360 HD-DVD Drive Price Slashed

Posted by x3sphere at July 26, 2007, 2:35 am

In an obvious attempt to gain ground in the “format war”, Microsoft has cut the price of its Xbox 360 HD-DVD from $199 to $179. The price cut was announced today, during the annual Comic-Con International. The new price goes into effect on August 1, and for anyone purchasing the drive through Aug. 1 to Sept. 30, Microsoft will throw in five free HD-DVD movies (from a selection of 15 titles) with your purchase.

Comments

Sardu says:

A whole $20 off? Gee, thanks Microsoft. Maybe if it was $50 off.

July 27, 2007, 6:03 am

Junit says:

Yeah , I won't buy it yet till it's cheaper

July 27, 2007, 6:47 am

Cheezeball99 says:

I agree, 20 bucks is fairly piss-piddle, they can afford more. One thing I wonder- can you use the drive with your computer? I mean, it's just USB, right?

July 27, 2007, 9:29 am

seann33uk says:

NOTE: it doe say they'll give you 5 out of 15 HDVDs free so that must be woth at least another $20 if not more.:smile: Although i doubt we will get the same overr here in UK, it would be more like Ã‚Â£10 off and 2 hdvds :mad1:

July 27, 2007, 10:08 am

GPUX says:

yes you can. its basically a toshiba HD-DVD drive.

July 27, 2007, 12:17 pm

Cheezeball99 says:

That's cool, man, I didn't know that. Thanks:smile:

July 27, 2007, 5:11 pm

shadowthor says:

i see they have copied sony on the giving 5 movies if you buy a blu-ray while in this case 5 hd-dvds.

July 28, 2007, 1:40 pm