http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/ Engadget Comments for Microsoft's New Xbox Experience storage "solution": Free memory cards, discounted hard drives http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/
I like this side of Microsoft.]]>Oct 13th 2008 9:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/
Stupid core/arcade SKU.

Like the original XBOX, all systems should have come with a hard drive. Everyone knows it. Shit, even Sony knew it.

$20 for a 20GB drive? Jesus H. Christ, how 'bout you just throw it in and charge $10 over the Arcade SKU price and do away with the NON HDD variant? Be done with it already. ]]>Oct 13th 2008 9:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/Oct 13th 2008 9:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/Oct 13th 2008 10:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/
Its equivalent to the number of meaningful and worthwhile comments you have made.]]>Oct 13th 2008 10:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/Oct 13th 2008 10:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/2005: Xbox costs MS over $4B
2006: Sony releases PS3 with built-in HDD
2008: PS3 costs Sony over $3B so far

Now you know why the Core/Arcade exists, and why MS are charging outrageously for the add-ons. Yeah OK, it's over-simplified, but MS did say the HDD was the biggest non-reducible cost in the original Xbox. And tbh, compared to PS3, the lack of a standard HDD doesn't seem to have harmed the games much.]]>Oct 13th 2008 11:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/Oct 14th 2008 9:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/
Shame there's no EU thing about this yet - please update us when the EU gets the same treatment, Engagdet =].]]>Oct 14th 2008 10:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/Oct 13th 2008 9:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/Oct 13th 2008 9:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/Oct 13th 2008 9:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/
http://www.pcworld.com/article/150970/upgrade_your_xbox_360s_hard_drive_on_the_cheap.html]]>Oct 13th 2008 10:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/Oct 13th 2008 11:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/
Yes, you must use a hacked firmware in order to flash the new HDD and while it is true that doing so could result in your console being banned from Live, there are no reported cases of that happening yet.

Please give people the whole story. Don't spread propaganda by scaring them with just a small part of it.]]>Oct 14th 2008 9:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/Oct 13th 2008 9:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/
Ive seen eBay and other retailers sell new (or like new) hard drives for 20-30 bucks. I was looking to pick one up and up the space to 120 so i would have a second 120 drive for full game installs.

Dont complain because your a bad shopper. Thats your own damn fault.]]>Oct 13th 2008 9:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/Oct 13th 2008 9:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/Oct 13th 2008 9:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/
The Premium now comes with a 60GB so there is no dollar comparison any more, not to mention the penny headset and the penny ethernet cable.

Either way its a nice gesture by them. Then again, they really have no choice but to offer some sort of a free solution, because its the OS after all.]]>Oct 13th 2008 9:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/Oct 13th 2008 9:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/Oct 13th 2008 9:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/Oct 13th 2008 9:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/
It would suck if I didn't. The only reason I got the core was because I was an early adopter, and my local Gamestop had no more regular Xbox 360's by the time I got to the front of the brutally long line. ]]>Oct 13th 2008 9:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/Oct 13th 2008 9:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/
When I put the number on the 360 website for the Core system, it said it qualified for the 20gig hdd upgrade. So, either the person I bought the Core from bought the hdd separately or maybe the website took a quick look and discovered the 512MB cartridge in it. I have used Live using this console, so maybe it compared the system to what I've used logging on onto Live with. ]]>Oct 13th 2008 10:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/
yes you qualify

your hd has less than 20gb to begin with because it uses some space for original xbox games (they all required a hdd)]]>Oct 13th 2008 10:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/
Believe me, it's true......I just received my check for $21,825.41.]]>Oct 14th 2008 5:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/Oct 16th 2008 4:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/Oct 13th 2008 9:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/Oct 13th 2008 10:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/Oct 14th 2008 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/Oct 13th 2008 9:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/Oct 14th 2008 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/
Free memory card for my backup system that already has a hard drive (bought it as a red ring core, fixed, added $8 HDD from eBay auction)!

Memory cards still have a place over top the HDD. Good for going from one system to another.]]>Oct 13th 2008 10:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/Oct 13th 2008 10:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/Oct 13th 2008 10:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/
Either no arcade unit should be sold without a hard drive or go with a 512mb (or better yet, a 1 gb) memory card instead of the paltry 256mb card. Even better still, USB storage.

You know.... what is going to happen with Arcade units sold after the NXE is released? I mean if I don't have my memory card plugged in, what then? ]]>Oct 13th 2008 10:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/Oct 13th 2008 10:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/Oct 13th 2008 10:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/Oct 13th 2008 11:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/Oct 13th 2008 10:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/Oct 14th 2008 4:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/
What about people who purchased a premium console, but also purchased a 64MB memory card so you could have a portable profile? Is the profile still going to fit on a 64MB card? If not, isn't it practically useless for what I bought it for?

I'd sure like to see them offer a free 512MB card to those who send in a 64MB card (if the profile can't fit on 64MB's anymore).]]>Oct 13th 2008 10:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/
I doubt Xbox Support is going to be much help...]]>Oct 13th 2008 10:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/]]>Oct 13th 2008 10:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/
YOU FORGOT POLAND AND CZECH REPUBLIC, SLOVAKIA... and many others from this list: http://www.xbox.com/pl-PL/ChangeLocale.htm

Only these countries are supported

* Australia
* Austria
* Belgium
* Canada (English)
* Canada (French)
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Hong Kong
* India
* Ireland
* Italy
* Japan
* Mexico
* Netherlands
* New Zealand
* Norway
* Portugal
* Puerto Rico
* Singapore
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Taiwan
* United Kingdom
* United States

btw, guys
Come to Poland, 120GB m$ hdd in Media Markt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Markt cost 620PLN (238!!! US dollars)
here its even more http://www.ultima.pl/Dysk_Twardy_120GB_/i5003/
and thats the official m$ prices in this country :D

Dear m$, will you ban my console, because i just bought new 'WD WD1200BEVS 120GB 2,5' SATA' drive in computer shop for ~51usd , flashed it using hddhackr & some hddss.bin from google, and now this drive is fully working in my 360. :)]]>Oct 13th 2008 10:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/Oct 13th 2008 11:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/Oct 14th 2008 12:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-new-xbox-experience-storage-solution-free-memory/Oct 13th 2008 10:45PM