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Microsoft Drops Price on Xbox 360 HD-DVD Addon - Xbox 360

7th February 2008, 12:12pm
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In an attempt to lift sales, Microsoft has officially dropped the price of the Xbox 360 HD-DVD addon to $US129.99, down from $US179.99. The price will take effect immediately across Australia, US, Canada, and New Zealand. The 5 free HD-DVD offer stays for those that have it, although this is not available in Australia.

At an RRP of $129.95AUD, this is definitely the cheapest way to experience true high definition video.

Sliced Comments: While the price drop is nice, it's almost a case of "too late" for the HD-DVD format, which many people have already written off due to Warner Bros recent withdrawal of support. However, the price is quite attractive if you can find enough HD-DVD movies to make it worthwhile.

 

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RJG
Posted by RJG 08/02/2008 1:21pm
This format war sucks and will continue to suck and as soon as it dies out the ass the better.
Posted by Master Chief 07/02/2008 9:37pm
It's actually $129.95AUD also.
Predator
Posted by Predator 07/02/2008 9:08pm
This is true. Supply, demand, and getting what they can out of the consumer is the main reason I'd say why the high-def formats are so expensive. I guess they figure as well, if you can afford $2k+ for a HDTV, you might be prepared to pay more for the discs.

Things with DVD were pretty expensive to start with, $35 for a DVD, $1000 for a player.. but things changed over time. Now it's not uncommon to get a fairly new release for $25, some classics for under $20.
zen
Posted by zen 07/02/2008 8:11pm
hd-dvd's and blu-ray dvd's are like $40-$50 for new releases - usually $20 more than the dvd version of the movie
which is bullshit
Posted by insanopointless 07/02/2008 5:14pm
Yeah I noticed that, which sucks.

Oh welllllll.
Predator
Posted by Predator 07/02/2008 5:10pm
I don't believe the 5 free HD-DVD offer is available in Australia... so there goes that idea..
Posted by insanopointless 07/02/2008 4:31pm
How much do HD DVDs cost these days?

With the 5 free ones it could be worth it, though I'll stick to my stance of sitting firmly on the fence till it's reasonably priced.