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Microsoft Slashes European, Australian Xbox Prices

Microsoft announced that it is lowering the price of the Xbox in Europe, from 479 euros to 299 euros ($265.96), from 299 to 199 British pounds in the U.K. (about $288) and from 485 to 399 Australian dollars (about $216) down under.
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April 23, 2002
The new price, which will take effect April 26, is seen as reaction to an underwhelming launch. Microsoft is estimated to have shipped 700,000 to 900,000 units world-wide during the quarter ended in March, bringing total Xbox shipments to 2.2 million to 2.4 million.

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