Microsoft Cuts Xbox Price Cut by $30

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Microsoft Corp. on Monday cut the price on its Xbox video game console, in an expected move seen as a boost to the game publishing industry ahead of its biggest gathering of the year. Microsoft, based in Redmond, Washington, cut the Xbox price to $149.99 from $179.99 and also trimmed prices on software such as the karaoke game "Xbox Music Mixer," "Project Gotham Racing 2" and "Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge."

The Xbox price cut is effective Tuesday, while the software cuts take effect Monday and Tuesday. The Xbox was released at $299 in November 2001. The price dropped to $199 in May 2002 at the E3 industry trade show and to $179 in May 2003, at the same event. The new price was widely expected to come at some point before this year's E3. The move is a change in strategy for Microsoft, which previously cut the XBox price only after similar pricing moves from industry leader Sony Corp. on the PlayStation 2.

News source: Reuters

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#1 HyperSpace on 29 Mar 2004 - 15:46

they cutting the price in the UK too?

(1 reply) #2 RangerLG on 29 Mar 2004 - 15:51

Title seems funny. Sounds like they cut the price cut.

#2.1 Mav Phoenix on 30 Mar 2004 - 08:32

Yeah that needs to be fixed.

#3 netstarman on 29 Mar 2004 - 15:56

Now that great will see if sony does the same thing too real soon, I hope sony gets a hard drive to be included with the PS2 instead of buying it seperatly with Final Fantasy 11 pre loaded.

#4 rbet on 29 Mar 2004 - 15:59

yay!

#5 larsonyo on 29 Mar 2004 - 17:16

whoopie! might buy one to haX0r

#6 T0Y S0LDIER on 29 Mar 2004 - 17:28

yeah, i already have one, but i think im gonna get a second one to mod and see what i can do with it, new toys and all

#7 SintaX on 29 Mar 2004 - 23:28

Xbox's are so much more interesting than PS2's, it amazes me how you can play all your favorite classic system games on it, such as PSX, NES, Genesis, and all that, and the Xbox Media Center is another awesome program, streaming media from your computer to your xbox for use on your tv, takes away the need to burn cd's with movies on them lol Maybe now I can afford a couple more to build a small xbox cluster