Xbox 360 Arcade confirmed by MS, short on details
When asked for comment, a Microsoft rep fed us the old: "We have nothing to announce at this time. Thanks!" What's the deal?
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-waits for it...-
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Their games division sure hasn't. Next year might be the very first time they see black.
/ducks
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Microsoft didn't give you a three year warranty out of the goodness of their hearts, Sony isn't selling PS3s at a loss because they want you to experience unrivaled visual clarity, and Nintendo sure as hell isn't selling you a $50 piece of hardware for $250 because they want your family to finally spend time together again.
Companies make profit. Your satisfaction and brand loyalty guarantee that.
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I know. Bad joke. Shut up. Who... who the fuck are you?
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They are demos.
Now taking bets (hint: don't bet against me)
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what's the deal with this system?
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You will like RROD, you will like paying for Live every year....this is their game. I can't wait to hear about the Live increa$e....cause you KNOW it's coming.
This is why we need Sony and Nintendo around...to keep these guys straight.
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How did they get potential 360 owners in their grasp?
Why the hell hasn't that Emmanuel guy or Engadget ever confirmed this though? The guy bought the friggin thing and said nothing about it. Douche!
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"a disc that includes demos of Xbox LIVE Arcade games Boom Boom Rocket, Feeding Frenzy, Luxor 2, Pac-Man Championship, and Uno"
so it's 5 Live Arcade game demos, not the full versions.
Can you people read?
It's those 5 FULL games....plus demos for more....look at the Engadget gallery; it's pretty clear
If you look at the gallery, there's one picture of the console box that shows a label that says "These 5 Games Included" with logos for the five games listed above.
The picture of the back of the game box has the five games listed with "Plus Five Trial Games!" That's about as unclear as you can get.
There's a picture that shows the dashboard with the available games. However, it doesn't show him trying to play one of the games, so that doesn't say whether or not they are demos.
Seems like Microsoft went out of their way not to explain what you'd be getting.
Look at the FRONT of the box
5 games included
I like to thing MS isn't that shady!
Hasn't anyone bought this thing yet?
direct quote from the engadget posting:
"a disc that includes DEMOS of Xbox LIVE Arcade games Boom Boom Rocket, Feeding Frenzy, Luxor 2, Pac-Man Championship, and Uno"
it initially said: "a disc that includes COPIES of..."
but he apparently had to change it to "DEMO OF" instead of "COPY OF"
seems like if he had the full versions on the disc he wouldn't have to make that change.
how's that for clarity?
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I'm really surprised Microsoft hasn't been more competitive when it comes to pricing against competitors
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Hell, Microsoft really isn't even concerned about games, to be honest. Their sights are set strictly on Sony, who IS the threat to their Media Center vision of the future. That's what the Xbox has been about since it's inception. Fanboys will bristle at this notion, but it's true. The more they keep Sony, who is also going ahead with Media Center capabilities, down on the mats, the better their chances are of being the center of everyone's living room in 10-15 years.
So in some fashion they likely see Nintendo as an asset to them. The Core and Arcade models are really only there to get gamers to buy the cheaper units and boost their install base, thus giving them more leverage over getting the console in people's homes. But they REALLY want you to buy the units with Hard Drives built into them. In that sense, they don't give a damn about the cheaper, HDDless versions of the Xbox.
If I were REALLY cynical, I'd say gimping it is a deliberate incentive.
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Nah.
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