The console wars between Sony (PlayStation 2), Microsoft (Xbox) and Nintendo (GameCube) continue now that Micosoft has announced the Xbox greatest hits program.
The greatest hits program will mean that Microsoft will cut the price on some best-selling titles for its Xbox game console. This action comes one week after rival Nintendo cut some game and hardware prices:
Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft said the "Platinum Hits" program would start with more than a dozen titles at a price of about $19.99 each. Top titles for the Xbox, which holds the No. 2 position in the U.S. market, usually retail for $49 or in some cases $39. |
Among the titles to be offered at the discounted price are Xbox hits like Microsoft's "Amped Freestyle Snowboarding" and "Project Gotham Racing" and third-party titles like Electronic Arts Inc.'s ERTS.O "Bond: Agent Under Fire" and Activision Inc.'s ATVI.O "Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions."
Ed Bland, a senior director of sales and marketing for the Xbox, told Reuters games will have to be on the market for at least nine months to be eligible for "Platinum Hit" status, with sales of about 350,000 to 500,000 units, though Bland said that figure can vary.
Sony already launched a hits program for its PlayStation 2 console last year, and, as said, Nintendo unveiled one for its GameCube last week. Cutting prices is always good news for the consumers!
Source: Reuters
