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nouseforaname
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PostPosted: Thu, 27th Aug 2009 18:18    Post subject: [X360] M$ Officially Drops Xbox 360 Elite Price, Pro = gone
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Microsoft Officially Drops Xbox 360 Elite Price
August 27, 2009

Ending a week of speculation and analyst predictions, Microsoft has officially announced the black Xbox 360 Elite console will see its price dropped $100 to $299 beginning tomorrow, Friday August 28.

The Xbox 360 Pro will see its price dropped $50 to $249.99 but will no longer be produced. They are gone for good once current quantities are sold through. The Arcade console will remained priced at $199.99 to compete directly with Nintendo Wii.

Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 are now more similar than ever. Both the Elite and new PS3 Slim sport black finishes, a 120GB hard drive and $299.99 price point. PS3 Slim has the added bonus of Blu-ray, while Xbox 360 Elite touts Netflix integration and, coming soon, Twitter and Facebook apps.

One glaring difference between the black boxes are provided cabling. The PS3 Slim will come with an HDMI cable while the Xbox 360 Elite does not. Microsoft claims the removal of the cable is to pass savings along to consumers. This seems like a poor marketing choice given the relatively inexpensiveness of the cable now that they have become more mainstream.

http://www.thehdroom.com/news/Microsoft_Officially_Drops_Xbox_360_Elite_Price/5630

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PostPosted: Thu, 27th Aug 2009 18:33    Post subject:
What about Europe and the rest of the world?

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PostPosted: Thu, 27th Aug 2009 18:34    Post subject:
eurwhat?
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PostPosted: Thu, 27th Aug 2009 19:02    Post subject:
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eurwhat?

eur..mom?
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PostPosted: Thu, 27th Aug 2009 19:27    Post subject:
in europe 199 euro , 1099 pln
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PostPosted: Thu, 27th Aug 2009 19:38    Post subject:
This also applies to the UK and other parts of the world, as well.

The 360 Arcade is set to rise from £129 to £159. They're dropping the originally-included 5 XBLA title disk.

X360 Pro (60GB model) is obsolete and has been withdrawn from sale.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/ms-increases-arcade-360-price-in-uk
http://kotaku.com/5346672/uk-gets-xbox-360-price-cut-and-price-hike
http://darkzero.co.uk/game-news/argos-claims-60gb-xbox-360-has-been-discontinued/
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PostPosted: Thu, 27th Aug 2009 19:41    Post subject:
X_Smasher wrote:
in europe 199 euro , 1099 pln

Source? That price doesn't seem right.

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PostPosted: Thu, 27th Aug 2009 19:47    Post subject:
It's not €199, it's €249 for Europe and £199 for UK.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/microsoft-confirms-price-drop-for-xbox-360-elite
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PostPosted: Thu, 27th Aug 2009 20:07    Post subject:
not too bad, thats ~$320 USD in UK and $355 in EU. Not the usually screw job you get Razz

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PostPosted: Thu, 27th Aug 2009 20:48    Post subject:
Aye, quite surprising actually. Only about $30 more than the American counterpart, so it's not "zomg! thieves!" nonsense like Fatfuck Newell.
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PostPosted: Thu, 27th Aug 2009 22:31    Post subject:
still it's 30Euro$ more considering it is made in china, like everything else practically
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PostPosted: Fri, 28th Aug 2009 16:58    Post subject:
Amazon has a 250GB model listed for preorder for €279 including Forza 3 and two wireless controllers. Good deal considering the price of the current Elite model with 120GB. I just wiish they drop the second controller and include the wifi adapter instead.

http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/101/1019516p1.html
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PostPosted: Fri, 28th Aug 2009 17:02    Post subject:
That's fantastic news! My 120GB HDD was almost full, only 7GB left. Now with the upcoming 250GB, that - hopefully - means another hack to allow a 3rd party HDD to work.

Oh and before anyone bitches about "Amazon Germany not being a legitimate source" - pay attention to certain facts first, like how they listed the PS3 Slim over half a month before it was even *announced* Wink
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PostPosted: Fri, 28th Aug 2009 17:10    Post subject:
Glottis wrote:
X_Smasher wrote:
in europe 199 euro , 1099 pln

Source? That price doesn't seem right.



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in uk it will be 199 Ł
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PostPosted: Fri, 28th Aug 2009 17:11    Post subject:
sabin1981 wrote:
That's fantastic news! My 120GB HDD was almost full, only 7GB left. Now with the upcoming 250GB, that - hopefully - means another hack to allow a 3rd party HDD to work.

