Report: Microsoft plans Xbox price cut next month
Reuters | at | by Mike
Microsoft plans to drop the price of its Xbox video game system by $30 to $149 next month according to a story in the Wall Street Journal on Friday. Citing people familiar with the company's plans, the Journal said Microsoft may also start selling a limited-edition Xbox packaged with its Halo shooting game, for $169. Publishers and retailers have clamored for a price cut for the Xbox and Sony's rival PlayStation 2 this year, to either $149 or $129. Reuters has cited senior industry executives saying they expected price cuts by May this year.