Xbox 360 Price Announced

Microsoft has announced the American retail price of the Xbox 360 console. The system will be released at $399, and also in a $299 “Core System” version.

The Xbox 360 unit will retail at $399 and include a 20GB detachable hard drive, wireless controller, wireless Xbox Live headset, high-definition AV cables, an ethernet cable, and an Xbox 360 Media Remote Control (limited time availability).

The $299 “Core System” will not include the hard drive, headset, ethernet cable, or media remote, and will include a corded controller and standard AV cables.

According to Michael Pachter of Wedbush Morgan Securities, the $299 “Core System” is just a Microsoft “publicity stunt,” and, “Only a complete idiot would buy the $299 model.”

Source: Gamespot