Buy.com has the refurbished Xbox 360 Platinum System (with 20GB Hard Drive) for $200 + $0 shipping = $200 shipped. Xbox 360 Platinum includes system with hardrive, headset, and one wireless controller. Appears to be a non-HDMI version.
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#1
Toby - Posted 11:09 am PDT 07/1/08 (533 Posts)
Microsoft rumored to slash Xbox 360 price -
Whispers of $50 price cut swirled on popular gaming blogs last week.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25476764
IMHO they have to do more, the PS3 has too many things in it's favor at the the moment.
Whispers of $50 price cut swirled on popular gaming blogs last week.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25476764
IMHO they have to do more, the PS3 has too many things in it's favor at the the moment.
#2
eoryd - Posted 11:41 am PDT 07/1/08 (234 Posts)
60 day warranty
#3
kaorder1 - Posted 11:44 am PDT 07/1/08 (225 Posts)
ha ha !
#4
gjc12 - Posted 11:45 am PDT 07/1/08 (239 Posts)
the rumor is the 20gb version will drop $50 as they're cleared out to be replaced with a 60gb version.
#5
gummy - Posted 11:54 am PDT 07/1/08 (595 Posts)
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MS could stem the PS3 tide by finally getting a blue ray expansion out there. Most people I know that are buying PS3's (and I'm one of them) are doing so for the entertainment center/home theatre functionality - not the games.
Sony could, of course, put the whole battle to bed fast if they would just make all PS3's PS2 compatible. It's not just the expense - it's the confusion of "Is this one of the ones that is or not?"
#6
eoryd - Posted 11:55 am PDT 07/1/08 (234 Posts)
http://www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/kmartadbig.jpg
Full(ish) page ad here suggests the ad will hit on July 13 (as College Road Trip and Step Up 2's release date is July 15th) no word on the "core" system
#7
yieldsign2 - Posted 12:37 pm PDT 07/1/08 (55 Posts)
actually #5, PS3 is most likely going all PS2 non compatable. They discontinued all compatable models, and I would assume the new models will not have the compatability at all, to force users to start buying up PS3 games.
#8
islandboy - Posted 12:49 pm PDT 07/1/08 (218 Posts)
how can you tell if an xbox is hdmi or not? is there an hdmi output port or something? thnx.
#9
ryviusx - Posted 12:59 pm PDT 07/1/08 (299 Posts)
^ when the back of your 360 looks like this:
http://www.shacknews.com/screenshots.x?gallery=8063&id=103383
http://www.shacknews.com/screenshots.x?gallery=8063&id=103383
#10
Beerstalker - Posted 1:04 pm PDT 07/1/08 (83 Posts)
Sorry #7, but you are wrong. The 80Gb version was discontinued for a short time, but it has be released again now in a bundle with Metal Gear Solid. It is still backwards compatible with the PS2.
There are also rumors that Sony is getting a firmware update ready that will add backwards compatability to the 40Gb model. It has just taken them a while to get it running well with the newer chipset used in the 40Gb model. The 80Gb model does software emulation but it has the older larger chipset.
There are also rumors that Sony is getting a firmware update ready that will add backwards compatability to the 40Gb model. It has just taken them a while to get it running well with the newer chipset used in the 40Gb model. The 80Gb model does software emulation but it has the older larger chipset.
#11
milf_hunter - Posted 1:29 pm PDT 07/1/08 (2896 Posts)
No, sorry, #10, you're wrong. My neighbor told me that the firmware update for the 40 GB model is to allow users to play Xbox games.
#12
jpezzznuts - Posted 1:58 pm PDT 07/1/08 (507 Posts)
Step Up 2's release date is July 15th? FUCK YES
#13
MrWrigley - Posted 2:46 pm PDT 07/1/08 (248 Posts)
Only 284 days until the release of Step Up 3: The Final Step
#14
eoryd - Posted 2:48 pm PDT 07/1/08 (234 Posts)
#12 I know! I can't wait for the bonus footage and deleted scenes!
#15
BensBargains - Posted 3:19 pm PDT 07/1/08 (1180 Posts)
Sold out? "Sorry, this product is no longer sold at the Buy.com website."
#16
dontyellatmechump - Posted 3:37 pm PDT 07/1/08 (91 Posts)
What.... #11 what corporate lawyer do you think will actually allow that to happen yeah right.. well maybe with Billy retiring there might be a minut chance but seriously doubt it. And the xbox 360 is better as you can program you own games and have an entertainment system with a pc connected plus download movies with Xbox Live accounts. So you can do windows home server, windows xp and xbox 360 for your entertainment needs. Sorry but the truth is xbox 360 blows ps3 out of the water. You can download movies to the xbox 360 or the baconased pc or the windows home server. Bluray is the only thing that they have going for them.
#17
BLT5000 - Posted 6:50 pm PDT 07/1/08 (151 Posts)
Yes buy an Xbox 360 if you want a superior media center box that will shit the bed after 6 months of use.
#18
bigdady92 - Posted 6:40 am PDT 07/2/08 (142 Posts)
damn this was a hot deal.
#19
Toby - Posted 6:43 am PDT 07/2/08 (533 Posts)
#5 is so, so right.
#20
jpezzznuts - Posted 5:22 pm PDT 07/16/08 (507 Posts)
Back in stock.
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