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elnino334 on 02 October 2007

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/02/xbox-360-arcade-console-listed-on-retail-sites-for-oct-23/

 

Xbox 360 Arcade console listed on retail sites for Oct. 23

31 Comments by Alexander Sliwinski Oct 2nd 2007 5:59PM
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Business


Listings have started to appear on various retail websites like Toys R Us and Amazon.com for the "Xbox 360 Arcade Console" releasing Oct. 23rd. The system is allegedly the replacement for the Xbox 360 Core as we know it.

Rumors regarding the new model began springing up last month. The latest information rumor had it that the new version of the Core would come at the end of October and would have an HDMI port, wireless controller, 256MB memory card, and five XBLA arcade games (Boom-Boom Rocket, Pac-man, Uno, Feeding Frenzy, and Luxor 2) on a single disc at the Core's $279.99 price. All signs point to this Xbox 360 Arcade Console being the Core's replacement.

[Thanks Seth]
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This is a much better deal and worth buying for people that don't plan on getting on Xbox Live or do limited online stuff.  Looks like the 5 games come in a disk not in the 250 memory card as some had assumed.  250 is a decent size for just about all the saves you will need for your 360 games as well as small purchases.  

 



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superchunk on 02 October 2007

Now this is a decent entry level 360. The 'Core' was worthless IMO.



thibje on 02 October 2007

That's a week before the 399$ SKU from the PS3.



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darthdevidem on 02 October 2007

or a week AFTER the $399 Ps3 sku



Supporter of

 SONY & Nintendo

 Consoles owned - SNES, N64, PS, GC, PS2, PSP, PS3

 I DO NOT support Xbox

My prediction for YEARS END:

WII - 18.3 Million

Xbox 360 - 15 Million

Playstation 3 - 8.5 Million

thibje on 02 October 2007
darthdevidem said:
or a week AFTER the $399 Ps3 sku
Isn't the release date 28/10/'07? 

 



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W29 on 02 October 2007

This verison of the Xbox 360 SKU is going to sell real good. I guess its the answer to the PS3 new $400 SKU.



darthdevidem on 02 October 2007

@W29

A terrible answer in my opinion

STILL NO PROPER HARD DRIVE - arghhhhhhhhhh!

@thbje

apparently its 18 oct or 12 oct now



Supporter of

 SONY & Nintendo

 Consoles owned - SNES, N64, PS, GC, PS2, PSP, PS3

 I DO NOT support Xbox

My prediction for YEARS END:

WII - 18.3 Million

Xbox 360 - 15 Million

Playstation 3 - 8.5 Million

mrstickball on 02 October 2007

Awesome! The X360 Arcade is such a great idea!

Yes, it doesn't have a HDD, we all know that. However, adding in the mem card and adding games for free is great. However, it still needs a price drop.

Microsoft, sell it for $249 and make it kill the Wii! Please!



Back from the dead, I'm afraid.

W29 on 02 October 2007
darthdevidem said:
@W29

A terrible answer in my opinion

STILL NO PROPER HARD DRIVE - arghhhhhhhhhh!

@thbje

apparently its 18 oct or 12 oct now

How is it No answer. Its an excellent answer for the casual market. That $400 price point isn't a casual price, but an $270 (I'm hoping Microsoft slashes it to $250) that is a casual price for the mainstream audience.



nine0nine on 02 October 2007

i dont feel its anything to do with the sony/ms rivalry, its an attempt to make the core the 360 for casual gamers. It has a casual name for a start, its very unusual for a company to re-badge a machine in their line up but the public is finally realising what a waste of time the core is. It comes with a bunch of casual games and a memory card so it can be played straight out the box, just like the wii!

As a step into wii territory, its pretty feeble, as a step into maybe attracting a few more customers, it will work, but not to any great scale imo.