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TeamXbox: Are the Price Cuts Enough?

TeamXbox writes: "When Microsoft officially announced the latest Xbox 360 price cuts for the United States, the company highlighted that "history shows that more than 75 percent of all console sales happen after the price falls below the $200 mark." As soon as you read that, you ask yourself, "then why didn't you lower the price of the console before, stupid!?!?"

As much as Wii detractors insist that Nintendo's console is the best-selling home system because of its low price, rest assured its $250 list price played a key role in the Wii's hardware sales success.

Soon after this month's price cut for the United States, which was also announced for Japan and Europe, Xbox 360 sales surged over 100 percent. A bunch of American retailers even reported that certain Xbox 360 editions were selling at six times the rate they were the weekend before September 5, the day the price cut was effective in the U.S."
Cyrus365 - contributor
Published: 462 days 8 hours ago | Article | Xbox 360 | Industry News
 
 

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BubbleHealerHelper - 462 days 11 hours ago
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I'm the BubbleHealerHelper, if you want 1 bubble, say "No".

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DeforMAKulizer - 462 days 10 hours ago
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Can you please go SPAM somewhere else?!
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n4gzz - 462 days 6 hours ago
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Price cuts is not enough but that's not only thing 360 is offering. I was so scared that my 360 might get RROD (got twice) but i don't have to anymore. I can just simply buy arcade in less than 180 from online 'coz i don't do online gaming on 360. I refuse to pay even if it is only 50.
3.1 Megatron08 | 462 days 4 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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hitthegspot - 462 days 3 hours ago
3.2 - This is only going to help MS.
Hey Megatron - you hit it on the head. MS haters have said all along that the only reason why Xbox is ruling software sales is because there are more xboxes. If MS sells more units then the software sales are going to keep climbing, and Sony is going to have trouble keeping the 2 slots they are able to maintain in the top 20 software charts.
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DG - 462 days 6 hours ago
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Its enough for this year. Next year I dont think so. If the 360 starts catching up to the wii N will drop its price but for now they are good look at Japan.
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beefinn101 - 462 days 4 hours ago
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Nobody wants to hear about how you were so scared that your xbox360 might get RROD considering that you don't have it anymore.I really doubt if you ever owned a xbox360 at all.
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n4gzz - 462 days 1 hour ago
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I don't like 360 machine. There is nothing you can do to change that. Only MS can if they make reliable hardware. May be you didn't (never) have to go through what i went through to fix RROD. I brought PS3 when i was out of console for more than month. Now, i didn't have to spend extra 600 thats what i paid for ps3 'coz of MS unreliable hardware.
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Raoh - 461 days 23 hours ago
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in the short term for this holiday? Yes

in the long term? no
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joevfx - 461 days 22 hours ago
7 - the stupidity of people bother me...
the cheapest xbox is more expensive then the 80gig PS3 after you factor in all the must haves. the xbox arcade is $199. add $99 to that for wireless. thats $299. add $50 to that for LIVE gold for only 1 year, thats $350. plus add what ever hard drive you want to it and your actually more expensive then the $399 80gig PS3 with built in wirless, online gaming , and a blu ray player. plus the console is built 100times better then the 360.. THE PS3 IS A BETTER VALUE HANDS DOWN!!!
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