Isn't that obvious? I will defend anything Sony does, myself, even ridiculous sales schemes designed to clear overstocked inventory.

Weird...

Sorry, but I can get over the number of people that think this is a good deal. :(

* You can buy the 4GB console and 2 years of live way cheaper then this
* It's only a 4GB model. Odds are that people that buy this will quickly realize they have to then buy a bigger HD at MS's crazy prices.

Now, if this was the 250GB model, it "may" have been worth it.

Believe it or not this is a great deal for both MS and the consumer. The people that will see this as a horrible deal already own a console so it's pointless to them, but for folks that don't have $400 on hand this works out Great. I remember being younger and wanting a 360 really really bad when it still cost $450 bucks for the most basic not including XBL or Wifi. I sure as hell would have rather paid $100 upfront, got everything I wanted and then payed the rest later on saving me the hassle of trying to save it up all together and having to wait. I was about 14 at the time so don't give me a hard time about not having a job.

This is kind of genius, no?

I mean, they get people committed to Live for two years. After one year, they announce the next box and remind folks that Live transfers to the next system and you have an automatic incentive for moving onto their next hardware.

Brilliant.

again your alternative doesn't make sense if you want to play the 360 now. If you call people who take this offer ignorant for not waiting than every single person who owns a current gen console is ignorant because all three consoles will get pricecuts in the future again and people stupidly "wasted more money" because they didn't want to wait. If you want to buy the console now this deal is good, because even assuming nothing else is including in the bundle you are basically getting a 5% yearly interest 2 year loan on such a small purchase. And I won't even consider that future money you give has less value due to inflation. 

Now it is far more likely this bundle will actually include other features and will actually save you money over buying a 360 and paying for all these features seperately. In that case its a ridiculously good deal if the buyer actually wants all those features and only a good deal if the buyer just wants xbox live and an xbox with kinect.

Why not take it one step further.

With a 2 year contract of a low $8.99 bi-weekly payment you can take your own 4gb Xbox 360 Arcade + Kinect home right now with no additional cost. Includes access to Xbox live and your favorite television services*. All that for less then 65 cents a day!

*Additional subscription fees may apply depending on content provider

I wouldn't ever get anything like that.

It's one thing to do contract purchases on things like houses where most people work most their life to be able to afford it, it's another for small luxury items like this.

If a person is really so low of funds they can't afford a $300-$400 dollar console within 6months to a years time, is it "really" a good idea to put ones self into a contract like this? I've been there, and I can say, no, no it's not.

Wow. No wonder these rent to own places continue to strive. :(

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