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Xbox 360 Price Cut Confirmed: $299 Starting on Sunday

by Paul Miller, posted Jul 10th 2008 at 6:15PM


We got this handy little Xbox 360 Pro cheat sheet sent to us by a GameStop manager, who also forwarded it to our BFF's at Joystiq, which pretty much confirms those widely-spread suspicions of a 360 price drop. It looks to be the very real deal, and is good news for the Xbox fanboy looking to at last populate every room in his house with the charming white box, now selling at that magical $299.99 pricepoint, with refurb'd 360s dipping to $279.

Obviously it's not happening until Sunday the 13th, but that should give you the requisite time to scrape together those pennies. Unfortunately, it looks like the $279 price on the Arcade isn't budging, but don't stop believing. More promo material after the break.

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Bill Maher Skewers Early iPhone Adopters

by Tom Conlon, posted Sep 18th 2007 at 5:57PM

Warning: Video Contains Some Explicit Language

Love him or hate him, comedian Bill Maher makes some pretty amusing observations about the recent iPhone price cut in this clip from his HBO show, 'Real Time with Bill Maher.' As he sees it, Apple didn't cut the price of the iPhone, it repealed the nerd tax!

Watch and enjoy. Or, watch and brood.

From Gizmodo

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Rumored PlayStation 3 Price Cut ... Worth It?

by Tom Conlon, posted Sep 11th 2007 at 4:25PM

Rumored PlayStation 3 Price Cut -- Is it Worth it?If there's ever going to be a good time to buy a PlayStation 3, Ars Technica's Opposable Thumbs blog says it's the upcoming holiday season. Citing a dependable "mole" whose prophecies have a knack for coming true, Opposable Thumbs is churning the rumor mill with speculation that a the 80-gigabyte PlayStation 3 will be slashed $100 down to $499 and that a new 40-gigabyte version will debut for $399. The 60-gigabyte model will be phased out, making the two original PS3 configurations (20- and 60-gigabyte) extinct just a year after the system's debut.

Opposable Thumbs goes on to speculate that a 'Spider-Man 3' Blu-ray will be packaged with at least one of the PS3 models, and the still-selling PS2 will be knocked down to just $99.

But as much as Sony continues to whittle down the price of the PS3, the unit's price was so bloated to begin with at launch that it can't keep up with the price cuts of the competition. Right now, an Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii go for as little as $279 and $249 respectively, and we won't be at all surprised if both go in for a little price nip/tuck just before the holidays.

From Opposable Thumbs

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Rumored PlayStation 3 Price Cut

by Terrence O'Brien, posted Jul 6th 2007 at 9:39AM


It looks as if the second most-hyped and overpriced gadget ever is about to get its much needed price slashing. According to a reportedly leaked Circuit City circular, the PS3 is taking a $100 nose dive on July 15th to $499.

This rumor is still not confirmed, but an "inside source" has told GameDaily BIZ that the price is not just limited to the leaked ad. An announcement is expected next week at the upcoming E3 video game conferencw. Sony is denying the rumor, continuing to say that there is currently no plan to cut the price of the PS3. Sony execs say they're not worried about the slow PS3 sales, citing the paltry early sales of the PS2 and original Playstation as evidence that things will pick up.

Even if true, it's doubtful that this price cut will turn the PS3 from an overpriced failure to a Wii killer, but at least it can compete with the Xbox 360... well, the more expensive Elite edition, anyway. And with the free Blu-ray movies being offered with a PS3 purchase, it's not an awful deal. Stay tuned to see if this one pans out.

From Engadget and GameDaily BIZ

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