Microsoft Lowers Price of Xbox 360 by $100 in Canada

Microsoft Corp. today kicked off the greatest holiday lineup in video game history by announcing it will reduce the Canadian retail price of Xbox 360 by $100 (CDN) beginning Aug. 8 at Canadian retailers nationwide. Soon to follow, Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) will release its blockbuster video game title "Madden NFL 08" on Aug. 14. "Madden NFL Football," one of the most important mass-appeal franchises in video games, was the top-selling game of 2006 and is the top-selling franchise of the past 10 years. Only Xbox 360 offers a console for all interests and budgets.

[ironwolf]

from the Sony Defense Group yet? Must be lunch time.

[Zhuk]

i'm just glad to see MS beginning to share some price cut lovin around :)

[Leathersoup]

With the price cut it's still cheaper in the US. Our dollar is much closer to the US dollar now.
After the price cut, a premium would be $399 CAN. In the US the premium would be 349.99. Take into account exchange rates and us Canadians are still paying more.
But it's still good to see. :)

399.99 CAN = 378.75 US.

[XxZxX]

oohh no, we dont do defense anymore. We are counter attacking, now you guys on the defense. Watch out baby.. here we come, drumrolls.

Pricecut is great for everybody even Sony Fanboy love this.

[Mikey_Gee]

NICE PRICE DROP.

And direct from XBOX.COM makes it about as official as you can get.

:-)

Premium = $399.99 (CDN)
Core = $299.99 (CDN)
Elite = $499.99 (CDN)
Special Edition Halo 360 = $449.99 (CDN)in custom color and play and charge kit.

VERY VERY NICE !!! Plus all new machine have extra heat sink and all machines coming back from repair have new heatsink added as well. Better late than never.

[ktchong]

A $100 instead of $50.

[Kratos_Kart2007]

Its Reduced 50 in the states...but 100 in canada...even with the exchange Canada gets a way better deal.....Lets confirm this please

[Captain Tuttle]

You can't get much more confirmation than Xbox.com.

[carlman23]

We're still more expensive up here, but at least it's more reasonable. 1 CDN dollar is now 0.9470 US dollars. So a $350 console in the US is ~$367 CDN.

Way to go Microsoft regardless!

[BenzMoney]

This is most likely an adjustment on currency as well as a price drop. MS no longer has a reason to charge a 25% premium ($499CAD vs $399US) on the 360 in Canada due to a weaker Canadian dollar.

When the 360 launched, the Canadian dollar was $0.84US. Now it is $0.95. The 16% difference is now 5%. ...So, a this is basically a price drop in conjunction with a currency adjustment.

[Zhuk]

this is an official press release, it's confirmed :)

[Daewoodrow]

Two announcements in one day, almost makes a UK cut seem hopeful after all.
According to this (french) site though,
http://www.jeuxactu.com/art...
there were photos of a price cut leaked, they say a Euro price cut is coming on the 24th August.
Might just happen.

[predator]

i can see that happing, in line with the europe launch of the ellite, with bioshock and blue dragon, that would be a smart move, should see a major increase in sales

[MikeGdaGod]

not bad at all

[trueltie5]

They keep saying the greatest holiday lineup in history ? GTA4 is out...Madden is on all platforms....Are they saying Halo 3 is the greatest holiday lineup ? MS marketing may want to change that marketing slogan...The perfect storm is no longer...

[Captain Tuttle]

I'm pumped for Mass Effect, Bioshock AND Halo 3.

[Sayai jin]

They are thiking of: Mass Effect, Bioshock, Two Worlds, Blu-Dragon, Eternal Sonata, Halo 3, Madden 2008, etc. Even though some of these games are multi patfrms they are getting released on the 360 first this holdiay season and many of them were developed for the 360 and will be ported over to the PS3. I for one will buy Devil May Cry on the PS3, since it will probaly come out first on the PS3 and is being developed for the PS3 which means a ported game for the 360. A lot of thee games are coming out in August and September. There will always be one sleeper of a game for all systems.

[xfrgtr]

"Microsoft Corp. today kicked off the greatest holiday lineup in video game history":HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!

[ParaDise_LosT]

By the time This news Passes
I have no doubt you'll be missing one bubble x)
This is great news with no flaws haha...

[aaquib2]

Microsoft's depending on Halo 3, and Mass Effect as their big titles this holiday. Bioshock is coming to PS3, and all the other games suck. Naruto, Blue dragon, PGR4, Eternal Sonata?? LOL. I'll be playing Heavenly Sword, LAIR, Warhawk, Socom, UT3, HAZE, Little Big Planet, GT5: Prolouge, and a bunch more all THIS YEAR. Have fun with halo 3, oh wait, I mean halo 2.5 lol!

http://editorials.teamxbox....

