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Post by Random Weddle on Jul 12, 2006 0:52:51 GMT -5
I don't see a price drop coming at any point this year but I think we will see one next year. I don't see the need for a price drop, it's already going to be $100-$200 less than PS3.
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Post by montybrown on Jul 12, 2006 0:53:28 GMT -5
I'll just post it here again since people may have missed it:
What's the difference between the $400 XBOX 360 and the core $300 one?
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Post by Happy Pizza on Jul 12, 2006 0:59:09 GMT -5
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Post by montybrown on Jul 12, 2006 1:00:40 GMT -5
So basically you're paying an extra $100 to have a complete package to play online? Edit: When comparing, it says Save games and content. For the core one, it says you need a hard drive or memory unit. Does that mean a memory card But if the $100 is basically only for a memory card & online, I'd go for the core
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Post by Happy Pizza on Jul 12, 2006 1:08:35 GMT -5
With the core, you cannot save ANYTHING. Be it content, game saves, profiles, anything. And the Premium comes with Xbox Live Gold, Core comes with Xbox Live Silver. And the Memory Card is a joke as far as memory. It is great for a few game saves and one gamer profile, but should never be considered for your system's main memory unit.
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Post by amxfiles on Jul 12, 2006 1:09:00 GMT -5
The 400 dollar one comes with a hard drive, not a memory card. If you buy the 300 dollar unit, you have to buy a memory card or hard drive seperate.
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Post by montybrown on Jul 12, 2006 1:10:22 GMT -5
I dont really care about XBOX Live at all, I have no place to plug into anyway since I play it in my basement and the place to plug it into is upstairs. How many games do you think the 64MB could hold? If it could hold 5-7 I'd be fine
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Post by Happy Pizza on Jul 12, 2006 1:25:05 GMT -5
It will hold 5-7 fine. But if you are only buying a 360 for 5-7 games, you may want to reconsider. There are already 26 arcade games, and 46 games out for the 360, and that's not counting the non-western games. Believe me, you will see more than 5-7 great games for the Xbox 360.
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Post by Random Weddle on Jul 12, 2006 1:30:13 GMT -5
It will hold 5-7 fine. But if you are only buying a 360 for 5-7 games, you may want to reconsider. There are already 26 arcade games, and 46 games out for the 360, and that's not counting the non-western games. Believe me, you will see more than 5-7 great games for the Xbox 360. Yup there is already 5-7 good/great titles. I'd say for anyone getting a 360 too just pay the extra $100.
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Post by Danielson=Over Rated !!!!! on Jul 12, 2006 5:58:16 GMT -5
yes there is already 5-7 great titles
1. Oblivion (which i play at least 5 hours a day avg.) 2. Condemned: Criminal Origins 3. NBA2k6 4. Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 5. Quake 4 6. Burnout Revenge 7. Fifa 06
(not in order)
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Post by Happy Pizza on Jul 12, 2006 7:11:10 GMT -5
OH.......MY.....GOD.... filmforce.ign.com/articles/717/717949p1.htmlIt is rumored that the actor that will play the Master Chief in the Halo movie wil be none other than......DENZEL MOTHER ING WASHINGTON. That made me think: Yes Denzel is an amazing actor, but it has never crossed my mind that the Chief could be....well....black. Call me a racist or whatever, but I dunno, I really never thought of him being black. Thoughts?
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Post by montybrown on Jul 12, 2006 8:42:26 GMT -5
Yeah but usually I end up only having 5-7 games at a time. I've learned from gamecube how to keep everything on one memory card. I'm thinking the $400 one because if you buy the xbox & memory card it's $340, so it's only a $60 difference.
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Post by Random Weddle on Jul 12, 2006 8:46:32 GMT -5
lol OH.......MY.....GOD.... filmforce.ign.com/articles/717/717949p1.htmlIt is rumored that the actor that will play the Master Chief in the Halo movie wil be none other than......DENZEL MOTHER ING WASHINGTON. That made me think: Yes Denzel is an amazing actor, but it has never crossed my mind that the Chief could be....well....black. Call me a racist or whatever, but I dunno, I really never thought of him being black. Thoughts? I love Denzel and he's probably my favorite actor but I can't see him being MC. I see a bad-ass playing MC. I just can't wait for Halo 3 or the movie to come out.
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Post by Random Weddle on Jul 12, 2006 8:47:33 GMT -5
Yeah but usually I end up only having 5-7 games at a time. I've learned from gamecube how to keep everything on one memory card. I'm thinking the $400 one because if you buy the xbox & memory card it's $340, so it's only a $60 difference. The reason I ended up getting the $400 one is because I buy 15-20 games per year.
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Post by montybrown on Jul 12, 2006 8:53:24 GMT -5
Wow this would cost a lot right off the bat. System = $400 2nd Controller = $40 or $50 (and I wouldnt get the wireless if you need to keep replacing the batteries) Game = $60 That's $500 plus tax right off the bat
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Post by Random Weddle on Jul 12, 2006 9:06:31 GMT -5
Wow this would cost a lot right off the bat. System = $400 2nd Controller = $40 or $50 (and I wouldnt get the wireless if you need to keep replacing the batteries) Game = $60 That's $500 plus tax right off the bat Trust me I know how you feel. I bought the system, an extra controller, play & charge kit and 7 games when I first got it. It was worth it though.
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Post by montybrown on Jul 12, 2006 9:08:59 GMT -5
Wow that must have costed a lot. It's not like I'm flat broke. I'm going into my senior year of high school, so it's not like I'm paying rent or anything. I have about $800 in my bank account to spend for myself. But I try to not spend so much and save it up for college. But then this would take 5/8 right out of it, and that's only with one game.
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Post by Substance Of The 'Others' on Jul 12, 2006 9:51:51 GMT -5
lol OH.......MY.....GOD.... filmforce.ign.com/articles/717/717949p1.htmlIt is rumored that the actor that will play the Master Chief in the Halo movie wil be none other than......DENZEL MOTHER ING WASHINGTON. That made me think: Yes Denzel is an amazing actor, but it has never crossed my mind that the Chief could be....well....black. Call me a racist or whatever, but I dunno, I really never thought of him being black. Thoughts? I love Denzel and he's probably my favorite actor but I can't see him being MC. I see a bad-ass playing MC. I just can't wait for Halo 3 or the movie to come out. Theres just one problem with him being the chief, and it has to do with colour. Im not racist, but chief is described as white, as in REALLY white under the armour where hes under it for so long.
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Post by montybrown on Jul 12, 2006 10:19:51 GMT -5
I made a list of games that highly interest me: Halo 3- 2007 NFL Madden 07- August NHL 07- September Raw vs. Smackdown- Winter Table Tennis- $40 GTA- 2007 NBA 07- September Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3- Winter TNA iMPACT!- 2007 Hitman: Bloody Mary- $60 Burnout Revenge- $40 That makes me even more tempted
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Post by Danielson=Over Rated !!!!! on Jul 12, 2006 13:03:13 GMT -5
I made a list of games that highly interest me: Halo 3- 2007 NFL Madden 07- August NHL 07- September Raw vs. Smackdown- Winter Table Tennis- $40 GTA- 2007 NBA 07- September Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3- Winter TNA iMPACT!- 2007 Hitman: Bloody Mary- $60 Burnout Revenge- $40 That makes me even more tempted Its Blood MONEY ... and beleive me...the 360 is WELLLLLL worth the price
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