Microsoft confirms $99 Xbox 360

$69 to $79 Xbox 360s at pawn shops locally > than MS offer

Lol, so instead of having a decent memory capacity, you choose to include Kinect?

Oh, Microsoft....

Actually I kind of think it is a good deal. So over the span of 2 years you spend 40$ more.. thats peanuts. For some people who live pay check to pay check and have not yet saved a lot of money.. this is a good deal for them in my opinion. If you own xbox and are a gamer/hardcore gamer you will most likely want xbox live gold anyway. I personally would not do this but some people less fortunate than me may find this deal tempting. However with the new consoles coming out I would wait for them to release if you have waited this long. And then sign a 2 year contract with the updated hardware.

People, stop bitchin'. It's a good deal for those who don't have that much cash on hand at all times.

So many people will buy into this not realizing they aren't getting much of a deal, just taken advantage of.

This is definitely Microsoft milking every last dollar out of the 360 before it dies a slow and painful death.

It's been a very successful console, no doubt about that but I don't think it comes close to what the Playstation 2 has shifted - that thing is still selling hundreds of thousands of units all over the world - it's nuts.

The fact that this is only at Microsoft's Retail stores tells me it's not going to take off. I've never even seen a Microsoft Retail store in my life. The 4GB XBox 360 is only worth about $99 now anyway. They should just sell it like that by itself. Microsoft needs some serious price cuts this year if they want to stay ahead of Sony's PS3. This generation is almost over.

I don't think anyone should be upset. I believe there are plenty of idiots out there but if they can afford a new $100 console they can afford a used $200 console. This is just an easy way for MS to make a little extra cash from a very small number of people, and it will not catch on.

contracts...no thanks

Not surprised, they did say if this works the plan will carry on next gen with the next Xbox. I'm thinking it's going to work. People will fall for it. I already bought mine and it came with 12 month subscription and it cost me $399... So, it was cheaper.

In other news: Rent A Center sues Microsoft for stealing its business model for totally ripping of people. Is it more disturbing that Microsoft is using this method to milk there customer base or that people fall for it?

@buying1999 LOL. yet even IF they got some money from people that left money in their wallet it is STILL a LOT less than what Microsoft got out of its Gold Live accounts.!!! And its sad that people got screwed by hackers but again Microsoft does this to its own customers, and they thank MS to boot. O.o XD

This is such a joke. MS just preying on people's ignorance once again and tricking them into thinking they're getting a decent deal

I wonder how many people are going to just block their credits cards or whatever from charging for XBL just to get the $99 console. You know it's going to happen.

this is why stopped playing xbox. and bought a ps3. why? ps3 has completely free online multplayer. Why can't online on xbox be free? that 15$ a month i could spend on halo dlc or somthing. or well their loss not mine.

You guys are not looking at this from the right perspective. This deal is not for us. This deal is for the parent or grandparent that can afford a small initial investment with a small monthly fee. This is also for the folks who are need to replace an existing system who are going to be on XBL anyways. Why not pay $99 and use a service you are going to use anyways.

Now for me, I would buy the Star Wars bundle that dropped down to $349 if your local Walmart has one instock.

Remember to consider the audience this deal is for.

Oh, and stop with the fanboy call outs. They are childish.

wow................. thats what Microsoft gots ............. so sad...... really whos going to buy this ? NOBODY !!! ..... PS3!!!!

what a freaking rip off . you can always buy the star wars console with a game and two controller plus a big hard drive instead of a 4gb .

do not buy it.......

Not really a great idea. The intro price of $99 isn't much less than a "buy it now" price used, or even new (vs $199). Unless this is a foreshadow of xbox live prices increasing, it's a no-brainer to just buy the console outright, and then pay for live on the side. I haven't had a problem finding 12 months of xbox live membership cards for $39-$49 dollars. Around the holiday's last year the local Bulk retailer (Costco) had them for $30 each. I snagged 3. To top it off I now do the family plan (rolled the 3 cards into 18 months of family service) and that is only $100/yr. Have 4 people on it (all family, and in the same house) so it only costs each person $25 a year.

I will admit that this format looks appealing for the next generation, especially (like another member mentioned) if the console is in the $600-$800 range.

I'd like this option for the next Box, lets MS make it really powerful without putting some consumers of who can't afford a $600 or $800 console at launch, I put $800 there just in case MS go all out with a modified GTX 600 series console at launch

Its easy to take $15 out of your wage every month until the systems paid for, instead of having to wait a few years for the price drops

$420 for an Xbox 360 for JUST 2 years!! PS3 $249 for the next 6years!!!! $299 if you bought it when the price dropped for 9 years. EVEN if you bout it for $600 when it launched to 2017 11 years later its still a better deal. WITH lot more included. $420 for 2 years what about since 2005??? $400 op + $40 month for 10 years = 800.

Though I am sure lots of Xbox 360 owners (myself included) do not play online with their Xbox 360. Thus they do not pay the yearly fee.

Hate X-box because they are not giving free Network gaming as PS3 does ... PS3 Rocks on that

Why would you like to have a 2 year lock-up if the next Gen console is just around the corner? They should have offered this 2 years ago it would have made more sense, now, you're tied up for 24 months paying $15 a month and guess what? The new console is coming out in the next 12-15 months, what happens then? If you can get a free upgrade to 720 it would have been a good deal.

No no no no good!

Not looking forward to consoles having phone like contracts...

save up your money and buy one used as seriously it is not that expensive

I bought mine used from GameStop and don't regret it at all and I got mine for $99 or $129 at the time and it was no silly 4 GB unit and it came with a wireless controller

Live for $15.00 a month vs the $59.00 yearly (which works out to be almost $5 a month averaged out)... Outside of the cost of the system being stretched out over two years are there any additional benefits of Live at $15.00 a month?

NO. THERE ISN'T.

Maybe if MS added some additional content to that version of Live like a monthly free game or packaged in Netflix or something then it would be a good deal.

Otherwise, it's a terrible deal unless one does not have the money upfront and they need to buy a console right now.

I got my 20gb phat Xbox 360 on ebay for $102 including shipping 2 years ago. Add 2 wireless controllers to that for $40 bucks. $140 and you're ready to go. If you want to live luxeriously, wait a couple years and find your item on ebay. It'll be dirt cheap.

There's a bad intention with the way the MS proposal is explained in this article. What MS does is sell their console with credit conditions as any department store would do. Period. If you can't afford $420 and don't have a credit card is very convenient to end up paying $460 in a period of two years. Those $40 are much less than what you would have to pay for a $420 purchase deferred in two years even with a low interest rate.

Again it's a good option and I'm afraid it will only be available in the US

PS3!

This offer makes no sense at all.

$15/month for years lmao

Do I get an upgrade like a phone eventually? no? then fail.

This is a test i can see it now. XBOX 720 for $199 and $15/month for 5 years.

This offer with a larger hard-drive would be more appealing... 4GB suck