Microsoct cuts price of the XBox 360 external HD-DVD drive

Starting August 1, 2007, the MSRP of the 360 HD-DVD expansion player will be reduced from $199 to $179. In addition, Microsoft will be giving away five free movies through September 2007 with every purchase. The five movies will be selectable from a roster of fifteen HD-DVD titles.

Finally, the pilot episode of Heroes will be available for download on XBox Live, and starting August 14, 2007, the HD version of the movie 300 will also be available on demand. Not coincidentally, both Heroes and 300 will soon be released on HD-DVD. The pricing good news was announced at …