Comments on: Xbox 360, HDD, Wireless Controller: $399 http://www.ps3blog.net/2005/08/17/xbox-360-with-hdd-and-wireless-controller-399/ PS3 News and Views Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:49:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Henning http://www.ps3blog.net/2005/08/17/xbox-360-with-hdd-and-wireless-controller-399/#comment-194 Wed, 17 Aug 2005 16:48:31 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2005/08/17/xbox-360-with-hdd-and-wireless-controller-399/#comment-194 Yes, my overriding impression after reading all this news is that it's good news for Sony and good news for the PS3. The $399 price point brings the Xbox 360 closer to the PS3's pricing territory. (I don't imagine the PS3 selling for more than $499.) So now the perception that the PS3 is the unaffordable console has been dashed. Yes, my overriding impression after reading all this news is that it’s good news for Sony and good news for the PS3. The $399 price point brings the Xbox 360 closer to the PS3’s pricing territory. (I don’t imagine the PS3 selling for more than $499.) So now the perception that the PS3 is the unaffordable console has been dashed.

]]> by: iomegadrive http://www.ps3blog.net/2005/08/17/xbox-360-with-hdd-and-wireless-controller-399/#comment-193 Wed, 17 Aug 2005 16:40:22 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2005/08/17/xbox-360-with-hdd-and-wireless-controller-399/#comment-193 Wow. I was thinking of getting both the xbox360 and the PS3, but if the xbox360 only comes with the things promised by Microsoft in the more expensive version, I think I might just hold out for the PS3 and buy a crap load of stuff at launch. For shame Microsoft. For shame. Weren't they the ones who clamoured over the inclusion of the HDD, the *mandatory* support for HD, and much touted Xbox Live connectivity? And now they release this, one without the HDD, without HD cables and with a watered down Xbox Live Membership. Henning, I think you were right when you predicted that Sony would have a hard time competing if the Xbox Live included these things, but now it seems like Microsoft is trying to let Sony back into the fight. Sony must be really happy now. And yeah, how do you save games without a memory card/HDD? Confuzzling. Another thing that bothers me. I am an avid PC gamer as well and with the PC format, I am used to having to choose between configurations etc. whilst I choose a game for purchase. Also, I am used to the multitude of configurations of mobos/cpus/memory/etc. But for console gaming, I want a machine that is the same for everyone and thus takes out that decision making process when I buy a game. Now it appears Microsoft is attempting to bring this to the console market by making us choose between these two models and it becomes even more apparant that this is the path they are taking by talking about including HD-DVD later. Just more to think about I guess. Wow. I was thinking of getting both the xbox360 and the PS3, but if the xbox360 only comes with the things promised by Microsoft in the more expensive version, I think I might just hold out for the PS3 and buy a crap load of stuff at launch.

For shame Microsoft. For shame. Weren’t they the ones who clamoured over the inclusion of the HDD, the *mandatory* support for HD, and much touted Xbox Live connectivity? And now they release this, one without the HDD, without HD cables and with a watered down Xbox Live Membership. Henning, I think you were right when you predicted that Sony would have a hard time competing if the Xbox Live included these things, but now it seems like Microsoft is trying to let Sony back into the fight. Sony must be really happy now.

And yeah, how do you save games without a memory card/HDD? Confuzzling.

Another thing that bothers me. I am an avid PC gamer as well and with the PC format, I am used to having to choose between configurations etc. whilst I choose a game for purchase. Also, I am used to the multitude of configurations of mobos/cpus/memory/etc. But for console gaming, I want a machine that is the same for everyone and thus takes out that decision making process when I buy a game. Now it appears Microsoft is attempting to bring this to the console market by making us choose between these two models and it becomes even more apparant that this is the path they are taking by talking about including HD-DVD later. Just more to think about I guess.

]]> by: Henning http://www.ps3blog.net/2005/08/17/xbox-360-with-hdd-and-wireless-controller-399/#comment-192 Wed, 17 Aug 2005 14:54:38 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2005/08/17/xbox-360-with-hdd-and-wireless-controller-399/#comment-192 I just thought of something: if the Core system doesn't come with a HDD, how do you save games? I don't see a Memory Card as one of the included items. I just thought of something: if the Core system doesn’t come with a HDD, how do you save games? I don’t see a Memory Card as one of the included items.

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