http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/ Engadget Comments for Microsoft said to be ditching 20GB Xbox 360 for 60GB model http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/Mar 7th 2008 11:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/
Then again, I have all three consoles, so I can afford to not care.]]>Mar 7th 2008 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/
A 100 GB HDD should be more than enough for the 360 and a 120 for the PS3 should be fine.

I think a Blu Ray disk would be good for 360 (internally) because it would add value to it as a media player (for models with HDMI out).

I just hope the BR drive they might bring to 360 has higher read speeds than the PS3's.]]>Mar 7th 2008 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/
FFXI, if you play it, is another 11GB+, and future PS3 games/MMOs/features (think Home) will likely chew through even more drive space as well.]]>Mar 7th 2008 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/Mar 7th 2008 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/Mar 7th 2008 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/Mar 7th 2008 3:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/Mar 7th 2008 10:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/
Microsoft and Sony are still only in talks about getting MS Blu-ray.

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360 is best to be classified as a video game system, the game library is what makes people wanna buy one.]]>Mar 7th 2008 12:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/Mar 7th 2008 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/
I thought about the point you brought up. I wasn't sure what M$ gonna add a BR drive for, just for movies and/or games, who knows! But I figure it will be unfair to those who bought a 360 when it was first released, now they dish out extra $$, just to be inline with those who bought a 360 in the future.

It is clearly a reality that HD resolution gaming needs high capacity storage medium, M$ should have thought about that sooner. MS never learns, first Vista, now this.]]>Mar 7th 2008 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/
The 360 has had scores of good looking games, and all of them fit on one DVD9. More space is a nice but not necessary this gen. Next gen certainly.

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I personally have no need for it, but my needs are not indicative of the desires of the market as a whole.]]>Mar 7th 2008 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/
I don't think BR will affect the standard deployment media of DVD though ... unless future games might offer a parallel BR version with additional media.]]>Mar 7th 2008 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/
Improperly compressed audio? Try un-compressed 7.1 LPCM audio that goes with HDMI 1.3a for people with proper recievers. Just another example of why the PS3 is more HD then the 360's 5.1 DD DVD crap audio.]]>Mar 7th 2008 6:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/Mar 8th 2008 10:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/Mar 7th 2008 12:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/Mar 7th 2008 12:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/
I bet the 60GB model will still RLOD.

JAmerican]]>Mar 7th 2008 12:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/Mar 7th 2008 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/
This comment will be low ranked as well :). ]]>Mar 7th 2008 1:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/

Which makes it an EPIC FAIL.]]>Mar 7th 2008 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/
It's RROD. That's why I voted ya down, despite all the cool things you did back in the Clie's heyday. :D ]]>Mar 7th 2008 2:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/PS3's are only good for 3 things- folding, linux, and blu-ray. Until they get some games Out I'm going to keep downloading Movies.]]>Mar 7th 2008 12:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/
It's pretty much their first succesful media type. We all see how well the UMD is doing and the mini-disc..]]>Mar 7th 2008 12:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/

PS3 is getting FF: Core, GTA 4, MGS4 and Resistance 2.


With the excepton of HAlo 3 and a Gears of War...what exactly does 360 have over PS3? ]]>Mar 7th 2008 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/Mar 7th 2008 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/
Sony does not own Blu-ray. ]]>Mar 7th 2008 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/
Quick turnaround when your system fails.]]>Mar 7th 2008 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/Mar 7th 2008 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/Mar 7th 2008 6:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/
My revised xbox 360 blue ray drive, Sony "fuzzy math"!
- Wholesale Parts = $99
- Sony’s “FU for buying an Xbox 360” surcharge = $100
- MS’s resale markup/profit = $100
Final price? $299.00!
- HD-DVD drive trade in credit -$100
Final price less trade in? $199.00!
Anyone care for a friendly wager?

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Oh yea, and if you live in NAFTA damaged Ohio and voted for Clinton, you are a Rube and a DOPE! So enjoy the dog food tonight while I head to Brooklyn for dinner at Peter Luger...]]>Mar 7th 2008 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/Mar 7th 2008 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/Mar 7th 2008 2:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/Mar 7th 2008 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/

Hopefully this also means a 20GB hard drive for the arcade]]>Mar 7th 2008 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/
Stick a small drive in the Arcade willya? The whole point of console development is that you don't have to worry about system configurations, then MS go ahead and pull out one of the core components thus crippling software development for the other, more expensive systems.]]>Mar 7th 2008 1:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/
Unless Bugs makes a cameo in GTA4...]]>Mar 7th 2008 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/
wow that looked stupid, sorry]]>Mar 7th 2008 3:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/Mar 7th 2008 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/
it's not like they're using 1.8" drives or something.]]>Mar 7th 2008 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/
Which means the official XBox 360 version sold separately is going to be about $100 a pop.

Remember, MS is charging $80 for a USB WiFi adapter, and $180 for a 120GB hard drive.

I love my XBox 360, but I HATE the MS proprietary markup bullshit.]]>Mar 7th 2008 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/Mar 7th 2008 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/Mar 8th 2008 9:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/Mar 7th 2008 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/Mar 7th 2008 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/
But this is definitely great news for the official XBOX magazine that posted one time that Metal Gear Solid 4 MIGHT come to the 360. Just looking at the photoshopped costco-size 12 set DVD package the game had to come in was a nightmare. Now, if they get blu-ray, XBOX mag only has to worry about understanding the word exclusivity ;). But heck, 1 step closer to my definition as a next gen entertainment console--It finally, maybe, can use HD media!]]>Mar 7th 2008 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/microsoft-said-to-be-ditching-20gb-xbox-360-for-60gb-model/
No one gives a sh!t about the specs of your TV or that you have the means to buy a 360 for your projector upstairs. Why go thru all that trouble of listing your gear.

Your sense of inadequacy is completely transparent. ]]>Mar 7th 2008 2:43PM