There have been rumors about Microsoft trying to compete with the lowered price offerings of the Sony PlayStation 3. IGN has now dug up some pretty good evidence that may just point out to a price cut in Xbox 360 Pro and Elite consoles.
There has been a lot of buzz in the form of retail catalogs and spy photos around cyberspace which allegedly show new SKU packaging, bundles and pricing for the Microsoft system. The changes may be seen by the end of the month when the catalogs would be available to buyers.
According to IGN, an ad from Walmart supposedly shows the new Elite system having no HDMI cable and component cable. The former cable seems to be replaced with a composite. There is also alleged news that the Pro unit would soon discontinue and so retailers would be selling the remaining Pro units for just $249.99 (approx. Rs.12,230).
For Canadian residents, the Elite unit along with both Halo 3 and a wireless adapter are apparently selling for $349.99 (approx. Rs.15,699) Canadian dollars and may be selling at a Circuit City affiliate known as The Source.
There are also new revelations doing its rounds on the Internet saying that Target will be selling the leftover Pro units for $249.99 and Elite for $299 (approx. Rs.14,615) with a free game controller. Best Buy may also sell their remaining Pro and Elite units for $249 and $299 however without any extra offerings. It also may be possible that both Walmart and Meijer don’t have any extra Pro units for $249.99.
Gamers need not get their hopes up too high as these are just hot speculations circulating the web without any confirmation from the company.