XBOX 360: Doing What It Takes To Be On Top
Published by wes213 on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
With the recent price drops and the huge line of killer games on its way for the holiday season xbox 360 is making its way to the front of the pack and gaining attention in lots of places it was over looked, this all started when japan took notice of Tails Of Vesperia and now its Europe's turn.
GamesIndustry.biz reports: The Xbox 360 has sold six million units in Europe following a reduction in price for all three SKUs in the region.
"We’re very excited that more consumers in Europe are joining the ever-growing Xbox 360 community," commented Chris Lewis, VP of Microsoft's Xbox business in Europe.
"We’re now the best-value next-gen console on the market with an entry-level ERP of GBP 129.99, and consumers have clearly responded to that offering.
"We’re supporting this momentum by putting launch-level investment into a European advertising campaign, launching this week, which shows how Xbox 360 is changing the way consumers experience entertainment," he added.
Last Friday, Microsoft reduced the price of the Xbox 360 across Europe. The Arcade unit now retails for GBP 129.99, the Premium machine for GBP 169.99 and the Elite model for GBP 229.99.
As well as titles such as Fable 2 and Lips, Microsoft is also due to launch a new look online interface for the Xbox 360 later this year.
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