Xbox 360 price cut shows up in Radio Shack ad

by Justin McElroy { Jun 30th 2008 at 10:00AM }

The beans may already have been spilled by Kmart, but now another store has briefly emerged from retail obsolescence to spread the legend of the $50 Xbox 360 price cut. A Radio Shack employee recently mailed us the evidence, some scans of what they claim is an upcoming ad set to take effect on July 13 (same as the Kmart ad).

As you can see, the ad purports that we're going to be seeing the 20GB system at $299.99 in the middle of next month. Though it's far from official, the price cut's presence in two flyers would appear to make a Kmart printing mix-up quite a bit less likely. Let us know if you see more evidence.

Tags: price-cut, radio-shack, xbox-360-price-cut

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Joshua Morin @ Jun 30th 2008 10:08AM

If i recall correctly did the PS3 get a price cut just before E3 last year?

Sheppy (of the Fidlious Clan of Wong) @ Jun 30th 2008 10:10AM

Okaaaaay, now make the arcade under $249.99 and I may jump in. Seriously... I want to know.

JJ Rooster @ Jun 30th 2008 12:12PM

Come on Shep, don't waste time with the Arcade. No HD, no HD cables. You should want work more hours to buy one!

Lars @ Jun 30th 2008 3:01PM

Once the Pro hits $250, and all the kinks are finally worked out, then I might jump in. $300 isn't quite cheap enough for the one or two exclusives that I'm interested in.

Good news going to $300 though, that'll probably get a few people buying.

PojoMofo @ Jun 30th 2008 10:14AM

I could care less about the price, I would pay $400 for a 360 that wont crap out on me in 6 months

deaftly @ Jun 30th 2008 10:32AM

I've had 2 360's since 2006 and 2007 and neither have had any problems whatsoever. You're not ever going to buy a 360, so just keep trolling.

Sheppy (of the Fidlious Clan of Wong) @ Jun 30th 2008 10:39AM

Deaftly, I wish I had your luck. I was a five time ringer. Only two people I know with a launch unit haven't ringed.

That's awesome you've gone without it, but it's still a valid concern.

nealbailey @ Jun 30th 2008 11:01AM

Maybe the RRoD was a regional issue because a group of us camped outside a Sam's Club to get our X360's on launch day and none of us have had a RRoD yet and that was nearly 3 years ago.

I think the issue was overblown but it really doesn't matter now anyway since everyone now has a warranty when they buy one.

deaftly @ Jun 30th 2008 11:01AM

Yea my buddy's launch unit died on him once, right when I brought rock band over which sucked heh.

creid @ Jun 30th 2008 11:10AM

deaftly, MS is spending 1 billion dollars on fixing systems, and you're pretending it's not something to be worried about? Who's the troll here?

iag25 @ Jun 30th 2008 11:12AM

Hear hear. 360 with RRod is a fail no matter what the price is. I know that they have 3 year warranty but what if ur 360 dies on you on the 4th year. And the fact that it COULD Rrod the next time u turn it on is just a terrible feeling.

PojoMofo @ Jun 30th 2008 1:53PM

Well, I had 2 red rings before my 360's mobo fried, then, MS was nice enough to let me ship it to them and pay the everyday low price of $169 so they could fix it. F that. I like the 360, love the games, love the online.

Lars @ Jun 30th 2008 3:07PM

Neal, the warranty is only a year and it doesn't cover everything. I know someone who hasn't gotten the RRoD, but his 360 freezes constantly, has gouged some discs, and the LAN connection periodically drops. He has to keep a fan blowing on it constantly just to make it semi-playable. None of that is covered by the extended warranty... and his unit is over a year old anyways.

P Diddy @ Jun 30th 2008 10:26AM

Radio Shack sells 360s?

DangerMouse @ Jun 30th 2008 11:04AM

And it's not overpriced either?

Dwag @ Jun 30th 2008 10:31AM

Come on 60GB SKU I'm waiting.

