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Xbox 360 gets US price cut
 Effective TOMORROW, the American Xbox 360 prices will get some very aggressive-looking reductions (I sound like a market analyst already, don't I). The cheapest bundle will cost $280 (£140), but most people will ignore this because from what I gather, this "Core" pack is missing the HDTV video cables and hard drive, thereby removing a good deal of the point of owning a 360. More realistically, the Premium pack, now costing $350 (£175), includes all you should need to get the most out of the system.
And for the video geeks (read: moi) and people who like to have big hard drives that they'll probably never fill, the HDMI-enabled black 360 Elite is now $450 (£225). These prices are down from the previous figures of $300, $400 and $480, and mean that the 360 is now significantly lower than the PS3's temporary, inventory-clearing price of $500 (soon to rise once again to $600).
Sounds great, but Microsoft - can you cut the prices of the games, please? $60 may not be that bad on the current exchange rate, but to me it's still psychologically "more than half of 100"...
My apologies if anyone reads this here, on this site, after just coming home from buying a new Xbox 360. That would make me feel mean.
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