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March 22nd, 2004:

Xbox down to $149?

Yeah, my inlaws were in town all last week. But I’m not talking about that, yet.

It “looks like”:http://www.quicken.com/investments/news_center/story/?story=NewsStory/dowJones/20040318/ON200403182233001372.var&column=P0DFP Xbox prices will drop to $149 during the beginning of April. Add $50 for a mod-chip and you have a great machine for doing lots of things (in addition to playing video games) for about $200. If only the thing had a TV tuner so it could be used as a PVR as well.

I think, at this price, my loving wife might actually let me buy one. And that day will mark the day that I buy my first gaming console. Of course, I’ll probably never use it for gaming, but it’s still a monumental occasion.