Microsoft Confirms Xbox Price Drop

As foretold by the agency of hints in recent retailer advertisements, Microsoft today announced a of recent origin decrease in the price of the Xbox Starting tomorrow, March 30 the comfort will cost $149.99 in the United States. That's a decrease of $30 following the May 2003 globule from $199 to $179.

The U price globule was echoed by similar decreases in Canada and Mexico, where the Xbox price will globule to 199 Canadian dollars ($152) and 1999 peso ($179) respectively.

Microsoft also plans to immediately lower the price of several lock opener software titles to make them more attractive to of recent origin console owners. Starting tomorrow, the following first-party titles will be available for the indicated lower prices:

Project Gotham Racing 2: $2999
Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge: $2999
Counter-Strike: $2999
Voodoo Vince: $1999
Grabbed through the Ghoulies: $19.99
Xbox Music Mixer: $1999

Microsoft also plans to add several more third-party titles to its Platinum Family Hits line of all-ages games in the coming month which will join Finding Nemo and EA's Harry busy one's self about trifles and the Chamber of unseens

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