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| xbox 360, ps3, wii Xbox 360 120GB hard drive will drop to $150 in September, and the 20GB standalone drives will be gone by then. The standalone 60GB drive will be available for others in late October/early November. This was on the same leaked paper that told about the price cut. Who'd buy the Arcade model? Easy. No one. Everyone buying an Xbox 360 now would buy the Pro (or Elite) model. The Pro stock should clear quick that way. The core model was designed for gamers who don't want to spend $400 to get the hd (and other things), but they could add those later on. With the price drop to $350 for the Pro, it basically eliminated the need for a core system. The core system became the Arcade (included with 5 games and a wireless controller now) to compete with the Nintendo Wii. What the 60GB Xbox Live starter pack does is brings Core/Arcade owners up to the level of the Pro model. Could this mean the end of the Arcade in the near future? Possibly.
The 60GB drive is probably cheaper than the 20GB drive, so it's a no brainer to phase out the 20GB one. Microsoft won't say that, but they will say that they're listening to their customers and they want more storage. Since you have to buy the hd from them, they could raise the price (currently $180 for a 120GB hd and the 60GB will be $100). Plus, how does that look, you get 20GB more storage for $50 less than PS3 (40GB).
Sony will be replacing the 40GB PS3 in early August. Since I know the Dual Shock 3 is the only PS3 controller being made now, it'll be included for sure. I wouldn't be surprised if there's a hd upgrade to 60GB. Basically the 60GB model may return (with component upgrades). It was stated that they will listen to its customers, and if they want the 60GB back, they'll get it.
The Wii only has 512MB NAND flash memory. Do a search for the cost of that. $23 for 8GB. When the Wii launched, the expensive components that were added included the NAND flash memory. It makes you ask yourself how much profit is Nintendo making? | |
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Camden, TN | said by pepperxn:Xbox 360 120GB hard drive will drop to $150 in September, Still overpriced by at least $50.
and the 20GB standalone drives will be gone by then. The standalone 60GB drive will be available for others in late October/early November. Yeah for probaly the same $100 they're selling the 20 GB for. And sorry $100 for 60 GB is WAY overpriced. Shouldn't even be $50. This is the same company that sells 512 MB memory cards for $50 instead of letting people use a $20 2 GB USB thumbdrive to save games like the PS3 does.
Since you have to buy the hd from them, they could raise the price (currently $180 for a 120GB hd and the 60GB will be $100). Plus, how does that look, you get 20GB more storage for $50 less than PS3 (40GB). No wi-fi( $100 for the add-on ) and no blu-ray. Once again you can use ANY 2.5" HDD on a PS3. Also the 360 HDD is gimped. You can't move stuff bought from XBL or gave saves to an external HDD like you can with the PS3. | |
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