MS: Xbox 360 Sales Jump 600% After Price Cut

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• if feels so good : kimsbutt
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  It only qualifies as a "Fuck You" because they are actually selling software to all those new users, not ... : NuMMnUtZ
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    Lot's of people are buying games for the PS3, not just renting movies. : Pneum0
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      Sure, sure I hear ya. But you know what? Not a single person bought a 360 to do anything but buy and pl... : NuMMnUtZ
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        Is anybody finding Ironic that the original poster "Dead Horse" is re-hasing this fanboy war? : Fieno
        • Don't see how I was rehashing anything. Just making a comment based on the release of these figures. : deadhorse
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        people are buying 360's to play games, but publishers have to not like all the piracy on that sysytem. ... : Grandmoff
        • that'd be news to me, you're going to need to cite some articles for that, I haven't heard anyone complai... : derelict515
        • I don't see how that would work. Pretty much all their games are multiplatform and most of them sell bet... : Gwyndion
      • I hear you like weiner. : austere01
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        You might want to re-check your figures and revise your statement. A lot of the big titles this year hav... : theflux
        • On the PS3 that is. : theflux
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          The Xbox 360 still has a larger install base in Europe than the PS3, and they have a much higher attachm... : navelskrutt
          • The 360 has a larger install base because it launched 1.5 years earlier. The PS3 is breathing down its n : theflux
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  They had to do something drastic, ps3 has been outselling them almost all year, even with the last price ... : Grandmoff
  • It's not drastic. Not cutting the price sooner was drastic, and probably something they delayed because o... : Mansmells
  • I highly doubt Sony is content with just selling systems that they, at least upon it's initial release, w : paravis
  • The PS3 had been barely outselling them for a few months, while the 360 has been hammering Sony for the m... : navelskrutt
• hey remember when sony cut their ps2 to $200 8 months after the xbox launched, and microsoft had to match... : Chandler55
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  Meh, there still isn't a game exclusive to the 360 I would take over the next Team Ico game and LBP. : jtthe2nd
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    You haven't even played those games yet. : Pettytheft
    • I guess they're worth waiting for . . . : Endymion_
• I see. : theflux
• Killzone 2 beta in October. Fuck you MS! : austere01
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  here we go again. : gibolas1234
  • just when you think you're in control, just when you think you've got a hold, just when you get on a ro... : deadhorse
• M$ fanboys can rejoice. : phinn

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  So dog piss voids the warranty? Good 2 know. I'm seriously considering trying one of those methods to f... : NuMMnUtZ
  • My RROD'd launch console didn't get replaced by an HDMI one; I was hoping for that too. I got it replaced... : azshack
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    I don't think either of those things will happen. You'll get a RROD-proofed motherboard perhaps, but tha... : rasputinreborn
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      Not true if bought through Best Buy. I don't ship it to MS, they just hand me a new one off the shelf. ... : NuMMnUtZ
      • Ah, well that is a different case indeed. : rasputinreborn
      • Did you pay for one of BB's replacement plans though? : DinK
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    They only replace your old xbox with and old referbished xbox... they don't upgrade you to a higher model... : Gwyndion
    • They replace the mobo/heatsink with a newer revision now from what I hear. Not just the same old refur... : rasputinreborn
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  how can that happen (the peeing not the rrod)? : f3ynm
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    Don't ask me, I lifted my xbox from the floor and piss came out. The scent was holy fucking bad too. : grosbouba
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      If only you had captured that moment on film (the dog pissing on the XBOX not your grim discovery), Sony ... : NuMMnUtZ
      • I can even tell you the caption that would run under the ad they developed: "Even your best friend knows... : NuMMnUtZ
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  and by dog you mean you? : kimsbutt
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    Yeah, I'm a dog. : grosbouba
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      Your master gave you a stupid name. : BoKnows
      • i actually find it pretty cute for a dog. : grosbouba
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  That same thing happened to my little brother. : deveus1
  • you peed on his red ring? perv. : edgewise

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• if they price them to closely together no one would buy the arcade version. : unsound
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  It's not about what it costs, it's about how much you believe people are willing to pay. : thecray
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    by far the smartest comment i've read here in a long time. can i use this? +1 happy star points to you... : guidedbyvoip
    • haha, I like your username, friendo : rasputinreborn
• You should be asking, "Why does the lack of a 60 GB HDD warrant reduction of $100?" : Sailor of Fortune
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  I dunno anything about consoles but can you just buy your own HD and put one in an XBOX360? : aznboysix
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    Not really. : m3th0dm4n
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      Oh thats lame. : aznboysix
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        Yeah, it's one of the few things that I really dislike with the system. Other than that, it rocks. : ColoradoCNC
        • Yeah it really bugs me too, especially with game installing coming. I was happy with the 20gb up until n... : theflux
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      actually just about any slim HD will work with it, theres plenty of tutorials on the subject. : syn0r
      • Yes, but you have to use an existing serial number. Nobody knows how to generate new ones and the system ... : Endymion_
  • The issue is the trusted platform hardware that people like to deride. It hasn't been cracked yet. It was... : Endymion_
• It's black? : batkiwi
• What is "Huge mark-ups on proprietary parts for huge profits"? : paravis
• Well to be exact the extra $100 gets you: 60GB HD headset ethernet cable HD (component) AV cable b... : DinK

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• interesting poast JonnyBGoode : Luminair
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  Can you handle Viva Pinata? : dlr(2)
  • Those brightly colored animals are deceptively provocative. Don't look 'em in the eye! : Lightzout

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• i don't know if anyone's been able to confirm those have started shipping yet. lots of rumors about them ... : Mansmells