The Xboxfamily website has apparently received a leaked email from Microsoft aimed at buyers at US chains GameStop and Blockbuster. The email states the following:
1) 60Gb Xbox 360 'Pro Console' will ship in July.
2) Either the last week of November or the first week of October will see the standalone 60Gb hard drive shipped under the name ,"Xbox 360 60GB LIVE Starter Pack".
3) The Starter Pack will be priced at $99.99 (£50) "with an 18% retail margin".
4) It will comprise:
60GB Hard Drive
3 Months of Xbox Live
Xbox 360 Wired Headset
Xbox 360 Ethernet Cable (same one that is included with Pro and Elite)
5) The email also states that, "With the end of life of the 20GB Hard Drive and the price drop of the 120GB Hard Drive to $149.99 (£75) in September, this new 60GB hard drive will fit very well into our “Choice and Value” pillar."
The 120Gb HD is currently
listed by Microsoft itself at $179 (£80) - although GAME in the UK prices it at £129.
You can, however, pick up a Hitachi 160GB Deskstar SATA II300 Hard Disk Drive
for... £23.87.
Microsoft in the USA is yet to issue comment.
Source: Xboxfamily