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Microsoft has made it official: the company has taken $50 off the price of the base Xbox 360 console. Effective August 8, 2007, the estimated retail price of the base Xbox 360 console with a 20 GB hard drive will drop to $349.99. Microsoft’s hard drive-free Xbox 360 Core system will get a $20 price drop to $279.99, while the high-end Xbox 360 Elite with a 120 GB hard drive will see its price lowered $30 to $449.99.
In addition, Microsoft will reduce the price of the Xbox console in Mexico to $1,999*** pesos, which translates to a consumer savings of $500 pesos or roughly $45 (U.S.). With a fantastic new price, more than 400 games, an active online community of nearly 750,000 Xbox Live
Gamers, gift givers, adrenaline fanatics and entertainment enthusiasts throughout North America are in video game nirvana today as Microsoft Corp. unveiled plans for a special Xbox® holiday offer.The specially priced promotion, available at some retailers as early as Sept. 17, features the powerful Microsoft® Xbox console, a two-month trial subscription to the highly acclaimed XboxLive (TM) service, the blockbuster game “Star Wars®: The Clone Wars (TM) ” from LucasArts and THQ Inc.’s “Tetris® Worlds (TM) Live,” an enhanced version of the perennial favorite optimizedfor online play.
With a torrent of new action-packed titles, a flood of innovative new features, and the surging popularity of the unified Xbox Live online gaming service, Xbox already has claimed the top spot on many wish lists this year. Approximately 400 games will be available by the holiday season, satiating gamers of all skill levels and interests. Breakthroughs such as Music Mixer and XSN Sports titles further expand the appeal of Xbox, while the console’s built-in Ethernet port means gamers can plug into the 500,000-member-strong Xbox Live community.
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