| O RLY SONY? said by sony8:Sony reminds users they need a $100 hard drive add-on to access the video, according to GameSpot. "We would never segregate or shut out any of our consumers from our entertainment experience because they didn't buy the top of the line system," says a Sony spokesman. I guess the extra memory slots and wi-fi capabilities that are on $600 version but not the $500 version are not part of their "entertainment experience".
I do feel though it was a bad idea for MS to sell 360's without a HD. It really does cripple the machine.
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| Everyone is missing the fact that you can store your purchases on XBOX Live itself vs. storing everything on your XBOX hard drive.
The hard drive is just the temporary server for the show when you want to watch it. |
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kudos:2 | Depending on the quality of video, that's a hell of a long download everytime you want to watch one of your items.
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 BonezXBasement DwellerPremium
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Canada | it more depends on the packaging then the quality.
with a game system that has the content meant to be locked to it, they could use a proprietary format to prevent "piracy" and lower the file size. |
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said by UltimateTech:I guess the extra memory slots and wi-fi capabilities that are on $600 version but not the $500 version are not part of their "entertainment experience". Built in Wi-Fi is not included. You can still upgrade the system later with an add-on unit. That doesn't stop you from connecting via network cable. Also considering the hard drive is available I can see why they cut out the memory card readers (which you can also upgrade to later). |
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said by Jehu:Depending on the quality of video, that's a hell of a long download everytime you want to watch one of your items. today it might be, but over the next year or two it will be a non-issue. |
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kudos:2 | How ya figue a full-length 720p movie/tv show is going to move faster through the tubes in 1-2 years?
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