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S.T.A.G.E. on 04 October 2013
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attaboy said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:


Sorry for responding so slowly, but I have been having internet troubles lately. Anyway, the play and charge kit was launched in 2007 and recreated in 2010. Thats when I picked up my first play and charge kit for my Xbox 360 when I was still primarily gaming on the 360. I'll give you the Wifi part, but you must concede that after they saw Sony got good response from having Wifi stock in the box they made the wifi stock in the Xbox 360 slim. Why? Because they did. :)

I'll agree with you on the Wi Fi. the 360S did address a lot of complaints we had with the 360 when compared to the PS3.  Made it more reliable, quiet, bigger HDD, and of course, the built in Wi Fi.  I got my 360 in '07 with a play and charge so, to be honest, I didn't know.  Just took a gamnle since I did know about the Wi Fi thingy from EGM's launch coverage.  You caught me.

 

See, I not a hard guy to get along with!

 

*edit* Hey! I just googled Xbox 360 launch accessories and the Play and Charge kit WAS amongst them in 2005! I take it all back!!


Give it back! JK I saw an article that confirmed it. The Wifi wasn't on the list though.  I'll be back but my point still stands. Doesn't change the fact that with all accessories included MS made a killing because they knew people needed them.  HD-DVD was never stock in the 360 and MS rode on the back of that sinking ship. 

Launch 360- $399

HD-DVD- $199

Play and Charge Kit- $19.99

Xbox Live: $49.99

Xbox Wifi Adapter: $99.99

 

$770 in total accessories along with the Xbox 360 to make up at launch for what the PS3 already had stock offered at a cheaper bulk price. With the PS3 you saved yourself essentially $170 without tax. That and the reoccuring Xbox Live fee well if you count that then the disparity of payment actually continues to grow. MS nickeled and dimed. This time the Xbox One is $100 more but MS is unwilling negotiate, because they know they want an early profit and regardless of what their fanbase wants they will give it to them. The fat PS3's also should be worth even  more today than new PS3's because of the BC factor. None of my friends are giving up their fat PS3's. I refused to pay for a launch PS3. i waited until it dropped down to $299.

With sales tax in the states thats easily over $800.

Here is the article before the official wifi adapter for the Xbox 360 launched from 2009. I think you had a third party wifi adapter.

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/05/gamestop-lists-november-3-release-100-price-for-xbox-360-wirel/

 

LOL MS was doing no one any favors and they never will. At least with Sony you got a discount all things considered.

 

P.S.

No seriously....give it back...I want it back.