Microsoft is planning to launch a inexpensive version of its Xbox 360 game console in Japan a week before the PlayStation 3 is due on sale .
The Xbox 360 core organisation , which is already on cut-rate sale in other markets , will go on sale in Japan on Nov. 2 , the caller said Friday . The console does n’t admit several components present in the full organization , admit a hard - disk drive and headset , and as a result is garish . It will cost ¥ 29,800 ( US$ 256 ) , which is half the monetary value of the PlayStation 3 .
Initial versions of the inwardness scheme will also be bundled with two pop games : “ PGR 3 – Project Gotham Racing 3 ” and “ Ninety - Nine Nights ( N3 ) . ” These games and three other form of address will also be re - released on the same day under the banner “ Xbox 360 Platinum Collection ” for ¥ 2,800 — a competitive cost compare to game for the rival PlayStation .
That cheaper console could increase pressure on Sony , which is looking improbable to be able to meet demand for the PlayStation 3 on its Nov. 11 launch and in the twelvemonth - end gross revenue menses . Earlier this hebdomad the company said it will have 100,000 units of the PlayStation 3 ship to Nipponese retailers for the launching .
Based on previous PlayStation launches , that ’s sure to be far below consumer requirement so consumer will have to resolve whether to hold off until a PlayStation 3 becomes available or go for a vie console for half the cost .
Nintendo ’s launch of its Wii console table will fuel the rival in the Japan market . That organization is due on sales event sometime between October and December and is expected to be around the same as the Xbox 360 core system .
Microsoft will continue to sell the Xbox 360 full version , which also includes a 20 GB hard - saucer drive , wireless restrainer , remote control , high - definition parallel cable and Ethernet cable , for ¥ 37,900 .
