BREAKING NEWS:精英版降价与PS3薄版发行无关。

KELLY13

Microsoft Europe bigwig Chris Lewis has shrugged off suggestions that this morning's Xbox 360 Elite price-drop was done deliberately to undermine the imminent launch of PS3 Slim.
"As we've said before, we have our own rhythm that we march to and that's not going to change," Chris Lewis, VP of MS Europe, told GamesIndustry.biz.
"The timing was very deliberate: these things take considerable time to plan, and for that reason I'm sure you'll appreciate this is very much part of the strategy that was planned some time ago.
"We think it's very appropriate anyway," he added. "We've always said we'd offer great value and be competitive, we're still 50dollor better in price than our nearest competition, and we'll focus on creating great value as well as fabulous services and content for consumers."
Lewis said a move like this will be "part and parcel of the plan" for Xbox 360 over its lifetime, however long that may be. "Our appetite to continue to win, and to hold our lead and grow our lead over the competition is very central to what we have planned in and budgeted in for the year," he explained.
As of tomorrow, the Xbox 360 Elite costs £199.99, while the Xbox 360 Arcade rises to £159.99. This, as Lewis reiterated, is to offset exchange rate "fluctuations" in the UK.
He is confident Microsoft still offers "the most affordable console on the market", though, and expects people to continue "flocking" to shops to buy it.
Incidentally, the removal of the HDMI lead from the Xbox 360 Elite box gives "flexibility" to buyers to decide what sort of set-up configuration they want, said Lewis. Shortly before, he rather more credibly suggested the lead was taken out so the price could be lowered.

[ 本帖最后由 KELLY13 于 2009-8-28 12:09 编辑 ]

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微软欧洲公司巨头刘易斯否认了今天早上X360精英版的价格下降是旨在给予即将发行的PS3薄版冲击的臆测。
刘易斯对游戏工业说“正如我们以前所说的，我们有自己的计划的步调，并且这一步调是不会更改的。”
“目前这一降价时机是早已计划好的：一切都需要时间计划，因此我可以觉得你们可以认为这是在以前已经计划好的策略的很大一部分”
他补充道"我们认为这是合理的。我们一直强调我们会提供最好的有竞争力的价格，在价格上我们依然会比我们最大的竞争对手有50美刀的或更好的优惠价格。我们致力于为玩家制定出最优惠的价格并与完美的服务和内容一样让玩家感到满意。”
刘易斯说这样的举措是X360整个主机市场寿命的“一部分和一揽子计划”，但是也许过程会很长。“他对此解释道”在整个竞争中我们希望继续赢在市场，继续保持领先优势并扩大领先优势，这是今年我们计划和预算的核心。
截止明天，x360精英版售价199.99美刀，而X360 Arcade则升高到了159.99美刀，正如刘易斯反复强调的：这是对英国浮动汇率的一个举措。
微软是市场上最适合购买的主机，里意思对此很有信心“希望玩家们蜂拥而至商场去购买x360精英版。”
最后刘易斯说：“HDMI输出端口的取消使得360精英版对于那些希望个人DIY自己所想要的配置的玩家来说给予了“灵活的空间”。不久前，他就一再建议输出端口应该取消以使得价格更低。
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KELLY13

Microsoft Europe bigwig Chris Lewis has shrugged off suggestions that this morning's Xbox 360 Elite price-drop was done deliberately to undermine the imminent launch of PS3 Slim.
"As we've said before, we have our own rhythm that we march to and that's not going to change," Chris Lewis, VP of MS Europe, told GamesIndustry.biz.
"The timing was very deliberate: these things take considerable time to plan, and for that reason I'm sure you'll appreciate this is very much part of the strategy that was planned some time ago.
"We think it's very appropriate anyway," he added. "We've always said we'd offer great value and be competitive, we're still 50dollor better in price than our nearest competition, and we'll focus on creating great value as well as fabulous services and content for consumers."
Lewis said a move like this will be "part and parcel of the plan" for Xbox 360 over its lifetime, however long that may be. "Our appetite to continue to win, and to hold our lead and grow our lead over the competition is very central to what we have planned in and budgeted in for the year," he explained.
As of tomorrow, the Xbox 360 Elite costs £199.99, while the Xbox 360 Arcade rises to £159.99. This, as Lewis reiterated, is to offset exchange rate "fluctuations" in the UK.
He is confident Microsoft still offers "the most affordable console on the market", though, and expects people to continue "flocking" to shops to buy it.
Incidentally, the removal of the HDMI lead from the Xbox 360 Elite box gives "flexibility" to buyers to decide what sort of set-up configuration they want, said Lewis. Shortly before, he rather more credibly suggested the lead was taken out so the price could be lowered.

[ 本帖最后由 KELLY13 于 2009-8-28 12:08 编辑 ]