Microsoft Announce New 360 Package & Price Cuts

Microsoft have announced a new package in its XBox 360 lineup ahead of their speech at E3, the new pack will be much the same as the Pro (Premium) package but will have a larger 60GB hard drive.

The new SKU will go on sale at the same price as the current 20GB model ($349), and the 20GB model will be reduced in the US by $50 USD to just $299, how long it will take for the new model or the price cuts to hit outside of the US isn’t know, but if you want to get your hands on a HD equipped 360 at a bargain price, you had best get your skates on as the offer is only while stocks last.

Press Release:

Redmond, Washington—Microsoft is giving consumers more gigabytes for their buck. The company today announced an Xbox 360® console with triple the storage space of the original console, but for the same price of $349 (U.S.) estimated retail price.

Available in retail stores in the U.S. and Canada starting in early August, the upgraded Xbox 360 will include a 60GB hard drive for storing the growing wealth of digital entertainment available for the console, including music, movies, television shows, and game content. In addition, Microsoft today dropped the price of its 20GB Xbox 360 console in the U.S. and Canada to just $299 (U.S.) (ERP) while supplies last, a savings of $50.

“We know consumers need more and more space to store the amazing digital content Xbox 360 offers, and we’re giving it to them at no extra charge,” said Albert Penello, Xbox director of product management at Microsoft. “No one device offers the depth and breadth of entertainment that Xbox 360 can deliver, and now you’ll have three times the storage to manage all that great content.”

Xbox 360 is just one of three Xbox 360 gaming and entertainment systems Microsoft offers. Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Arcade, which comes with a 256MB memory unit and five Xbox LIVE Arcade games, is a value for the whole family for $279 (U.S.) (ERP), and the premium Xbox 360 Elite console is available with a 120GB hard drive for $449 (U.S.) (ERP).