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Xbox 360 gets priced! 2 versions - $299 & $399
Earlier today at the Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany, Microsoft finally announced its pricing plans for the Xbox 360 launch. There will be two versions of the Xbox 360.
$299 "core system": (299 Euros, 209 GBP)
•Xbox 360 console
•Detachable faceplate
•Xbox Live Silver membership
•Wired controller
•Standard AV cables
$399: (399 Euros, 279 GBP)
•Xbox 360 console
•Detachable faceplate
•Xbox Live Silver membership
•20GB detachable hard drive
•Wireless controller
•Wireless Xbox Live headset
•High-definition AV cables
•Ethernet cable
•Xbox 360 Media Remote Control (limited time)
So, it appears the wireless controllers and headset will NOT be standard, as was previously thought. You can still buy them, as well as the hard drive and other things, separately at launch, though they will be costly:
Launch peripherals:
• Faceplate ($19.99, 19.99 Euros, 14.99 GBP)
• Hard Drive (20 GB) ($99.99, 99.99 Euros, 69.99 GBP)
• Memory Unit (64 MB) ($39.99, 34.99 Euros, 22.99 GBP)
• Wireless Networking Adapter ($99.99, 79.99 Euros, 59.99 GBP)
• Wireless Controller ($49.99, 44.99 Euros, 32.99 GBP)
• Play and Charge Kit ($19.99, 19.99 Euros, 14.99 GBP)
• Rechargeable Battery Pack ($11.99, 14.99 Euros, 9.99 GBP)
• Controller ($39.99, 34.99 Euros, 24.99 GBP)
• Headset ($19.99, 19.99 Euros, 14.99 GBP)
• Universal Media Remote ($29.99, 29.99 Euros, 19.99 GBP)
• Component HD AV Cable ($39.99, 29.99 Euros, 19.99 GBP)
• S-Video AV Cable (US) ($29.99)
• SCART AV Cable (Europe) (24.99 Euros, 17.99 GBP)
• VGA HD AV Cable ($39.99, 29.99 Euros, 19.99 GBP)
-Note that the European figures are not coversions.
Microsoft is still keeping mum on the official release date, maintaining that the 360 will launch globally this holiday season. Expect more release details at this year's Tokyo Game Show in September.
Peter Moore, Xbox corporate vice president of Worldwide Marketing and Publishing, said the two price points decision came from, "lessons learned from the first generation [of Xbox], but perhaps more importantly to provide the gamer with choices in pricing as applicable to their gaming habits."
What about a price drop on the original Xbox? Well, that's not likely, according to Moore.
"We’re selling all we can get [made]. Our biggest challenge is to meet demand at what is typically a very quiet time of year. So no, I don't see any plans to change any pricing as we currently stand on the Xbox."
$299 "core system": (299 Euros, 209 GBP)
•Xbox 360 console
•Detachable faceplate
•Xbox Live Silver membership
•Wired controller
•Standard AV cables
$399: (399 Euros, 279 GBP)
•Xbox 360 console
•Detachable faceplate
•Xbox Live Silver membership
•20GB detachable hard drive
•Wireless controller
•Wireless Xbox Live headset
•High-definition AV cables
•Ethernet cable
•Xbox 360 Media Remote Control (limited time)
So, it appears the wireless controllers and headset will NOT be standard, as was previously thought. You can still buy them, as well as the hard drive and other things, separately at launch, though they will be costly:
Launch peripherals:
• Faceplate ($19.99, 19.99 Euros, 14.99 GBP)
• Hard Drive (20 GB) ($99.99, 99.99 Euros, 69.99 GBP)
• Memory Unit (64 MB) ($39.99, 34.99 Euros, 22.99 GBP)
• Wireless Networking Adapter ($99.99, 79.99 Euros, 59.99 GBP)
• Wireless Controller ($49.99, 44.99 Euros, 32.99 GBP)
• Play and Charge Kit ($19.99, 19.99 Euros, 14.99 GBP)
• Rechargeable Battery Pack ($11.99, 14.99 Euros, 9.99 GBP)
• Controller ($39.99, 34.99 Euros, 24.99 GBP)
• Headset ($19.99, 19.99 Euros, 14.99 GBP)
• Universal Media Remote ($29.99, 29.99 Euros, 19.99 GBP)
• Component HD AV Cable ($39.99, 29.99 Euros, 19.99 GBP)
• S-Video AV Cable (US) ($29.99)
• SCART AV Cable (Europe) (24.99 Euros, 17.99 GBP)
• VGA HD AV Cable ($39.99, 29.99 Euros, 19.99 GBP)
-Note that the European figures are not coversions.
Microsoft is still keeping mum on the official release date, maintaining that the 360 will launch globally this holiday season. Expect more release details at this year's Tokyo Game Show in September.
Peter Moore, Xbox corporate vice president of Worldwide Marketing and Publishing, said the two price points decision came from, "lessons learned from the first generation [of Xbox], but perhaps more importantly to provide the gamer with choices in pricing as applicable to their gaming habits."
What about a price drop on the original Xbox? Well, that's not likely, according to Moore.
"We’re selling all we can get [made]. Our biggest challenge is to meet demand at what is typically a very quiet time of year. So no, I don't see any plans to change any pricing as we currently stand on the Xbox."