Last week we found out that the new Xbox Experience will to require 128 MB of storage space. Not bad, except for all of the people that own the Arcade/Core Xbox 360s who typically only have the 256MB memory card that comes with the system.
Microsoft feels their pain and have offered up a solution for Arcade owners. Anyone that owns an Arcade/Core unit just has to enter their unit’s serial number at this Web site. From there, Arcade owners will be given the option of picking between a free 512 MB memory card or a refurbished 20GB hard drive for $19.99 after their Xbox 360 has been checked to see if their unit is legible for the offer. This is only good for Arcade/Core units, so don't bother trying to put in your Pro/Elite serial numbers at the site.
Free anything is never a bad thing and $20 for a 20GB hard drive is a great deal. Thumbs up monkey approves of this offer, how about you?
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9:20 PM on 10.13.2008
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If this is true, then Xbox may have just sold itself to me.
Nintendo, on the other hand, has been promising everything and delivering nothing.
Really, the only one that had this issue right from the start is Sony (if only they'd just make the damn thing more affordable now instead of just upgrading it and leaving the price).
Another good thing about Sony is they allow non-proprietary hard drives for the PS3, so even the people who got 20gig PS3s at launch and are running out of room have a relatively cheap solution.
Candy is delicious.
I wanted a free memory card too :(
While I commend MS for extending some help, they really had no other choice in the matter. Is the 'experience' gonna be a required download to be on live? Can you imagine them forcing millions of people to upgrade their systems to run a new interface?
On top of that, again, yes, this is a great deal that is coming out of their pockets so to speak, but don't act like they haven't been raping customers from the start with that extremely overpriced proprietary HD. I am sure they have a little expendable cash in that specific department.
Chile is not in the list. But microsoft officially launched and support xbox 360 here. >:(
Uh ... From their what? Their != There.
Anyway, deathxrebirth is right. Not too long ago, a laptop hard drive from NewEgg was $80 as opposed to Microsoft's $129 for the same capacity. I don't remember what size that was, though.
Personally, I think that Microsoft should have gone a step farther and gave users a voucher towards a purchase of the XB360 hard drive of their choice. I don't know how much a voucher would need to be to get a refurbished 20 GB drive to $20, but I think that a lot of people would have appreciated the ability to use that as an excuse to get a larger hard drive.
Your right on the money, I can't believe how well they are reacting on this situation, if only their OS department would do the same... maybe give advanced users deeper and more detailed configurations like we've been asking for...
...sorry, i'm a computer repair guy, so I hate Microsoft by default!
Thumbs up to Microsoft indeed..at least one game company is offering a storage solution
Their 360 department doesn't dominate the console industry though. They wouldn't be offering this deal if they did. I mean, just look how many price cuts and cheap electronics Nintendo is offering for the Wii ;)
Take off the tinfoil hat you idiot, also when you write M$, just write Micro$oft.
And I just got an arcade model as my 5th 360, cheap HD woo.
You got me curious. Currently the Xbox 360 120GBHD retails for $149.99. There are at least 5 laptop 120GBHD's at about $50 on newegg right now. Plus quite a few 120-200GB external drives at about $60 each.
I know this is an old argument, but I still find it funny that everyone is saying how "generous" MS is being here...
Why is it your 5th? You are happy about this?
Anyway... has the arcade ever been offered without the memory card? It could be that the core and only arcade versions that 'didn't' come with a memory card are eligible.
I don't recall if the initial ones shipped with one or not.
Does the new layout totally erase the old layout? How much space does the current XBL layout take up?, and is it more or less than the new layout? Begging the question, will more space be freed up on my 20gb HDD after I install the new XBL experience?
Hot damn, They must have dropped the price of production significantly to make this console as inexpensive as it is, even compared to the wii.
Proprietary, low-volume manufacturing or not... making up for loss-leading or not... a memory card really shouldn't cost as much as a wireless controller.
The players that are online have a HDD.
I think this will affect very few people. I expect more people will be taking advantage of the free memory from MS even though they already have a storage solution.
I wish I could get a free memory card.
my 360 RROD on me,it's a launch system and the warranty has been voided(added a whisper fan) so i need to buy a new rig
should i just get the arcade system or get the one above that one? i have a 1080p plasma and i've already got the component cables. i'm thinking the only reason to get the $299 360 is for the hdmi output.
is there any other reason to get the $299 360 besides hdmi or should i just go with the arcade. i already have my old hard drive to throw into the arcade one.
any opinions would be great..THANKS
Though you have technically voided your warranty MS never seem to bother to check seeing as they get inundated with so many RODDed consoles. A mate of mine had the same problem (he was a pillock for buying a whisper fan anyway as are you but I'll let you off) but tried contacting MS anyway. He ended up with a replacement.
Basically put if you don't mention it they don't seem to notice, so you may as well give claiming one a go.
thanks for the info but i also did a few other mods like custom paint and made the fan 12v so i'm pretty sure they would notice the paint job right away.
thanks for trying to help, i'll come to a decision just before Gears 2 comes out,until then i'll be putting my PS3 through a good workout,it's not getting alot of use since i bought it a few months ago.
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