Microsoft Japan Reduces Xbox 360 Prices By 30 Percent

In an effort to provide an Xbox 360 below the price of a Wii console, Microsoft Japan is dropping the prices of the Xbox 360 as much as 30 percent.

Microsoft will lower the price of the Xbox 360′s Arcade model by 8,000 yen ($73.50) to 19,800 yen, making the device the first among competing consoles to carry a price tag less than 20,000 yen.

Microsoft will also reduce the prices of the two other models by 5,000 yen to 8,000 yen.

Source: Forbes; Microsoft Japan to cut price of Xbox 360 console by 30 pct – report

September 1, 2008 at 3:11 pm | Business & Law, Xbox | No Comments