Xbox for $99? Xbox 2 in 2005?

TimeForGuinness writes "CNN is reporting that Microsoft's Xbox may be on the verge of a substantial price cut, falling from $179 to $99 by Labor Day, and Microsoft will launch its next generation console in late 2005 - a year earlier than has been previously rumored. That would put the Xbox 2 on store shelves up to a full year before Sony's PlayStation 3."

Comments

Re:$99!?!?

[pestilence4hr]

Would somebody mind posting a summary of what it takes to turn an Xbox into a standalone PVR, from modding to installation, etc.?

Google and half a brain.

Why does it matter that it's $99?

[Genjurosan]

$99 worth of hardware doesn't mean crap when there aren't any good games. I mean the HALO coolfactor wore off long ago, HALO 2 is still a moving target, the majority of Xbox games suck, and the rest of the games either play on PC or one of the other two consoles. I enjoy my GC and PS2 far much more than my Xbox.

Re:Ouch

[andih8u]

I think Nintendo will stay pretty secure in its market, since its games are geared towards children mostly (think MarioKart, etc). They also have an exclusive license to all of these, so I don't think they need to worry about it. Same goes for Sony, there's so many good games that you can only get for the PS2 (think Gran Turismo) that they don't really care what Microsoft will come out with. Also, in Japan, all of the Xbox's sold there mysteriously started scratching the dvds, so retailers stopped selling them. No way to penetrate that market.