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X06 : Microsoft confirms HD-DVD price
In Microsoft press release at X06 in Barcelona were some major surprises. However, as I blogged back in may the rumoured Xbox 360 HD-DVD price was spot on (well minus £1).
Microsoft has confirmed the HD-DVD will arrive in Europe for £129 in mid-November 2006. This is a stunning price and with HD-DVDs currently listed on Play.com for around £18 a rocking hi-def movie watching piece of kit.
The press release extract for this news is:
...Arriving at retailers in North America, the U.K, France and Germany in mid-November 2006, the Xbox 360 HD DVD Player will retail for $199.99 in North America (estimated retail price)* and €199.99/£129.99 (estimated retail price)* in the U.K., France and Germany. The Xbox 360 HD DVD Player comes with the Universal Pictures’ blockbuster film Peter Jackson’s “King Kong” on HD DVD (for a limited time) and the Xbox 360 Universal Media Remote...
I will post the full press release in a new post laters.
09:04:24 - Friday, 29.09.06 - Xbox - 2408x - 
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