MS offers limted $50 rebate for Xbox 360's

[Zeus]

<strong>PRESS RELEASE: Stretch Your Entertainment Dollar with Special Offer from Xbox 360</strong>

$50 Rebate Offered with the Purchase of Xbox 360 Elite through Oct. 5

Beginning today through Oct. 5, when you purchase an Xbox 360 Elite for $299, Xbox 360 will put $50 back into your pocket with a limited-time rebate. Coupled with the recent price drop of the Xbox 360 Elite console, this offer makes your premium games and entertainment experience more affordable than ever.

Xbox 360 Elite puts all your entertainment in one place so you can play games, watch movies and TV shows, listen to music, and, coming this fall, keep up with your Twitter and Facebook social circles, all from your living room. Additionally, with a Netflix unlimited membership and an Xbox LIVE Gold Membership you can instantly watch movies and TV episodes streamed from Netflix, recommend your favorite shows and share in a movie party night with up to 7 friends — all on Xbox LIVE.

And, as announced earlier this year, the Xbox 360 you buy today will work with “Project Natal” and controller-free gaming in the future.

You may be eligible for the $50 Mail-in rebate when you purchase an Xbox 360 Elite in the U.S. between Sept. 22 and Oct. 5. Visit www.xbox.com/eliterebate/ for more details and rebate requirements.

[danight]

good deal.....

elite for the price of the wii before price cut.

[QrafTee]

Why a MIR? Why not just make it instant? I think that would be a lot better instead of having to mess around with envelopes and potentially forgetting about it. So many PC buyers complain about MIR for that same reason... worse some agencies have a rule to deny 3/4 of their rebates regardless and only if you have the balls to email/call them and demand they validate your rebate, you're SOL.

[danight]

Im think its a clear inventory move...

maybe to make way for a natel elite version. or atleast cut down in store stock for this.

or its to cut instore stock for holiday bundles like they did last year. special xmas bundles.

[RzmmDX]

It's really great, till I remembered I had to pay 9.75% sales tax. Stupid stupid sales tax.

[QrafTee]

Im think its a clear inventory move...

maybe to make way for a natel elite version. or atleast cut down in store stock for this.

or its to cut instore stock for holiday bundles like they did last year. special xmas bundles.

They will clear inventory just as fast--if not faster--if it was an Instant Rebate.

[kcvfr400]

Im think its a clear inventory move...

maybe to make way for a natel elite version. or atleast cut down in store stock for this.

or its to cut instore stock for holiday bundles like they did last year. special xmas bundles.

Natal is a bit too far away for that to be the reason but a holiday push does sound right.

I can't myself see the lure of this sort of rebate as it requires you still to have the money upfront for the full price even if your going to get some back. And do you get back the portion of sales tax you pay on the $50

[DanASBO]

U.S only .. and the UK get a price increase, nice MS, nice.

[Nicotine]

ms doesn't love canada.

oh well.

[QrafTee]

ms doesn't love canada.

oh well.

They do love Canada, they love Canadian money.