Radio Shack flyer corroborates reports of impending Xbox 360 price cuts

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» Radio Shack flyer corroborates reports of impending Xbox 360 price cuts

A Radio Shack flyer posted on Joystiq corroborates earlier reports suggesting that Microsoft will slash prices on their entire lineup of Xbox 360 consoles this September. According to the flyer, the cuts should take effect Sept 7th, with the Arcade SKU getting the biggest cut, from $279.99 to $199.99. The Xbox 360 Pro 60GB will be priced at $299.99 and the Elite at $399.99.




David? Is it true? Is it really really true?

[TimCollier]

from FOXNEWS.COM:


Microsoft Slashes Xbox 360 Prices in North America


It's sale time at Microsoft's video-game division.

The tech giant announced Wednesday it was slashing prices on all three editions of its Xbox 360 home console, with the low-end version coming in at $199, 50 bucks less than Nintendo's top-selling Wii.

That's for the Arcade model, which comes without a hard drive to save games. It was formerly $279.

The mid-level Xbox 360 Pro, with a 60-GB hard drive, drops from $349 to $299. The top-end, all-black Xbox 360 Elite, which has a 120-GB hard drive and comes bundled with an HDMI cable for high-def TVs, goes from $449 to $399.

Microsoft similarly cut Xbox 360 prices in Japan last month. Sales of the console, which was introduced nearly three years ago, have been slowing.

Sony's more expensive PlayStation 3 has been jockeying with the 360 for second place in monthly North American sales for most of 2008, but both have been consistently outsold by the mass-appeal Wii.