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Xbox 360 250GB HDD hits UK in April
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Author:  pcernie [ Tue Mar 23, 2010 11:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Xbox 360 250GB HDD hits UK in April
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A standalone 250GB HDD for the Xbox 360 will hit the UK on April 16th, Microsoft has confirmed.

According to industry site MCV, it will cost £79.99 on release.

A spokesperson for Microsoft said: "The 250GB hard drive offers the player more space to store game content and full titles with games on demand.

"They'll also have more freedom to download the latest demos, Xbox Live arcade games, TV shows, movies, music and more straight to their Xbox 360 console."


http://www.computerandvideogames.com/ar ... ?id=240157

It'll need to have some seriously funky extra features for that price :lol:
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Tue Mar 23, 2010 11:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Xbox 360 250GB HDD hits UK in April
It is already available with a new console from Amazon.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002 ... d_i=468294
Author:  pcernie [ Tue Mar 23, 2010 11:49 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Xbox 360 250GB HDD hits UK in April
Amnesia10 wrote:
It is already available with a new console from Amazon.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002 ... d_i=468294


I had to reread it before - it's actually an external drive they'd like to flog you this time around ;)
Author:  finlay666 [ Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:19 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Xbox 360 250GB HDD hits UK in April
It's on pre-order from amazon for £67 ;)
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:24 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Xbox 360 250GB HDD hits UK in April
Though I guess that the market is for those with full 120 and 160 Gb machines. That does presume that they do not trade them in for new machines. So is the market for external drives that big. For a 250 Gb drive it does seem overpriced.
Author:  Linux_User [ Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:25 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Xbox 360 250GB HDD hits UK in April
finlay666 wrote:
It's on pre-order from amazon for £67 ;)


I can get a terabyte drive for that! :shock:
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:39 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Xbox 360 250GB HDD hits UK in April
Linux_User wrote:
finlay666 wrote:
It's on pre-order from amazon for £67 ;)


I can get a terabyte drive for that! :shock:

If not a little more. It might be due to a Microsoft levy?
Author:  bobbdobbs [ Wed Mar 24, 2010 8:09 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Xbox 360 250GB HDD hits UK in April
my xbox all ready has 250GB HDD :D
Author:  jonbwfc [ Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:00 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Xbox 360 250GB HDD hits UK in April
The question to ask is : Is the price of a 360 arcade + this 250GB drive less than the price of a 250GB 360 Elite? That may have more to do with the pricing level than anything approaching cost of manufacture. They want people to buy bundles, so they will inevitably price things so the component parts cost more to buy separately.

Jon
Author:  finlay666 [ Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Xbox 360 250GB HDD hits UK in April
jonbwfc wrote:
The question to ask is : Is the price of a 360 arcade + this 250GB drive less than the price of a 250GB 360 Elite? That may have more to do with the pricing level than anything approaching cost of manufacture. They want people to buy bundles, so they will inevitably price things so the component parts cost more to buy separately.

Jon


It makes it roughly equal, but missing a game and controller (forza 3 bundle) so I think what you said makes sense.
Author:  jonbwfc [ Wed Mar 24, 2010 1:53 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Xbox 360 250GB HDD hits UK in April
clicky

MS have cut the price of the 120GB hard drive! To £80! 'While stocks last'!
:| :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Author:  gavomatic57 [ Wed Mar 24, 2010 6:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Xbox 360 250GB HDD hits UK in April
By contrast, a 500gb drive for a PS3 is around £60
Clicky

Utter rip off there MS.
Author:  finlay666 [ Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Xbox 360 250GB HDD hits UK in April
gavomatic57 wrote:
By contrast, a 500gb drive for a PS3 is around £60
Clicky

Utter rip off there MS.


:roll: Yet the 360 + 250gb hdd is still cheaper than the ps3 250gb

And you really dont need more space than that, hell 120gb is enough and the price difference is ~£50 inc extra games and controller on the 360
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Xbox 360 250GB HDD hits UK in April
finlay666 wrote:
gavomatic57 wrote:
By contrast, a 500gb drive for a PS3 is around £60
Clicky

Utter rip off there MS.


:roll: Yet the 360 + 250gb hdd is still cheaper than the ps3 250gb

And you really dont need more space than that, hell 120gb is enough and the price difference is ~£50 inc extra games and controller on the 360

It does depend on the size of the game saves. I have filled drives up, then if you have kids with their own profiles they have their game saves as well. It can add up.
Author:  DaftFunk [ Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Xbox 360 250GB HDD hits UK in April
I've never been a fan of the XBOX 360, having to pay a monthly charge for online gaming just doesn't sit right with me. I appreciate peoples love the console for it's gameplay but when are MS going to create a new console? Maybe never, seems they only started turning a profit from it a couple of years ago. (from what I can remember)
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