Xbox price drops by $250!!

kally · 19th April 2002, 10:15 AM

Xbox Price Decapitated

April 18, 2002
Today Microsoft Australia has announced a savage price cut of their videogame system, the Xbox. It is a drastic reduction of the recommended retail price (RRP) by more than thirty-eight percent, a cut of more than AU$250.

The cut comes as the competing system from Nintendo, the Gamecube is due to reach store shelves next month on the 17th of May. The new Xbox RRP (effective from Friday, 26th of April) is now AU$399. The launch price (RRP) of the Gamecube is also AU$399, exactly the same price.

...The reduction announcement was accompanied by the news that Microsoft will be offering a gift to consumers who have already bought the machine, with a retail value of AU$250, the exact monetary size of the price cut. The gift involves two free Microsoft Xbox games of the customer’s choice and an extra Xbox controller. The offer is effective from 26 April, 2002. Existing customers can visit the Australian Xbox website www.xbox.com.au or call 1800 148 894 for details on claiming their gift.

Glad I held off purchasing untill now!

iXeR0 · 19th April 2002, 1:05 PM

i shall continue to hold off

i'm not that interested in the xbox (i played and completed halo though, which was pretty good)

but ... now the gamecube will probably drop in price
which can only be a good thing

hoe4damoney · 19th April 2002, 1:06 PM

In other news, scientists discover a "search" function on the ocau forums.

kally · 19th April 2002, 3:37 PM

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Originally posted by hoe4damoney
In other news, scientists discover a "search" function on the ocau forums.

Hey smart arse, find me a thread about this in Other Toys. Huh? What? There aren't any others?

Seeing as this is the proper section for such a thread, I made one in here.

hoe4damoney · 19th April 2002, 3:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kally
Hey smart arse, find me a thread about this in Other Toys. Huh? What? There aren't any others?

Seeing as this is the proper section for such a thread, I made one in here.

So instead of letting the admins know that the other threads were in the wrong forum, you decided to supplant them with your "legitimite(sp)" one?

kally · 19th April 2002, 3:54 PM

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Originally posted by hoe4damoney

So instead of letting the admins know that the other threads were in the wrong forum, you decided to supplant them with your "legitimite(sp)" one?

Give it up. What the hell is your problem? How many hours of sleep are you gonna lose over this duplication of threads?

hoe4damoney · 19th April 2002, 3:58 PM

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Originally posted by kally
Give it up. What the hell is your problem? How many hours of sleep are you gonna lose over this duplication of threads?

I'm defending my right to tell people to use the search function.

HeXa · 19th April 2002, 6:53 PM

quit fighting..... its Xbox..... why bother wasting your time fighting over news about it :-)

Xbox is still just PS2's biatch.......

- HeXa

swatson · 21st April 2002, 6:28 PM

i actualy agree with hoe on this, i think there are about 4 of these threads in ocau atm, just report to an admin and get it moved instead of starting another.

Funkdafied · 23rd April 2002, 10:35 AM

Gamecube price dropped to $329!
ahh.. i should've waited... i already reserved a Xbox (w/deposit).. but it was still a good deal, involving the lowered price.

anyone know where i can find a list of the release games for the Gamecube?

smiles · 23rd April 2002, 10:37 AM

hehe sucker.. im going to get a gamecube now. resident evil is out in america and should be here soon, and with rouge squadran and other upcoming games its an awsome buy.

yujen · 23rd April 2002, 3:07 PM

ayep, got the gamecube already ^^

R3ZiN8 · 23rd April 2002, 7:45 PM

It was a great move by MS. Out of all three companies, Microsoft is the only one who can afford to do what they have done.

Soon the cube will be $300 even, and despite the lack of decent games available right now its still a good deal.

IPfreely · 27th April 2002, 4:16 PM

/me rubs hands with glee.

Bout time a console price war started. Sony are already laughing all the way to the bank tho

MUNN3Z · 28th April 2002, 9:44 PM

aren't microsoft loosing money with the x-box at the moment, without the price war beginning?

not that it really matters to them anyway...

19th April 2002, 10:15 AM	#1
kally Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Fremantle Posts: 777	Xbox price drops by $250!! Xbox Price Decapitated April 18, 2002 Today Microsoft Australia has announced a savage price cut of their videogame system, the Xbox. It is a drastic reduction of the recommended retail price (RRP) by more than thirty-eight percent, a cut of more than AU$250. The cut comes as the competing system from Nintendo, the Gamecube is due to reach store shelves next month on the 17th of May. The new Xbox RRP (effective from Friday, 26th of April) is now AU$399. The launch price (RRP) of the Gamecube is also AU$399, exactly the same price. ...The reduction announcement was accompanied by the news that Microsoft will be offering a gift to consumers who have already bought the machine, with a retail value of AU$250, the exact monetary size of the price cut. The gift involves two free Microsoft Xbox games of the customer’s choice and an extra Xbox controller. The offer is effective from 26 April, 2002. Existing customers can visit the Australian Xbox website www.xbox.com.au or call 1800 148 894 for details on claiming their gift. Glad I held off purchasing untill now!

23rd April 2002, 7:45 PM	#13
R3ZiN8 Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: SA:Adelaide Posts: 743	It was a great move by MS. Out of all three companies, Microsoft is the only one who can afford to do what they have done. Soon the cube will be $300 even, and despite the lack of decent games available right now its still a good deal. __________________ "Sometimes all you want is to sit on your own sofa, eating beans on toast, with your own shit around you... " Kelly Jones My Fave Bands: - Stereophonics - Feeder - Ian Brown - Stone Temple Pilots - UNKLE - DJ Shadow

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19th April 2002, 1:05 PM	#2
iXeR0 Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Melbourne 3195 Posts: 1,351	i shall continue to hold off i'm not that interested in the xbox (i played and completed halo though, which was pretty good) but ... now the gamecube will probably drop in price which can only be a good thing

19th April 2002, 1:06 PM	#3
hoe4damoney Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: West Chermside, Brisbane Posts: 1,147	In other news, scientists discover a "search" function on the ocau forums.

21st April 2002, 6:28 PM	#9
swatson Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melbourne (3145) Posts: 2,673	i actualy agree with hoe on this, i think there are about 4 of these threads in ocau atm, just report to an admin and get it moved instead of starting another.

23rd April 2002, 10:35 AM	#10
Funkdafied Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sydney, NSW Posts: 774	Gamecube price dropped to $329! ahh.. i should've waited... i already reserved a Xbox (w/deposit).. but it was still a good deal, involving the lowered price. anyone know where i can find a list of the release games for the Gamecube?

23rd April 2002, 10:37 AM	#11
smiles Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 288	hehe sucker.. im going to get a gamecube now. resident evil is out in america and should be here soon, and with rouge squadran and other upcoming games its an awsome buy.

23rd April 2002, 3:07 PM	#12
yujen Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 628	ayep, got the gamecube already ^^

27th April 2002, 4:16 PM	#14
IPfreely Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sydney Posts: 2,901	/me rubs hands with glee. Bout time a console price war started. Sony are already laughing all the way to the bank tho