Microsoft, Xbox 360 elite and standard models also cut in Japan

The other day MicrosoftMake price cuts for Xbox 360 elite and pro (standard in Japan) model in the USAWe announced the official announcement in Japan.

This will cause the Xbox 360 elite of the top model to fall by 10,000 yen, but since the newly shipped Xbox 360 elite will not come with expensive dedicated cables, purchase the Xbox 360 Elite that is currently on the market It is more affordable to do it.

Details are as below.
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According to Microsoft, from 10th September (Thursday) it is said that price of Xbox 360 main unit price will be cut.

It is the Xbox 360 elite and the Xbox 360 standard model which is cut down, the elite was cut down from 39,800 yen to 24,900 yen, and the standard model will be open price from 19,800 yen. There is no change for Xbox 360 arcade which is sold for 10,800 yen.

Also, the accessory price cut was done, the 60GB hard disk LIVE pack which was 11,550 yen was cut down to 9975 yen, the 512MB memory unit will be from 5250 yen to 3150 yen.

In summary, the new price of Xbox 360 main unit and accessories will be as follows.

Xbox 360 Elite: 39,800 yen → 28,800 yen
Xbox 360 standard: 28,800 yen → open price
Xbox 360 Arcade: 10,800 yen
60 GB hard disk LIVE pack: 11,550 yen → 9975 yen
512 MB memory unit: 5250 yen → 3150 yen

By the way, the Xbox 360 Elite which is currently on the market is different from ordinary cable, it has a special shape "optical digital output terminal"Xbox 360 HDMI AV cable (5250 yen)Or "Xbox 360 D terminal HD AV cable (3150 yen)Although it is bundled, the newly shipped Xbox 360 elite will be changed to a model that bundled "composite AV cable" in place of those cables being eliminated.

In other words, users who are planning to play Xbox 360 on high definition television without having to purchase HDMI cable or D terminal cable or are thinking to output the sound of the game to the home theater set or the like using the optical digital output terminal It seems that the user bought Xbox 360 Elite which is currently being distributed purchased after 10th September (Thursday) when the price of the main body falls.