Microsoft Corp. is giving consumers more gigabytes for their buck. The company today announced an Xbox 360 console with triple the storage space of the original console, but for the same price of $349 (U.S.) estimated retail price.

Available in retail stores in the U.S. and Canada starting in early
August, the upgraded Xbox 360 will include a 60GB hard drive for storing
the growing wealth of digital entertainment available for the console,
including music, movies, television shows and game content. In addition,
Microsoft today dropped the price of its 20GB Xbox 360 console in the U.S. and Canada to just $299 (U.S.) while supplies last a savings of $50.

digital content Xbox 360 offers, and we're giving it to them at no extra
charge," said Albert Penello, Xbox director of product management at
Microsoft. "No one device offers the depth and breadth of entertainment
that Xbox 360 can deliver, and now you'll have three times the storage to
manage all that great content."
Xbox 360 is just one of three Xbox 360 gaming and entertainment systems
Microsoft offers. Microsoft's Xbox 360 Arcade, which comes with a 256MB
memory unit and five Xbox LIVE Arcade games, is a value for the whole
family for $279 (U.S.) (ERP), and the premium Xbox 360 Elite console is
available with a 120GB hard drive for $449 (U.S.) (ERP).
Out of the box, the Xbox 360 console is ready to provide an incredible
gaming and entertainment experience."

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