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Xbox 360 Elite $100 Price Drop to $449 + FREE Halo3 ODST: Sep 22

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Xbox 360 Elite $100 Price Drop to $449 + FREE Halo3 ODST: Sep 22
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ozblogger on 28/08/2009 - 10:55 kotaku.com.au (447 clicks)
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We just announced a $100 price drop on the Xbox 360 Elite in AU and NZ. :) I'll post up details soon. – jinx
http://twitter.com/XboxAustralia

From September 22 the Xbox 360 Elite will drop $100 to $449.
And if you buy an Elite up until October 20, you will also get a free copy of Halo 3: ODST,
effectively pricing the console a further $100 lower.
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2009/08/xbox-360-price-cut-for-aust…

— I'll update the post as soon as details are live, So don't buy one anytime soon

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  • [Deactivated] on 28/08/2009 - 11:09

    yeah this is to combat the ps3 slim's new price

  • SmartCover on 28/08/2009 - 11:18

    FINALLY!!!

    Hope they drop the Arcade/Pro price as well!

  • bulkie on 28/08/2009 - 11:37

    Ah great now you tell me. just bought a console last week!

    • [Deactivated] on 28/08/2009 - 12:02
      +1

      Return it ;P

  • jashjash on 28/08/2009 - 11:39

    They should have dropped the price more!

    $450 for Xbox 360

    $500 for PS3 Slim - but PS3 slim has inbuilt wireless adapter, and blu-ray, and will also probably have games bundled with it.

    I know the games selections are quite different from one to the other, but I'm just not sure 360 had the price dropped as much as it should!

    • applebyte on 28/08/2009 - 12:31

      I actually agree to this… the PS3 looks to have more value

      $400 would've been better for microsoft, especially as it will be more attractive to prospective wii buyers.

    • ESEMCE on 28/08/2009 - 13:33

      The 360 price includes a proper game bundled..
      Personally I'd never consider playing online via wireless, nor would I stream files (especially video) over Wireless..
      The Blu-Ray is the only REAL bonus feature as far as I'm concerned and I don't have a HDTV so I don't care about it much either!

  • ShortyX on 28/08/2009 - 12:34
    +4

    Ummm, how is this a bargain. It'll be the RRP!

    We need to see some pricing under the RRP…like Fishpond's PS3 slim deal.

    Sorry for the negative…

    …No Deal! :D

  • sonicentropy on 28/08/2009 - 12:41

    It would be nice to see the Arcade at the $200 pricepoint like the recent MYER deal, you can pick up the Harddrives on overseas very cheap. I used to use my PS3 for blu-ray but now I have a LG Bluray player it does a way better job now it just collects dust. It just doesnt have the games I like or xboxlive.

  • jcha531 on 28/08/2009 - 13:09
    +2

    This is actually a "bargain" to a certain extent because the promotion is "And if you buy an Elite up until October 20, you will also get a free copy of Halo 3: ODST". If this is not a bargain, then all manufacturer promotions should not be marked as a "bargain".

    • ShortyX on 28/08/2009 - 13:36

      Good point…I guess if the OP had only put that as the primary reason for the post and have the price drop as extra info, then I probably would have voted +ve. :)

      • jashjash on 28/08/2009 - 14:07

        Technically that's for every single 360 Elite sold, so it's not even a bargain yet, because if anyone buys and Elite 360, they will all get Halo 3: ODST game!

        • jcha531 on 28/08/2009 - 14:50

          Which then begs the question, should all promotions run directly by manufacturers be excluded from being a bargain? Since they are available to all resellers/retailers. e.g. The Xbox 360 accessory cashback promotion from a while back.

  • [Deactivated] on 28/08/2009 - 14:01

    PS3 slim is nice, no doubt, I own 2 PS3's, a newish 80gb and a older 40gb model but to be honest I play my 360 way more than the PS3, the PS3's are used only for the odd exclusive game but mainly for blurays. I hacked my 360 as well, which is also a bonus [for me]

    • ShortyX on 28/08/2009 - 14:52

      2? Want to sell one?

      • [Deactivated] on 28/08/2009 - 19:27

        would listen to offers on the 80gb model, it's only a couple of months old, the 40gb i have upgraded the hdd and have it stacked with psn games

        • ShortyX on 28/08/2009 - 20:34

          $200? :D

          • [Deactivated] on 29/08/2009 - 10:38

            @ShortyX: sorry i said offers not insults :P

            • ShortyX on 29/08/2009 - 12:48

              @[Deactivated]: LOL…what about $300?

              • [Deactivated] on 29/08/2009 - 14:29

                @ShortyX: 80gb models are making around $400 on fleabay without a game, I'll throw in a game [Uncharted: Drakes Fortune] and sell it for $390 to save the hassle. I can't do much better than that. It is virtually a new system mate, not even made put my gamer profile on it, it's just been in the bedroom for blurays and to be honest I only have a 22" LCD in there so it doesn't get used. I understand if you'd rather not though.

  • vid_ghost on 28/08/2009 - 14:46

    I would also get the PS3 over this if i was looking for consol gaming

    But i ended up buying a Samsung BP-1600 for $375 with a LA55B650 55"LCD for $3600 (+free 22"TV) at JB i only play games on my PC so no consols for me! but bluray is awesome soooo much better then DVD.

  • Broden on 28/08/2009 - 15:07

    Agreeing that this isn't a bargain but simply a ploy by Microsoft to combat Sony. As this price will effectively be available at every store, I don't see why it should even be posted.

  • Davo1111 on 28/08/2009 - 15:10

    perhaps mods can move this to the forums. Please

  • kirt on 28/08/2009 - 16:15

    Other things to consider - apparently there will only be a composite cable included - no component or HDMI…

    Also I heard they are getting rid of the 3 one month gold trials?

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/majornelson/3861384860/in/set-7…

    http://majornelson.com/archive/2009/08/27/its-official-xbox-…

  • Headless Turkey on 28/08/2009 - 17:34

    Agreed, Feels like OzBargain is starting to turn into a general informational site sometimes

  • manbearpig on 28/08/2009 - 21:10

    ditto

  • kman1904 on 29/08/2009 - 17:28

    Not going to give this a positive since it's not a bargain as such, but I really appreciate this being posted. I've been seriously considering getting a pro due to the bundles around at the moment but will definitely hold off due to this being posted. If I'd bought this and saw the new prices in a months time I'd be pretty annoyed.

    So thanks, I appreciate this being posted :)

  • Kranbone on 29/08/2009 - 17:30

    Yeah it's good they are dropping the price but this is by the manufacturer. Linking to kotaku would be like posting other bargain deal sites. Whilst informative, it's not a direct bargain.

    Appreciate the price drop info though.

  • Davo1111 on 29/08/2009 - 18:47

    There are some really good deals atm

    Xbox 60GB + Halo wars + halo 3 for $400 @ HN/EB etc
    Xbox 60GB + halo wars + forza + halo 3 + halo (something) for $460…

    I'm still going to hold off.

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