Microsoft Makes New Xbox 360 Arcade Official
Just like the new $399 PlayStation 3 model, which we knew about over a month in advance, Microsoft's new Xbox 360 lost some hype around its announcement when the thing was listed on Amazon.com three weeks ago. But, the company is moving on, and has now officially announced the new Xbox 360 Arcade bundle.
It will replace the former $279.99 Core model, which is the cheapest, stripper version that came with a wired controller but no hard drive. The new Arcade version also lacks a hard drive and will also sell for $279.99, but at least it comes with a 256-megabyte memory card for game saves, a wireless controller, and five games from the Xbox Live Arcade ('Pac-Man', 'Boom Boom Rocket', 'Feeding Frenzy', 'Luxor 2', and 'Uno'). It's a much better deal than the Core package and is targeted toward the more casual gamer set -- those who are buying up every Wii in sight.
However, serious gamers who want to be downloading game demos or renting videos from the Xbox Live Marketplace will still want to cough up the extra $70 to get the Premium bundle with the hard drive.
From Engadget
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Jack Hammer @ Nov 13th 2007 6:30PM
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