Xbox 360 Gets Price Cut

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• I heard the PS3's WiFi and online service were crap anyway : R.Cade
• Not everyone needs WiFi and there is no such thing as a 'XBLA subscription' you uninformed moron. : DorianGraph
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  what do you do for a living, phinn? http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291&q=phinn%2Bps3... : rasputinreborn
  • lol owned : jarek99
  • I gotta wonder if Sony is paying people to do this or if their fan base is really just that fanatic. : Kyne
  • holy shitt i wish i was on firefox so i had the shacktags script to type ICE BURN in blue : bozer
  • hahahahaha sadly he's probably not even paid to do it : Mansmells
  • http://www.shacknews.com/search.x?type=comments&terms=ps3&cs_user=phinn&cs_parentauthor=&s_type=all : Fred Garvin
• I'm a PS3 owner and I think this is a good deal. An xbox is cheaper than Wii. for 300 you get a 60gb HD, ... : gibolas1234
• Have fun playing with yourself. : metalremains
• Using wifi for any stationary device will give you hairy palms, mine are nice and smooth though. : Endymion_
• Who needs WiFi in their game console? : LemonJoose

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  arnie voice: stop whining : ErneX
  • also: 360 is awesome, you're missing a lot of awesome gaming, enjoy your "hardcore" pc : ErneX
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  Don't want a neutered slow PC with crap controls, but you're loving that PS3 and Wii, right? Nice. Fo... : DinK
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    especially cause so many movies are coming out on HD-DVD now right? oh wait....... guess samduhman has ... : senor135
    • first of all you can save your games with the arcade version, it comes with a memory card. second, wha... : Mansmells
    • I'm not sure where this came from. What's HD-DVD have to do with this thread? I made my post because th : DinK
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      Having both HD-DVD on my X360 and Blu Ray, while BRD was the better storage format in terms of capacity, ... : silverback1138
      • I wouldn't hate it if the 360 had more titles. : SlingBlaze
    • The PS3 is no longer the cheapest BR player. : Fred Garvin
• ok : Korban
• keep fighting the good fight. : nomaad
• haha. Have fun dude. You show em! (lol) : bagelcc
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  just get one of these then http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/xcm-brings-pcstyle-gaming-to-your-360-217... : headbone
  • that's actually pretty cool. even has ps/2 ports, im kind of impressed just by that. i take that as a s... : senor135
• Thanks for the update. I can sleep easier tonight. : ThomW
• You should remove the "N" at the end of your name and replace it with "SS" : aodeasykill
• PS3 lover boy, go play the POS known as POS online. : Melll
• cry some more ghandi : mort
• I think this a parody post... : Porkasaurus
• jesus christ. cry fucking more noob. : jarek99
• I kinda of agree with him for the most part. Then again i have an xbox and gamecube that have collected ... : erebus
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  When was the last time you heard of a PS3 Shackbattle? : Sailor of Fortune
  • I heard some crickets at one the other day. : adsriordan
• Dude, I am a PC supporter about as hardcore as you'll find on the shack but even I have the 360 simply to... : Dr_Cube
• Personally, being a big PC gamer, I really love my X360. There are titles on it that I do find better on... : silverback1138
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  your post history is hilarious. your are not a gamer. you are simply a pc'er. : synapse19
  • I wish you were kidding, this is just sad. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • You need to rethink that. Which platform has the most games? : dafugg
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  Gee, this is an unexpected comment from you. : Fred Garvin
  • And by that I mean: http://www.shacknews.com/search.x?type=comments&terms=360&cs_user=samduhman&cs_par... : Fred Garvin

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  After reading a few things on xbox.com, I learned that the Arcade has the HDMI port as well. The only dif... : Ghillie
  • As I recall the Arcade doesn't include the composite cable, just the RCA and SVideo cable so if you don't... : X1ph3r
  • You are correct, the hardware is the same, the only difference is what the two are bundled with. Oh now t... : Endymion_
• The silver accents on the dvd cover. Worth the premium! : deadhorse
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  the Arcade CAN play xbox original games, you just need a memory card to save the emulation software provi... : metalremains
  • Thanks for the reply. Will just steal the silver accents off my dead 360 along with the hard drive. Anyon... : Ghillie

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• i doubt it since other blu-ray players are finally cheaper than the ps3, there is no way they'd lower the... : sjpeters79
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  Sony better. Their fall / winter lineup, while decent (and arguably better than the 360's), is not go... : carbontree
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    What are the PS3 exclusives this fall/winter? Little Big Planet, Resistance 2? I honestly don't know. : Porkasaurus
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      Little Big Planet Resistance 2 SOCOM Valkyria Chronicles Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice Motorstorm: P... : carbontree
      • Afrika is japanese exclusive. I mean seriously, look at that line up. Although Little Big Planet does... : zooolander
• they pretty much already stated not until 2009, maybe March 09 : jeffmace3917
• I could see the 80gb maybe going to $349 this holiday but who knows. Can't wait for SOCOM with that swee... : phinn
• They've said no several times, but I really think not dropping the price would be foolish. I think they'... : theflux

