XBOX 360 Elite no more?

It seems Microsoft may be letting the Xbox 360 Elite go, letting stock of its high-end version of the console slowly deplete and saving the hardware configuration for limited edition releases only.

Microsoft may be making the decision to whittle down its hardware lineup in order to accommodate retailer concerns and as part of a reaction to the economic climate. Perhaps those $400 USD Elites aren’t moving as quickly as retailers would have hoped.

The Elite flavor of the Xbox 360 would likely only be sold in North America and Europe, thereafter, and possibly only in limited edition packages. Microsoft is currently offering a Resident Evil 5 version of its Elite, bundled with a copy of the game and a unique hardware color scheme.

If Microsoft does plan to let the Elite die off it would also do so as part of reaction to a PlayStation 3 price cut. If Sony decides to drop the price of the PS3, it would likely be below that of the Elite model, a hardware configuration that starts to have a weaker value proposition.

Source:  Kotaku.com

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