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Xbox Price Drop To $149 Now Official
bpitzer writes "It's official - Microsoft is cutting the price on the Xbox to $149, effective tomorrow, according to CNET News. Now, will Sony follow suit on the PS2? And how long until the next price drop? Maybe at this year's E3, making three in a row?" We previously reported on rumors to this effect, and other readers point to the official Microsoft press release, sporting a quote from noted tech analyst P.Diddy: "[I] believe that the system's cultural
influence as a social entertainment brand has only just begun."
...it starts trumpeting quotes from rappers as news.
"[I] believe that the system's cultural influence as a social entertainment brand has only just begun."
This just in: rampant usage of the xbox has increased usage of the word owned!
...thanks guys.
They were already selling them at a loss! Let's all go out and buy one of these, that will be striking a great blow for open source!!
Silly M$, this is an exploit for their business, not just Windoze.
Is it a significant milestone when a console becomes cheaper than the modchip for that console?
Saying "jumped the shark" has sooo jumped the shark.
-- Fighting mediocrity one bad post at a time.
..when they're giving the Xbox away in a box of Lucky Charms.
Cruising the internet on my TI-99/4A @ a whopping 300 baud!
I remember going out and spending $500 on a video card for a $2000 PC, then spending another $49 on the newest game. Basically, a $2,549 XBOX.
:)
So I like the new price.
It's called a sugar mama... all you need to do is get one. I did and it changed my world. She busys me toys to keep me entertained. Sometimes I feel like a dog just playing with the toys my owner bought. But then I play with my cool toys and don't care.
Evolution or ID?
When you have no design skills yourself, you simply sample from someone who does.
50 x $150 = $7500
This gives me 35000MHz of processor power and 3200MB of RAM. That'd be a pretty nice setup.
other readers point to the official Microsoft press release, sporting a quote from noted tech analyst P.Diddy: "[I] believe that the system's cultural influence as a social entertainment brand has only just begun."
Or for those of you who know Diddy-speak:
"yeah, uh huh, uh, thats right, c'mon now"
Where does the school board find them and why do they keep sending them to ME?
i've been waiting for this price drop! i'm going to go out tomorrow and pick one up! it'll sit right next to my PS2 which has been idle for the last 8 months due to Lack of Playing Time(tm). But at least i can say i have one!
The major contribution of the Xbox to our culture so far has been corpse humping in first person shooters. Not really something to be proud of...
I hate to be a spelling nazi, but you misspelled pwned.
Vote for global prefs bug
Well, if you listened to the original single version, you'd note that all that P. Diddy did was take a tape recording of "I, Cringely" complaining about MS and say, "uh huh, unh HUNNNHH" over the top of it.
+5:offtopic,but anti-American
Wow. Stop the presses.
You JUST figured this out?
This is my sig. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
1) Deal a financial blow to Microsoft that will make the EU fines pale in comparason and
2) Raise up our army of giant tux-the-penguins for the last battle against the Evil Empire (Microsoft.)
Hmm maybe I should lay off the cough syrup...
I'm trying to teach myself to set people on fire with my mind... Is it hot in here?
After you buy from a sidewalk vendor, you notice that you bought something with slightly name, like "X-Boks". Still, I'm pretty happy with my Roleks watch.
One line blog. I hear that they're called Twitters now.
Rumor has it you'll still be able to use your Xbox even after the Xbox2 is released, so worrying about backwards compatibility is a non-issue....
sin(6cos(r)+5A)
I didn't even know P.Diddy knew such a large word as "entertainment", let alone it's meaning.
Putting the romance back into necromancer.
you can push an assload of polygons
Exactly how many plygons can be stored up one's ass?
Meanwhile at Sony headquarters, execs are releasing PS2 with a new slogan
"Live in Microsoft world, but play in ours".