Xbox 360 Price Drop Coming?

Is there an Xbox 360 price drop on the horizon? Recent reports suggest so. The Seattle Times asked Microsoft’s Chief Executive about the potential of a price cut for the Xbox 360 to which Ballmer said: "I think every console in the world has had a price decrease sometime in the first few years. I don't know whether we'll have a price decrease in the first few years, and I don't want to comment on that, but I will highlight for you that every console has had a price decrease in the first few years."

But the strongest hint of a price drop comes from the other side of the ocean, to be more precise from the U.K., where wholesale retail chain MAKRO is currently selling the Xbox 360 Premium Edition for the price of a Core, at only £199.99. The Inquirer got a scan of the ad that shows the “breakthrough price” at which MAKRO is selling the Xbox 360 Premium.

Lastly, but not least, there’s the rumor that refuses to die and that claims that an Xbox 360 with a larger hard drive and a built-in HDMI output is coming soon to a retail store near you. The last publication to report the codenamed Zephyr Xbox 360 was Game Informer, who claims that retailers confirmed that that the new model is in their systems and set for a May 1 release for $479.99.

When you put together all these rumors, comments and bargains, a price drop for the Xbox 360 doesn’t sound unfounded at all.
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