Breaking news: Xbox will be really expensive!

[phoenix1967]

I will be getting the XBox 360 if it is $299.99 or lower. I will also get Elder Scroll for $49.99 I already have $50 down for the preorder on the 360. I will but some more money down each month until it comes out to spread out the cost.

Yeah, I've been saving my pennies...and nickels, dimes and quarters to see how much I can come up with to put towards a 360. So far, I'm up to about $140 in just the spare change I've accumulated over the years. Whatever it all ends up totalling, I'm considering it "free money" since I wasn't spending it anyway [I just kept filling an empty milk jug. It reminds me of that Seinfeld AMEX commercial].

Do banks still accept rolled coin?

[Izret101]

Yes they do but you have to have an account number on them.

When i was younger they never made a big deal about it but i guess once you get older they think your going to screw the bank by shortchanging them a penny.

[TraderJake]

I know I am getting a revolution on launch, and this news that the 360 is expensive is not that surprising -- hence Arr's amazing thread title. I can't wait though for the price of the PS3 and Revolution to be released, I'm sure the PS3 will be God awfully expensive, and the Revolution will probably be more expensive than everyone expects. Still though, the prospects of a virtual console are amazing, and the thought of playing Super Metroid or other Nintendo classics on my TV is awesome.

[Tynstar]

I was looking foward to teh Revolution but no HD support is bad.

[The Metamorphosing Leon]

For five hundred bucks you could just mod out your computer pretty nicely. I might just work on upgrading my PC and wait until the console prices drop.

[CatchFiveBats]

I was looking foward to teh Revolution but no HD support is bad.

I could care less about HD.

[Izret101]

Still though, the prospects of a virtual console are amazing, and the thought of playing Super Metroid or other Nintendo classics on my TV is awesome.

Hopefully they don't charge to much for the classic games. It would suck if they were charging 5-10 bucks or more a piece for them. At that much chances are i could buy them CIB for less or a few bucks more.

I was looking foward to teh Revolution but no HD support is bad.

Isn't it going to run on Sandiscs or someother already existant media card? If that is the case it might be something that you are already using for another piece of technology.

For five hundred bucks you could just mod out your computer pretty nicely. I might just work on upgrading my PC and wait until the console prices drop.

Thats what i am going to start doing. I spend as much time (if not more) on my PC as i do gaming. Hell i even game on my PC. So i am going to start putting money aside 50-50 for PC parts and games.

I could care less about HD.

Having a built in HD is just one less thing you have to pay for.
I don't know of anyone who filled up thier XBox HD with game saves(music doesn't count IMO and game ISO's definately don't)
On the other hand i have burned thru the space on GCN/PS2/PS/DC/N64 memorycards/VMUs/controller paks.
HD is MUCH better to have to save you just that much more money.
But if it is added into the cost later(PS2 HDD and possibly 360HD) it then is something you shouldn't care about.

Nintendo's excuse for not putting in a HD is that they expect children as your as 5 to be using the system.
Pretty weak reasoning IMO.

[TraderJake]

Well, HD in this context is High Definition, so I shall comment on that.

High Def sure looks nice, but I am beginning to see how I am buying games because they are fun to play and not because teh graphicz r0x0rz!!!! And while yes, if Nintendo forced high def development, all games could theoretically have amazing graphics. But, the trade off is that there would be higher development costs, which will be a major sticking point in the next generation. I think that Nintendo is doing its best to keep costs down, and as such, good for them. I also think 480p is going to be supported by Nintendo, so while not 1080i or 1080p, it's something.

As for no hard drive, I am not aware if we know that, but if it is true, eh. I imagine their memory cards will be rather large in this era of technological advances.

[Izret101]

Heh oops.
I use HD interchangably for Hard Drive and High Def.
REALLY old habits die hard.

But now that you mention it it would make sense Tyn is whining about it

[Tynstar]

I could care less about HD.

My HDTV says differently

If the Revolution supports 480p then I will be OK with it becaus ethat is what the GameCube does.

[Izret101]

So are you bribing him with your TV?

[Tynstar]

So are you bribing him with your TV?

[Sauza12]

God damn it.  I was going to pick one up if it stayed around $300, but $500 is just ridiculous.  I'm going to put down some money to reserve one, but I'm waiting to see what the price will be.  I am going to be one of those anoying guys that throws down 25-50 bucks on the reservation everytime I get paid just so I don't have to plunk down all that money at once.

Ironically enough, I have a paycheck on the 18th of November that I don't have to use to pay any bills so it can all go to a new system.

[phoenix1967]

Even if you put the deposit down, it should be refundable if you feel the console comes in at too high of a price.

[Vladimir]

I was looking foward to teh Revolution but no HD support is bad.

Yeah, because that's going to mke a difference in actually deciding on buying the system and everything.