360 HD-DVD Drive Gets Price Cut

More news in the HD War that is video game related. Microsoft is cutting the price of their 360 HD-DVD player attachment by $50 making it a $129.99. So far this is only affecting North America.

I'm not sure if this will make a dent in the purchases of HD-DVD players because it has a limited market, the gaming market. No casual shopper looking for an HD-DVD player is going to buy a 360 plus the player just to watch movies. I was contemplating getting the unit when I bought my HDTV, but I decided to go with a standalone player because if I wanted to take my 360 over to a LAN party, then my family would still have a means to watch HD movies. Also I didn't like the fact that there was no HDMI input unless I bought a certain cable for my 360. It will be interesting to see the NPD numbers for this next month.

360 HD-DVD Price Cuts

Microsoft is slashing prices at the Comic-Con in San Diego. Today Microsoft announced that it will lower the price of the "popular" Xbox 360 HD DVD Player from $199 to a whopping $179. Thanks Microsoft for the large savings. $20 off to help promote the movie 300 and Heroes: Season 1, both of which are coming to HD-DVD.

Xbox 360 owners and future owners will be able to future proof their systems on August 1st, when the price will officially drop. So if you were thinking of buying the HD DVD player wait a week and you'll be able to get it for nearly half the price plus $80. Boo yaka.