Not that it’s likely to reach us here in the UK, but Microsoft has countered Sony’s recent PS3 price cuts in the US by announcing that the external HD-DVD player for the Xbox 360 will be reduced from $199 to $179.
It’s not the greatest discount in the world but the company is also throwing in five HD-DVD movies for anyone buying the add-on player between August 1st and September 30th 2007. We’re not sure if it’s incentive enough to overcome Blu-ray’s recent resurgence and we could see more cost cutting in the future – let’s just hope we get the same opportunities over here at some point.
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