Sources: Xbox 360 price cut week of Sept. 7; 60GB $299, Elite $399, Arcade $199

by Alexander Sliwinski { Aug 20th 2008 at 8:00PM }

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It appears that two of the Xbox 360 SKUs will receive a $50 price drop by the week of Sept. 7, making the 60GB model $299 and the Elite $399 -- ~~we've yet to hear any change on the $279 Arcade~~ meanwhile, the Arcade will drop $80 to $199. A few of our retail contacts, some of whom have given us good intel in the past and who all work for separate corporations, have sent us identical information regarding a price drop. Evidence of the Elite and Arcade price cut can be found in the gallery below.

Update: Oh mercy, it's been a long day. The Arcade is marked as $199 in the flyer as well (under the TV, to the left). Thanks, Strike Man.

[Thanks Patrick, Master X, and everyone else who helped.]

Gallery: Radio Shack Xbox 360 Elite/Arcade price drop

Tags: 60gb-xbox-360, microsoft, price-cut, price-drop, radio-shack, xbox-360-arcade, xbox-360-elite

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

BrotherSimon @ Aug 20th 2008 8:06PM

Nice.

Wonder if there shall be another by end of the year?

Even if not, this will sell over christmas if you ask me!

Obie @ Aug 20th 2008 8:06PM

Nice! Now if Sony made the 40Gb $299, they have a deal!

Strike Man @ Aug 20th 2008 8:07PM

"we've yet to hear any change on the $279 Arcade"

My vision may suck, but the Radio Shack ad scan that's included with this post shows:

"Save $80! XBOX 360 Arcade Was $279.99 (Now) $199"

jcd @ Aug 20th 2008 8:11PM

holy shit you're right!

$200 xbox360 here I come!

Obie @ Aug 20th 2008 8:56PM

The 360 is now cheaper than the Wii? (head explodes)

ChooChooCharlie @ Aug 20th 2008 8:07PM

So that means that the individual HDD prices will also be dropping soon, right? Right?

miyagi @ Aug 20th 2008 9:08PM

60GB starter pack (HD, 3 month live, headset) - $99
120GB HD - $149.99

Or you could find a used 20GB on ebay for around $30.

Seems like good prices other than the elite seems dumb being that it'll be cheaper to piecemeal one together.

Chris @ Aug 20th 2008 9:36PM

Target is clearancing them for $60 right now, or at least the one by me is.

ChooChooCharlie @ Aug 20th 2008 9:48PM

Really? Well that's a little more reasonable.

Ben @ Aug 21st 2008 4:23PM

You could buy a broken drive off of ebay for ~$15 including shipping, then buy a 120GB drive (has to be this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136072) for $65 (and free shipping.
There you've got a 120GB 360 HDD for about $80... cheaper if you can get someone to give you a broken 360 HDD (as long as the HDD is the only thing not working on it).
Full instructions here:
http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/04/23/xbox-360-120gb-hdd-hack/

bobartig @ Aug 20th 2008 8:09PM

W00t, in for one! And the GF will be pleased because it comes in black. Of course, I'll never be able to get her away from the RB drum kit...

Solid Chief @ Aug 20th 2008 8:37PM

Once you go black you want your dignity back (with xbox's I mean >_>)

RPGJock @ Aug 20th 2008 9:07PM

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xGeneral DEATHx @ Aug 21st 2008 7:47AM

What do you mean "you people"??

FireStiq @ Aug 25th 2008 11:33AM

Great news I guess, I already own a 360 but I'd rather see a price cut on those HDDs (mine's almost full 494mb free of 20gb)and other peripherals as well but still great news.

Obie @ Aug 20th 2008 10:03PM

I do wonder why MS refuses to lower those overpriced hard drives. I mean, sell em for less, so people will fill em with content that they will buy from you!

Ordeith @ Aug 21st 2008 12:46AM

How?

I have a 20GB that isn't even close to full.

Gamesaves and arcade games don't that up that much room. Don't need the demos after you buy the games.

And all of the media is stored (and streamed) from the PC - like it is with all my other non-game entertainment devices and perephials.

I am looking to pick up a couple arcades after the price drop to use as additional media extenders.

jinn35 @ Aug 20th 2008 8:13PM

they either need to get rid of the arcade, add a 20gb
hard drice and drop it to $250, or drop it to $199 to really undermine the wii's price point and sell some consoles.

jinn35 @ Aug 20th 2008 8:16PM

wow, i totally didn't enlarge the picture and see the new price point of the arcade. But, at least one of my guesses made since.

