XBox 360 Bundles Top $700

Gamespot is reporting that, with some idea of the skus that will be available for the Xbox 360 when it launches, game retailers are now prepping incredibly expensive console bundles for the first of the next-gen systems. From the article: "...when hot new gaming systems come out, supply is short, and demand is often so high that retailers can elect to sell the units only as parts of bundles that include accessories and games of the retailer's choosing. EBgames.com unveiled its holiday offerings today, and the prices may make some gamers feel as though they're getting 'scrooged.' Like Microsoft, EB Games is offering two bundles, one for gamer's interested in the Core System and one for gamers eyeing the premium package. The Xbox 360 Core Bundle is priced at $599.93, and it includes everything in the standard package, plus an extra wired controller, a 64MB memory unit, and four games: Perfect Dark Zero: Limited Edition, Dead or Alive 4, Project Gotham Racing 3, and Kameo: Elements of Power. Using Microsoft's announced pricing for peripherals and an assumed $59.99 price point for Xbox 360 games, the package unbundled would come to $618.94. "

Comments

Re:uh,,,

[Anonymous Coward]

It's not just Microsoft fucking up here. The PS3 is probably going to cost about the same amount, and for what? More, prettier, and increasingly mediocre sequels of games that we've already played to death. No matter how shiny the Halo dude's helmet gets, no matter how many cars and cities they add to Grand Theft Auto, eventually even the thickest-skulled fanboy is going to realize that he's been paying too much money to play the same damn game over and over again for years.

I see another video game crash coming. I certainly won't be buying any of the Next Big Systems, and I don't think I'm the only one.

Re:Jesus, that's a lot for a game system

[cgenman]

That's not a microsoft decision. That's a decision of the retailers trying to milk the game-buying public for all they are worth. EB seems to repeatedly be the worst in this regard, which is ironic considering they're theoretically trying to stop people from just buying their system at Target.

The X360 itself is only 400 dollars, which seems within the realm of what the PS2 and PS1 launched at. Don't worry, that price will come down soon. I wouldn't be surprised if it fell 50 - 100 dollars in it's first year out.

$1,200 Bundles Now

[srivendel]

Game Stop now has a $1,199.83 bundle available. And theirs start at $799. Stop the insanity.