Xbox 360 bargains to be had in Blighty

17 Mar 2008 | 08:53 GMT

By Dean Pullen

IF YOU'VE not bagged an Xbox 360, this month looks to be the best yet for the budget conscious.

Xbox 360 MCV is reporting a 360 bundle 'madness' in the UK following the Xbox 360 price drop.

Zavvi is offering an Xbox 360 Pro, with copies of Assassin’s Creed, Lost Odyssey and Halo 3, for just £210.

Blockbuster is promoting a deal for Xbox 360 Arcade, which includes a new game (Turning Point: Fall of Liberty, Army of Two or FIFA Street) for £169.99.

Finally Argos is offering two free games (Forza Motorsport 2 and Viva Pinata) with any 360 console.

Though Sony has previously said Microsoft is discussing Blu-Ray for the Xbox 360, Microsoft has this week come and out and denied all.

Microsoft has also reiterated that the Xbox 360HDD will stay optional, despite developers previously complaining about the multiple SKUs.

PS3/PSP
Microsoft’s latest European Xbox 360 price cut has put Sony under renewed pressure to slash the cost of its Playstation 3 console, according to Strategy Analytics, via Next-gen.biz.

The company’s principal analyst, David Mercer, said Microsoft’s move to cut the RRP of its entire family of Xbox 360 consoles in Europe could force Sony to follow suit with a PS3 price cut sooner than it had planned.

"Sony will be nervous that the PS3's recent sales surge may fizzle out now that the premium Xbox 360 undercuts the PS3 by £40, and the cheapest Xbox model is almost half the price of a PS3," said Mercer.

For the second month in a row, the Playstation 3 has outsold the Xbox 360 in the US, according toNPD's February North American hardware and software sales figures.

Microsoft has stated that it was a 'hollow victory' and was primarily down to Xbox 360 shortages in February. We'll see what happens in March then.

Kotaku has a PSP2 concept 'mega gallery' for those who wish to view and dream of a new PSP redesign.

An updated PS3 firmware (version 2.17) was released this week - but only to address "the operating stability of some online PS3 titles".

You may wish to celebrate this, with a PS3 tattoo. We suspect the guy will feel a bit of apratt when the PS4 is release.

Wii/DS
The Wii Twilight Princess hack has been officially been upgraded to version 0.1a3, allowing the hack to be used via the SD card slot available on the console.

Joystiq has a video demonstrating the process.

Developmag has a handy round-up of this week'sWiiWare. If you want to know more about the first signs of microtransactions for WiiWare, The Wiire has the low-down.

The Wiire also follows up with some furtherWiiWare game announcements and Eurogamer has a few videos of them in action.

If you find Link's crossbow training too taxing, you might want this crossbow replacement - complete with laser. µ

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