Leaked K-Mart Flyer Shows 360 Price Cut
Posted by jtheplay on June 27, 2008
A “leaked” flyer from K-Mart has recently surfaced online that shows the Xbox 360 for a “new low price” of $299.99 USD. There is no indication on the flyer that said price is part of any sale or special bundle. And in fact, “new low price” would seem to suggest this to be a permanent price cut. As Team Xbox points out, the inclusive of Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution and Don King Presents Prizefighter seem to confirm this is a new ad. It should also be noted, however, that while this flyer is reportedly from K-Mart there is no distinguishing feature or logo that indicates any specific retailer.
Speculation on a price drop for the Premium Xbox 360 has been high over the past few months, with consumers wary of the high price tag on the 360 Elite, and less enthusiastic about the Arcade version of the system which doesn’t feature a harddrive out of the box. Now we’re left to wonder whether or not a price drop on the Premium configuration also signals price drops for the other two versions of the system. Could we possibly see a drop on the Arcade to $249, matching the Wii’s retail price tag? Or even the Elite going down to $399 matching the PS3 40GB model? Moreover, does Microsoft really need to drop the price and would it give them the advantage over Sony and Nintendo in overall bang-for-buck value?
We should find out whether or not these rumors are true and how they work out for Microsoft some time soon. Stay tuned.