Oh and before anyone bitches about "Amazon Germany not being a legitimate source" - pay attention to certain facts first, like how they listed the PS3 Slim over half a month before it was even *announced* Wink


wtf ?! are u keeping 20 games installed on your hdd ? for what ? you play all of them ? stop kidding me
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PostPosted: Fri, 28th Aug 2009 17:24    Post subject:
Why would I be kidding? I have tons of XBLA games, DLC for almost every game I play regularly, as well as full installs of around 14-15 games. 120GB goes fast >_>
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PostPosted: Fri, 28th Aug 2009 18:18    Post subject:
Never installed a game, a waste of time if you got lite-on/benQ. Fast and silent^^

So still space on my 20gb
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PostPosted: Fri, 28th Aug 2009 18:20    Post subject:
If you've never installed a game mate, you seriously have NO idea how fast it can be Wink BenQ is quick, but it's not as quick as from the HDD - nor as silent either.

Trust me, HDD-installing is fantastic Very Happy
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PostPosted: Fri, 28th Aug 2009 18:21    Post subject:
sabin1981 wrote:
If you've never installed a game mate, you seriously have NO idea how fast it can be Wink BenQ is quick, but it's not as quick as from the HDD - nor as silent either.

Trust me, HDD-installing is fantastic Very Happy
yeah, but I rarely replay games. Might do it with a future MP game tho Wink
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PostPosted: Fri, 28th Aug 2009 18:40    Post subject:
deelix wrote:
sabin1981 wrote:
If you've never installed a game mate, you seriously have NO idea how fast it can be Wink BenQ is quick, but it's not as quick as from the HDD - nor as silent either.

Trust me, HDD-installing is fantastic Very Happy
yeah, but I rarely replay games. Might do it with a future MP game tho Wink


games you play in general would be good installed, just install before playing and loading of levels and shit takes less time
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PostPosted: Fri, 28th Aug 2009 19:00    Post subject:
deelix wrote:
sabin1981 wrote:
If you've never installed a game mate, you seriously have NO idea how fast it can be Wink BenQ is quick, but it's not as quick as from the HDD - nor as silent either.

Trust me, HDD-installing is fantastic Very Happy
yeah, but I rarely replay games. Might do it with a future MP game tho Wink


As SpykeZ said, it's great to do before you even start playing games. Especially for large games or ones with lots of loading (in my experience, games like GTAIV/Last Remnant/Lost Odyssey/Force Unleashed all show massive benefits when loaded from the HDD)

But yeah man, give it a try one day. Pick a game you are likely to play often, you'll see the difference ^_^
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PostPosted: Fri, 28th Aug 2009 19:10    Post subject:
SpykeZ wrote:
deelix wrote:
sabin1981 wrote:
If you've never installed a game mate, you seriously have NO idea how fast it can be Wink BenQ is quick, but it's not as quick as from the HDD - nor as silent either.

Trust me, HDD-installing is fantastic Very Happy
yeah, but I rarely replay games. Might do it with a future MP game tho Wink


games you play in general would be good installed, just install before playing and loading of levels and shit takes less time
Yeah I guess, but space is an issue and would probably still be after some time if I got a bigger HDD. And it takes some time to install games (saw a friend do it). But yeah, definitely worth it with games like Bioshock or Fallout 3. But I generally don't find the loading times in games that annoying. All in all it would take muuuch longer time to install every game, even tho I could do something else while doing it. But well, thats just my point of view Smile
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PostPosted: Fri, 28th Aug 2009 19:12    Post subject:
sabin1981 wrote:
deelix wrote:
sabin1981 wrote:
If you've never installed a game mate, you seriously have NO idea how fast it can be Wink BenQ is quick, but it's not as quick as from the HDD - nor as silent either.

Trust me, HDD-installing is fantastic Very Happy
yeah, but I rarely replay games. Might do it with a future MP game tho Wink


As SpykeZ said, it's great to do before you even start playing games. Especially for large games or ones with lots of loading (in my experience, games like GTAIV/Last Remnant/Lost Odyssey/Force Unleashed all show massive benefits when loaded from the HDD)

But yeah man, give it a try one day. Pick a game you are likely to play often, you'll see the difference ^_^
you know my gaming style tho, the faster I get the game the better Very Happy I wouldnt use more time and space on a game if I didn't have to. At least not until iv finished it^^
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Good point Very Happy
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PostPosted: Fri, 28th Aug 2009 19:49    Post subject:
when i have a new game i always install it , i now when i tried installed game i can't stand the noise of not installed game
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PostPosted: Sat, 29th Aug 2009 02:43    Post subject:
X_Smasher wrote:
when i have a new game i always install it , i now when i tried installed game i can't stand the noise of not installed game
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PostPosted: Sat, 29th Aug 2009 12:56    Post subject:
deelix wrote:
X_Smasher wrote:
when i have a new game i always install it , now when i tried installed game i can't stand the noise of not installed game
and I can has cheese burger


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