Is there a market for a $400 Xbox 360?

TwitchPlay: With the recent news of the Limited Edition Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360, we had to ask ourselves – is there still a market for a $400 console? The Wii is $250 and will likely soon be $200, the PS3 Slim is just $300, and the arcade version of the Xbox 360 is only $200. Without even mentioning the struggling economy, can Microsoft really expect this $400 Xbox 360 to sell?

[rroded]

Then again we all know my story but still why buy a 360 at that price when u get so much more out of a ps3 @ 299?

[qface64]

there is a market for a 400 dollar 360

that would be the people who wanna/like to blow money away for no reason
there are people like that out there

[gamesR4fun]

so same as ps3 slim and no b/r etc etc

unless your a 360 fanatic why spent more for less?

might b the special edition box with the stupid night googles but still better off buying a ps3 imo.

[TheAntiFanboy]

Where there is a rabid OCD-afflicted hardcore gamer frothing at the mouth for all things "limited", there is a market.
...
<-- Case in point. :D

I currently own two PS3's (1 x Slim, 1 x gun metal gray MGS4 PS3), two 360's (a Pro console from launch and a Halo 3 LE; surprise! the Pro red-ringed), and one sexy shiny black Wii. So yes, this offer is actually very very tempting, especially considering my current working 360 still has a 20GB hard drive and no HDMI.

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@qface64: F*CK YEAH!

@gamesR4fun: While the 360 does not come with Blu-Ray, WiFi and free PSN, the PS3 does not come with a second controller, a headset, a copy of Modern Warfare 2, a 3-month subscription to Live, or a unique console design. So it balances out. Kinda.

@rroded: Read above.

[All-3]

The Modern Warfare bundle is a deal compared to buying a standard Elite + an extra ($38) wireless controller + Modern Warfare 2 ($60) for $2 bucks less than you'd pay for the bundle which also includes an extra 130GBs of extra hard drive space and a customized case.

The 160 GB Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Pack as advertised on Amazon.com was $400 - now reduced to $350.

[AKNAA]

"Is a 250GB hard drive, Modern Warfare 2, extra wireless controller, and a new paintjob worth $200 more than the Arcade unit?"

I admit, its a very good deal if you want a 360 and is a fan of modern warfare 2. however, in the perspective of a common consumer, the $400 price tag would seem a little ridiculous considering the fact that the PS3 is at $299 now....

Also, I'm pretty sure a new PS3 slim bundle will be out the same time this one comes out and will be a matter of which package will be more affordable? and judging by sony's trend, their bundle will most likely be no more than $349.00, which adds more pressure on this new 360 limited edition pack.

[bratman]

it is a "limited" edition... so there are going to be people that have loads of money... willing to blow it on anything that sounds remotely cool ( night vision goggles?)

p.s anyone that wants a complimentary episode of The CW's new Vampire Diaries off PSN p.m me (just got a code, but its only for the the american psn)

[Saaking]

The 360 sells based on being the cheapest. Not games, not quality, not brand name, it sells on being cheap. Without that, the 360 won't sell.

[SCThor]

What will happen when this console eventually go rrod and have to replace it? the will give you the same model or a regular color one?

I ask this since MS usually give you back used consoles when you send yours for repair.

[Lifendz]

Wow. There may be but it sure as bleep isn't a market of which I'm a member. I wouldn't buy a 400 dollar xbox for the same reasons I wouldn't buy a 250 dollar Wii.

[JsonHenry]

Not when you can spend another $200 on top of that to build a high end PC that can play (basically) any 360 game with better graphics and the ability to use a keyboard and a mouse.

[slayorofgods]

It appeals only to hardcore gamers. Sure its a nice a bundled pack, but its not going to do anything to stop the momentum that the PS3 is gaining heading into this holiday season. If the PS3 slim continues to "get its foot in the door" like it has been with its pre-holiday season sales it will put itself on the market nicely. All it takes is a successful holiday season to completely change the tide of the console war.

So far Nintendo has won every holiday season this generation, and its not even a next generation system the way a 360 or PS3 are. It is my belief that people are just slow to adapt to one of these systems. Meaning so far they failed to lure people into this generation of gaming.

The PS3 slim is starting to attract new buyers that are still in the PS2/Wii era. This is a smart package (However, so was the 360's price cut last year). I guess what I'm trying to say is that it is a bad time to start these bundles and no there isn't a market for them. Sony and Microsoft should focus on gaining new buyers with ideas like the PS3 slim to increase the demand of their product then put out these packages.

[RememberThe357]

"a unique console design"

Really? That's the best you could come up with? My black PS3 sits on top of my black sound system. I don't want to to stick out like a sore thumb.

But I agree that there is a market. Think about it; it limited, it has a huge(relatively) HDD, and it has MF2. Americans will swallow this up like pudding.

