MS: 60GB Xbox 360s have no specific street date

by Dustin Burg { Jul 31st 2008 at 1:35PM }

With 60GB Xbox 360s popping up at retailers nationwide, we thought uninformed retailers just weren't playing by the release date rules. This then would mean we'd have a 60GB Xbox pre-sell epidemic on our hands. Oh my! But, we just learned that this isn't the case.

Major Nelson has confirmed with us that Microsoft never set a specific street date for the new 60GB HDD 360 models, telling us that "they'll just appear in the retail channels." So, whenever retailers unload 'em off the trucks, Microsoft is fine with them going directly to store shelves. Sad too, because we wanted to witness the authoritative rule and punishment Microsoft would enact on retailers who weren't playing by the rules. Oh well ...

Tags: 60gb-xbox-360, microsoft, xbox-360

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Sgt Barone @ Jul 31st 2008 1:45PM

thats good. i have 4 friends who are giving up on their PS3's and are going to buy a 60 GB. they'll be glad to hear the news.

deaftly @ Jul 31st 2008 2:33PM

damn I dont even know anyone with a ps3 other then myself.

Neuromancer @ Jul 31st 2008 2:11PM

Off topic but did you guys fire that "X3F Staff" person? That guy was a dick.

Dustin Burg @ Jul 31st 2008 2:20PM

yeah, his ass was canned.

Bluemanrule @ Jul 31st 2008 2:17PM

I hope retailers do not cause confusion. I've seen target pictures with the 60gig version sitting just above a $299 price tag. That coud confuse anyone.

grp110nyr @ Jul 31st 2008 4:50PM

I also saw the 60 GB model above a 299 price tag at Wal-mart. The Walmart tag lists the price for the 360 Pro and the new 60 gig version is obviously listed as the Pro model. I bet a few lucky people are getting a discounted console b/c of a pricing mistake. Me...I am still content with my 20 GB version and have 11.5 GB left to fill.

mattclarkie @ Jul 31st 2008 2:26PM

MS probably knew the dates would be broken so didn't bother with them.

The best way to keep a street dates is to just release the product to retailers around the time you want it to be sold, rather than giving it to them weeks ahead of time and telling them not to sell it.

Or maybe this is all a bluff to cover them.

deaftly @ Jul 31st 2008 2:33PM

Yea my target had a few of these in the other day, wonder how much they'll sell the 60gb hdd for.

Dwag @ Jul 31st 2008 3:08PM

@deaftly
If that email is to be correct they will sell it at 99 bucks.

Oh yeah I'm still wishing they'd actually drop price seeing that now Sony truely has an advantage with a 400 dollar PS3 while MS is still at the same prices. Seriously MS needs to research how much there drives should cost cause frankly 120HDD don't cost that much and MS's version is basically a regular one in special casing.

I'll keep preaching this: $299 60HDD 360 and $399 120HDD and lower the prices on the accessories(still 99 bucks for a piece of platic called the wireless adapter and lol at the HDD price)