Posted Feb 22, 2008 at 11:57AM by Isaac C. Listed in: Rumors, HD DVD Tags: Microsoft, GDC
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Rumor: Xbox 360 external HD DVD drive price cut - Image 1 


With HD DVD's supporters leaving the sinking ship, it seems only a matter of time before the format will no longer be seen in the market. Still, if there was ever a time to stock up on cheap hi-def movies, now would be a time.

Given that, how much would you pay for an HD DVD player for the Xbox 360? According to a Microsoft mole, it may soon be available for US$ 49.99. Quite a drop from its original US$ 179.99 price tag.

The mole spilled the beans to Ars Technica at the 2008 GDC. The mole is supposedly a very dead-on source of info. He has a track record that includes advanced pictures of the Xbox 360 Arcade system and the news of the HDMI-equipped consoles.

Still, we have to bear in mind that this is still a rumor. It's not so far fetched since Amazon offered a deal on the player only recently. We'll have to wait for official news on this, but it wouldn't be such a bad idea to have a checklist of HD DVD titles you'd want to buy.


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   by theaceoffire - 2008-02-22
 » Sorry MS

We won't fall for that.

   by Oracle - 2008-02-22
 » I pity the poor people that buy it

It's not a rumour, I can get it for that price where I live. and it's been dropped across the board.

FIRESALE !!!!!

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   by NightHalcyon - 2008-02-22
 » Oh boy !!

Can I really spend $50 on useless hardware?!!??

   by Ricardodude - 2008-02-22
 » I might buy it.

I might buy it because it would be cool later on to have a player that died out ages ago, like beta-max, thats awesome, but it was beaten by VHS.


   Re: Master Chef - 2008-02-23
 » Yeah lol

If it goes down to MSRP of $50, which means you could get it even cheaper (maybe $30) I'd buy it just to have it, maybe watch a few movies.


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