MS announced the pricing of their consoles this morning:
....to be released this holiday season.
Launch Dates:
US: November 22nd 2005
EU: December 2nd 2005
JP: Dedember 10th 2005
Consoles:(IMG:
http://pictures.xbox-scene.com/4/xbox360/xbox360core_package.jpg)
"Core Package" - $299.99 U.S./299.99/£209.99
includes:
-a bare Console
-a "Chill White" Faceplate (attached)
-a Power Supply
-a wired controller
-a Standard (composite) AV Cable
(IMG:
http://pictures.xbox-scene.com/4/xbox360/xbox360_package.jpg)
"Premium Package" - $399.99 U.S./399.99/£279.99
includes:
-a bare Console /w chrome trimmed DVD tray face
-a "Chill White" Faceplate (attached)
-a 20GB Hard Drive w/ chrom trim (attached)
-a Power Supply
-a Wireless Controller
-a Wired Headset
-a Standard (Composite) / HD (Component) AV Cable
-an ethernet cable
-a Universal Media Remote ("for a limited time")
Input devices/Controllers:Wired Controller - $39.99 U.S./34.99/£24.99
Wireless Controller - $49.99 U.S./44.99/£32.99
Charge and Play Kit - $19.99 U.S./19.99/£14.99
Rechargeable Battery Pack - $11.99 U.S./14.99/£9.99
Universal Media Remote - $29.99 U.S./29.99/£19.99
Wired Headset - $19.99 U.S./19.99/£14.99
Wireless Headset - (not announced)
AV Cables:
Standard (SD) AV CAble - ?
S-Video (SD) AV Cable - $29.99 U.S.
SCART AV CAble - 24.99/£17.99
Component/Composite (SD/ED/HD) AV Cable - $39.99 U.S./29.99/£19.99
VGA Cable - $39.99 U.S./29.99/£19.99
Storage:
20GB Hard Drive - $99.99 U.S./99.99/£69.99
64MB Memory Card - $39.99 U.S./34.99/£22.99
Network Adapters:
Ethernet Cable - ?
Wireless Network Adapter - $99.99 U.S./79.99 /£59.99
XBL Packages:
XBL Silver - Free
XBL Gold - Same pricing as current XBL
Other:
Faceplates - $19.99 U.S./19.99/£14.99
If anything changes I'll update the above... for now this is the official pricing (IMG:
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Source:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/aug05/08-17EuropeNA360PricePR.mspx
(^cut and paste)
This post has been edited by twistedsymphony: Dec 2 2005, 05:13 PM