Rich @ Aug 20th 2008 8:17PM

Hopefully this "so called" price drop happens up here in Canada as well. Since I'm in the market to buy a 360.

OMGOMG @ Aug 20th 2008 8:19PM

This should help sales big time against the PS3. It was hard to justify a 360 for a while when it was only $50 cheaper than a PS3, when the PS3 has built-in wi-fi, and didn't fail nearly as much as the 360.

I would rather see the 60GB at $275 or even $249, to really secure a solid 2nd place for MS.

Fullmetal Salchemist @ Aug 20th 2008 8:21PM

$199?! Now there's absolutely no reason to get a Wii.

azuravian @ Aug 20th 2008 10:01PM

You heard it here first. All first and third party Wii games now available on Xbox 360.

JerJerBinks @ Aug 20th 2008 10:14PM

LOL, you said 3rd party Wii games. You might as well went ahead and said unicorns or leprechauns. What do all 3 have in common? They are figments of your imagination!

Juddinrs @ Aug 21st 2008 10:30AM

so is this another price drop after the alread $50 off about 3 months ago, or are these different skus...aww who gives a shit

rv @ Aug 20th 2008 8:30PM

MAKE THE HARD DRIVES CHEAPER YOU DIRTY BASTARDS!!!

FireStiq @ Aug 20th 2008 8:42PM

my sentiments exactly

takamaru @ Aug 20th 2008 8:56PM

Word.

Obie @ Aug 20th 2008 8:57PM

Agreed 100% + bazzilion for you!

PSN & GAMERTAG: jorojoserojas - Wii FC: 0749-8609-3752-6926 @ Aug 20th 2008 11:19PM

Heck yes! I need a bigger hard drive, and I guess I'll have to succumb to their outlandish prices for one later on down the line.

I'd buy one soon, but that money is saved for Heroes Season 2 (next Tuesday!)

HDD Price Hike @ Sep 5th 2008 6:05AM

By cutting the price of the arcade by $80 and cutting the prices of the 60 GB and 120 GB models by only $50, isn't Microsoft really just raising the prices of the HDDs by $30?

AlterEgo @ Aug 20th 2008 8:38PM

MS Marketing from here on out:

Xbox 360. Dammit it's cheaper than the Wii.

Mr Awesomer @ Aug 20th 2008 9:42PM

For what you get, it's always been cheaper.

Vcize @ Aug 21st 2008 10:46AM

The Wii will forever be cheaper because you'll spend way less money on the few games worth buying.

Wiinterfang @ Aug 20th 2008 8:39PM

Damn... the 360 now have a lot of rpgs comming soon and it's cheaper than the wii but still the ps..damn I don't know what to say, this is awesome.

Microsoft really want to sell those 360's.

it's official I'm gonna start saving.

j.howlett @ Aug 20th 2008 8:39PM

the price is almost right for me but i'll pass for now. i want the elite at $350 or less and hopefully i can get the helmet version of halo for under $60 ( saw it online for around $50 somewhere ). the gears reissue is pretty cheap also. i'm sure there are other older exclusives i might want along with whats coming up.

Paulmichael @ Aug 20th 2008 9:27PM

You know, places like GameCrazy sell the Elite for $325 used...

j.howlett @ Aug 20th 2008 9:48PM

i want one brand new with the latest improvements. i don't like the idea of getting current gen consoles used, especially a 360. i have games to play till i'm ready to jump in.

TrojanGuy @ Aug 20th 2008 8:49PM

Now they need to drop the price of the standalone 120GB HDD to something more reasonable. I mean, I can buy a 1TB USB external HDD for $200, it's pretty ridiculous that MS wants us to pay $180 or whatever for a 120GB HDD. Come on, MS, lower it to something more in line with how much a new GAME costs or something.

tristan @ Aug 20th 2008 8:50PM

Dude that will be Exactly One Year Since I got my Elite + LCDTV.. from circuit city!..BEST DECISION EVER!!

takamaru @ Aug 20th 2008 8:58PM

Now that we can rip our games to the hdd we need a MASSIVE drop on the stand alone hdd. A 120 gig external should only set me back about $50-75. Hello MS, anyone home?

Courtney @ Aug 21st 2008 3:33AM

$60, tops. I just picked up a 160GB for $42. MS, buying them by the hundreds of thousands better be able to negotiate a better price than that, which still leaves plenty of room for profit.

I may seriously consider picking up an Arcade for local multiplayer. I've got my wife hooked on coop games, but split screen just doesn't cut it some days.