A week prior to the Playstation 3 being released in Japan, Microsoft has plans to release a cheaper version of their Xbox 360. The hard-disk drive and headset won’t be part of this console, resulting in the cheaper price of 29,800 yen ($255/£137), which is half the price of the Playstation 3. The release date is 2nd November, but Microsoft will continue to sell the Xbox 360 full version with the 20GB hard-drive, wireless controller and remote control. With Nintendo’s release of the Wii before the end of the year, the games console competition is going to be an interesting one!

Via Digital World Tokyo

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