[Shepherd 214]

no, its not the same as a $299 PS3 slim, because a PS3 slim has a 120gb hard drive, and this $400 Xbox 360 has a 250gb hard drive. So if you get this 360 model, you're paying $100 more than the stand alone PS3 slim for Modern Warfare 2($60), an extra wireless controller($50), 250gb of space instead of the PS3's 120gb hard drive, and a specially painted 360 console. For $400, thats not a bad deal in my opinion.

[randomwiz]

"are still in the PS2/Wii era"

lol, wii era, good one.

I wouldn't say wii era since the wii era is next gen. It makes more sense to say ps2 era/ppl who need to upgrade the wii

[Sheikh Yerbouti]

I've bought a PSP-1000, PSP-1500, and I am buying a PSP-3000 this week...but I still plan to buy a PSP go.

So yeah, there's a market.

[slayorofgods]

@randomwiz

The Wii may have been made during the time the 360 /PS3 were made, but from a technology stand point it is made to compete with a PS2. The 360 and PS3 are still way, way behind what the PS2 sales were given the time frame. This shows that people are slow to adapt to next gen. system(PS3 and 360). This is because most people are still content with the still selling PS2 or Wii(who is close to PS2 sales up to this point). Thus we are still in the PS2/Wii era

[Arnon]

You're totally right. That's why the 360 has over 40 games that have sold over 1 million copies, and they have the fastest selling game of all time on their console.

Are you serious? You think people buy a 360 just because it's cheap? Did it ever occur to you that people know about the Xbox 360? It's a mainstream product. When you hear about the 360, you know a few things:

Halo
Gears of War
Fable
Multiplatform Games
Xbox LIVE
Xbox LIVE Arcade

If there's a console that sells not for it's games, but because of it's price, it would be the PS3. It's exclusive software sales are disturbingly low compared to the competition. That's not saying they don't sell, but when you take a game such as Halo 3, you're able to take the 3 top selling PS3 exclusives, and I STILL don't think they add up to 10.13 million.

Halo 3 - 10.13m
Fable 2 - 3.10m
Gears of War - 5.90m
Gears of War 2 - 5.17m
Call of Duty 4 - 7.74m (4.53m on PS3)
Grand Theft Auto 4 - 7.21m (5.81m on PS3)
BioShock - 2.31m (440,000 on PS3)

You get the point.

[NoBias]

Serious fans of the series could definitely be looking at this (Not I).

I mean, did you see how many people pre-ordered that prestige edition with the Night Vision Goggles? That and this looks cooler than the RE5 all red 360 (I thought that bundle looked hideous :\ ) but that thing was selling pretty nicely too.

Is there a market for a $400 360? No.

Is there a market for a limited edition MW2 360? Yuuuuup...

[uxo22]

For the person asking if the limited edition 360 should break would they replace it with a regular 360? How could they, a regular 360 can run a 250 gig HD :)

Just finished ordering mine. Funny thing is, I have a pro with a 120 gig upgrade, I have an original 60 gig PS3, and I have a wii. Now I will also have a 250 gig limited edition MW2 360, wasn't even a difficult decision.

I needed a gaming machine for the bedroom for my lazy days, I was contemplating getting a PS3 slim, and then it happened, I caught word of the MW2 edition. That was all it took, especially since I was already gonna shell out the 60 bucks for the game anyway. So I saw it as getting a 250 gig 360, with extra controller and headset for 339. I already have a mediacenter PC in the bedroom with a built in blu-ray player so, the PS3 slim having a BD drive wasn't a factor in my decision. Plus my house is fully wired for data although I have wireless, none of my gaming machines use wireless.

For those complaining about the economy and money, I totally understand, but right now for me that's not really an issue, I have a great job, a good savings, and I'm pretty well invested for retirement someday. Haha, the funny thing is my girl ordered a 200 pair of shoes at the same time I ordered my 360 and I looked at her like she was a fool...lol 200 bucks for some shoes are you kidding me? Haha she just looked at me and said "Don't even go there." I could do nothing be smile and STFU, everyone has their pleasure who am I to knock hers right?

[BWS1982]

because of the value in the HD space and the fact that I assume it's a guaranteed Jasper unit...Anyone know this? The extra Controller, cool design etc... are great too...just thinking out loud about the "guaranteed Jasper" concept like the RE 5 was, which were ALL Jaspers...when ordering online you don't know what version you're getting, so it's something to think about, since I'm assuming it's Jasper only.

[TheAntiFanboy]

@RememberThe357: If it were "the best I could come up with", then I wouldn't have listed about 5 additional features, would I? Dumbass.

[TheAntiFanboy]

Mispost. Delete this please~!

[II Necroplasm II]

Stop spamming please.

[Sarcasm]

Well either way, it's a better value compared to a regular 360 elite.