"Halo 3 Sucks—It’s Just Halo 2.5…and Microsoft Knows It" - TeamXBOX

[carlman23]

@aaquib2: Get your facts straight before you comment, especially given that MS has said that all games will run with all systems. Go back to all the great PS3 news you've been getting (I'm not being sarcastic here, there's been good PS3 news) and stop trolling for flame wars.

[EasilyTheBest]

And yes ppl do buy the core. Im 1 of them. Bought a 360 back in May for my son, the Premium.
A lot have been said about dropping the Core on this website but come on!!! The Core gives Microsoft such a price advantage, perhaps not many buy it but that ain't the point. If you know anything about business you'll understand why the core will NEVER EVER get dropped.
The new price for the 360 will eventually go worldwide within the next few months I'm sure.
Could I just say how impressed I am with the game Gears of War. I have read all the hype about graphics etc I don't usually like this type of game and I never much liked Halo 1 and 2 but I'm still stunned by it. Its probably the only game I don't mind sitting and watching all night, its amazing...
Oh and we recently bought Virtual Tennis 3. It had slightly better review scores than the PS3 version but hey SLIGHTlY better is way under cooking it. VT3 online is what makes this game one of the most challenging and best games I have ever played...

[aaquib2]

But your core won't be able to play many of the upcoming releases, as like CoD4, they'll require hard drives to be "experienced."

[predator]

im sorry to break u aaquib2 but ms has confirmed all games will be playable on all 3 consoles

http://www.pcworld.com/arti...

[aaquib2]

"But just like some games will require you to have a Memory Unit to save games, some games will require you to have a Hard Drive to experience them."

You'll NEED hard drives to "experience" games.

Experience in gaming means - Playing.

[jinn]

how come canada gets a $100 bucks off and the u.s. doesn't?

[aaquib2]

Don't forget - We get Forza 2 in every box :). Plus, Best Buy and Futureshop usually throw in 3-4 extra games.

[toughNAME]

"We get Forza 2 in every box"

are you saying your a fellow canadian?\

your embaressing your country.

neways bal to the article.....this is great timing cuz 2 of my friends r planning on buying 360 before halo 3 comes out

[EasilyTheBest]

Microsoft will never bring out a game that can only use the hard drive version and NOT the Core. Its quite obvious that you know absolutely nothing about business at all. The Core is staying and you can hold me to that.
Nice come back Predator. Its like Fanboys don't like it when you are satisfied with the console you purchased just because it ain't the one they have. That works either way mind. Sony and Microsoft Fans.
I'm fed up with all the talk about the Red ring of death too. Yes theres a problem, but nothing like its made out to be on here.
I have close to 70 people I know with a 360 around my area, sum have had them from the release date back in 2005, not ONE person I know have had a problem, the only thing I can think of is a few have had broken control buttons. And anyway, if Microsoft have extended the warranty to 3 years, you cant really expect much more. PS2 Laser problems, now I know tons of ppl who have had that and where was Sony.

[aaquib2]

Are you mad cause your 360 is still in repair? Don't worry, you'll have it in time for Halo 2.5!

[snoop_dizzle]

don't you have a ps3 to play?

:P

And hey if you do my PSN tag is snoop_dizzle

But seriously, you need to get a life bro.

I can tell you are a very unhappy person. Because you have to put others down just to feel superior.

[power of Green]

In canada thats still a blessing no matter how you spin it. People up north are still getting the 50$ plus" price-cut!(despite canadians paying more they're still getting double the cut).

Do people in canada Celebrate any type of winter hollidays? wher you do shopping - like lets say Christmas?. J/K or am I

[Boink]

relax americanos.

when you were paying 399 for your premium, we were paying 499, even though back at launch with the exchange rate, it was still only about 450$ US to buy it here, we still paid 499.

the price drop bring us closer to your price, although it is still cheaper to buy it in the US.

a side bonus though, in canada, future shop and best buy were offering 4 games with it, to make it a decent deal. usuall 1 hit game, 3 average to good games.

cheers:)

great news for canada, most I know who haven't bought yet were waiting for a nice price drop!

[power of Green]

And more devs making games to do this with. You are still getting a hell of a deal price relief is great if you guys pay more. Paying less by that much is stellar regardless of why or who's paying what.

[GoLeafsGo]

Hrm..I think I'll wait for it to drop a hundred or two more before I pick it up.

I just hope all the great games that have comes out since Gears until then won't have disappeared from everywhere by then >_<!

[carlman23]

But now we get Forza 2 and some other games. Actually, last Christmas we had a bundle that included G.R.A.W, XBL Arcade: Unplugged, Ridge Racer 6, and Gears of War.

http://www.xbox360fanboy.co...

It's just too bad that I bought the Elite and still can't download any of the video marketplace stuff yet (coming in the fall apparently), so my 120GB HD is pretty empty now...

[Bloodmask]

to really push sales. All the big hitters are coming soon as well as the new hardware revision.

[zonetrooper5]

Well the UK/Europe are getting the finger again, any chance of Sony, MS or Nintendo lowering the price ?

Rip off britain. :(