$300 Xbox 360 Racing Bundle Coming in June

Need a new 250GB Xbox 360, Forza 4, and a racing wheel in one package? How fortunate, because Microsoft has announced the Xbox 360 250GB Racing Bundle, which includes exactly that.

Forza Motorsport 4 and its wireless racing wheel would run more than $100 on their own, so scoring them in the same box as a slim Xbox 360 with a humongous hard drive is a righteous deal. The previous 250GB bundle included Fable III and Halo Reach.

Look at this box. It's a pretty nice box.

Gear-heads with $299 burning a hole in their pocket can look forward to the bundle in the middle of June.

If you're a late-bloomer on the Xbox 360 front, let us know in the comments below if this is what you've been waiting for.

Mitch Dyer is an Associate Editor for IGN's Xbox 360 team. He’s also quite Canadian. Read his ramblings on Twitter and follow him on IGN.

Source : http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/05/29/300-xbox-360-racing-bundle-coming-in-june

Microsoft confirms $99 Xbox 360

Microsoft is making it cheaper than ever to get an Xbox 360, as the console maker today confirmed a deal that will sell the 4GB Kinect-equipped Xbox 360 hardware bundle for $99 if customers commit to a two-year Xbox Live Gold subscription at a cost of $15 per month.

Will consoles convert to a cell phone pricing model?

The deal would cost less up front, but consumers will wind up spending more in the long run. If purchased separately at today's standard prices, the console and two-year Xbox Live subscription would cost $420. If purchased under this promotion, the total cost at the end of the two years would come out to $460.

The offer is currently only available at the 21 Microsoft Store retail locations in the US. There is also an early termination fee for those who want out of the contract, with the penalty starting at $250 in the first three months of the contract and scaling down to $12 in the 23rd month.

The Xbox 360 hasn't received a price cut to its entry-level configuration since September of 2008, when the hard-drive-less Xbox 360 Arcade was dropped to $199. However, when the redesigned Xbox 360 was launched in 2010, previous bundles of the hardware were dropped by $50, putting the discontinued Xbox 360 Arcade at $149 for a brief time.

For more on the offer, check out Microsoft's offer page.


Source : http://gamespot.com/news/microsoft-confirms-99-xbox-360-6375386