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Pachter: Slim 360/Natal/250GB Bundle
Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter is making another bold prediction: Not only does he believe the rumors that Microsoft is preparing to release a slim version of the Xbox 360, but he's proposing that Microsoft is going to release the bundle deal of the century.
Pachter says that he expects Microsoft to release a deal that includes a slim Xbox 360, 250GB hard drive, and Project Natal for only $299.
"At a minimum," says Pachter, "we anticipate the introduction of a more feature-packed Xbox 360 as the standard SKU in late 2010 (likely with a 250GB hard drive) at the same $299 price point, and think that Microsoft will cut the price before the fall only if it begins to lose significant market share to Sony."
"It is far more likely that we will see a slim version of the Xbox 360 with a 250GB hard drive and with Project Natal bundled into the box while maintaining the $299 price point, especially if Sony does not lower the price of the PS3 by the time Natal and Sony's Move controllers launch in the fall."
Currently the Xbox 360 Elite with a 120GB hard drive runs $299, and the kind of mega bundle that Pachter is suggesting is obviously a hefty step up for the same price. Not only that, but Pachter assumes that the Xbox 360 slim is real (which Microsoft has not commented on), and that Sony is looking to drop the price of the PS3. Does this sound too good to be true?
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