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  MS needs to drop the price on the 120gb hdd to $100 or lower, not $180. I only have 1gb left, I'm not ... : Sixcos
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    But then beyond the HDMI connection and wireless controller, what advantage would the Elite or Pro 360s h... : carbontree
    • Not sure why you say that, this is excellent news and anyone who mows lawns to get things they would like... : Endymion_
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    Pretty sure they will change the price of the HDD to be equal to the parity between models. : Sailor of Fortune
    • Pretty sure? They cCould easily keep the 120GB @ $179 and price the 60GB at $89 or even $99. : pyide
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      If they drop the price of the 120gb HDD there won't be much of an incentive to get the elite over an arca... : Prozium
      • Good call. : jimmy_legs
      • You say that like you never mowed lawns to buy something you wanted when you were a kid. : Endymion_

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  Dont you know euro's are always left out. : Iwannaacura
  • Don't hurt their feelings or the metric system will have its revenge on you : JonnyBGoode
• Yes, please! : Mad Brahmin Disease

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  Not if you are at all interested in Live Arcade games, which one should be. There are some gems on there... : omnova
  • Castle Crashers, Braid, Geometry Wars RE2... I am sorely tempted to blow $300 on the console just to play... : yAak
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  With fall update adding the ability to make a cd image of your games on the harddrive, I wouldn't buy one... : SilverSnake
  • Agreed - I'm highly tempted to do this when Gears 2 comes out. : dedgecko
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    Why not just purchase a larger HDD and transfer your shit over? : eonix
    • standalone hdd is highway robbery : dantastic
    • Standalone drives are so expensive that it'll probably end up costing me about the same. And that way I g... : SilverSnake
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    Other than improved loading times, what's the advantage to installing to your HDD? You still need the dis... : dpgagnon
    • Reduced noise, which is almost a bigger reason then loading times for me. : SilverSnake
    • With the game I played on the 360, I never felt sensible loading time ... !!?? The only REAL thing I'm p... : Plokpolom
• No. I wouldn't touch it without a harddrive. : DrZettl
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  It makes a less expensive way to get an HDMI 360 and a newer model (aka, hopefully less RROD) if you have... : exigence7
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    It'll be another month or three before you'll start seeing the Jasper units. It'd be worth waiting if you... : Bold
    • this is my plan : Korban
• not for most of us but i got my nephew one and it's fine for him since his parents don't want him going o... : Mansmells
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  The Arcade does have 256MB of storage built in. Not a lot, especially if you're buying a lot of Marketpl... : mitchwalker
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    By "built in" you mean it comes with a memory card, right? : DinK
    • That's correct. : ThomW
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  It could suck and seriously retard the Xbox Live experience, but can't you just buy a HD seperate yoursel... : freakynipples69
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    yeah but they are expensive as hell, I think 120gb is $180 : headbone
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      $150 on amazon. Just checked while making a different post. : DinK
      • They must have just lowered the price. All the same, $150 for 120 GB is quite the ripoff. : carbontree
• The answer is no. : Dr_Cube
• Yes, it is. You can do everything with the Arcade (Which includes a memory card) aside from downloading l... : DorianGraph

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• The 20 to 120 gig transfer cable is free.. call 18004myxbox : R.Cade
• Don't you need proof of a purchase? Would that work with a 60gb? : deadhorse
• i went from a 20 to the 120 with the transfer cable just fin : johnhead
• You can order a transfer cable from Microsoft for free. : adsriordan
• ^^you all seem to be missing the bigger issue here. Getting the transfer cable and disc isn't the issue. ... : Prozium

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• and b) ? : Korban
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  in the lack b) safest best is to assume a ILTC : ErneX
  • best = bet : ErneX
  • "Come on Roomie, If I win, I get to be the pitcher!" : Sailor of Fortune

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• this is the new pricing : Mansmells

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  I don't know if people have hacked that to work or not (just haven't looked) but no, normally you can't s... : DinK
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    That's $180! : Prozium
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      http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-120GB-Hard-Drive/dp/B000OYKQBU/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=12... : OmegaRed59
      • okay, amazon has it for $150 but the official microsoft MSRP is $180 and that's what every retail store s... : Prozium

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• Their marketing dept would probably never let them at this point. The 360 is now the cheapest console! : DinK