Jody Anthony (gamertag and psn: JodyAnthony) @ Jun 30th 2008 10:34AM

luckily i was able to get a sealed march 2008 model pro on ebay for $300 a few weeks ago

FOXHOUND @ Jun 30th 2008 10:39AM

Now if those elites could take a $50 dive, I'd snag it now instead of waiting for GEARS OF WAR2(and any possible bundle)... :d

juju187 @ Jun 30th 2008 10:48AM

right on i just upgraded to an elite made in march of 08 , the difference from a launch system to now was highly noticable. less heat, less noise, less pop in

Trickob @ Jun 30th 2008 10:57AM

i cn has cheepr 360 plz?!?1???

Dwag @ Jun 30th 2008 11:34AM

Isn't everything getting cheaper to make so how come the Wii hasn't put a 65nm in there CPU and GPU and drop that price to $200. They'll make a ebven more profit and sell way more and plus it should be eaiser to produce or faster.

Also if everything is getting cheaper to make then M$ should lower the price on all those accessories I mean I've been waiting to get a wireless adapter but the price is too expensive for a piece of plastic when a Pelican one does the same thing but I rather buy the real deal made by M$ and I don't trust ordering stuff from online when my prostreet came looking brand new but had a completely different game in it(used but they said like new). They still sell there hardrives for too much eventhough I own an Elite I still want one in white so just in case my Elite dies I have a back up. They should lower everything then they'll actually make more then what they do now and they should lower
the Elites cost and reveal a 60GB it would make my day at E3.

Lars @ Jun 30th 2008 3:11PM

Nintendo is the only console maker out there that's actually raking in the cash. People are buying Wii's in droves so what on earth would possess them to drop the price?

Alexander @ Jun 30th 2008 1:16PM

arcade for 135 im sold

totoro @ Jun 30th 2008 3:05PM

"I think the issue was overblown"

I don't know how people can come to this conclusion. Microsoft took a $1.1 BILLION dollar charge two quarters ago to address this issue. They obviously take it seriously. Put that in perspective. Microsoft claimed they had a profit in E&D last quarter. $89 million. How many profitable quarters like that are needed just to earn back that unexpected $1.1 billion charge?

It was a huge issue, that rightfully blogs like Joystiq and Kotaku kept alive so Microsoft would do the right thing. Which they did.

hegemonyhog @ Jun 30th 2008 3:20PM

Release one with built-in WiFi, please. The adapter will now cost 1/3 of the base system, which is ridiculous.

j3sX @ Jul 2nd 2008 4:23PM

Even more ridiculous is actually buying the insanely overpriced adapter when you can get the same functionality out of a $10 wireless router flashed with third-party firmware such as DD-WRT, OpenWRT, or Tomato and placed in bridge mode.

Unless, of course, the form factor of the official adapter is worth $100 to you. Personally, I'd much rather save $70 or so and have a multi-function, DD-WRT based router around that I can use with other devices. It will come in handy during the 6 months out of the year that the 360 is either RRoD'ing, in transit, or lost somewhere at Microsoft repair center.

josh @ Jul 4th 2008 5:00PM

most of you guys don't know nothing!... anything that is been made will always have a flaw in it. thats how its always been,don't ever expect anything perfect cause it will never be even when you try to make a kid lol boun to be a flaw in them too.. the thing is that when you create a mass number of items part of them will have problems just like the xbox 360, im sure you have some problems with your other stuff too hmm lets see a cell phone is a good example. it takes time preparation materials to creat a console bare ini mind this reflect the price of the console that explain why the ps3 is so high when first launch,, so a price cut is not a desperation but more of a tactic to get to the ones that see the $50 saving would go to the purchase of a game. it will always come back to MS lol..

so watch those tv shows, hot its made, how do they do it. it would give you a second point of view on what it takes to make something, pretty cool, but most of you will be complaining bout life than undestanding it.. lol