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Amazon offers Bourne Trilogy with Xbox 360 HD DVD
by Marcus Lai

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Amazon.com on Tues. began offering The Bourne Trilogy on HD DVD free with the purchase of Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 HD DVD Player peripheral.

In the promotion, buyers who purchase the $179 Xbox 360 HD DVD Player will receive the collection of Bourne films on the high-definition format at no addition cost.

The discount is part of Amazon.com’s ‘10 Days. 10 Deals.’ promotion to offer a new video game discount each day for ten consecutive days.

In early Dec., Amazon price cut the HD DVD peripheral to $129 to spur holiday sales.

Microsoft in July price cut the Xbox 360 HD DVD Player to $179 from $199. The peripheral allows Xbox 360 owners to view new HD DVD format discs from their console. The current Xbox 360 HD DVD SKU includes a copy of King Kong on HD DVD, Media Remote, and a mail-in rebate for five free HD DVD discs.

Toshiba Corp.'s HD DVD format is at war with Sony Corp.'s Blu-ray disc format at retail. Both camps have held steep price cuts to lure consumers to their respective formats.

In Nov., Wal-Mart stores held an in-store promotion that sold HD DVD players for $99. Sony in Nov. debuted a new 40GB Playstation 3 SKU that includes Blu-ray disc functionality for $399.

The Blu-ray Disc Association in Dec. said that 2.7 million players have been sold through to U.S. consumers. The HD DVD Promotions Group in Nov. said that 750,000 HD DVD players have been sold through to consumers.

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