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Official PR: Xbox 360 Arcade announced + more
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Agent Icebeezy
Welcome beautful toddler, Madison Elizabeth, to the horde!
WordAssassin said:
You should be fine. I'm going to get another 360, (giving my current one to my daughters) and the stability of them have improved. I've check out a few friends that have recently purchased their's. Jump in, you'll enjoy it.
Imperial Hot
Banned
They are releasing kid-only XBLVM content, that can't even fit on the 256MB memory card.
WTF
WTF
Randy Lanzarote
Member
In N America the Arcade is a direct replacement for the Core SKU, coming it at the same price point. However in the UK we'll be expected to pay £20 more for the Arcade once it arrives.
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=85828
Remove the cheapest SKU and replace it with a more expensive one...? At £179 the Arcade would have done some good business, being the same price as the Wii. Hey ho
Edit: Just noticed, Play.com are doing the Premium for £199 again.
http://www.play.com/Games/Xbox360/4-/659411/Xbox-360-Premium-Console/Product.html
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=85828
Remove the cheapest SKU and replace it with a more expensive one...? At £179 the Arcade would have done some good business, being the same price as the Wii. Hey ho
Edit: Just noticed, Play.com are doing the Premium for £199 again.
http://www.play.com/Games/Xbox360/4-/659411/Xbox-360-Premium-Console/Product.html
Phoenix Down
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I just asked my girl to get this SKU for me for christmas.. i allready have a HDD from my last xbox... Last Effect and Uncharted are my 2 holidays games to play
speculawyer
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That is definitely the plan. It won't have much of an adverse affect on the Wii but for families with a dad or teen that also wants some hardcore shooter or sports gaming, this makes the 360 a good dual-purpose machine . . . family & hardcroe gaming.Sean said:
storybook77
Member
My 15 month old daughter absolutely loves Blue's Clues....this is good news.
Opus Angelorum
Member
This is a great deal, anyone arguing otherwise fails to see who this is aimed at.
Guy Legend
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GameGamer said:
360 NPD inflation confirmed.
WB's Video Marketplace support is weird. They have a ton of Hanna Barbera cartoons, a ton of Adult Swim stuff, and now a bunch of Looney Tunes; yet their Cartoon Network content is bare-bones as hell, with only the first seasons of Samurai Jack and Ben 10.
Where's stuff like Justice League, Foster's Home, Dexter's Lab, Powerpuff Girls, Courage the Cowardly Dog, etc? Obscure stuff that is rarely aired anymore and will likely never be collected on DVD would be nice too, like Megas XLR and Sheep in the Big City.
Where's stuff like Justice League, Foster's Home, Dexter's Lab, Powerpuff Girls, Courage the Cowardly Dog, etc? Obscure stuff that is rarely aired anymore and will likely never be collected on DVD would be nice too, like Megas XLR and Sheep in the Big City.
Nexus Zero
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I'm thinking of picking one up, £200 is just right for me atm and I can get a HDD later. I'm wondering though, is there a big difference between the performance of a 360 with and without a HDD?
Edit: Fuck that, just seen the Play link above. So bought.
Edit: Fuck that, just seen the Play link above. So bought.
GenericPseudonym
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Shepherd said:
Wrong. Why would COD4 decide MS pricing strategy? Any cut would probably occur around the release of Mass Effect, due to the fact they are marketing it as hard as Gears and its probably going to sell well. Plus Mass Effect/price cut would be a strong boost, right in the middle of holiday shopping season.
That being said I don't expect them to budge on that $50 despite the inherent psychological benefits.
Nexus Zero
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SPEA said:
Yeah three very casual games there.
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GenericPseudonym
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Nexus Zero said:
Don't diss the holy trinity asshole.
In my opinion one thing MS should look at if they are interested in wooing families is to come up with some sort of family plan for xbox live. We finally broke down and got a 360 for my family but I'm finding it a little offputting to have to buy 3 full live subscriptions if myself and both daughters want to play online with our own profiles. They need to find a way to share a common connection that is unique to a 360 or do something like the phone companies do and be able to add a child account to a parent account for cheaper than purchasing their own subscriptions. Heck, I recently signed up for Gametap and they let my kids play for free on my account.
gregor7777
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Makes the Core system look ridiculous.
This is good news....so basically you just forgo the ability to download demos. I could recommend this.
This is good news....so basically you just forgo the ability to download demos. I could recommend this.
Randy Lanzarote
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SPEA said:
Bioshock, Mass Effect, Halo 3
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I think they should have thrown in PGR4, Madden and Scene it (yeah, I know....). Putting two fps and an RPG with fps allusions isn't really reaching out to the mainstream.
(Please don't take that as facetiously as it sounds, just look past the cynicism)
It's a pretty good idea to have some good and accessible XBLA games on the SKU, so it gets points for that. Any added content is better than what the skele-Core had to offer. Shame still about the lack of an HDD, but I'd imagine having good Arcade games is a pretty good way to improve the out-of-box experience nevertheless.
gregor7777
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Lo-Volt said:
Add a HDD and what separates it from the Premium?
