60GB Xbox 360, $30 price cut at E3?

[Da Ill One]

With E3 fast approaching, predictions are in on what to expect from Microsoft this year.
A couple of unveilings, a price cut on Xbox 360 hardware, and a 60GB hard drive all have a high chance of being shown, according to Jacob Metcalf of 8bitjoystick.

The “Lips” microphone communicator accessory will likely be unveiled, along with Xbox 360’s “Newton” motion-sensitive controller to “show it off and build a buzz.”

A $30 price cut on Xbox hardware and a 60GB hard drive replacing 20GB in the Xbox 360 Pro pack is also predicted.

“They have a newer cheaper motherboard hitting the market in September and Shane Kim said that Nintendo might not always have a price advantage over the Xbox 360,” Metcalf wrote. “That means that we might see a price cut in the US that is at least 30 buck off the 30 line to push the Xbox 360 Arcade SKU to the Wii’s price point.”

“Also they are probably going to drop the price of the 120-Gig Hard Drive. They have been working on a 60-Gig HD for a while now and it even was accidentally showed off in Tokyo a long time ago.”

As for the games appearing at this year’s E3, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, Fable 2, Gears of War 2, Halo Wars, Too Human, and Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise have been confirmed. Microsoft said it still has “quite a few aces left up our sleeve,” but an Alan Wake appearance is still up in the air.

“I sort of doubt that this game will ever hit the shelves,” he said.

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[Bluewarwolf]

Cool.... does this mean even the Elite will drop about $30?

[sparty]

That's retarded. Hopefully this isn't true because I would be really pissed if they added a 60 GB hard drive and lowered the price.

[Bluewarwolf]

What's wrong with a price drop? And I think a 60GB hard drive would be good...... right now there's only a 20GB and a 120GB...... so maybe 60 GB would be a better median.

[mwhp13]

For me, this is awesome news. That means less money to save up and more harddrive space!

[taco31]

How could this go under my radar? Lol well this is good news for me.

[Reizo_PR]

wow this would b so cool!!!! i hope this is true!!! i need more memory in xbox360 so i would buy a 60gb xbox360

[obiwansolo18]

Originally Posted by sparty

That's retarded. Hopefully this isn't true because I would be really pissed if they added a 60 GB hard drive and lowered the price.

you know every system drops it's price eventually. I think right now with all the games coming out for PS3 that are going to rule. 360 needs the price drop so that people can get all the games for 360 that are going rule.

[Fletch627]

that would suck. because i have the 20gig and if they upped the gig amount and lowered the price. that would make me mad cuz then i spent more money for less memory.

[obiwansolo18]

Originally Posted by Fletch627

that would suck. because i have the 20gig and if they upped the gig amount and lowered the price. that would make me mad cuz then i spent more money for less memory.

that's what happens when you want to get a system early in it's life things like that happen. Look at the PS2 with the fat and slim compared to each other.