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The 360's Towering Pricetag Explored

Posted by Zonk on from the that-is-a-lot-of-gil dept.

Last week Gamasutra had up a call for commentary on the revelations about the Xbox 360's pricing structure. This week, comments are available on the groaning pricetags gamers will have to endure if they want to jump on the next-gen bandwagon. This commentary is especially well seen, given that Gamestop has just come out with a 360 Bundle that clocks in at a whopping $1,199.83. From the article: "I don't think the prices for the $300 or the $400 bundles are unreasonable, but anyone who buys the $300 bundle is going to end up paying more on expensive accessories. $99 for a 20 gig hard disk? You can get a 250 gig hard disk for less than that! If you don't want to get the hard disk, you have to pay $39.99 to save your game."

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  1. Oh noes! $1,200! by defkkon · · Score: 5, Insightful
    ...a 360 Bundle that clocks in at a whopping $1,199.83

    This is just moronic. Are we trying to make things sound worse, by citing some ridiculous package put together by some retailer? Please.

    The $399.99 bundle that Microsoft announced is expensive. We freakin' get it, already. Considering what you get, many of us feel that its not that bad. Mentioning that $1,200 package is just flamebait.

    That bundle includes every possible launch title for the Xbox 360, including those that haven't even been confirmed! Bethedsa has never confirmed that Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion will launch. The closest we get is "Holidays, 2005".

    You know what's even worse? When Sony comes out with the pricing for the PS3, this is going to start all over again. Ken Kutagari has already warned us that its going to be ridiculously expensive. *sigh*

  2. Re:Heh. The Circle is Complete by Blakey+Rat · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You're an idiot, and every moderator who marked this "insightful" is an idiot as well. The suggested retail price of the Xbox 360 is $400 for the HD version. You can't build a PC with the same gaming specs as the Xbox 360 for $400.

    The price listed in this flamebait article is the price of the console, a bunch of extra controllers, and *THE ENTIRE GAMES LINEUP* at launch. That's why it costs $1200... $660 of that is games, $400 is the Xbox, and the rest is the extra controllers and other accessories. (Oh, and BTW, you can't build a PC with the gaming specs of the Xbox 360 *and* 11 brand-new games for $1200, either.)

    Your post isn't insightful, it's plain wrong.

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