At the time of writing, the Xbox 360 has three SKUs officially on the market -- the HDD-less Arcade, the 60GB Pro and the 120GB Elite. If fresh intel is reliable, however, it seems that Microsoft will be literally cutting out the middle man, removing the Xbox 360 pro from its lineup.
Kotaku was handed a photo of some new Xbox 360 packaging that contains no details on the 360 Pro. Previous packaging listed the various SKU options, telling customers what they can get out of the Arcade, Pro or Elite. The new packaging on the right only contains details of the Arcade and Elite. Comparing that to the older packaging on the left, and you can see the difference.
On its own, this may not be that big of a deal, but there has been gossip about the termination of the 360 Pro for a while now, and this is pretty much sealing the deal. It surprised me at first, but I suppose it makes sense. If you want storage, you want as much storage as you can get, and the Pro was pretty much rendered obsolete by the 120GB Elite.
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10:40 AM on 08.05.2009
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Both boxes are for the Arcade.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=16743530&postcount=159
Yeah.
120GB isnt really over doing it, what with lots of Games having big DLC like Fallout's 5 Packs, the ability to install Games from the DVD to your HDD, Arcade Games, Map Packs.
Not to mention the coming Games on Demand Service which now has 360 Games along with the Original Games...
120GB really isnt overdoing it at all these days
Once you start installing games, 60GB fills up pretty quick.
Seriously though, every 360 should have come with a HDD. I don't know why MS decided to make the "Wii" edition with no storage. I don't know anyone who bought an Arcade who didn't subsequently have to purchase a HDD in the near future.
but i am happy if this gets phased out.
working in a retailer that sells this stuff, it's kind of annoying to have to explain to every customer three different options that are practically the same, save for hdd space.
my pro with an elite
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