Walmart Confirms 360 Sale, More Cuts Coming

sashimi - 64 days 23 hours ago

I don't care if they slash the price to $99...i rather picked up a ps2 slim.If it even drops to $99 at all.That would only show it is a last gen piece of hardware that was overpriced to begin with and is now competing with another console that is 10years old....yeah Sony is the one in trouble...harhar. good laugh.Seriously

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etownone - 64 days 23 hours ago

Lol...

So many Sonyfans leaving comments that it's bad for the industry for MS to be dropping the price... Lol! Probably the same butthurt fans that paid $599 for their ps3.

What you kids fail to realize is that if the Elite dropped $100, then what's stopping MS from dropping $100 off the arcade???
This is why the 360 will win this gen. An arcade at $99 will squash the PS3 and Wii without a doubt.

Think about it, a kid can start playing COD: MW2 for as little as $160.... compared to $360 for the ps3

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Stationfan - 64 days 21 hours ago

Wow were not too far away from Microsoft giving them away out of cereal promotions, Buy this Box of Cheerios and send in the promotion coupon to recieve a free 360 arcade.

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Shrinkwrap - 64 days 21 hours ago

Appears that little Timmy is watching over the fence to see Bobby has some new toys to play.

Mom say's "You can't go over to Bobby's and play"
Little Timmy pouts "Why?"
Just because, that's why. replied Mom

MS does not want Gold member's looking at Platinum trophies.

Timmy finally snuck over to Bobby's later that day.

As the moon begins to rise, Timmy walks slowly home, shouting back to Bobby. " hey can I come over tomorrow?

Bobby Smile's with respect " Sure, you bet. We can play my new Co-Op game, purchased with the $50.00 I just saved with Free Online gaming.

The gift that keeps on giving, every year.

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artsaber - 64 days 21 hours ago

We all know how insane Black Friday shoppers can be. Besides, the holidays are all about "stuff" and nothing else to most folks. Good luck being in that line 24hrs in advance to be one of the ten who will get in on this so-called deal to turn around and have to buy a hdd for $100, or how about a wifi adapter?

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Figboy - 64 days 21 hours ago

certain people that keep saying, "MS has enough money to keep dropping the price": How fricking NAIVE are YOU?

this is NOT a charity. it is a BUSINESS. Microsoft does NOT want to drop the price. Sony does NOT want to drop the price. Nintendo does NOT want to drop the price.

believe me, if people were willing to buy the $400 Elite 360, the $600 PS3, and the $250 Wii in the volumes that they are buying them now at their current prices of $199, $299, and $199 respectively, they would NEVER lower the price.

with that said, there has to be a balance and flow to price drops. something Microsoft doesn't seem to be very good at.

if Microsoft had any confidence in their position, they would have kept their $299 price point UNTIL Sony dropped the PS3 to $299, THEN, as a response, drop the arcade to $199, (making it cheaper than the Wii), and introduce the Elite Sku for $299.

that way, they'd have a lot more leeway to play with price should Sony attempt another price cut next year.

but now what moves do they have that will still garner them some profitability? if they drop the price of the Arcade to $99, or even $150, that's hurting THEM, not Sony.

the goal of a business is to make as much profit as possible, not win console war battles on the internet.

Microsoft and Sony aren't jockeying for position so we can have something to debate here on N4G.

Microsoft has backed THEMSELVES into a corner with the Arcade SKU.

also remember that on a consumer subconscious level, price means quality. a $99 Arcade screams "CHEAP!" to a consumer's subconscious.

next year, Sony could potentially drop the PS3 to $250 (i doubt they'll go a full $100 price drop next time they decide to drop the price), and people would still equate it with quality. and they get a Blu Ray player to boot.

one of my best friends just recently bought a PS3, HDTV, and some games for $650. the PS3 was $289 and came with Transformers on Blu Ray, and the HDTV was $220 (it's a 22" Samsung monitor that was normally $400, but Fry's Electronics here in Los Angeles had it going for a great deal).

the point of that story is to illustrate that one of the major barriers in choosing a next gen platform was HDTV adoption. the costs were too high. now there are HDTVs for less than $300.

when choosing a gaming console to compliment that HDTV, would you go with a 360, that:

has a limited number of exclusive games to play.
has no built in Wi Fi if you need it (i DO; my TV and router are too far away, so my 360 either has to be wired, or not connected at all).
has no standard HDD if you go with the $199 unit, meaning you won't be able to store all those movies/music/games you may want to buy off of Xbox LIVE Marketplace.
has no built in HD movie player, meaning you are only getting HALF of the use out of your HDTV that you COULD be getting.
has a fee for playing online in the form of Xbox LIVE.

OR, would you go with a PS3 that:

has a lot of exclusive games not found on any other platform, PC or console.
has a built in Wi Fi adapter for convenience.
has a standard, and rather large HDD for storing the movies/music/games you may buy off of the PSN.
has a built in Blu Ray player, so you an enjoy HD movies on your TV, as well as HD games.
has free online.
has a built in web browser, which is a lot more useful than it initially seems (i didn't think i'd ever use the web browser on the PS3, but i've found myself using it quite a bit when too lazy to get out of bed and go to my computer. i also find it amusing to check my mail on a 40" HDTV)

most smart consumers are looking for bang for their buck, and even if they went with the $300 360, they are still missing out on features like the Wi Fi adapter, web browser, and Blu Ray player.

if i didn't already own an Xbox 360 or PS3, and i was in the market for a new console to go with the new HDTV i bought, i'd go with the PS3 all the way. and that is what we HAVE been seeing ever since the PS3 got it's price drop.

the 360 has been $199 for over a year now, and it had a spike when that price drop happened, but it's cooled down significantly since then, meaning that price isn't the factor keeping people from buying the 360 like they were last holiday season; it's GAME selection, and the 360 has been lacking significantly this year.

in my opinion, 2007 was the best year the 360 has had, and it's been a steady decline ever since (only Fable 2 and Gears 2 were of note last year; Banjo was disappointing, sadly; this year was only Halo 3: ODST, and Forza 3, and they didn't arrive until the end of the year).

the PS3 has been gaining momentum due to a strong software lineup YEAR LONG, and the perfectly timed price cut was what pushed consumers over the edge and into purchasing a PS3.

