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Xbox 360 for $300
Xizer writes "Wal-Mart employees have leaked the price of Microsoft's next-generation console. The Xbox 360 is set to be launched for $299.99. Additionally, games are set to be $59.99 each. Ouch. Looks like the next generation of consoles is going to burn holes in gamers' wallets even moreso than the current generation. One thing is for sure: It's time to start gearing up for an expensive Christmas."
The thing is, Nintendo is no longer a replacement for the XBox and expecially the PS2. The PS2 (and to a lesser extent, the XBox) are more focused on games for older teens and adults. I, being 32, have no interest at all in Nintendo because the vast majority of their games are the silly Japanese "twitch" games, or other such games with themes more suited for 10 year olds. Video games have progessed a long way in the past 20 years, and I enjoy the production value (movie-like) of modern games (Silent Hill). I enjoy a good story (Deus Ex). I enjoy good actors (Grand Theft Auto Vice City). Nintendo, no matter how cheap it is, just doesn't provide very many games I'd be interested in playing.
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The real question isn't how much an XBOX 360 costs, so much as how an XBOX 360 mod chip will cost.
This is a Microsoft product, no one on Slashdot is going to actually pay money for it (or at least admit to it). We'll eBay someones box, figure out how to hack it (ostensibly to put Linux or BSD on it) and then get games on the black market. On second thought, some people may buy the XBox 360 thinking MS is losing a load on the HW.
It remains to be seen how much this will cost on this new generation of console. Certainly PS2/XBox are more expensive to hack than the PS1.