$400 Xbox 360 Elite Games of the Year bundle with Halo 3 and Fable 2 gets official
By Nilay Patel 
posted April 20th 2009 12:52PM
posted April 20th 2009 12:52PM
Update: Microsoft pinged us to let us know that the free Live subscription and DLC tokens were just for the giveaway bundles they made up for us -- the regular GOTY bundles just have the games and the Netflix trial. Lame, we know.
Recession antidote? :)
No, this contest already happened-- engadget was to give away two of these but wouldn't reveal that the prize was at the time. See here: http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/engadgets-5th-birthday-giveaway-part-2-win-one-of-two-mystery/
Now the important part: engdgeteers, WHY oh WHY do you make us send in a self-addressed, stamped envelope (seriously?!) to find out who won? Honestly, wouldn't it be better to post an update with a link to the winning comment?
what, you don't think they ACTUALLY give that stuff away, do you?
It's a brilliant scheme to get thousands of hits a day to sell more add revenue without having to give up a single thing.
"OMG, check it out Nilay! You won again! I guess we don't need to ship this to the other side of the country. Woo!"
It’s because this is really a scam by the post office to collect more revenue in stamp sales. Devious indeed!
I dont know about you guys but I won something on here and they ACTUALLY send it
If I didn't already have an Elite, I'd be jumping all over this. Sweet deal.
If I had a HDTV, or any TV for that matter, this would be relevant to my interests.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just upgraded to an elite like 2 weeks ago and it came with lego indiana jones & kunfu panda
i wanna kill my self ..halo 3 and fable 2 plus 1 year gold live ...
Admit it. You wanted Kung Fu Panda.
two weeks isn't that long. if you bought it at best buy or someplace similar, you may still be within the 30-day return policy window.
Return it now and get a gift card. When you see the new bundle drop the gift card on it. The bundle is just an elite with Halo 3 and Fable 2, not all the extra goodies Endgadget threw in.
Was either of those games 'Game of the Year'?
Also, it includes 'Two Full Games'.... As opposed to what? Two half games?
Remember when systems would come with a demo disc and that's about it?
Those were the days...
Xbox 720? Is that you I see around the corner?
nope. it's just my foot up your ...
no, you'll probably be waiting till 2011-2012 for the next xbox.
Hmmmm sounds pretty good for an upgrade....
I have an Xbox. It's black. It also is about seven years old.
I'm getting one.
i see what you did there!
Not bad.
YEEESSS!!!!!
When can I BUY!!!?!?!?!!?!?
I've been soo stoked about this bundle.
I can't wait to give someone my money for this.
Just ponied.
Circuit City bankruptcy -> MS Halo 3 buyback for pennies on the dollar -> "Hey look! New bundle!"
Still, not bad at all.
Circuit City bankruptcy -> MS can't get the money CC owed them for product.
Since when did Engadget start withholding info on new stuff for Microsoft. Since when did Engadgeet become M$ lackeys? This used to be a gadget blog, and not the mouth of manufacturers or some instant win club. Please don't follow Gizmodo into the abyss.
Microsoft wanted to give away these bundles for our birthday, and we agreed to keep the contents under wraps until launch -- nothing too shady there. If it had leaked out from somewhere else we would have covered it.
Hey, Engadget is still much better than Gizmondo. The Giz is always full of BS news no one cares about.
What are the odds?
This is all I get for 4/20? AAARRRGGGGHHHH!!!
Where's the REAL NEWS?!?!
It's a national holiday and its run by a bunch of writers. Thus all the good writers are celebrating and the other ones are here.
(this, was a general joke, all the engadget writers are awesome, except you know who)
@templarian
look what you started! i bet they're all in a room somewhere debating over who's person thats the "who" you're referring to...
I may finally get a 360. Anyone know if the 1 year can be used to my existing Live account? What about the free Netflix? Can I get a break on my Netflix bill?
I'm assuming that the Live subscription would be able to be added on to your current account. Although I think the Netflix thing is just the standard trial period which is only for new subscribers. It's still a pretty good deal if you ask me. Which you didn't, but still.
Not upgrade style, but this may be where I finally get a 360.
I'm seriously considering this bundle, I just need to find it.
i am all over this!
finally a reason to drop $400 for an elite
I for one actually prefer the old bundle... I have H3 and F2 allready, but don't have either Leggo Indiana or KFP... my kids might like both of those.
tempted
By the fruit of another
Lmao
Vote me down if I am wrong, but I think the budle is just Halo 3 and Fable 2. I think the contest threw in the 2 tokens for DLC and 1 year of Live.
This isn't very interesting, just sayin'...
Two things:
1) How do we know these will be Jasper consoles? Just because the RE5 consoles are doesn't mean this bundle isn't repackaged Falcon consoles (as has been done in the past).
2) I've heard availability in May. At least it's not that "soft" a launch...
Wait, free Netflix trial? Yeah baby!!!!!
Oh man, I got excited for a second. I thought that this was today's "Engadget's Recession Antidote." Better luck next time, I guess.
Aren't Netflix trials free anyways?
Yes they are which is why it's dumb that they even mentioned it here. The XBox streams Netflix directly to it though so maybe they're just trying to point that out. I wish my PS3 had netflix streaming. :-(
With the PlayOn software installed on your PC, you can stream Netflix to your PS3 or 360(Without paying for a Gold account). Your getting your PC involved in the process, but it's still better then nothing beside all the other streaming PlayOn does.