Microsoft’s new Xbox 360 indeed legit and marketing tact have confirmed that the rebranded Xbox 360 Core will be announced here in the U.S. in time for the holidays. The Xbox 360 Arcade will sell for the same price as the current, seemingly out-moded Xbox 360 Core but come packed in with a 256MB Memory Card and five free Xbox Live Arcade Games.
Although Australians have to wait a little longer to get the XBox 360, they save a lot of money. The XBox 360 Core dropped from $429 AUD to $399 AUD (the same price as the Nintendo Wii), while the 20GB XBox pro goes from $649 AUD to $579 AUD.
The XBox regional director for Oceania, David McLean, said that the HDMI-equipped boxes are going to be coming to Australia soon. The Elite and Halo 3 special editions are going to be released soon as well, although release date are unknown.
Microsoft and Milk Magazine have created the XBox 360 Elite “Milk” Edition to celebrate the 6th anniversary of Milk Magazine. Two of these Xbox’s will be auctioned off for charity with proceeds going to the WWF. This special edition black XBox 360 Elite offers a 120 GB hard drive and features the 6th Anniversary sticker and some very subtle Milk Magazine branding. Check out one more detailed pic after the jump.
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Microsoft just announced a price drop on the 360 lineup. The Xbox 360 is getting a $50 price drop starting this Wednesday. The 20GB model will be $350, the Elite with 120GB of storage will be $450, and the Core will retail for $280.
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The popular video game retail outlet, EB Games Australia, have issued a recall on their Xbox 360s. The recall is believed to be due to a faulty batch of HDDs, as it did not include Core units. All of the systems at the store are listed as Sold Out, and will be restocked with fresh shipments in Australia on Wednesday.
