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Xbox360 Pricing, 2 Models at Launch

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the just-gimme-my-doa dept.

Tom writes "According to news in the LA Times, Microsoft will release two Xbox 360 packages when the console is launched later this year. The basic package will retail for $299 and will not include a hard disk, nor will it include a wireless controller, instead shipping with a wired pad. The second package will retail for $399 and will include a 20 Gb hard disk, wireless controller, wireless headset, Ethernet cable and remote control. No release date has been revealed, but a mid to late November date is expected."

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  1. Re:Dumbest "Package" Ever by calibanDNS · · Score: 5, Informative
    It even lacks Live capability since it lacks Ethernet.


    The $299 version doesn't ship with an ethernet CABLE, it still has an ethernet jack on the box though.
  2. Re:UK buyers screwed again? by indie1982 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Well this has just flashed up on the BBC News latest news ticker...

    "Microsoft says price of new Xbox 360 games console will start at £210"

  3. Was Xbox, not PS2 by thatguywhoiam · · Score: 5, Informative
    Does this ring a bell? "The PlayStation 2 will be able to render Toy Story quality graphics in real time."

    Yeah that rings a bell. But not from history.

    The quote you are thinking of referred to the Xbox launch, not the Playstation 2 launch. Billy G himself said it:

    Gates said the 3-D chips in the Xbox would be three times faster than anything on the market and offer nearly unlimited graphical visuals. "We're approaching the level of detail seen in Toy Story 2," he said, referring to the computer-generated kids film from Disney/Pixar.

    The original Wired article.

    Somehow people keep repeating this quote as a Sony quote. I don't know why. I don't blame you - its very common.

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    1. Re:Was Xbox, not PS2 by ad0gg · · Score: 4, Informative
      " The new microprocessor will allow users to handle nearly 50 times more 3-D image data compared with Sega Enterprises Ltd.'s (7964) Dreamcast game console. It will also let users produce game characters comparable in image quality to Walt Disney's Toy Story. "
      Link

      Sony was claiming Toy Story quality graphics with psx2 before it launched. Hence the phrase.

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