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


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.


Nah, here's the one that came before:  http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/11/14/official-x360-launch-titles-accessories-revealed

Wireless Networking Adapter

It was available at launch.  Made by Microsoft, too.  Still, out of all of the things Microsoft charged for (that was available in some form for PS3) that I actually bought was the Charge and Play Kit and Xbox Live.  It still wound up being more affordable for me.  I got my 80 GB PS3 in 2008 for $400 and it was worth the money for me, too.

I'm actually not sure what we're even discussing anymore!  I was just saying that I preferred M$'s practice with the Xbox 360 opposed to the PS3 and now I prefer the PS4's approach over the Xbox One's mandatory Kinect.  And you can't have it back.  I sold it for drugs.  :(