<![CDATA[Kotaku: Price Cuts]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Price Cuts]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/price cuts http://kotaku.com/tag/price cuts <![CDATA[So You Want to Score a 3DS for $170 Two Days Early?]]> In addition to news that Wal-Mart was getting all antsy and selling the 3DS for $170 before its official August 12 price drop, shoppers on Twitter and Cheap Ass Gamer are also reporting that Target has also joined Wal-Mart in dropping the price early. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5829588&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Report: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Prices Slashed In Fall]]> Anyone not expecting a price cut on the PlayStation 3 this year? How about the Xbox 360? Well, if Ars Technica's "Mole" is right—and it has been before—both consoles will be cheaper by the fall. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5303072&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[On the Hunt for Deals: Kotaku Sales Dump]]> With the economy in the trash and the post-holiday sales hitting, a perfect storm of video game sales could be brewing today. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5118350&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[More Xbox 360 Price Cuts Coming Next Month?]]> Ars Technica's Microsoft mole is at it again, forecasting a follow up Xbox 360 price drop that will effect all hardware next month. Their mole previously leaked word of the price cut on the 20GB system leading up to Microsoft's E3 announcement on the subject. Here are the prices, so you don't have to go over to AT and read their painful attempt at...you know, I'm not even sure what they were trying to attempt there with the whole Dark Knight theme. Just painful. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5032062&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Euro 360 Price Cuts - The Official Word]]> Luke mentioned it earlier today, but Microsoft has just released the official word on the Xbox 360 price cuts, which will indeed go into effect this Friday, March 14th, and yes, that includes Britain as well. Starting Friday the standard 20GB unit will run €269.99/£199.99, with the Elite at €369.99/£259.99, and the Arcade hitting the bargain basement price of €199.99/£159.99. Why the price cuts now? According to Chris Lewis, Microsoft's VP of Interactive Entertainment in Europe, it all comes down to history.
"History shows that €199/£159 is the price point where a console's audience begins to expand, and with these new ERPs in place we're ready to bring more consumers into the Xbox 360 world."
Translating into normal speak that reads, "Please buy our console, it is cheaper than the Wii." Hit the jump for the full press release! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=365856&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Xbox 360 Prices May Be Cut by Christmas]]> Microsoft is starting to realize that it's going to take a lot more than a couple of pinatas to expand their Xbox audience. Worried that the 360 will get "pigeonholed as a hard-core machine", Microsoft is looking at this holiday season to see what can be done. Though he declined to say for sure whether or not Microsoft will reduce the cost of the Xbox 360, David Hufford (a director of Xbox product management), sees the potential for making it more affordable for the consumer: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=267097&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Bank of Amercia Analyst - PS3 Price Cuts Won't Help]]> Business Week recently interviewed Michael L. Savner, a Bank of America analyst, who doesn't think a price cut for the PS3 will make the matters any better for Sony. Although he remarked on the obvious hurdles (high prices, Blu-ray, lack of exclusives at launch), the bulk of the interview focused on how the PS3 is hurting third-party developer sales. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=264382&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Sony Exec Talks PS3 Price Cuts]]>
Could the analysts suggesting a PS3 price drop by the end of '07 been onto something? I had been under the impression that Sony was walking a firm, unwavering line on the PlayStation 3 price point, but Sony Senior Vice President Takao Yuhara seems suggest that stance could very well change. Speaking to reporters at Sony's headquarters in Tokyo, Yuhara suggests the possibility of dropping the system's price. More »
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