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LA Times: Microsoft announces X360 pricing at lollapalooza 2005
- Thread starter gofreak
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Well crap. If the base package had wireless controller and component cables I'd be there. Now, I'm going to wait.
It looks like I will only have one console for a while this next generation, and now I'm willing to wait and see what Sony has to offer. Right now, the PS3 is looking much better to me, personally. I guess I'll wait and see.
As for the money, it isn't about that. I have plenty of money - but I have a life too.
It looks like I will only have one console for a while this next generation, and now I'm willing to wait and see what Sony has to offer. Right now, the PS3 is looking much better to me, personally. I guess I'll wait and see.
As for the money, it isn't about that. I have plenty of money - but I have a life too.
MU is 35 which basically means basic unit is 335 and still you can forget about 100% BC and MMORPGs, along with the fact that some game might not work as they should without HDD.
I think basic unit will only make sense for modders, once 360 gets hax0red one will need bigger HDD than 20Gb anyway.
I think basic unit will only make sense for modders, once 360 gets hax0red one will need bigger HDD than 20Gb anyway.
The Faceless Master
Member
that has got to be fake :lol :lol :lolFxp said:
krypt0nian
Banned
major nelson just posted the press release and this shit is true.
Done deal for me. I'm out.
Done deal for me. I'm out.
99 dollars for a 20 gig hard drive
or pay 20 dollars more and get http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144235
GEE I DUNNO MICROSOFT WHICH SHOULD I CHOOSE
MAYBE I CAN BUY EXTRA KILOBYTES WITH MICROTRANSACTIONS
or pay 20 dollars more and get http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144235
GEE I DUNNO MICROSOFT WHICH SHOULD I CHOOSE
MAYBE I CAN BUY EXTRA KILOBYTES WITH MICROTRANSACTIONS
Doom_Bringer
Banned
sp0rsk said:
Shit! $100 for a 20 gig drive is a huge rip-off!
You gotta love how gamespot adds the "removable faceplate" as an included accessory in the barebones version of the console SKU, as if they're doing you a favor by giving you the default white one!
:lol
WHERE IS BARNIMAL?????!!!!!!!!!!! :lol :lol
Particularly after these peripheral pricing announcements I want to see his reaction.
:lol
WHERE IS BARNIMAL?????!!!!!!!!!!! :lol :lol
Particularly after these peripheral pricing announcements I want to see his reaction.
The Faceless Master
Member
*talks to self* no, it's real :lol :lol :lolThe Faceless Master said:
I could handle the ass raping peripheral pricing if we got a decent standard hardware bundle (I was led to pretty much expect that honestly)... but they fucked us over both ways. I'm waiting for a price drop now... Ridge Racer or no Ridge Racer, I won't spend over $300 on a console.
Fxp said:
what the fuck. any new gaffers joining the next-gen boycott with me?
NEXT GEN UNFUN FOR OUR WALLETS
SEEMS SO
and they think they can rape us more with microtransactions? oh wait, we gotta buy a $99 hard drive or a $399 Xbox to even do that. screw that noise
sonyers will have a field day today
krypt0nian
Banned
DarienA said:
random teamxbox poster who later on in the thread admitted to lying. :lol
sp0rsk said:
banned, or just too chicken shit?
Also, that gamespot list doesn't mention a memory card in the $299 console SKU. Can anyone with the official press release check and see if it says anything about it. I thought the memory card was still required even for just Xbox Live Silver?
Doom_Bringer
Banned
john tv said:
They want to make profit this time around, that explains the high prices for the peripheral
teiresias said:
he was trolling in sony threads and just being an idiot.
athough not completely - 100$ for a wireles adapter are they insane?).pilonv1 said:
Average price for a 20gig 5400 RPM 2.5'' laptop HD (samsung, for example) around $65-$70. Any idea how fast the 360's HD will be? (7200 RPM? which in case would explain the extra $30 in the price?)
EDIT: linkified.
Wireless Networking Adapter ($99.99, 79.99 Euros, 59.99 GBP)
Memory Unit (64 MB) ($39.99, 34.99 Euros, 22.99 GBP)
Faceplate ($19.99, 19.99 Euros, 14.99 GBP)
I'm not the first person to note this, but what the hell is this? Does inflation count as a reason for Microsoft to gouge me, all because I use an 802.11g device?
The two SKU deal was worrisome enough, but not a dealbreaker for me. I could bleed games for the stuff they packed in if the X360 performed well enough this holiday season, what with a hard drive for custom soundtracks and whatever else J Allard has in mind, the headset and a wireless controller for my wire-infested room. But no. We don't even know how much the games cost yet, and already I'm sticker-shocked. Meanwhile, the headset is a steal at $20 a pop when the memory solutions are highway robbery? Excuse me?
This is the Microsoft I used to remember. I have been owned.
Memory Unit (64 MB) ($39.99, 34.99 Euros, 22.99 GBP)
Faceplate ($19.99, 19.99 Euros, 14.99 GBP)
I'm not the first person to note this, but what the hell is this? Does inflation count as a reason for Microsoft to gouge me, all because I use an 802.11g device?
The two SKU deal was worrisome enough, but not a dealbreaker for me. I could bleed games for the stuff they packed in if the X360 performed well enough this holiday season, what with a hard drive for custom soundtracks and whatever else J Allard has in mind, the headset and a wireless controller for my wire-infested room. But no. We don't even know how much the games cost yet, and already I'm sticker-shocked. Meanwhile, the headset is a steal at $20 a pop when the memory solutions are highway robbery? Excuse me?
This is the Microsoft I used to remember. I have been owned.
sp0rsk said:
useless? Standard AV? Controller? System? You're blowing things way out of proportion. There's a REASON why it's called basic.
For me? I have to go the premium route. I have a media center PC so i need the remote. I have an HDTV so i need the component cables. I love the hard drive. I hate wireless controllers but i can make the tradeoff.
Don't you dare call me fucking dumb either, I'm not the pussy over-reacting to a barebones pricepoint which is the same as the last 2 console generation launches.
Sony is going to rape MS now.
$100 for wireless? - included in the PS3
$100 for a 20GB harddrive? - just wow
$50 for wireless controllers? And $20+ more for a recharge pack?
Damn, even at $500 bucks the PS3 will STILL be a better deal. Only one console for me, and its looking more and more like it will be a PS3...
I can get a cheap Dell PC for as much as the 360 is going to cost... unbelieveable.
$100 for wireless? - included in the PS3
$100 for a 20GB harddrive? - just wow
$50 for wireless controllers? And $20+ more for a recharge pack?
Damn, even at $500 bucks the PS3 will STILL be a better deal. Only one console for me, and its looking more and more like it will be a PS3...
I can get a cheap Dell PC for as much as the 360 is going to cost... unbelieveable.
Nash said:
Also MS will have broken the 299 limit first. So MS will catch all the heat for coming in at 399.99, and Sony will be able to match them at 399.99 without catching any flak - PS3 at 399.99 will now seem like a bargain price since it will be more powerful, have BRD playback and PS2 and PS1 compatibility right out of the box.
MS has just fucked themselves good.
The Faceless Master
Member
i cannot believe anyone who doesn't own stock in MS can defend this ....
this is bullshit </novak>
this is bullshit </novak>
theREBELins
Banned
I'm gonna just wait for the PS3 methinks