Game slashes Microsoft Xbox 360 price to £140

High street chain Game has cut the price of its Microsoft Xbox360 consoles by a third, but only for a day.

The retailer's website is running a 24-hour Xbox 360 sale, with a different offer each hour until midnight tonight (May 19).

The biggest deal of the day so far has been a selection of Xbox 360 Core packages at £140, which is a saving of £70 on the retail price of £210. However, each hourly offer is very limited, with only 10 of the consoles available.

The Core package is the lower-specification model of the two available – the Premium package includes a hard disk, wireless controller and headset, but is £70 more expensive than the Core system.

Other offers so far have included Xbox 360 hard disks for £40, memory cards for £10 and three months' membership of the Xbox Live internet gaming service for £5.