thinking about taking the xbox 360 plunge

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I'm just tired of my PS2 and Gamecube. I'm looking for some new games to play and the PS3 obviously is lacking in that department at the moment. I don't have an HDTV so the hi def players matter not to me. I'm not concerned about the "quality" issue as it comes with a 1 year warranty now (no longer 90 days). The 50 online cost is irrelevant because I won't be playing Xbox gold. Just the silver (free) and downloading some content via microtransactions. There are a few games on the near horizon for the ps3 I would love to have but 599 isn't going to happen. 399 is already 100 bucks more than I am really interested in paying for the hardware in the first place. It's not so much an affordability issue as it is I just don't like paying that much for the console. If I KNEW the premium would be 100 bucks cheaper this fall or around christmas, I'd wait. The eb games folks at my fav store (yeah, i know, they are clueless most times) told me today that their local microsoft rep said to expect a $50 price drop before christmas but no more as their lineup through the holidays was stellar and the need to cut isn't there.