Woolies leak suggests 360 price crash

  • By Heather_H, GameSpot UK
  • Posted Sep 15, 2008 5:32 pm GMT

Rumours sparked today suggest that Woolworths could be slashing the price of its Xbox 360 in time for Christmas after a leaked version of the shop's Christmas catalogue found its way to tech blog Engadget. Earlier this month, Woolworths cut the price of the Nintendo Wii by £20, and this recent...

Rumours sparked today suggest that Woolworths could be slashing the price of its Xbox 360 in time for Christmas after a leaked version of the shop's Christmas catalogue found its way to tech blog Engadget.

Earlier this month, Woolworths cut the price of the Nintendo Wii by £20, and this recent information suggests that the Xbox 360 could fall by even more in the coming months. Documents seen by GameSpot earlier in the year suggested that a price cut would be hitting all retailers towards the end of September, so it appears that this might not be a one-off offer. No official confirmation has yet been received from Microsoft UK, however.

The Xbox 360 Arcade was shown in the catalogue at a price of £130, the Premium at £170 and the Elite at £230 - a fall of around £30.

Similar price cuts have paid off overseas, with sales reportedly doubling after the recent US price cut.

6 Comments

  • Beanmachine12

    Posted Oct 7, 2008 11:37 am GMT

    there are some elements of consoles that can be changed such as the hard drive

  • Kirky-

    Posted Sep 21, 2008 6:24 am GMT

    DecadesOfGaming the point of a console is that it's an easy, family freindly way to game, with no componant switching or graphics card upgrading. When a game is made for a console, the developers know the exact specifications, so can taylor it to fit the machine. There's no point in upgrading the graphics card of your console, since the games made for it are sure to run on what you have.

  • RoyaleWivCheese

    Posted Sep 17, 2008 5:06 am GMT

    Kinda p***ed off that I spent over £300 for my Elite only a few months ago. Good news for anyone who hasn't got a 360 yet though.

  • DecadesOfGaming

    Posted Sep 16, 2008 10:44 am GMT

    Console prices haven't fallen quick enough ! Microsoft and Sony have used 'Next Gen' as a poor excuse to keep prices higher for longer !.. Personally I think Microsoft are lowering prices for a reason.. Perhaps a 360 with a larger hardrive than the Elite will be hitting shelves sometime after Xmas ?!.. Like most electrical equipment these days; it's all about the size of the hardrive.. Size really does matter !!.. I wish Microsoft or Sony would release a console equipt with a replacable/upgradable graphics card and processor just like a P.C.

  • Gribb85

    Posted Sep 16, 2008 9:15 am GMT

    Bring on the 360 Christmas! Hopefully hard drive price cuts are to follow.

  • Gribb85

    Posted Sep 16, 2008 9:15 am GMT

    Bring on the 360 Christmas! Hopefully hard drive price cuts are to follow.

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