• By Michael McWhertor
    Sep 3, 2008 3:15 PM 20,233
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    Xbox 360 Price Slashes Hit U.S. On Sept. 5

    You knew it was coming, but Microsoft has made it official: the Xbox 360 is officially going to drop to as low as $199 starting Friday, September 5 in the U.S. The three currently offered SKUs will get a price drop in North America, following multiple retail leaks and a similar pricing adjustment for the Japanese market. The new MSRP for the current line up is as follows.

    * Xbox 360 Arcade - $199
    * Xbox 360 - $299
    * Xbox 360 Elite - $399

    Yes, that makes the Xbox 360 officially the least expensive current generation console following an $80 price cut on the Arcade model. Here's to hoping that helps Microsoft's recent hardware sales woes.


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