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Originally Posted by Undercover_Man
I said that the full X-Box 2 will be $399. $399 does not equal $500.
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$400 for a new console that doesn't make all my old x-box games obsolete.
$30 (list price for a replacement x-box controller) for a second controller because they ain't going to throw one in for free.
$50 for a new game to experience the greatness that is X-Box:360 otherwise what's the point, no?
$480 forgive me for rounding up
All that aside,
nearly $500 to have a complete next generation console sitting in your living room is outrageous. Microsoft has a long and honorable history of screwing the customer, so I guess this is just par for course. $25 for official x-box memory card? (How many people actually use it, I wonder?) $20 for the Advanced AV pack so you could take advantage of your big fancy television and sound system, and $30 for the DVD playback kit, which you
had to have to play DVDs, are all excellent ways for the business to make money by making the customer buy superfluous accessories in order to take full advantage of the console. Until the Grand Collective of gamers stops grabbing ankle and takes a stand, Microsoft and their ilk are just going to continue porting out specific features to force you to buy a litany of unnecessary accessories while raising the price of the core package (console and controller).
I would be very interested in seeing what the prices are going to be on the PS3 and the Nintendo "Revolution" to see if this kind of shit is limited to the hallowed halls of Gates' or has spread worldwide.
By the way, I think Stompy makes an excellent point about taking the money and spending it on your computer. If in fact all three companies decide to follow the Microsoft pricing plan for their consoles....Well, I'll just say that kind of money is better spent on my computer.