Engadget is reporting that on August 24th, Microsoft will roll out yet another SKU to confuse your mom...er, add to the wide breadth and depth of XBOX 360 options in the lineup.

Doing away with what is commonly knownread:I just made this up as the Epic Fail package, the XBOX 360 Core model will be resurrected with an HDMI port, a wireless controller, and five free arcade games, all retailing for €279 (or about $376).

What remains a mystery is how Microsoft plans on getting said Arcade games onto the console (more than likely via disc format, a la the Arcade Unplugged package), and exactly what territories this will end up in.(As of right now, the rumorang only leads to the European market.

So what does D'toid make of all this? A package worthy of trojan horsing its way into your moms life, or a slick way of keeping the all but meaningless Core system alive and kicking.

My opinion, for 30 dollars more than the Wii, this is mighty impressive, even if it is a gimped version of the other SKU's.