Interestingly enough, the Philippine Daily Inquierers posted a news report on the state of the Philippine XBOX 360's. While the report it not entirely accurate, it gives you some idea at how these things are selling here in our country.
As expected PDI has some glaring errors, saying that none of those stores had sold their units! Heck, I BOUGHT ONE from one of the stores he mentioned!
Price of Xbox 360 in RP skyrocketing
By Alexander Villafania
http://news.inq7.net/infotech/index.php?index=1&story_id=60220
Almost a month after the launch of the Microsoft Xbox 360 in the United States, malls, small shops and online resellers have begun selling the US and Japanese versions of the new game console at startling prices.
Topping all of the other resellers is a Filipino seller in eBay.ph with the handle “buying_usa” who has two different Xbox 36 packages; a core system for 89,000 pesos and an Xbox 360 Limited Premium package for a whopping 109,000 pesos.
In an interview with INQ7.net, a representative of “buying_usa” said the packages were bought straight from the US. She explained that the prices included the shipping and handling of the items to the buyer.
In particular, the 109,000-peso package comes with nearly all of the available accessories, including a wireless controller, a 20-Gigabyte hard disk, a high-definition TV cable, headset and a DVD remote control.
The buyer_usa representative also said that the Limited Premium package comes with two games of the buyer’s choice. She added that the prices are negotiable.
Relatively less expensive to say the least are prices in malls that are offering Xbox 360 packages. Kidzone in EDSA Shangri-La Mall is selling the core package of the Japanese version for 35,000 pesos.
The core package includes the console and one wired controller. Aside from the Japanese version, the shop is also offering the core package of the US version priced at a whopping 58,000 pesos.
At SM Megamall’s Toy Kingdom, the same US version core package sells at 58,000 pesos.
EYO in Shopsville Arcade in Greenhills, San Juan is selling the core Japanese version for about 40,000 pesos.
Another shop at the Theater Mall in Greenhills sells the Japanese core version at 28,000 pesos.
In some of the core packages, particularly the Japanese versions, a video title is included, though the choices are limited based on the availability of each of the titles.
The units are all parallel imported since there is no Microsoft Xbox representative distributor in the Philippines.
Not surprisingly, most of the shops visited for this story said none of their units have been sold so far, particularly due to the jaw-dropping tag price and also due to complaints from first-batch Xbox 360 buyers in the US who complained of various defects in the units they bought.
As expected PDI has some glaring errors, saying that none of those stores had sold their units! Heck, I BOUGHT ONE from one of the stores he mentioned!
Price of Xbox 360 in RP skyrocketing
By Alexander Villafania
http://news.inq7.net/infotech/index.php?index=1&story_id=60220
Almost a month after the launch of the Microsoft Xbox 360 in the United States, malls, small shops and online resellers have begun selling the US and Japanese versions of the new game console at startling prices.
Topping all of the other resellers is a Filipino seller in eBay.ph with the handle “buying_usa” who has two different Xbox 36 packages; a core system for 89,000 pesos and an Xbox 360 Limited Premium package for a whopping 109,000 pesos.
In an interview with INQ7.net, a representative of “buying_usa” said the packages were bought straight from the US. She explained that the prices included the shipping and handling of the items to the buyer.
In particular, the 109,000-peso package comes with nearly all of the available accessories, including a wireless controller, a 20-Gigabyte hard disk, a high-definition TV cable, headset and a DVD remote control.
The buyer_usa representative also said that the Limited Premium package comes with two games of the buyer’s choice. She added that the prices are negotiable.
Relatively less expensive to say the least are prices in malls that are offering Xbox 360 packages. Kidzone in EDSA Shangri-La Mall is selling the core package of the Japanese version for 35,000 pesos.
The core package includes the console and one wired controller. Aside from the Japanese version, the shop is also offering the core package of the US version priced at a whopping 58,000 pesos.
At SM Megamall’s Toy Kingdom, the same US version core package sells at 58,000 pesos.
EYO in Shopsville Arcade in Greenhills, San Juan is selling the core Japanese version for about 40,000 pesos.
Another shop at the Theater Mall in Greenhills sells the Japanese core version at 28,000 pesos.
In some of the core packages, particularly the Japanese versions, a video title is included, though the choices are limited based on the availability of each of the titles.
The units are all parallel imported since there is no Microsoft Xbox representative distributor in the Philippines.
Not surprisingly, most of the shops visited for this story said none of their units have been sold so far, particularly due to the jaw-dropping tag price and also due to complaints from first-batch Xbox 360 buyers in the US who complained of various defects in the units they bought.