After all of thead leaksandwhat not, Microsoft has finally confirmed that the 20GB model of the Xbox 360 will drop in price to $299. It looks like the 20GB models are going to be fazed out though, as the Press Release (which you can check out after the jump) states “while supplies last”.
Now before you go rushing to your local retailer to pick up a 20GB, know that Microsoft has also revealed a new 60GB model of the Xbox 360. The 60GB will retail for $349 (taking the old 20GB price point) and will be out in America and Canada early August. The Xbox 360 Arcade and Xbox 360 Elite will remain at their $279 and $449 price points.
E3 is starting up tomorrow and Microsoft is going to be the first of the big three players to hold their E3 press conference. You’d think they would want to save this announcement during the press conference, but they probably have too manybig announcementsas it is.
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Xbox 360 Console Now Offers Triple the Storage
Published June 08, 2025
Redmond, Washington—Microsoft is giving consumers more gigabytes for their buck. The company today announced an Xbox 360® console with triple the storage space of the original console, but for the same price of $349 (U.S.) estimated retail price.
Available in retail stores in the U.S. and Canada starting in early August, the upgraded Xbox 360 will include a 60GB hard drive for storing the growing wealth of digital entertainment available for the console, including music, movies, television shows, and game content. In addition, Microsoft today dropped the price of its 20GB Xbox 360 console in the U.S. and Canada to just $299 (U.S.) (ERP) while supplies last, a savings of $50.
“We know consumers need more and more space to store the amazing digital content Xbox 360 offers, and we’re giving it to them at no extra charge,” said Albert Penello, Xbox director of product management at Microsoft. “No one device offers the depth and breadth of entertainment that Xbox 360 can deliver, and now you’ll have three times the storage to manage all that great content.”
Xbox 360 is just one of three Xbox 360 gaming and entertainment systems Microsoft offers. Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Arcade, which comes with a 256MB memory unit and five Xbox LIVE Arcade games, is a value for the whole family for $279 (U.S.) (ERP), and the premium Xbox 360 Elite console is available with a 120GB hard drive for $449 (U.S.) (ERP).
Out of the box, the Xbox 360 console is ready to provide an incredible gaming and entertainment experience:
