$1200 Cheap!

Pinky3 writes: "The LA Times is reporting that Microsoft is encouraging retailers to bundle Microsoft games with each XBox. "Beginning next month, many retailers will be requiring customers to pay from $499 to as much as $1,200 to reserve an Xbox console that, like it or not, will come bundled with games, peripherals and warranties. The reason: Microsoft will provide additional marketing money to merchants that agree to include the software giant's games in their bundles. That's because Microsoft's games carry higher profit margins for the Redmond, Wash., company than those published by third-party companies such as Activision Inc. and Electronic Arts Inc.""

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Buy the Sopranos Instead

[OmegaDan]

The sopranos season 2 box set is due nov 6, two days before the xbox. Buy that and make HBO happy :) I guarantee it will be more entertaining then the xbox.

Not much for bill gates

[zargix]

The average US citizen paying $1,200 is shelling the percent of money for one as Bill Gates paying slightly over a penny. Microsoft should really think of other people first.

Re:Well you're half right.

[AKA da JET]

"Nintendo is what you get when you listen to people who admonish others to "think about the children." "

Sorry, I would like to disagree with that, Nintendo just doesnt need sex and violence to make a descent game. I'll take Mario over Duke Nukem any day!