Come on Microsoft, just fess up.
We know you're killing off your middle Xbox SKU, you know you're killing off your middle SKU, so let's drop this pretense of secrecy, alright? The latest in this overwhelming heap of proof comes from tipster David R., whose local Best Buy had the two new Xbox 360 Arcade and Xbox 360 Elite SKUs in stock. He brought home the Arcade SKU and snapped some shots, while that new white-boxed Elite is still out there in his Reno store, confusing customers and blue shirts alike. Interestingly, Microsoft's announcement "pattern" was quite similar when the Arcade was originally introduced -- we actually had an
unboxing of a store-bought system before it became official -- and most other 360 price cuts have been widely publicized before Microsoft gives in. At what point will this company just admit it's licked this time around and drop the official word on us already?
posted Aug 25th 2009 10:05AM
Microsoft's early move will help counter the PS3 Slim.
I really don't think Microsoft will kill off the middle Xbox SKU.
WHITE with GREEN is the system's theme. It doesn't make sense to have a low end system and a high end black system with no middle system that is what the 360 is suppossed to be.
WHAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING is making a 360 with integrated WiFi. I could care less about the hard drive size. If you have an ELITE you are forced to use the $100 WHITE wiFi adapter. Its ugly like that.
I liked the black box better
Adjust your monitor. The old 360 Elite box was gray.
If it's an Apple's, some box will contain the Natal motion sensor.
Is the Red Ring of Death still standard or is it now an option?
is being a douche still standard, or is it now an option?
Lawl, so true is the 50% fail rate of the 360's ring of death. MS should spend their R&D on a non-failing 360 instead of pricing/marketing of varying-range models of the same fail-prone console. The MS fans can defend their pride all they want, but every bit of review and research on the 360's fail rate makes this fact unarguable. That is all.
What was most surprising to me with the 50% number is that it applied to their second generation console. I don't remember the original Xbox having that kind of failure rate. I understand that they are essentially two different beasts, but still...
My 1st gen got RRoD. Apparently shoddy soldering jobs spans generations
because you, paul miller have absolutely no business sense, which is why youre a writer for AOL.
if they told everyone they were dropping the price who the fuck would buy it in the mean time.
idiot.
Read the article, but this time, read it in a voice which shows a little interest.. be amazed as the words said have more or differant meaning because of the way they are said.
This is why you are not a writer and are the one reading..
Actually it's a brilliant strategy. Leak a few blurry shots and whispers of something new so it's all "mysterious". Let all the tech blogs and fan sites promote the hell out of it for free. Finally come out and say "oops! looks like you caught us yet again. We sure can't fool you guys."......Virtually free advertising.
correction:
Microsoft's early move will *completely* counter the PS3 slim
Does that say free Xbox Live?!
Yeah free xbox live silver. But you do get 1 free month of gold for up to 3 gamertags to try out the service.
That's a lie.
Ok engadget, we believed you the first time. You don't have to keep telling us.
If Microsoft is killing the middle SKU, will that also kill the RROD it comes with?
You're hilarious. Have you ever though about being a stand-up comedian? No, I'm serious, you should try it out, I would love to have the opportunity to throw things at you.
Why announce it when it's already out and about and OBVIOUS? Do you really need them to drop the "duh" hammer on you?
Why have you made a post about a box. A DAMN BOX. A box isn't a gadget, moreover the consoles are the same as any other 360 we heard about before. Stop posting crap.
Yeah WE know they're killing it off and dropping the price, but the general public does not. The general public will still be out there this week buying systems and clearing stock. Announcing this will just stop that from happening. Relax a little, Engadget.
Sony needs to take the gloves off. Whatever happened to the trash-talk game ads of the 80's and 90's? Look at the Apple ads, or the 2008 election - it's not why you're right, it's why the other guy is wrong.
Sony could do a splitscreen ad where one person buys a PS3, other an Xbox. PS3 user jumps right in, Xbox user has to pay extra for Wi-Fi, more for online, then the console breaks. Put a running "tab" on the screen. Hell, it's more true than Apple ads bashing Vista.
And why not bring up failures? Car ads talk about reliability all the time! It's one of the major selling points for foreign VS domestic cars, but again, the quality discrepancy between say Honda and Ford isn't as severe as PS3 and Xbox.
Finally, exclusives. PS3 and 360 have about 90% of the same titles. The PS3's exclusives are just as good as the 360's. Why not push this?
Sony: fire you agency, get one with balls.
I think its stupid of MS not to make the HDD standard. Wipe out the Arcade take a small hit by making the Pro the same price and have a world of better games.
Really is their really a glimmer of speculation anymore that the price is going to drop and the pro is history? On a side note, I heard a rumor from a fairly reliable source that sometime in the near future the sun will rise sometime in the early morning. Let me track down Mr. Blurry cam and I might even be able to provide an exclusive picture or two.
Can anyone in Canada confirm that the Xbox 360 is $199 or is it the new price which I assume right now is the special BC only price of $229?
Anyone else notice that under Contents next to the Xbox Live thing it says the word free?
I picked up an Arcade model from a Gamestop this past Saturday (22nd) and it only lists the Arcade and Elite SKUs, as the picture above.
RIP Pro.
non of the consoles are perfect. and u guys should find the g-spot, instead watching it on g4tv.