Xbox 360 gets a $50 price break

Toys R Us Ad

To regain some footing in the current-gen wars, Microsoft appears to be cutting Xbox 360 prices in the US.

Cheap Ass Gamer have managed to get their hands on advertisements from Toys R Us and Walmart before their scheduled release date of August 12, that both confirm recent rumors of the $50 price drop.

Toys R Us
Toy R Us Ad

Walmart
Walmart Ad

Although still unconfirmed by Microsoft, the inevitable reduction will strategically coincide with the release of the highly anticipated titles of August.

EA’s Madden NFL 08, Irrational Games’ Bioshock, and Tiger Hills John Woo Presents: Stranglehold are likely to drive an increase in console sales.

via Cheap Ass Gamer

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One Response to “Xbox 360 gets a $50 price break”

  1. Update on the Xbox 360 $50 price drop » The Gamer Gene Says:
    August 1st, 2007 at 11:03 am

    […] still may be too early to say we told you so, but according to a Circuit City advertisement sent to Joystiq, the Xbox 360 Premium will indeed be […]

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