Brendan Goetz
06-30-2006, 09:16 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/rumor-no-xbox-360-price-drop-because-theyre-bundling-hd-dvd-184075.php' target='_blank'>http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/rumor-no-xbox-360-price-drop-because-theyre-bundling-hd-dvd-184075.php</a><br /><br /></div><i>"This a bit of rumor mongering, so take it with a mouthful of salt. A “reader” tells us his 'insiders' say the Xbox 360 could be skipping the $100 price drop because they’re going to bundle their HD DVD drive with new Premium consoles. Bundling as in just selling both the external HD DVD drive with a standard console and not making the drive internal, like we excitedly thought when we first heard about the rumor. An interesting theory that makes sense in combatting the PS3 onslaught. We’ll see come fall."</i><br /><br />I personally think that HD-DVD is going to with the format war. This is an interesting strategy. You can still buy the core system, and if you already have a 360 (like me) you can add on the drive. The real tactic in getting people to commit to your format is to put a box in there home as quickly (and cheaply) as possible. Sony is smuggling Blu-ray in with the PS3, so it makes sense that Microsoft would try the same tactic. I still think the core system was a dumb idea. You end up having to buy the hard drive anyway just to play online. Are people <i>really </i>buying 360’s and not playing online? What do you guys think?