Kain
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Post by Kain on Nov 23, 2005 23:36:05 GMT -5
So did anyone get this yet? I'm curious about the prices since there are two different ways to get the system. One version has a silver X-Box live membership, a wired controller, and some other stuff. The other version has a gold membership, a wireless controller, and other stuff. I'm honestly not interested in getting it, I'm just curious about the demand for it and its price.
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Post by Reno on Nov 23, 2005 23:38:10 GMT -5
The more expensive one also contains the internal hard drive that allows you to save without the ridiculously expensive memory cards. Considering that the original Xbox contained a hard drive, I think it's a huge ripoff that they're selling it without the hard drive and you have to pay so much more to get the good features.
Oh well, leave it to Microsoft to rip people off...
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Post by fenris on Nov 24, 2005 2:59:57 GMT -5
I'm not interested since the Xbox was nothing more than a 300 dollar doorstop anyway. Any games I wanted I could get on the PS2 anyway.
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Post by coopcooplowski on Nov 24, 2005 3:35:32 GMT -5
im attempting to get it sometime after the holiday rush when more games come out cause the games im interested in are Perfect dark zero, elder scrolls 4 oblivion and a few others that are still not comming out to around march
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Post by Reno on Nov 24, 2005 16:52:12 GMT -5
Even if I were interested in the Xbox 360, I'm not planning on getting one because of how absurd the prices are. Best Buy is selling the controller for $44.99, and that's just the wired one. The wireless controller goes for $49.99. The games seem to be going for around $60, which is a bit much for me. And you know prices are getting out of control when the memory cards go for $40 each. If you buy the cheaper version of the Xbox 360 and later decide you want to add the hard drive, that's going to cost you another $99.99. All that and we haven't even looked at the system itself. Best Buy, like most other places I'm sure, has a bunch of package deals involving the system, controllers (wireless or otherwise), different games, system accessories, and subscriptions to Xbox live. Even if you want the most stripped-down package, which contains just the system, one wired controller, and Madden NFL 06, that's gonna run you $399.97. And that's the cheapest they sell.
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Post by Kain on Nov 24, 2005 23:33:10 GMT -5
Even if I were interested in the Xbox 360, I'm not planning on getting one because of how absurd the prices are. Best Buy is selling the controller for $44.99, and that's just the wired one. The wireless controller goes for $49.99. The games seem to be going for around $60, which is a bit much for me. And you know prices are getting out of control when the memory cards go for $40 each. If you buy the cheaper version of the Xbox 360 and later decide you want to add the hard drive, that's going to cost you another $99.99. All that and we haven't even looked at the system itself. Best Buy, like most other places I'm sure, has a bunch of package deals involving the system, controllers (wireless or otherwise), different games, system accessories, and subscriptions to Xbox live. Even if you want the most stripped-down package, which contains just the system, one wired controller, and Madden NFL 06, that's gonna run you $399.97. And that's the cheapest they sell. Good grief. I'll just buy a second computer instead. It will be cheaper.
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Post by Reno on Nov 25, 2005 0:30:35 GMT -5
Pretty much. Makes you wonder what the PS3 and Revolution are gonna cost when they come out next year, too.
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Post by fenris on Nov 25, 2005 2:40:30 GMT -5
That is obscene. The worst I've ever payed for a controller was 13 and for a memory card was 20. I also don't believe n paying more than 40 for a game and that's only and i mean only if its something I absolutly want at that very moment and can't wait. Of course there's only been a few cases where I have done that.
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Post by fenris on Nov 25, 2005 2:42:07 GMT -5
If Sony has any common sense the PS3 will be cheaper. That will draw more customers because let's say I were interested in both that and this crap box I'm going to buy the cheaper of the two.
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Post by Arkhon Arkhozh on Nov 25, 2005 2:50:15 GMT -5
That is absurdly pricy. I really hope people wait to try to teach micosoft a lesson not to charge insance prices like that. Im not bashing the hardware, just the men and women who work at the company responsible for choosing those prices. Not very nice.
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Post by Rude on Nov 25, 2005 21:53:34 GMT -5
x-box 360 has been selling on ebay for 2-3 thousand dollars because it sold out in all the stores. PS3 is supposed to be 3 times as powerful as the 360, so its gonna be even harder to buy at a decent price
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Post by Arkhon Arkhozh on Nov 25, 2005 22:33:36 GMT -5
If this is really the new way of things then I am leaving the world of modern video games. I have my classics archived and I am happy. Now I am going to go deeper in the world of dvds.
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Post by kefkathegreat on Nov 26, 2005 12:54:16 GMT -5
Pretty much. Makes you wonder what the PS3 and Revolution are gonna cost when they come out next year, too. well, remember the way nintendo does things, and hopefull still will, the revolution, again hopefully, wont be an entertainment center and be strictly a video game system. this is what made the game cube cost less than everyone else from the start and it continues to be the most inexpensive up to date system.
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Post by Kain on Nov 27, 2005 0:42:25 GMT -5
well, remember the way nintendo does things, and hopefull still will, the revolution, again hopefully, wont be an entertainment center and be strictly a video game system. That's all I want too.
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Post by Kain on Nov 28, 2005 21:47:39 GMT -5
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