This Australian release date is inhumain!

[willfight4u]

THis is horrible for me and other aussies , we get ours at march 2nd? horrible!!!! , and we have to pay around $700 , its stupid! , and some of u have ur xbox 360s playing the next gen , when it gets here ,:saint: about 4 months later is the ps3 , but congrats if u got ur 360 on time :D have fun playing them :albertein by the way IM NOT PAYING $9O FOR A CONTROLLER! true!

[Justin Buser]

Yup - it blows

Microsoft has really really shafted New Zealand and Aussie gamers.

[LordGee]

I feel ya! What a bummer!

[VB_Bogan]

those prices are pathetic, way to be competitive MS. o wait, there is no competition. im thinking bout not getting one at all after seeing those prices. they should be compensating us after making us wait. geeez, they must care about us down here in the pacific.

the lauch packages that my local stores come up with is what will decide whether i buy one or not. cause i dont have 750 AUD for console and one game (im not gettin the ****-value core pack). i need two controllers since i have a little brother > 90 NZD for wireless ... get ****!

these prices are soooo pissing me off... i might be saving my money for PS3, MSG4 and killzone. siince waiting till march.. is about halfway till ps3.. in which aussies will probably get ripped off again.

there goes the plan of owning 2 nex gen consoles in the one year!

omg i just looked at these prices again.

20Gb hard drive (RRP$189.95)
Wireless networking adaptor (RRP$189.95)
Wireless (RRP$89.95) controller
Wired (RRP$69.95) controller

by the time i get a setup to fully utilise the 360s features.. my life savings are gone.

[G4everX]

I would be one of they first to have an import system. ^_^ Come on now, it would be cool to be one of the ONLY people around to have one.

[willfight4u]

no one would import a xbox 360 for so much money , only if u were some millionare , i am gonna have to ask for money to get ven close to getting this expensive peice of!!! , but i am getting it no matter what there goes my christmas thanks MICROSOFT!! i hate microsoft! , stupid prices , taking us 4 granted thinking we r just some stupid idiots with weird accents! GRRR

[VB_Bogan]

serious question though, is there any justifictation of these prices? (like taxes, import costs etc.) Or is MS just looking to gain some extra profits?

[Blank]

serious question though, is there any justifictation of these prices?

£1 = $2.33 AUS (approx.). But having said that, you still have to pay more than the UK does for the 360. That sucks for you guys.