It had to happen. Microsoft has announced that from September 22, they’ll be cutting the price of the Elite console to $449, shaving $100 off the RRP. On top of that, people who pick up the new Elite between September 22 and October 20 will get a free copy of Halo 3: ODST.
Meanwhile, the Arcade version remains at $299 and the Pro version will remain at $399 “while stocks last”.
It looks like Sony’s run as “not the most expensive console” was pretty short, huh?
Moto Moto
Friday, August 28, 2009 at 11:36 AMPlease forgive my attention to detail but whats with the pic of the Xbox Pro? Elite is black…
Nick Broughall
Friday, August 28, 2009 at 11:39 AMDamn your attention to detail!
matt
Friday, August 28, 2009 at 11:45 AMthats interesting, ps3 and xbox are both $300 in the US, yet the xbox is $50 cheaper here. why do Sony seem to prefer the US to Australia MORE than Microsoft? a US company?
Either that or maybe its cause the ps3 is doing better against the xbox here than in is in the US, thus the xbox needs to be more competitive?
jt.
Friday, August 28, 2009 at 4:31 PMi read somewhere, one of the excuse *ahem* *cough* *splatter* reasons i mean, is that we are suppose to be comparing to the EURO – 511* for the ps3 in euro.
but yeah wish it wasn’t so either :D
Aman Gupta
Friday, August 28, 2009 at 11:47 AMDoesnt matter coz xbox still doesnt give u wifi connectivity outta d box plus no blu ray!! dishing an extra $50 for a ps3 is totally worth it!!!!
glennc
Friday, August 28, 2009 at 1:08 PMit would take more than blu-ray and wifi to get me to ever buy a playstation.
matt
Friday, August 28, 2009 at 3:27 PMwe can drop it off a tall building and set it on fire to make it as reliable as the xbox if you want?
;)
jt.
Friday, August 28, 2009 at 4:26 PMahahahha. but if you look at it objectively and from a h/w you get more bang for your buck with the new ps3. That’s my opinion anyway :)
JB
Friday, August 28, 2009 at 12:11 PMDamnit! Just bought a Pro a few weeks ago for $457!
Still, it did come with 4 games, so I can’t complain too much.