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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. the hard drive by fixmyship · · Score: 5, Informative
    Seems like you have to get the hard drive to play "top-selling" original xbox titles.

    "Xbox 360 Hard Drive (20 gb) ... * Store multiple game saves and play top-selling original Xbox games. ... Why Buy: Expand your Xbox 360 content with downloadable content, rip music and play an array of original Xbox games."
    1. Re:the hard drive by Fred+Or+Alive · · Score: 4, Informative

      Probably not suprising for Xbox games, even if it's just a strait emulator running the games (ie: no game specific patches / executables), Xbox 1 games assume that they will have a hard disk, and they use it for caches etc.

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  2. Re:Gabe tells the truth about Xbox 360 pricing: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    Amazon.co.uk

    Lookee here!!!

    Standard package £209.99
    Deluxe package £279.99

  3. Re:Look Again, it's More Expensive by Radius9 · · Score: 2, Informative

    The XBox Live Silver setup, which is basically the same as the current XBox live is free.

  4. Re:No way. You're insane if you believe that! by cornface · · Score: 2, Informative

    Why yes, yes I do. It's the Seagate LD25, 2.5" appliance oriented drive.

    Article saying which drive is used.

    PDF spec sheet from Seagate.

    I haven't been able to dig up any pricing info on the drives themselves. They come in 20/30/40gb capacities.