Microsoft cuts Xbox add-on to $49

[saprano]

wow!, give it up already

Microsoft is about to mess up the HD format war one last time just for fun. Despite HD DVD officially being dead, the news we have is still going to tick off the Blu ray camp.





We’ve just learned from several different retailers that starting within the next week, the HD DVD add-on for the Xbox 360 will be available for $49.99. We don’t have the exact date, but we do know that the EXTREME price cut will take place within seven days.

Why should this concern the Blu ray camp? Casual consumers likely still don’t even know the war is over. The casual consumer is like a Vietnamese soldier hidden in a spider hole somewhere. They’re cut off from info and are still waiting to attack despite a cease fire being called.

What can happen from this? People buy the Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on and realize that the up-scaling of regular DVDs adds new life. Then the next-gen format war turns into old verse new instead of new versus new.

As I’m writing this and clearly know that HD DVD is dead, I can hardly wait to go buy a player for 50 bucks. Imagine what the ill-informed will do when they see these prices in stores.

Now is it Microsoft’s intent to mess up the format war one last time? Probably not. They just want to recoup a little money (at a loss) while they can. The fact that ignorant consumers and people that just can’t resist cheap electronics (me) will buy it is just a side effect that could force the ultimate success of Blu ray to wait a little longer. But if it’s too long, then Sony has a problem that most hadn’t even considered. Going head to head with digital downloads. And that was Microsoft’s goal wasn’t it?

http://xboxfamily.com/xf/index.php?o...=1440&Itemid=1

[Banjo]

$50? Still not buying it. I'll accept $50 to take it and then throw it into the trash.

[david2189]

its just a sale to get rid of the rest of the players, did the poster of this news expect them to keep them the same price lol?

[Blu-Beard]

The only thing that's gonna do is screw the consumer, not bull-ray

[Moefiz]

50.00 bucks...i can fill my car up with gas 2 times for the price of that...this is like flogging a dead mule.

[Mote]

That better come with a $49.98 mail in rebate.

[Baritonic21]

Now begins the Cold War...

[SeahawxBlu]

Sounds like a major firesale to me. I doubt this will impact Blu at all but it is funny though. Coming soon to a garage sale near you...

[Rob71]

Inventory liquidation. They'll be going for $20 before too long. I may pick one up to mod into a Blu-Ray player for my computer.

[saprano]

Originally Posted by david2189

its just a sale to get rid of the rest of the players, did the poster of this news expect them to keep them the same price lol?

no, but i thought it was rather funny so i dicided to share with my blu-brotha's

[Luis_A51]

This is to be expected...its a firesale price. They're trying to clear inventory. Whats so surprising?

That being said, I absolutely do not feel sorry for people who buy this. They should realise its a firesale.

[dialog_gvf]

Microsoft is about to mess up the HD format war one last time just for fun. Despite HD DVD officially being dead, the news we have is still going to tick off the Blu ray camp.

It shouldn't tick-off just us. It should tick off anyone who thinks the consumer should have the facts before they buy something that is a dead technology.

Gary

[RCO]

Originally Posted by Moefiz

50.00 bucks...i can fill my car up with gas 2 times for the price of that...this is like flogging a dead mule.

Flogging is much better than beating!!!! LOL

[Monkey]

Sega Dreamcast dropped down to $60 brand new, sure as hell didn't save them.

[Jeff®]

Clearance Clarence.

[Marcusarilius]

This won't do anything to anyone. Micronuts had these ready to go and needed to get them to market. A total waste now. This donsn't delay Blu success, it dosn't hurt the consumer. DUD is Dead. Blu won.

A pointless addition to DUD format at this point. Microsoft and every company will integrate Blu-ray technology now. A drop of water falls into the ocean.

[Nooff]

this has nothing to do with having to give up.

They're just trying to sell what's left in stock, obvious! Trying to make 50 bucks for something that's pretty dead is always better than nothing. It's just a firesale, nothing more, nothing less

[Blu Titan]

This is not about blu-ray, but about M$. They want to get rid of their unwanted inventory.

[blu-rayfan101]

Clearing stock, but I wonder how many they have to sell?

[WickyWoo]

Bingo, this is a fire sale plain and simple