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smbu2000 on 28 August 2008
reptile168 said:
if you purchase an Arcade at 200$ and purchase a separate 60GB hdd that will be available later, it should come about the same price as a 60GB pro. Of course, it won't have hd cables and headset, but that's just extras. So it's not a bad deal at all, especially if people decide to purchase the HDD later.

Well actually the new 60gb stand alone hard drive bundle will include a headset (along with 3 months of Live and an ethernet cable) for $99, so it's not as bad, hehe.

"Then in late October or early November, Microsoft will release a stand-alone 60GB hard drive accessory for $99.99 that will replace the current 20GB option on store shelves. It will also come with a three-month Xbox Live subscription, a wired headset, and an Xbox 360 Ethernet cable."

http://www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=26478189




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|_emmiwinks on 28 August 2008

Eh, I would take the 80 bucks Im saving on it and buy a 60 gig. Whats the point of the Arcade, I mean really. All it really is doing is continuing to screw with developers for the 360 on HDD support.

Oh well, Im still happy with my 20 gig 360, I guess it was the "pro" of its time.



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luinil on 28 August 2008

This almost tempts me to get one, though I have enough trouble finding enough time playing games I already like to play... Maybe next year or something I can scrounge up enough cash to get this for the RPGs.



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Rock_on_2008 on 28 August 2008

So sales of X360 will be low until the X360 price drop kicks in America on September 7, 2008.

I expect first week increase from previous X360 sales of 50k to rise to 80 to 90k in America in the first week of the price cut. 30 to 40k increase with sales spike in USA.

I wonder if there is a price cut on the other X360 SKUs in America? Or is it just the Arcade model with the price cut?

How long will the spike in X360 sales be maintained for with the price cut? Time will reveal all.



deathgod33 on 28 August 2008

but in order to play on most halo 3 playlists, you need to download the heroic map pack and that takes up over 500mb. so you do need a hardrive.



 

 

 

 

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smbu2000 on 28 August 2008
Rock_on_2008 said:
So sales of X360 will be low until the X360 price drop kicks in America on September 7, 2008.

I expect first week increase from previous X360 sales of 50k to rise to 80 to 90k in America in the first week of the price cut. 30 to 40k increase with sales spike in USA.

I wonder if there is a price cut on the other X360 SKUs in America? Or is it just the Arcade model with the price cut?

How long will the spike in X360 sales be maintained for with the price cut? Time will reveal all.

Arcade will be $199 (down from $279)

60gb Pro will be $299 (down from $349)

Elite will be $399 (down from $449)

The arcade is getting the biggest price cut, but all of the models are being reduced in price.




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spdk1 on 28 August 2008
|_emmiwinks said:
Eh, I would take the 80 bucks Im saving on it and buy a 60 gig. Whats the point of the Arcade, I mean really. All it really is doing is continuing to screw with developers for the 360 on HDD support.

Oh well, Im still happy with my 20 gig 360, I guess it was the "pro" of its time.

 

it gets people like me interested in the x box 360 without having to mortgage my house to afford one, keep in mind not everyone plays games the same way.



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niksta2 on 01 September 2008

I would so get a premium at $300....but I just cant get over the $60/month.....I don't ever have friends with a 360



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niksta2 said:
I would so get a premium at $300....but I just cant get over the $60/month.....I don't ever have friends with a 360

 

You'll be buying a game / month?





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xman on 01 September 2008
niksta2 said:
I would so get a premium at $300....but I just cant get over the $60/month.....I don't ever have friends with a 360

 

What are you paying $60.00a month for?  I have one and only pay that for a game which I do get about once a month..

 



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