Xbox 360 Elite SKU to say goodbye?
Rumor has it that Microsoft is currently planning to return the Xbox 360 Elite to limited availablity as they original wanted.
But why? Well, since the Elite is priced significantly higher than the lower tier models, consumer demand has dropped due to the economy leading retailers to be less fond of the SKU.
When I say they will be returned to limited availability, I mean that Microsoft will take advantage of it’s marketability and use it to coincide with the release of games like they did with Resident Evil 5.
While this is still just a rumor it seems completely plausible.
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March 6th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
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April 30th, 2009 at 5:50 am
Wow, how a little over month a difference makes? Microsoft just released a NEW XBox 360 SKU. This time they got it right getting rid of the Lego Indiana Jones’ and Kung Fu Panada games(seriously what ‘ELITE’ gamer would play these two titles?!) and pairing it up with Halo 3 and Fable 2. The price tag is still at $399 but you get two very popular games bundled.
Personally I don’t think they will get rid of the Elite SKU anytime soon,at least for another year or so. Also Playstation 3,supposedly will have a $100 price drop some time later this year(2009) but again that’s still a RUMOR.My guess is that Microsoft anticipates the PS3 price drop so they offered up two great titles for their Elite.