Ok, so this has been in speculation for a while now, but it seems pretty well confirmed.  In a couple of ads, the 360 is being shown with a nice little price drop right around the time Madden 08 releases.  This comes from ads posted on Joystiq (good ole Joystiq) and also CheapAssGamer (you have to register on log-in to view the post on it).  If you remember, it was CAG that first exposed the PS3 price drop (yeah, that’s what it was, a price drop), so this is pretty big.  The ads shown are from Circuit City (which, by the way, shows the drop on ALL 360 systems), Wal-Mart, and Toys-R-Us.  One thing that makes this interesting is it now brings the Core 360 well within Wii range which could give people something to think about.  The Circuit City ad also shows that you get Rockstar’s Table Tennis for free with the purchase.  Pretty tempting, but I must point out that we do match at Game Crazy and you also get 12 free rentals when you purchase a system from us (just don’t forget the ad).  Shameless plug, I know, but you get them in when you can.

See, just like I said, once I open my mouth, Microsoft does a price drop on the 360 and the HD.  Maybe I should do some articles about a Lexus or something.