Xbox 360 Pricing Announced

[mgoblue]

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I absolutely will. I just can't justify spending that kind of money without knowing it's the best system out there. The days of buying multiple systems are over for me. I mean we'd be talking about $1000 for both systems.

true, i can easily see myself waiting for the PS3 since i'll have 1 next gen at that point...just don't want to wait a year or more when there'll be one good next gen out all ready. Plus i know they'll basically be even overall, one system never totally out does another (both will have great software support, the one thing that can kill a system, ala Dreamcast)

[greenegt]

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Ugh!!! Sticker-shock. I will definitely pick up the 360, but I think I'll wait and snag one after the holidays. Too many other expenses at that time of year. Plus, there are plenty of xbox titles that I could play in the mean time.

[Mossfan8480]

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Ugh!!! Sticker-shock. I will definitely pick up the 360, but I think I'll wait and snag one after the holidays. Too many other expenses at that time of year. Plus, there are plenty of xbox titles that I could play in the mean time.

I can't wait to see what people say when the new game play videos for XBOX 360 start coming out.

[Flawless]

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The price for some of those accessories is downright criminal though. I guess they really want to entice people to go for the premium version.

Anyways...

Peter Moore talks two SKU's.

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/642/642645p1.html

[backbreaker]

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I'm waiting on the OS article, as I recall the sony annoucement about the HDD being sold seperately as an add-on device and developers not being able to use the HDD ect.....Will that columnist/journalist write an op-ed piece about the shortcomings of this news.

[The GIGGAS]

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Not changing my opinion about getting it, I'm just going to have to raise my money. A lot.

[Thrasha]

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All Microsoft needs to do is release new game play videos of up coming games for the system. Once they do that and people see how great it is (this is next generation people) the extra $100 will be an after thought.

Right now everybody is unsure about spending $400 on a new system because most people are still thinking (me included) the upgrade is the equivalent of XBOX to PS2. Once we see the games running at their best, canned food for a month won't be so hard.

Remember NFL 2K for Dreamcast? Soul Calibur? The games crushed anything that was out there at the time and 2K made most football gamers shell out the cash for the system just to play as their favorite team in the new virtual football world.

People who don't game online won't give a **** about a HDD and will enjoy saving 100 bucks


I've been pessimistic about Microsoft launching the next gen console so quickly, and this a big nail in the coffin. I love my Xbox mainly because of the HDD. Now with it being an optional accesory, game developers will not be gettin the most out of the system when they consider that a large market (I would imagine) will proabbly be without the HDD.

It might sound stupid but we're probably going to have to wait 5-7 years for another console to come out and really change the way, or at least one way (XBL) gaming has changed the way the first Xbox did.

[steveo]

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There goes my pre-order. I am cancelling it this week and will wait for the PS3. The PS3 is a much better deal at $400.

Why is it a much better deal? You havent seen either system so why assume the PS3 will be better? Because its demos look better?

Also I dont think the PS3 will be 400. I think it'll be 450-500.


Good to have cash (or better yet, no wife/kids) as buying the $400 360 and possibly the PS3 wont be a hit to me.

[Stu]

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As a current PS2 owner, I'm not too knowledgable about the HDD. How do/would the games use this? I understand obviously for save files, custom soundtracks, etc but what are the other current/potential benefits?

[Dondadda]

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Sony's machine is at least 6 months after the x360. I don't think any of you will be able to hold out that long.

I can easily. I wisely skipped the DC for the PS2, and I will do the same for the PS3.


Besides, with NFL 2K5 still being online, and the leagues still running strong, I can very easily wait. That game is phenomenal with its online franchise.


So yes, I will wait for the PS3, now. Too bad, I was getting amped for the 360 . . .but this latest information is just too insulting to the consumer. PS3 might be the same deal, but at least it is the technically superior hardware, and will have the Blu-Ray and the best HD support right out of the box (supposedly).

[mgoblue]

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As a current PS2 owner, I'm not too knowledgable about the HDD. How do/would the games use this? I understand obviously for save files, custom soundtracks, etc but what are the other current/potential benefits?

Hard Drives have faster data access times than dvd drives do, so it's somewhere else to store game info (meaning the devs could copy some of the games onto the HD if there's space to speed up video access and whatnot)

[Stu]

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Hard Drives have faster data access times than dvd drives do, so it's somewhere else to store game info (meaning the devs could copy some of the games onto the HD if there's space to speed up video access and whatnot)

So theoretically, this is not something that will be taken advantage of by either of the next gen concoles, provided that neither ship with an HDD?

[PdiddyPop]

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Still getting it. Bundle or bust for me.

[mgoblue]

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So theoretically, this is not something that will be taken advantage of by either of the next gen concoles, provided that neither ship with an HDD?

we don't know...a good example i saw about the HD is in the ESPN 2k5 football they had the halftime replays on Xbox, but PS2 didn't have actual replays. Perhaps devs could write stuff that works if a HD's there and do something else otherwise, but having to account for both slightly worries me. I think both PS3 and Xbox 360 will now have optional HD's, so that's just what we're looking at.

[Stu]

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we don't know...a good example i saw about the HD is in the ESPN 2k5 football they had the halftime replays on Xbox, but PS2 didn't have actual replays. Perhaps devs could write stuff that works if a HD's there and do something else otherwise, but having to account for both slightly worries me. I think both PS3 and Xbox 360 will now have optional HD's, so that's just what we're looking at.

Interesting.

Thanks for the info mgo.