Not as big in Japan anymore: Xbox 360 prices
by JC Fletcher 
on Sep 2nd 2009 12:15PM
The
Xbox 360 price drop has propagated to Japan, with Microsoft
announcing new price points roughly commensurate with those of American Xboxes, effective September 10. The Pro is being phased out, with the retail cost of remaining stock now up to retailers, with no "suggested" price from MS. The Elite is dropping from ¥39,800 to ¥29,800 ($322) -- in a new HDMI-free package, of course -- and the Arcade will remain at ¥19,800 ($214). We expect to see
deep cuts on the Pro, as retailers seize an opportunity to get Xboxes out of their stores.
In addition, the 60GB hard drive is dropping from ¥11,550 to ¥9,975 ($108), and the 512MB Memory Unit is dropping from ¥5,250 to ¥3,150 ($34).
[Via
Edge, image via
GAME Watch]