Microsoft, if they want to remain profitable, CAN'T play the price card again. not so soon after the LAST price card they played (which was after the PS3 dropped it's price). the only card left to play is the games card, and they don't have much in that regard outside of more sequels, and Alan Wake, which, while i'm excited about, i'm not sure how it's going to turn out given it's incredibly long development time and numerous delays (yes, Killzone 2 took 4+ years, but it was never delayed as many times as Alan Wake. in truth, Killzone 2 wasn't really delayed, since it never had a release date to begin with).

i wouldn't count Microsoft out, but their momentum has clearly been in decline for a long time now, and it's all due to lack of a strong lineup of EXCLUSIVE games. Sony has 30 first and second party studios cranking away on games, while MS has total, 6 or 7 first AND second party studios cranking away on games, with the most anticipated titles coming from 3rd parties, meaning exclusivity is NEVER certain (ie, Mass Effect, Splinter Cell, and Gears of War could eventually make it to the PS3, while Uncharted, Ratchet, Killzone, etc, will NEVER be on a non-Playstation platform).

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strife01104 - 64 days 20 hours ago

Curious about a couple of things. What hapens if you buy multiple consoles? Say you managed to buy 2 arcades, is one essentially free? Also, can anyone confirm if other retailers like best Buy or Target will match this offer?

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gumgum99 - 64 days 16 hours ago

Sure are a lot of 360 offers happening lately...

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natches - 64 days 15 hours ago

poor xbox

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ReBurn - 64 days 15 hours ago

I find it funny how when Microsoft has a price cut or premium offer people start yelling "desperate" but when Sony frantically cuts features and price as fast as possible people call it a "plan". The whole thing is rather pathetic. What gamer in their right mind wouldn't want to pick up a console at an awesome deal price? Microsoft's XBox division has been posting great profits, so why shouldn't they offer a premium to purchase the system? It makes perfect sense, especially as a very limited offer.

Is Sony desperate for offering a $148 Blu-Ray player? Or is that part of the "plan"? Is HP desperate because they're offering a $300 laptop? Bunch of morons.

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XDF - 64 days 13 hours ago

Walmart do this periodically with gift cards. They gave out a $100 giftcard for the PS3 last MAY.
http://www.joystiq.com/2008...

It is just a promotion to attract buyers to the store. It is sad that the PS3 fanboys are all over this without knowing how promotion is run.

Ps3 fanboys just makes me laugh.

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espiritu604 - 64 days 13 hours ago

with 360 having all the huge games people want to play - Halo, GTA, Left4Dead and Forza plus this price, Sony is screwed

sony cant afford to drop price anymore, they're already losing billions on ps3

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actually the new ps3 slim is much more offardable for sony and reduced 50% of the cost for the original. Besides with great games like demon soul ratchet gt5 eyepet god of war MAG heavy rain uncharted 2 all coming up soon or already came up is much more than what 360 has to offer. GTA is a DLC for 360 you noob.

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psycho360 - 64 days 12 hours ago

I think if you look at it from real gamers perspective who are playing ps2 games still it is a steal. The only people not happy to see this kind of deal are the ones who have sidelined themselves with sony only. Ps2 has been for 99$ for quite a while and still kicking buts so why not 360? IT has better games, better graphics more features.

The worried opposition is filling up the comments with nonsense. Any neutral gamer not having a 360 would love to buy it this cheap and get straight into HD gaming.

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horndog - 64 days 11 hours ago

Great price. To bad it's only limited.

MS just keeps on dropping the price on a hemerging sony. Sony is to broke to come up with another price drop. 6 billion in the hole and counting. The best they can do now is throw in a bag of saporo ichiban instant noodles with every ps3 slim.

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rrjim1 - 64 days 6 hours ago

Rather buy a PS2, Yea right, that funny, or you guys are really stupid!

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orange-skittle - 64 days 4 hours ago

Buy the arcade and then get the HDD for free w/ the gift card.

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geekslashgamer - 64 days 2 hours ago

I wish they had offers like this is the UK...

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taylork37 - 64 days 1 hour ago

Its funny. I bought my PS3 from Walmart before the slim was out. It came with a $100 gift card. So I bought a game and another controller.

Its funny how Sony can do no harm, but MS is the devil.

So ill leave it up to you PS3 fanboys. Is Walmart responsible for a gift card promotion, or is MS doing exactly what Sony already has done to get me to buy a PS3?

MS may be worried about the 360 not doing so well, but I can guarantee Sony used to be a lot more desperate.

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ShinnokDrako - 48 days 5 hours ago

Ah, sad M$, they're going to pay YOU for getting a 360 now =)) I'll be waiting for that moment, i'd like a new 360 (too old mine now =P) and extra money

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