Best Buy offers Xbox 360 HD DVD Player for $ 50

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 HD DVD Player hits a new low.

DailyTech reported over the weekend that Microsoft withdrew its socket Xbox 360 HD DVD. The move is not surprising considering that Toshiba, the maker of the unit, and decided to leave the market for HD DVD hardware.

We noted in the article that it would only be a matter of time before a “fire sale” beginning on the player suspended. Today, Best Buy confirms our suspicions of slashing player price 49.99 dollars.

The price is 49.99 US dollars probably the bottom for the player who has seen his fall MSRP of $ 199.99 to $ 179.99 to $ 129.99 over the past year.

The Xbox 360 HD DVD is available for shipment on the website of Best Buy, or if you prefer, in-store pickup is available if you want to do it even sooner.

Potential buyers should note that Microsoft still intends to offer support and warranty service for the Xbox 360 HD DVD. Customers also are still eligible to receive five free HD DVD movies through another discount rate [PDF] if they wish.

The peripherals as its name implies is primarily targeted at Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console, however, can also be used on a PC with Windows. Microsoft said from the beginning that it was giving its customers a choice of providing the HD DVD as an optional accessory instead of doing what standard with Sony PlayStation 3.

The bet on the Blu-ray drive as standard equipment on every PS3 sold could become a blessing for the console Sony as its surpassed the Xbox 360 for the first time in the USA During the month of January - Warner Bros. announced its decision to back Blu-ray in early January.

For its part, Microsoft attributed the less than stellar January sales to the scarcity of Xbox 360.