacher, a police officer or the Prime Minister.
Again, no disrespect intended and sorry to anyone who was offended.
And to AirIntake and MarMar... tell that to a WWII vet, and see how long you go without either getting your face caved in, or making someone cry. Use your common sense for crying out loud. People have died for what that flag represents.
http://kotaku.com/assets/resources/2008/02/canada_360.jpg
Not a single WWII vet fought for that flag buddy. The Canadian flag wasn't adopted until 1965. With knowledge of history such as yours, are you even a Canadian, or are you just getting offended because you think Canadians would be? WWII vets would care more about the Canadian Red Ensign flag, because that is the flag they fought under. Don't you dare generalize and presume to know what WWII vets would think about a video game site innocently posting a picture of an upside down flag, you certainly don't speak for them. My father-in-law fought the damn Nazi's, and I doubt he'd care about something so unimportant as flag orientation in this context. When you've seen your friends slaughtered, you gain perspective about what really matters in life. Also, to be a technical prick, it is offensive to FLY a flag upside down, not to post an upside down jpeg.
Pretty much any historian worth his salt would agree that Canada's involvement in WWII cemented our identity as an independent nation, leading to the final form of Canada, and the adoption of our current flag. I never said the vets fought for our flag. You put that in my mouth. That flag embodies the history, experiences, and mindset of a whole people, including the memories of those who fought and died in the war, and that is what the vets in WWII fought to defend. If it weren't for them, there never would have been a flag.
I've worked with WWII vets in the past myself, and you can damn well bet they'd be offended by the canadian flag being portrayed upside-down. I've seen a man with more medals than his uniform could support, enraged over the World Series incident in '92. Out of context or not, it's a sign of disrespect for what they fought to protect and establish.
Show a little compassion and think twice next time before calling someone an idiot for feeling the way they feel.
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And yes...please change the upside down flag...though we don't pledge allegiance most still respect it.
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Thanks.
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Last I check we were at parity with the US.
This price drop means that Canadians are paying 50$ less than our US
counterparts for the xbox.
Frankly, I with MS adjusted the proce of MS Points for the stronger
canadian dollar to at least match the american proces. We're getting
raped over with that one.
BTW - The upside down flag is a pretty fucking classless move.
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Now, with this price drop, they are priced the same at $449, because the currencies are at parity.
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And are people really offended about this flag thing? I find that hard to believe. Are you sure you're not all trying to wind yourselves up so you can pretend you care about stupid shit like this just like the Americans?
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Showing respect to your own country's flag and those of other countries does not make you 'American' (though you seem to say that with some distaste).
On the actual article at hand now, I'd really like to have some figures on hardware sales in Canada, unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a source, but I have a sinking suspicion this price drop is because of poor sales during last month.
Hardware shortages aren't really an issue north of the border, it appears to be mainly occurring in dense urban areas and cities throughout the US.
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The red is supposed to be on the left side, while the other red is supposed to be on the right side!! As we say in Canada, OY VEY!!!
Also, MS needs to fix its Live subscription price. SOON!
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thx for fixing it tho
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Dudes...you need to build a wall up north too.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Puerto_Rican_Day
Mexican? No buddy, it was the Puerto Rican flag. Puerto Rico != Mexico. Thanks.
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