Rumor: Xbox 360 HD DVD to drop to $50 next week
Category: Xbox 360, Posted: 02/20/2008 at 07:28PM CST by Frank Ling, Editorial Director
OK, everybody knows that HD DVD is dead. But if this juicy little tidbit of a rumor is true, it may be Microsoft's way of going out in a blaze of glory.
According to xboxfamily.com, several retailers have indicated that they will be selling the Xbox 360 HD DVD player for a mere $50. Please note that we didn't say a discount of $50 but that the unit will actually cost you $50.
Besides the obvious attempt to unload warehouses full of the 360 HD DVD players to cut Microsoft's losses, it just might be a last dying gasp to perhaps boost sales of the unit in light of Blu-ray claiming victory over the dead body of the HD DVD format.
Ironically enough, if the rumor proves true, it just might generate a huge amount sales for the extinct piece of hardware and bring in more revenue than it could have pulled in when it was still in the race with Blu-ray.
There are still many promotions going on in giving away free movies with the purchase of an HD DVD player. Considering that the unit is now obsolete, it will be interesting to see if people will pick up the device at the bargain basement price of only $50.
At this incredibly low price, would you buy one?
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if i had a 360 i would lol. but why not sell it for 100? i wonder how , much they will lose for this :P
If I had a spare Benjamin laying around, I would buy one and clean up on bargain bin HD-DVDs as well.
I might, but then once all the studios release the movies that were originally HD-DVD exclusive you would never use it again.
If i had 50 dollars, i would buy it for when i DO get my 360, and get 5 free movies too.
"I might, but then once all the studios release the movies that were originally HD-DVD exclusive you would never use it again."
Well, if you just wanted movies in HD it's not that much of a hassle to leave the HD-DVD drive hooked to your 360 to play them.
I'd get it.... for that dragons lair remake.... but I don't live in america...
$50 Not a bad price to what equates to pretty much a game in your collection. I can't wait for all of thge sales and used HD-DVD's to bolster my collection.
Considering the format is A) dead and B) never had more than 30% support from studios at any time anyway, I'll be passing. Not to mention it sucks because of it being a USB peripheral, which results in signal degradation.
I have not noticed any signal degradation Yuko. At this price, it is a great deal and still alot of movies to be had. For someone that can't afford to invest in a Blu-ray player right now, this might be their only option to experience full HD. The format might be dead, but this certainly looks like an attractive offer to some. Would i spend $130 to $150 on this now? No, but as i said, at this price.........