XBOX 360 Core being phased out?

[TiredOfWaiting]

You can add this to your ever-growing file folder stuffed with blurry photos of "products" or "internal memos." Joystiq is reporting that a source inside the hive-mind of Best Buy is claiming that the retailer has earmarked the Xbox 360 Core system for deletion in the company's computers. Apparently, this usually means that a product has been discontinued and "replenishment of the item is not expected," which seems to indicate that if the rumored $50 price cut happens, it may be taking the Core offering with it. Of course, this also might just be a piece of paper that your annoying neighbor knocked out on his dot matrix.

http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/30/is-microsoft-about-to-kill-the-xbox-360-core/

Hmm, could this be true?

 

[feo]

Wouldn't be surprised at all if they dropped it. They can just as easily make the Pro system the direct competitor with the Wii.

 

[GavinMannion]

If they are canning the Core model then I would expect the premium to drop to the core price and the elite to take over the premium price.

THis was rumoured to be happening months ago so it may still be true.

 

[doobiwan]

But the $50 price cut ruour seems a lot more substantial. Maybe they're going to do a "Sony price cut" ie Firesale on the Cores.