Rumor: Walmart ad confirms 360 price drop
Speculation of a Xbox 360 price drop has risen considerably since the week of E3, and many mainstream media publications have also hinted at a drop sometime this August. Now, as the month of July nears its end, a leaked Walmart ad has appeared (week unknown) that displays the Xbox 360 premium package with a price roll-back.
This latest Walmart ad confirms the rumored price drop for the Xbox 360, reducing the premium bundle $50 in price: the SKU will now run gamers $350. The picture of the ad is poor quality, but if one enlarges it, the words “roll-back” appear above the newly listed price. As of now, the rest of the ad hasn’t been leaked, so it’s still unknown as to whether the price drop will range every Xbox 360 SKU; however, it would be logical for Microsoft to do so. With a $50 drop on the Core system, the 360 will be in direct competition with the Wii’s pricing- an attractive spectacle to those who seek the cheapest system possible.
Until the full Walmart ad is released, please note that this news will remain a rumor due to the less than satisfactory picture quality. Rumors have hinted at this price drop for weeks now, so chances are VERY likely that the drop will occur in the near future.
Same thing happened with the PS3 price drop. Deny it all they want, it seems like it’s dropping very soon.
that wasn’t a ps3 price drop, that was a clearance sale on their 60 giggers.
I don’t think the 360 Core package provides nearly the value that the Wii does. The Premium is also a stretch, but the online features that require a hard drive are really what define the 360 experience.
No one is going to enjoy the Core system long without buying a hard drive!
It also helps a lot to have the EXPENSIVE wireless adapter, which runs an extra $100.
I feel bad for anyone who chooses the Core over the Wii.
But the 360 core is much more advanced hardware than the Wii (in the inside). It all comes down to what kind of stuff you’d rather be playing.
The 360 Core is just a shit deal. Anyone can see that. If it were the Premium, then yeah, there’s an argument there. But the Core shouldn’t have been on the market in the first place.
Although I do believe the drop is going to happen, I think that ad “might” be fake. There is a dollar sign in front of the 360s price and there isn’t one on the others. Then the 360 doesn’t have the .xx cents on it like the others. Also there doesn’t appear to be a HDD on the premium 360.
nice catch… still prefer a $100 drop, or bring the elite down to $400… that would be sweet..
Yah I think a $100 drop would benefit them better as well. I dono $50 just doesn’t say get up off your ass and buy me now, quite like $100.
let’s hope the prices drop i Europe also
i dont
i bought a PS3 a couple days cuz the drop