By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close

Forums - Microsoft - Microsoft: We Keep Selling The Hard-Drive-Free Arcade Xbox 360 Because 'Consumers Like Choice'

Final-Fan on 23 July 2008
disolitude said:
bobobologna said:
ToastyJaguar said:
bobobologna said:
Wouldn't giving consumers choice be something more like allowing users to use any blue-tooth headset? Or any 2.5" HDD?
there are 3 xbox models.
they are differently priced
= choice
That's like asking if someone wants dog shit or cat shit for dinner. And please believe me that I'm not trying to knock on the XBox360 as a game machine. I'm just pissed off at the way Microsoft wants to rape me in the ass when it comes to everything I need to buy to get everything that I want out of the machine. Let's see, the XBox360, Wifi adapter (overpriced), XBox Live Gold (overpriced), and if I had bought the Arcade, an extremely overpriced HDD? If I want a wireless headset, I have to settle for another overpriced peripheral. Thanks Microsoft, you really gave me a choice in terms of which ass-raping I want.
I got an xbox live gold 12 +1 month membership for 39.99 last week at retail.

Also, I got the 120 gig hard drive off ebay for 92 bucks...here is the link.

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=250272023460&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=015

If you shop around its hardly overpriced...Nintendo wii is much more overpriced but no one is complaining.

No one wants to rape you in the ass my freind. Xbox is pulling in a tiny profit yet they are giving you a price cut on a 360...I think thats fair.

Don't quote used prices, that's just stupid.  What if I said I knew a guy who was unloading his PS3 for $200?  What a deal!  That's cheaper than the Wii!!!  (Even more so on ebay...)



Tag (courtesy of fkusumot): "Please feel free -- nay, I encourage you -- to offer rebuttal."
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
My advice to fanboys: Brag about stuff that's true, not about stuff that's false. Predict stuff that's likely, not stuff that's unlikely. You will be happier, and we will be happier.

"Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts." - Sen. Pat Moynihan
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
The old smileys: ; - ) : - ) : - ( : - P : - D : - # ( c ) ( k ) ( y ) If anyone knows the shortcut for , let me know!
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
I have the most epic death scene ever in VGChartz Mafia.  Thanks WordsofWisdom! 

Around the Network
JaggedSac on 23 July 2008

If you don't like the price, don't buy it. If no one buys it, they have to make a choice. It is called consumer power.



brute on 23 July 2008
alucardremixed said:
Maybe Sony should do the same, Have a HDD free Playstation 3 so you can immediately put in a 500 GB HDD, That would be nice. And it can be sold for 299.99, buy a 200 dollar HDD, voila, choice

 

 that wouldnt actually be a bad idea



tag:"reviews only matter for the real hardcore gamer"

Final-Fan on 23 July 2008
brute said:
alucardremixed said:
Maybe Sony should do the same, Have a HDD free Playstation 3 so you can immediately put in a 500 GB HDD, That would be nice. And it can be sold for 299.99, buy a 200 dollar HDD, voila, choice
that wouldnt actually be a bad idea

At that price, it would lose Sony huge amounts of money ... yet again.  I don't know what Sony is paying for their 40GB/80GB hard drives but they're cheap even for retail consumers and I guarantee that Sony is paying way less for the bulk rate.  I guess they could sell a model without a HDD and take out whatever the cost is from the retail price, but I doubt the difference would be big enough to make it worth the effort.



Tag (courtesy of fkusumot): "Please feel free -- nay, I encourage you -- to offer rebuttal."
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
My advice to fanboys: Brag about stuff that's true, not about stuff that's false. Predict stuff that's likely, not stuff that's unlikely. You will be happier, and we will be happier.

"Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts." - Sen. Pat Moynihan
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
The old smileys: ; - ) : - ) : - ( : - P : - D : - # ( c ) ( k ) ( y ) If anyone knows the shortcut for , let me know!
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
I have the most epic death scene ever in VGChartz Mafia.  Thanks WordsofWisdom!