Microsoft kicks out $50 rebate for $299 Xbox 360 Elite
By Darren Murph 
posted September 22nd 2009 3:19PM
posted September 22nd 2009 3:19PM
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Are all 360s Jaspers now? Mine (not a jasper) crapped out 3 times and then I got rid of it because I was done putting up with it. If these are the new chips then this is kinda tempting.
zomgwtf this is amzing news.
All Elite XBOX in the white packing are Jaspers.
Yes, they are now Jaspers. All you have to do is look into the hole on the back of the box to check. There was a thread at Overclock.net about it.
Sony's price drop has definitely had an effect.
Please folks, don't call it an Elite, it's missing half the crap the real Elite used to come with.
Jasper, crapper, it don't matter, they all burn up...it's part of the refresh cycle.
everything but the Pro (if you can still find one) has the Jasper revision now.
Still too expensive for the xbox360 imo fair price would be
PS3 299 $
XBOX Elite 199$ (Or 249$ if they give us built in wireless and free online play)
Wii 99$-149$
sign the petition to get Microsoft to extend the rebate to all purchases made after the price drop.
http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/xboxrebate/
The same old chipset AFAIK. So the Red Ring of Death persists I'm afraid.
It's not a PlaySation no one will buy it in europe or japan.
Only same old people who got red light of death will keep buying it lol, pathetic
To tell if the systems are Jasper units, all you have to do is jiggle the console through the breakaway. Look above the line of text that says "Made in China".....if you see a 12,1 listed, then it is a Jasper. Also, pretty much all Elite systems made after June 2009 are Jasper systems but to be extra sure, look for the 12,1 in the line of text. If it says 14,2, then it is the older Falcon chip.
I bet there will be people commenting that it still lacks Blu-ray support.
This is a great deal PS3 fanboys. Leave the old comments in the shadow.
Wait to start the fanboy comments Jasper.
Hrm.. Nice pricepoint, but I wonder what they'll do for Christmas...
2 game bundle with elite---
Pure and Lego Batman
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/09/the-250-elite-microsofts-50-rebate-begins-now.ars
I assume the rebate program might also be a test to work out the kinks so they can turn it on during the holidays is they need too.
Lego Batman. Ehh...
Would rather a bundle where you can choose between a varity of set-priced titles. I'd rather choose 1st gen of 360 released titles than Lego Batman.
Hmm... still lacks Blu Ray support. (sorry Leonardo - couldn't resist). Gotta love a price war, though. Consumers win, at least in the short term.
Exactly! So nice "Crazy Eddie" move MS, but us Tech savvy shoppers won't bite!... 360 Elite + Blueray player + WiFi adapter + online subscription fee + risk of disc scratch or RRO + (oooh, enough already)! See where this is going? For $299 the PS3 is a downright steal (sorry Sony if you are taking a hit on each. Sorry early adopters for paying $700+). Your sacrifice and Sony's pain is our $299 loving gain ;^)... Now bring on the Uncharted 2 and GOW 3 already. Oh, and what's the story with Heavenly Sword 2 anyways?
I'm with FrankenBlack, no Blu-ray player, $50 for XBL, $100 for wifi (which EVERY other console including handhelds have), not to mention the batteries to keep the controllers going. Sure you could buy a charger but yeah, you'd have to BUY a charger.
Still, you have to give MS credit for what they've accomplished: Release a crappy, overpriced product but create a great online experience that'll keep them coming back for more and more punishment.
they need to integrated the hdd inside the sysem to you dont see the HDD humping your console.
It needs to do what, with who?
is there really any reason to buy a Wii now?
its got """"""""fun games""""""""""
i aded extra to empahsize the """""fun""""" games
NOT NOW, they will have wii at $199.99 starting 9/27
wonderful, thanks for screwing over the people who actually went out the first week of pricedrops and picked one. awesome.
i'm with you, man. i just bought a 360 elite for 250....i would take it back but ebay doesn't work that way. :///
Welcome to life, Ryan.
oh shit, someone call the waaaaaamulance!
Well you get to buy another one when this one burns-up.
Way to kick Sony while they're down....
(I just bought a PS3 :D)
http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?t=1570773
Ordered one through this deal. Should come to $204 if everything goes smoothly. 10/8 arrival date.
Hey, look well drop it another $50 if you buy it now.
(secretly in back)
These idiots will buy anything. We will sell all these crappy 360's and (since we have already maxed out the processors with odst) we'll come out in a few months with something new (not backwards nor forwards compatible), but they will buy it anyways.
(insert evil laugh here)
Man, can have a sense of humor here can you. All I wanted to say was they already maxed out their processors. Whats next? Do we really think they will continue to sell these if the games wont get any better than ODST? Man really...
Yes
Wii Porn and Wiibrator
http://www.wiispin.com/?p=331
that is totally unrelated and from 2007. wtf
"is there really any reason to buy a Wii now?"
I'm sorry that Engadget's commenting system is full of fail.
Or....maybe just you
whats a rebate?
i live in the uk so im not sure we get those
its not fair
that would make the xbox 360 elite 150 pounds
You do not need to live in the US to know what a rebate is. But I'm pretty sure you won't get one of these.
Sold. Picking one up tonight after class. Thank you Microsoft.
Still not quite worth the sale for me, what with yearly Gold subscription fees, not to mention the (possible $70 to) $100 wi-fi adapter to get the thing working in my home.
You can do much better, Microsoft.
you should do what I did. If you have an old linksys router, use dd-wrt custom firmware and turn it into a client bridge. It's pretty much a wireless adapter for your entertainment center as it has 4 ethernet links.
*scoff*
who the hell is going to hook up an HD console, or anything capable of displaying HD via wireless? It flat-out doesn't work on 1080p content, and most of the time won't even work with 720p.
Run a wire people, it's easy.
@scrapmaker - wireless is capable of streaming HD content - see quote from sept2nd.
The bandwidth ranges are:
SD 480p: 1 Mbps (Broadcast quality) to 2 Mbps (DVD quality)
HD 720p: 2.25 Mbps (Broadcast quality) to 4.5 Mbps (Near transparent with original)
HDX 1080p: 4.5 Mbps (Broadcast quality) to 9 Mbps (Near Blu-Ray quality)
Depending on the actual bandwidth available to the user, a corresponding quality level is used for the resolution. The more bandwidth you have, the higher the quality.
So, you can stream HDX at broadcast quality with just 4.5Mbps of bandwidth, but you would need 9Mbps to get the highest-quality near-Blu Ray HDX.
Prasanna Ganesan
CTO, VUDU Inc.
Damn. I just bought a Pro two weeks ago.
So basically, they are matching the PS3's price for those who want to play online. Not only that, but it's a MIR, which is a hassle and saves MS money because not everyone actually bothers ending it in properly. Hm, no thanks. I'll take the PS3 with free online, integrated wifi and blu-ray for the same price.
It's a MIR because Netflix is paying you the $50, not Microsoft.
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/360eliterebate/default.htm
Hm, no thanks. I'll take the PS3 with free *crappy* online, integrated wifi and blu-ray for the same price.
There, fixed it for ya
Can you tell me what's so "crappy" about it? You go online, your friends are there, you play games, you chat, you send messages, and there is no lag. What are you paying the extra $5 a month for? And for the record I used to pay that before the PS3 came out and thought it was fine but now that there is a free alternative that basically works the same way I normally play anyways I see no reason to ever go back.