New Xbox 360 slim - $20 cheaper 120GB models spotted in the wild (USA)

[Clark.Griswold]

Just a heads up if you are picking up a new Xbox 360 slim any time soon. Apparently there is a smaller 120GB version out there for $20 cheaper. Doesn't seem worth it to have less than half the space for only a $20 savings to me, but hey savings is savings for some folks I guess.

So far, I've only heard the report in the USA. No word on Canada yet.

 

[Solid-Snake-Eyes]

Yeah I agree, saving $20 isn't worth half the space. That's a pretty weird pricing move.

 

[Clark.Griswold]

[quote name='Solid-Snake-Eyes']Yeah I agree, saving $20 isn't worth half the space. That's a pretty weird pricing move.[/QUOTE]
Especially since you can choose to install games to the hard drive on the Xbox 360's (unlike PS3). I do that for all my games since it's a lot quieter and the games generally load a little faster.

If I had to guess, I'd say Microsoft had a warehouse full of 120 GB drives left over from the previous generation consoles they already paid for that they needed to get rid of. Just speculation on my part though.

 

[djsaiyan]

[quote name='Clark.Griswold']Especially since you can choose to install games to the hard drive on the Xbox 360's (unlike PS3). I do that for all my games since it's a lot quieter and the games generally load a little faster.

If I had to guess, I'd say Microsoft had a warehouse full of 120 GB drives left over from the previous generation consoles they already paid for that they needed to get rid of. Just speculation on my part though.[/QUOTE]



That kind of makes sense. But you would think if they're trying to get rid of them they'd price em to move. At a $20 price difference I don't see anyone going for the 120 gb console.

 

[PuppetDoctor]

[quote name='djsaiyan']That kind of makes sense. But you would think if they're trying to get rid of them they'd price em to move. At a $20 price difference I don't see anyone going for the 120 gb console.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, but the same could be said about clearing stock out for the 360 Slim models. I don't think $50 is that big of a price difference if I were to choose between an old 360 model and a Slim (if I didn't have an Xbox 360). I would choose the Slim for all of the added features i.e. Built in wi-fi, Opitcal Output port, five USB ports, uses less power, better chip set).

If Microsoft really wanted to move those older units they should have priced them to be $100 less IMHO. By the time you are done not having built in wi-fi (if you need it) and having no optical output port (again if you need it) will cost you lets say an extra $160. That is if you buy these things new in retail and are using an HDMI cable.

 

[Clark.Griswold]

I would think it would be a $50 difference as well but I guess it makes sense when you put the old $250 units into the equation. Why would someone buy an old $250 elite if they could get a new 120GB slim for the same price.

Once they are done clearing out the old model Xbox 360's I wouldn't be that surprised to see a 120GB slim model for $249.99 and a slim arcade with no hard drive for $199.99.

For what it's worth, at a $50 difference I'd probably be cheap enough (I am a CaG after all) to buy the 120GB model. That's what I did with my recent PS3 slim purchase anyway. I opted for the 120GB version and used the $50 savings for one of those game/controller bundles.