Microsoft cuts Xbox 360 prices in Europe

An 80-euro decrease results in cuts of 18 percent to 28 percent across the three Xbox 360 models.

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[Penguinisto]

Surprised? I'm not.

The xbox 360 was channel-stuffed just to claim its initial #1 slot - and now just over a year later, it is #3 behind Playstation and Wii (esp. the Wii... damn!)<br /><br />Little wonder that MSFT is desperate to try and get at least some growth when compared to the other two...<br /><br />/P

[Vegaman_Dan]

Happens to them all- even Linux

Seems that even if you offer a good product at a low price, some people may not want it. If people don't want it, stores won't carry it. It's all about supply and demand. Walmart had the supply of Linux systems at a very cheap price- there simply wasn't any demand.<br /><br /><a class="jive-link-external" href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hVyPFIJPx8NKAzElk21Isx-zQxvgD8VAQTSG0" target="_newWindow">http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hVyPFIJPx8NKAzElk21Isx-zQxvgD8VAQTSG0</a><br /><br /><br />What say you, Penguinisto?

[DrtyDogg]

Surprised by your comment, I'm not.

Current sales figures show the 360 has outsold the PS3 by a figure around 2:1. But you probably new that when you stated "[i]and now just over a year later, it is #3 behind Playstation[/i]." I guess it just didn't have enough ant-microsoft flair for you to tell the truth.

[brandonh33]

I am dissapointed

I thought those prices were in US dollars at the beginning now I am sad... If those prices WERE in us $ even I would go pick one up and I honestly hate the 360. Man I always heard you europe peeps complaining but I just thought you were just pissed off because your countries suck and we dont. You guys are getting seriously ripped off. Thats really mean of us (U.S.) :( We should stop picking on our loser brother who cant get a girlfriend (Europe) but then Canada would all get up in our grill, so its not really our fault we rip you off, blame canada!