New Xbox 360 bundles revealed for the holidays
Thu Oct 9, 2008 2:45PM EDT
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Thinking about purchasing an Xbox 360 a loved one... or yourself? Microsoft has just unveiled new pack-in titles for all three Xbox 360 systems, geared toward the family audience.
Kotaku is reporting that the Xbox 360 Elite and the Xbox 360 Pro kits will both come with Lego Indiana Jones and Kung Fu Panda, while the Xbox 360 Arcade system will come with Sega Superstars tennis.
Microsoft's family-friendly choices for pack-ins clearly mean one thing: The Xbox 360 is looking to go toe-to-toe with the Nintendo Wii this holiday season. But which Xbox 360 should you pick up?
The obvious no-brainer is to not pick the Arcade bundle. Although it does have an attractive $199 price, the Arcade does not have a hard drive, which will significantly limit the potential of the system, in my opinion.
As for the Elite, I'd have to say avoid this bundle. For an $399 ($100 dollars over the Pro pack), you're getting an extra 60GB of space, an HDMI cable, and a black paint job—a premium price for not that much extra, in my opinion.
Stick with the Pro system. At $299, it's got a relatively good price, two bundled games, a 60GB hard drive, and a wireless controller—everything you need to have an enjoyable experience right out of the box. My definite choice for gaming success.
So, is an Xbox 360 on your horizon?
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2 Posted by netwizard2003 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:36PM EDT Report Abuse
Im sold on getting a PS3, not only is Sony Playstation network free, i can set it up to link to my psp and retrieve data from the ps3 hard drive anywhere in the world, via a wireless network, bluray isnt much a selling point for me, although it is a nice feature.
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3 Posted by wolverinemarky on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:49PM EDT Report Abuse
u also forget that with the arcade version theres no wifi connection
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4 Posted by mdzaffino on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:14PM EDT Report Abuse
I have been contemplating getting a 360 and have been looking at the Pro system. I already have a PS3 and still think that it is the best out of the 3 (I have a Wii as well). The only problem is that the $299 will quickly become $450 after the wifi and xbox live subscription. Is it really worth it?
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5 Posted by theoda3rd on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:04PM EDT Report Abuse
iwork with the biggest tech nerd known to man...he has the 360 halo version and loves it...should i go with that...or get a real life????
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6 Posted by demarkered on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:41PM EDT Report Abuse
GO TO BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO, THEY HAVE THE BEST DEALS ON GAME SYSYEM BUNDLES!!!
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7 Posted by mariovaor on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:07PM EDT Report Abuse
wolverinemarky : none of the 360's have wifi, you have to buy an (external) wifi adapter for $100.
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8 Posted by itskaylayo1 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:25PM EDT Report Abuse
Last christmas i got bought an elite and yesterday i turned it on and it had broken. it turns out i have to send it back to microsoft and they will send me one that also has been broken but fixed. So i say just skip Xbox and go for the PS3. It is better and it doesnt break within 9 months.
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9 Posted by pabock71 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:48PM EDT Report Abuse
The only thing lately is that it seems like there are more programs coming out for the 360 than the PS3. What's up with that?
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10 Posted by mtezmg on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:29PM EDT Report Abuse
I have the pro, and my brother has the elite. just to clear something up the pro has a 20 gb hard drive and not 60 like this reports says. The elite has a 120 gb hard drive. The elite seems to run faster than the pro, but both do exactly the same thing. I have at least 50 games in my hard drive and over 400 songs, not to mention demos and videos. And ive only used 10.6 of my 20 gb. If you plan on using it just to play games, go pro. If you want it as your main "computer" type thingy, go elite.
1 Posted by coolkyle4@snet.net on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:29PM EDT Report Abuse
I already bought a 360 last holiday season. Unfortunately, back then, the 100$ more seemed more reasonable, as 20gb to 120gb, was a huge increase, but its def worth it to have the arcade, then buy a 150$ 120gb hard drive to save 50$. More space, will be fortunate to those that hate the dvd drive sound, and likes to install their games on their hard drive