Next Generation 360 (720?)

Hoof Hearted · 09-20-2008, 06:02 PM

This is an email I was sent yesterday from .....game.co.uk

"GAME: Xbox 360 Consoles from £129.99!

Xbox 360; Now from £129.99, Price Drop, save £s!

Welcome to the GAME Update!

This week saw a couple of huge announcements from two of the industry's biggest players.

First, Microsoft revealed that the Xbox 360 will be getting a £30 price drop on each model - meaning you can now get an Xbox 360 Console from £129.99!

Order a cut-price Xbox 360 now!
http://www.game.co.uk/lowdown.aspx?lid=5789 "

Currently the cheapest I can find the Xbox 360 selling for here in the UK is £279.99.

So, does this mean then, that the "Next-Next" Generation Xbox is just around the corner, or could be Microsoft be having trouble selling the the current model?

The former would be nice.

roughneck0101 · 09-20-2008, 06:51 PM

they are phasing out the 20 gig model and want to clear stock here in the states to make room form the 60 gig, at least thats what I read.

***Col Blair*** · 09-20-2008, 07:43 PM

The price drop is from MS phasing out the 20 gig Pro set.
MS still intends on going two more years with the xbox 360 atleast they say they are. I have seen prices as low as $229.99 here in the states for a 20 gig bundle. Since MS is going the route of more DLC and viewable content the 20 gig was no user, We talked about this awhile ago and whoever thought the 20 gig was enough should have been fired very poor choice. I went and took advantage of my BestBuy warranty and got an Elite wish I would have done that sooner.

mekid21 · 09-21-2008, 07:07 PM

Yea, I feel bad for people with the 20Gb HDMI less xboxes. My friend down the hall has 6GB free on this console. I have 87GB free. <3 my elite.

roughneck0101 · 09-21-2008, 11:01 PM

yeah well I was an early adopter and after my 6th 360, those bastards still send me an old xbox with the same damn defective chip set, by the way, my PS3? still runs fine with built in blu-ray, blu tooth, wireless , HDMI and a 60gig hard drive.......Ummm Microsoft? you even getting the hint here?

PureEgo 03 · 09-23-2008, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by roughneck0101

yeah well I was an early adopter and after my 6th 360, those bastards still send me an old xbox with the same damn defective chip set, by the way, my PS3? still runs fine with built in blu-ray, blu tooth, wireless , HDMI and a 60gig hard drive.......Ummm Microsoft? you even getting the hint here?

Mine too, now if only I had something to do with it other than watch movies. Course, I've only went through the exchange process 3 times, so I'm not feeing as jaded about it either hehe.

I don't know about the 20 gig, other than it seemed like a good idea at the time. But then they went to changed their strategy with both games and online content, and the 20 giger just wasn't adaptable. Putting out the 60 gig is a good move, now they just need to make sure the accessory 60 gig is actually affordable and they might be in business here.

As for the next xbox,,it better be at least two years. I feel like the 360 has really hit its stride right now, there's always knew games to play, plenty of exclusives in the mix, and I generally always have something I can be doing with it. If they suddenly make it obsolete within the next year, my ps3 will start looking allot more promising as a games console.

***Col Blair*** · 09-23-2008, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by PureEgo 03

Mine too, now if only I had something to do with it other than watch movies. Course, I've only went through the exchange process 3 times, so I'm not feeing as jaded about it either hehe.

I don't know about the 20 gig, other than it seemed like a good idea at the time. But then they went to changed their strategy with both games and online content, and the 20 giger just wasn't adaptable. Putting out the 60 gig is a good move, now they just need to make sure the accessory 60 gig is actually affordable and they might be in business here.

As for the next xbox,,it better be at least two years. I feel like the 360 has really hit its stride right now, there's always knew games to play, plenty of exclusives in the mix, and I generally always have something I can be doing with it. If they suddenly make it obsolete within the next year, my ps3 will start looking allot more promising as a games console.

Yea only if they start making some decent games for it right now it's just a blue ray player. The only game I am looking forward to is big little planet. I don't see MS making a change in two years but I would say after that I am almost sure they will once agin try and bring the next console out before anyone else.