Kotaku:
Looks like we have an execution date for the Xbox 360
Pro model, with this shot from a Meijer catalog due on August 30
indicating the 360 Elite is in line for a Pro-sized price cut.
You'll remember, of course, that the origins of this rumour
- Ars Technica's ever-reliable Microsoft mole - are that the 360 Pro is
being phased out, taken off the market entirely, and that the 360 Elite
will have its price slashed to that of the Pro to compensate. This will
leave only two 360 consoles to choose from: the cheap, hard drive-less
Arcade and the 120GB HDD Elite.
'Lo and behold, according to this
catalogue, that move looks like it'll take place a couple of weeks from
now. So long, 360 Pro model. You lived, you red-ringed, you loved.
We've
contacted Microsoft for comment, and will update if we hear back from
them. If they don't confirm today there's a good change they'll
announce next week during Gamescom.