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umainebearman · 07-13-2008, 06:09 PM

Xbox.com | Xbox News - Xbox 360 Console Now Offers Triple the Storage

MooglePorn · 07-13-2008, 10:51 PM

They pulled a Sony and dropped the Pro in price to get rid of it, as they are now making the 60GB the Pro. Whether the 60GB drops to $300 at some point remains to be seen.

umainebearman · 07-14-2008, 05:40 AM

I'm just wondering if Sony will drop a little bit again now.

Derb · 07-14-2008, 08:04 AM

MS knows people will waste oodles of cash on digital distribution, so it makes sense to help these individuals out.

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the upgraded Xbox 360 will include a 60GB hard drive for storing the growing wealth of digital entertainment available for the console, including music, movies, television shows, and game content.

MooglePorn · 07-14-2008, 09:16 AM

You don't really need a large HDD to watch movies off of Live... they're all rentals anyway, and you delete them after you watch them.

I guess they mean music videos and such...

Personally I filled up my 20GB (which is really 12GB) with game related stuff.

Astrakan · 07-15-2008, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by umainebearman

I'm just wondering if Sony will drop a little bit again now.

Howard Stringer says no:

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"We're not considering lowering the price," Stringer said. "We don't have to be nervous about what Xbox 360 does. We're in fine shape."

Source: Deseret News | Sony's chairman sees no need to cut PlayStation 3 price

Ruined · 07-15-2008, 01:05 AM

Just picked up an Elite for $399 at amazon...

umainebearman · 08-26-2008, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Ruined

Just picked up an Elite for $399 at amazon...

And now what looks like an offical price drop.... again.

Xbox 360 to Get New Price Cuts - Xbox

No6PackJoe · 09-11-2008, 03:16 PM

I was thinking of picking up one, and was wondering what the limitations are of the Arcade Version are there games that require the Hard Drive.

P.S. I have a PS3 now, and there are some games I'm interested in on the 360 and the $199 price looks appealing.

Ruined · 09-11-2008, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by No6PackJoe

I was thinking of picking up one, and was wondering what the limitations are of the Arcade Version are there games that require the Hard Drive.

Only 1 or 2 games out of the whole 360 collection require a hard drive, and those are the mmorpg-style games. Also, you can get a 20gb hard drive off eBay for $25 if you want one in the future.

umainebearman · 09-11-2008, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by No6PackJoe

I was thinking of picking up one, and was wondering what the limitations are of the Arcade Version are there games that require the Hard Drive.

For backwards compatibility you need the hard drive. Also if you want any kind of downloadable content you need a hard drive. Not having one just plain doesn't make sense, even the 20 gig is a good idea.

The are no limitations of the arcade sku. It comesa with a memory card for small amaounts of storage because it has no HD. I have an arcade but also had a 120 hard drive on my old 360. I just put the 120 gig hd on the Arcade and off I went.

MooglePorn · 09-11-2008, 10:05 PM

I would get the arcade system, then a cheap HDD off ebay down the line, as Ruined suggested. You can play and enjoy the big titles for now with the arcade system, then upgrade later and buy XBLA games and download demos.

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07-13-2008, 10:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
MooglePorn Actor Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Philadelphia, PA	They pulled a Sony and dropped the Pro in price to get rid of it, as they are now making the 60GB the Pro. Whether the 60GB drops to $300 at some point remains to be seen.

07-14-2008, 09:16 AM	#5 (permalink)
MooglePorn Actor Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Philadelphia, PA	You don't really need a large HDD to watch movies off of Live... they're all rentals anyway, and you delete them after you watch them. I guess they mean music videos and such... Personally I filled up my 20GB (which is really 12GB) with game related stuff.

09-11-2008, 10:05 PM	#12 (permalink)
MooglePorn Actor Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Philadelphia, PA	I would get the arcade system, then a cheap HDD off ebay down the line, as Ruined suggested. You can play and enjoy the big titles for now with the arcade system, then upgrade later and buy XBLA games and download demos.