James Delahunty
21 Feb 2007 16:14
Just a day after UK retailer Makro dropped £80 off the price of the Xbox 360 Premium console, several online retailers have cut up to £50 from the price of the Core version of the console. Play.com has cut a quarter of the price of the console, sealing it for £149.99 instead of the RRP of £199.99. Microsoft has made no official price cut for the Xbox 360 consoles.
Rival retailer, Amazon.co.uk, has also dropped the price of the Core unit slightly, down to £189.99 from the RRP. Amazon is also selling Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP) console for £109, £40 less than the RRP. Rumors of an official Microsoft price cut for the Xbox 360 circulated recently, naming the PS3 launch as a time frame for an announced.
Microsoft is also expected to unveil a black Xbox 360 around the time of the European PS3 launch.
Source:
GamesIndustry.biz