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TheBigFatJ on 21 January 2008

What I don't understand is why people are buying the elite? Do they like the color black enough to pay $100 extra for it? Or are they just stupid and buy into the marketing "elite means better!"



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darendt on 21 January 2008

LOL at this. M$ must have lowered production. They are selling less than the PS3 for the past couple months, so according to all the 360 fans, it cant be selling that great.



king_of_the_castle on 21 January 2008
TheBigFatJ said:
What I don't understand is why people are buying the elite? Do they like the color black enough to pay $100 extra for it? Or are they just stupid and buy into the marketing "elite means better!"

Maybe they want the bigger hard-drive?



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leo-j on 21 January 2008

Ok then you want proof its not selling out? This was from right after the holidays.

 



 

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madskillz on 22 January 2008
Slimebeast said:
madskillz said:
Coca-Cola said:
Microsoft might be coming out with a new bundled Pro and Elite. (maybe Halo - 1, 2, and 3)

That would be a killer SKU. However, I do think they are still making mad money off Halo 3, but that would be a cool pack to snag. I'd get that game pack myself!


What? I thought you had a X360 already?


@ What up, Slimebeast?

Yeah, I have one already, but I want all the games on one disc. That's how I got Forza 2/Marvel Alliance - I snagged it off eBay. 



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hoerenkind on 22 January 2008
leo-j said:

Ok then you want proof its not selling out? This was from right after the holidays.

 


reaaaalllllyyy?



mesoteto on 22 January 2008


ha thats alot of machines

 

Fastrabbit09 on 22 January 2008
DMeisterJ said:
No, my best buy had stacks of all next gen consoles.

no it didn't; it didn't have stacks of Wiis

and graphics don't equal 'next gen'

the wii is more next gen with the new standard in controls, allowing gameplay that could never be done last gen  (wii sports, cooking mama, trauma center, new pro-evo soccer, etc) while 360/ps3 games could be done last gen albeit with lesser graphics and smaller worlds (unless multiple discs)



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rocketpig on 22 January 2008
crumas2 said:
rocketpig said:
 

I don't even think MS is making the Halo console anymore. As far as I know, what we're seeing is leftover stock. Not really a surprise considering the god-awful color they painted the thing.

How many DS Lite packages are there right now? Seven? Ten?

In any case, I don't really see the point of complaining about multiple SKUs, as long as they offer the same functionality (which they do, excepting the Arcade with no BC).


I keep hearing people refer to the Arcade as having no BC (often in comparison with the 40GB PS3).  But I thought the Arcade simply didn't have BC because it lacked a hard drive that could later be added, in effect allowing BC later on.  The 40GB PS3 lacks the hardware for BC, and that hardware cannot be added later on.

 

Is this incorrect? 


No, you're correct. While the Arcade has no BC out of the box, eBaying a $40 HDD will fix that right up for you.




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