Considering that Microsoft dropped the price of the Xbox 360 in September, it's unsurprising to hear the manufacturer's head of gaming and entertainment in the UK, Stephen McGill, delay a further price drop until "many, many years in the future." In fact, he probably -- and secretly -- thought the interviewer was being a bit of a cheapskate.
McGill told Videogamer that the encheapened Xbox 360, including the £129.99 Arcade model, currently represents "great value." He noted, "And I think the value not only comes from the price of the console but the content. With NXE launching and obviously that's free for everyone, and the portfolio. There isn't a better range of games and entertainment, basically fun, on any other platform, and we're incredibly affordable." Should you disagree on the incredible affordableness of it all, McGill was also the bearer of sad suspicions. "We're a great price now. I'm not dropping the price for many, many years in the future I would suspect."
Reader Comments (18)
Posted: Nov 3rd 2008 3:24PM Supermanisdead said
I'm gonna have to write you up for not meeting your per article pun quota, I'm disappointed Ludwig.
However, nice work with the tags.
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However, nice work with the tags.
Posted: Nov 3rd 2008 3:30PM Johnnynumber5 is powered by cell said
I wouldn't expect another price drop on the 360 unless Sony moves more consoles this holiday season and catches more ground. The only we saw this last price drop was to try and recapture more marketshare. For the time being it has absolutely worked.
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Posted: Nov 3rd 2008 3:37PM (Unverified) said
The pound has fallen sharply, steadying at £1 = $1.6 (Compared with $2 earlier in the year), meaning that the xbox 360 is actualy getting cheaper for us (More expensive dollar means higher import costs)
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Posted: Nov 3rd 2008 5:25PM Snowblind said
The original was replaced so quickly because they needed to start turning a profit - which the 360 is doing. MS have also said they thing upgrading the dashboard and adding in so many new features is something they can do regularly, rather than bringing out a new console so regularly.
I think Sony will be the first to launch a new console this time, but either way.. When one of them does, the rest will follow.
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I think Sony will be the first to launch a new console this time, but either way.. When one of them does, the rest will follow.
Posted: Nov 3rd 2008 6:13PM Dante G said
Well, if MS can make a slimmer 360, with cheaper costs and less likely to malfunction, they could keep selling the 360 for a few more years. But I don't know. Maybe they'll just release a 720 with BC and stop producing the 360.
So far the only system that I recall co-existing with its big brother is the ps2. And that's because it's still very profitable for sony.
@Snowblind
IMO the PS3 is the most future proof console so I don't think we'll see a PS4 anytime soon.
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So far the only system that I recall co-existing with its big brother is the ps2. And that's because it's still very profitable for sony.
@Snowblind
IMO the PS3 is the most future proof console so I don't think we'll see a PS4 anytime soon.
Posted: Nov 3rd 2008 4:35PM (Unverified) said
End of Xbox 360 product life cycle confirmed. Expect new Xbox late 2009.
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Posted: Nov 3rd 2008 4:47PM Supermanisdead said
Your name fits your comment like a nice pair of jeans.
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Posted: Nov 3rd 2008 5:20PM (Unverified) said
That's good. Any cheaper and they'd start to look like a day time hoe.
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Posted: Nov 3rd 2008 5:24PM Mr Khan said
Unless they're presuming that Nintendo will never drop the Wii's price, i doubt this is true
At the point where they are, cheaper than both competitors at the high and low-end models, they could sit pretty through the end of the generation conceivably, but this bars any pressure coming from either
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At the point where they are, cheaper than both competitors at the high and low-end models, they could sit pretty through the end of the generation conceivably, but this bars any pressure coming from either
Posted: Nov 4th 2008 2:44PM AtomicPlayboy said
I haven't heard a truthful statement from a console manufacturer about price cuts in many, many years.
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