Retailers display Arcade 360 ads

by Justin McElroy { Oct 11th 2007 at 8:49AM }

They say that if you don't talk to your kids about drugs someone else will. What you may not know is the exact same thing holds true for video game consoles. For example, Microsoft still hasn't announced that they'll be phasing out the Core 360 to replace it with its sleek, cooler cousin, the 360 Arcade. Meaning we have to get our info ... from strangers. Exhibit X (or is it Y yet?) is this retail stand-up captured by Gamespot, that makes mention of (shock!) the 360 Arcade!

All the features are the same as the ones you've heard rumored: five free games, 256MB memory card, a wireless controller, etc. What there's no mention of is the system's price. But, since the other details have held up, we'd bet the $280 we've heard before is spot on. Now, Microsoft, would you kindly announce this thing instead of forcing us to learn about the Arcade on the street?

Tags: 360arcade, microsoft, xbox360

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

daddycool @ Oct 11th 2007 9:03AM

They should make it $250.

dunlop @ Oct 11th 2007 9:17AM

i read that in Europe it will also include 1 year of LIVE membership (Gold). Will that be the case here?

FrankTheCrank @ Oct 11th 2007 9:41AM

I agree with DaddyCool(AKA-Scorpion)...

As bad as some of the crap Sony has pulled Microshaft has pulled some big dumb dumb moves themselves. Not telling anyone till product hits is STUPID.

On the other hand, this Core is much more attractive than the old core. No doubt.

Jason B @ Oct 11th 2007 10:04AM

I'm sorry but this combo is infinitely more valuable at $280 than the Wii is at $250 with or without the 1yr gold membership.

Doc @ Oct 11th 2007 9:21AM

i agree 100% if you make it $250 and have a, what's that called, a "commerical" for it, then your playing with nintendo price wise and you'll really watch them fly off the shelfs! the Wii sells for one main reason, price, there isn't a large libray of games, and what they do have for the most part are average at best. Price is the key...just ask sony

Fernando Rocker (NDF - Water Ring) @ Oct 11th 2007 9:28AM

Yeah... but the difference with Sony is that, the problem is not only the price, but also the lack of good games.

Honestly... doy you think that Ratchet will be a better than Mario Galaxy? Of course fucking not.

Night Elve @ Oct 11th 2007 9:33AM

Hell no! According to Fernando nothing beats Mario, Metroid and Shopping Mama.

Fernando Rocker (NDF - Water Ring) @ Oct 11th 2007 9:36AM

Look this screenshots Night Elve.

http://www.nintendic.com/news/1286

Nothing can compare to the imagination of Shigeru... this is the work of professionals... people with talent. Look what they can create with an "inferior" machine. Just imagine what Nintendo will do if they do a game for the PS3. Thats why Nintendo always sell better than third partys... 'cause they are the best. Period.

FrankTheCrank @ Oct 11th 2007 9:44AM

Ferrrrrrnando...

I'll getting both Ratchet and Mario. hehehehe...the benefits of being a PSWii owner. Even though I think by Christmas, I'll break down and get my free 360 Elite.

You cannot say the Ratchet series is not good...some of those on the PS2 have been amazingly fun games.

Fernando Rocker (NDF - Water Ring) @ Oct 11th 2007 9:47AM

Yeah... I have the four Ratchet games on the PS2 and are not bad games... but the problem is when people compare Ratchet with Mario. That piss me off.

GRANTED @ Oct 11th 2007 10:02AM

mario galaxy could be great. it could also be sunshine. ratchet is always great.

very soon, both the wii and the ps3 are going to have very, very good quality games. it's just that the ps3 is going to have games in HD, and decent online capabilities. mario and brawl will probably be awesome, but the uncharted and the orange box will be better adventure and multiplayer games, respectively.

ssuk @ Oct 11th 2007 11:06AM

Price and the fact Nintendo is targeting a broader market spectrum than MS and Sony. MS thinks it's doing enough by putting Disney content on the Video Marketplace which regions outside the US do not get. The Wii is accepted between the elderly, female gamers and the broad term; 'causal gamers', on a vast scale. The price helps enforce these new customers but doesn't mean it's the determining factor.

Matt B @ Oct 11th 2007 9:27AM

Does the Core have BC with the just the memory card?

Badboy1979 @ Oct 11th 2007 11:37AM

Nope, the hard drive is required for BC on the 360. Everything else works tho with a memory card I believe(Live, Media Center extender, etc.)

Crono (NDF - French Taunting from Holy Grail Ring) @ Oct 11th 2007 9:36AM

Very tempting to trade in my old premium (with no HDMI) for one of these (with HDMI) and just keep my HD.

techyted @ Oct 11th 2007 12:50PM

Totally agree, my refurbished 04-06 box is loud as heck my original 11-05 box caught the RROD at 12 months old.

the_game_master @ Oct 11th 2007 9:40AM

For the most part HDMI is overratted when it comes to games. The only thing interesting about HDMI on 360 is with that connection it will upscale your DVD movies to HDTV resolutions. Since I already bought an upconverting DVD player that's using the only HDMI port my HDTV has, I am pleased with my non-HDMI 360.

GRANTED @ Oct 11th 2007 10:06AM

but when faced with the choice of $20 component cables and a $6 hdmi from a very inexpensive online retailer, the choice is clear.

well... it's nice to, you know, HAVE a choice sometimes.

Crono (NDF - French Taunting from Holy Grail Ring) @ Oct 11th 2007 10:31AM

It'll do it over VGA also, but the reason I want HDMI is because I'm purchasing an HDMI scaler http://www.gefen.com/kvm/product.jsp?prod_id=4174 and I want to plug in my PS2 and Wii into its component video sources, leaving the 360 out of the loop.

If you've got nasty jaggies on your HD display from your Wii, its because you're TV's internal scaler sucks donkey balls. This will fix the problem.