My dear Canadian brother’s cheer up. Microsoft announced that the Canadians can now grab the Premium package for just $399.99 CDN, the Core version at just $299.99 CDN and the Elite for $499.99 CDN beginning Aug. 8 on all nationwide retail outlets. By the way if you are those Halo fanboys you could grab the Halo3- themed 360’s that lands next month for $449.99 CDN. Being allies always help be it war or consoles :).

“The fact that we have been able to keep our launch price longer than any other console while retaining our leadership position demonstrates that consumers believe in the value of Xbox 360,” said Mitch Koch, corporate vice president, Global Retail Sales and Marketing Group, Entertainment and Devices Division at Microsoft. “On the eve of the best holiday games lineup ever and the launch of ‘Madden NFL 08,’ there has never been a better time to jump into Xbox 360.”

[Via Xbox.com]