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Xbox 360 - What You Get For Your Money

Posted by Zonk on from the you-can't-always-get-what-you-want dept.

1up.com has a news post throwing together information from various sources, and revealing some release details about the Xbox 360. Scans of marketing flyers finally make clear the differences in the two skus. From the article: "There's ... a handy chart comparing the Core system to the standard system. The accessories are perhaps the most interesting, with specs and suggested retail prices listed. The wired controller is compatible with Windows XP, and the hard drive comes with some pre-loaded data, including an HD puzzle game. Of course, everything in the brochure is subject to change without notice, so check back for more confirmation as we get closer to the launch date." More commentary is available from Chris Morris's always excellent Game Over column. A transcript of the J. Allard chat is available at Major-Nelson.com.

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  1. HD puzzle game? by Exitar · · Score: 4, Funny

    Do you mean hard disk defragmentation?

    1. Re:HD puzzle game? by game+kid · · Score: 5, Funny

      It'll be manual. You play the role of the processor determining what fragments go which places. Plug in extra controllers (or connect to XBox Live) for extra co-op threads. Overwrite an existing file and it's Game Over. Score is based on time spent; reading from a system or DRM-protected file causes a system crash and penalizes you with at least 3 seconds.

      I'd love to see that implemented, actually.

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  2. I love the way... by Retroneous · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...that 1up always makes out that it is the first with everything. One question...why bother getting scans of the brochure, when they could just refer to Microsoft's official press release that stated all of these facts last week?

    What next? "RIDGE RACER TYPE 4 COMING TO PSONE!"

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  3. Gabe tells the truth about Xbox 360 pricing: by astroblaster · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I'm not trying to push you into the high cost option ... I'm saying the lower cost option doesn't exist." Link

  4. What You Get For Your Money? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dreamcast 2.

    But without backward compatibility. (Yes without Xbox 1 compatibility either.)

    That's it.