Just a HD cable and the pack in games(which I assume will go away after the holidays).
WordAssassin
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Ok, awesome. November will be X360 month for me.Agent Icebeezy said:
Since I'm a n00b I have one other question though - will it only work with the X360 HDD, or can I plug in any USB HDD to it?
gregor7777
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WordAssassin said:Ok, awesome. November will be X360 month for me.
Since I'm a n00b I have one other question though - will it only work with the X360 HDD, or can I plug in any USB HDD to it?
The USB HDD will ONLY work to serve music/pictures to the 360. You cannot do anything else with it.
it will not store demos, downloaded videos, game saves or anything else.
WordAssassin
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Aww, that's lame. If the HDD is $100 I might as well just get the Premium then, yeah? Or will the memory card hold a decent amount of game saves? (I'm not planning on downloading any demos or TV shows or anything)
Joust Williams
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Yeah, if you aren't concerned with DLC, a 256 meg card will hold a lot.
Interesting to see Bioshock mixed with two first-party titles.SPEA said:
The Core was ridiculous. The value relative to the Premium was terrible; I think they addressed this with the Arcade pretty well.gregor7777 said:
Arcade SKU customers won't be interested in the the video marketplace and XBLA titles, if they really not going online (and the Arcade sure isn't designed to out of the box), but the rest of the lineup could drive some appeal. I still think this will be pretty successful this fall, independent of impacting the Wii.
wayward archer
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WordAssassin said:
You can get a refurbished 20GB for $60 from EB/Gamestop.
To be honest the 256MB game card will hold saves for just about any game released to date, you might have some trouble with DLC, but you could play Halo, Gears, Dead Rising, etc... just about any game with no problem.
HDD is a must for DLC, but not many games off the shelf require it to work.
Personally i'm going to get an arcade then wait for a bit and pick up the 120GB drive. About the same price as an elite but spreads the cost out a bit which is fine with me. HDMI cable is extremely cheap if you know where to look (monoprice, big lots...)
WordAssassin
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Yeah, the games I want are Kameo, Viva Pinata, Dead Rising, Blue Dragon, Lost Planet, and prob'ly a few more I can't think of right now, so I think I should be ok. Thanks for the tips guys.
...Though, with a huge list of Wii, DS, PS2, and Xbox games I still have to play/beat/open, who knows when I'll actually touch my 360. :lol Maybe the HDDs will be dirt cheap by the time I get there.
...Though, with a huge list of Wii, DS, PS2, and Xbox games I still have to play/beat/open, who knows when I'll actually touch my 360. :lol Maybe the HDDs will be dirt cheap by the time I get there.
goldenpp72
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All the games you want are cheap now aside one of them (guess which), so i'd probably jump in right now just to have it.
You can buy harddrive on ebay for cheap too
You can buy harddrive on ebay for cheap too
CitizenCope
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Can we please change Phoenix Downs title to "Console War Masochist".Phoenix Down said:I just asked my girl to get this SKU for me for christmas.. i allready have a HDD from my last xbox... Last Effect and Uncharted are my 2 holidays games to play
This hurts your December PS3 over 360 predictions.
gregor7777
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GhaleonEB said:
What makes you say that? Seems it would be a perfect box to get online with Halo or CoD4.
Out of the box being the operative term there. Of course you can take the Arcade system online, but there's no headset, ethernet cable, or HDD (if you want to do more than a couple of downloads) - out of the box. You can just connect and go online, true, but that's not what the box is aimed at in the same way the Premium is. Note I wasn't saying it's a bad thing, just that it's tailored to those not planning to do much if anything online. I think there's a sizable market there.gregor7777 said:
gregor7777
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GhaleonEB said:
Gotcha, I wasn't aware that it didn't ship with a headset and Ethernet cable.
xblarcade said:
I'd agree. I rarely download demos (it is cool though) and I never download movies or TV shows, yet I spend 80% of my gaming time online.
Opus Angelorum
Member
Interestingly it seems some retailers in the UK are selling their current inventory of Premiums for £199.
I wonder if they are going to just push the Arcade and Elite this holiday, hitting both demographics.
I wonder if they are going to just push the Arcade and Elite this holiday, hitting both demographics.
Randy Lanzarote
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Opus Angelorum said:
I wonder how much they will be selling the Arcade for?
Though I have a feeling that MS will limit supply and rely on retailers pushing the Premium instead, given that the 20gb HDD opens the way for £££ through DLC, HD/SD movies, music etc... I know last Christmas I couldn't find a Core anywhere in Cardiff, Premium's were in plentiful stock everywhere though.
Opus Angelorum said:
Because although the ERP is £249, that is supposed to allow retailers some bandwidth to make up bundles. Online retailers rarely go by the ERP though, and hence cut it to pre-bundle price to make some quick profits.
For this reason, you will see the Arcade SKU bundled with a game or two in the shops for the ERP of £199, and likely for £179 or less standalone online.