The extra controller, extra HDD space, MW2 game, and unique casing makes it rather the best valued 360 ever offered.

The only problem is that it's now $399, so using the same excuse 360 fans have been using, people will impulse buy the cheapest console which is the Arcade.

Oh and I wonder since "Halo" is their precious bread & butter franchise, but didn't get the same treatment this time around with ODST? So much for that theory.

[36T]

Hasn't the ODST bundle been confirmed? I'm sure i read that somewhere this morning. Either way, for me it's now between the MW2 bundle or Forza 3 bundle if they come out with one. Just the 120g HDD alone cost's $160 canadian plus tax last time i checked. Add the extra controller, the game itself, the decal and were talking about an awesome deal. Expensive yes, but worth it if you're planning on upgrading your HDD and buying MW2.

I wonder why i haven't seen a PS3 fanboy list out the individual costs yet, like they normally do to TRY and convince gamers that the PS3 is the better deal. I assume they tried it, saw the savings and deleted their would-be post.

[N4GAddict]

It is a decent deal for those planning to buy mw2 with a XBox 360.

[v1c1ous]

i dont think xbox sales have suddenly dropped to 0, so i assume SoMEONE is still buying them...

[Aclay]

The main people who I think will be going after this 250GB Xbox 360 Modern Warefare 2 bundle are people who already own an Xbox 360 that mainly want it just for the sake of owning the Limited Edition 360 Modern Warefare 2 console.

Most people that are remotely interested in Modern Warefare 2 probably already owns a 360, so I don't really expect this bundle to spark a lot of first time 360 buyers, especially at this price, but it's a pretty cool bundle nonetheless.

[Silent]

PS3 299/Elite 299. New costumers wont know the differnce but they can see the price difference.

[THE MAX SPEED 21]

No theres not.

we're in a recession Aint nobody going to throw 400bucks for a console now that there's a 299 PS3 and a price cut for the Wii and a 299 xbox to.

[TheAntiFanboy]

And a $200 360 too.

[Sarcasm]

Well whoever is interested in a $300 console, but also interested in MW2 would likely look at this bundle.

[callahan09]

I've got to agree with Sarcasm here. On Amazon, the 300 dollar 360 was already the best-selling 360 SKU. Add in a very popular game, an extra controller, a limited edition form factor, and double the hard drive space for 100 dollars more, and I think all those same people who looked at the 300 will look at this one and strongly consider it.

TGS can't come soon enough. I want to see Sony announce that 250gb Gran Turismo 5 bundle!

[getonmylev3l]

as the elite is now 299 this more than doubles the HDD and comes with two controllers and MW2 if im not mistaken. as a ps3 enthusiast this seems like a pretty damn good deal. and the 50 dollar argument for live doesnt matter because i have a full time job that takes like 4 hours to earn live for a year. NBD. but i will also be upgrading my HD on my ps3 soon.

[Obama]

A market for the sheep yes.

[AngryTypingGuy]

I'm sure you've been following Sony for three gens now right? You'd support them no matter how underhanded they are towards developers. What price did PS3 enter the market at? Exactly. You'd have to be a sheep to buy it at that price, especially at a time when it had no games.

They can put a $400 360 on the market, but I wouldn't produce a lot at once because they won't fly off of the shelves at that price now. With each company having versions of their console at $299 or less, if I were MS, I'd pay close attention to supply and demand with this one.

[morganfell]

Sure their is a market. A lot of homes have a high end furnace.

J/K. No, there is no market because the difference is the PS3 is crammed full of value and the 360 is an outdated overpriced last gen machine kept on life support by Microsoft throwing money at it.

[sak500]

lol @Organfailure

Funny joke /not

[dustgavin]

And you think saying 'Organfailure' was?

[36T]

LOL.. so all those people that bought a PS3 when the price was four hundred dollars or more (with no game or second controller, 60-80g HDD) are sheep? Is that what you're telling us? Just out of curiosity, when did you buy your PS3 and at what price?

I love you Obama! You make it so easy! Keep them coming. I might choose to track you so i don't miss out on anything you post, just for laughs.

Morganfell seems to be in his own little world, once again. Did you shed a tear when you found out the news of the MW2 bundle? It seems to me like you're quite frustrated. I would be too if i was a Sony fan. They make a move and MS beats it every time. Are you one of those sheep Obama is talking about? What price did you pay for your bluray player?

[Obama]

I bought my ps3 at launch, and it's worth my every penny unlike some other console that fails 54.2% of the time.

[ZombieAutopsy]

If its like the cod bundle yea because you get 2 contorllers, 250gb hdd, CoDMw2 and a special xbox but anything less i dont see it selling.

[SnukaTheMan]

They need to learn from sonys mistakes. Something in the 300$ range is the start for the sweet spot.

[eagle21]

it's fucccin ugly.... :)

[36T]

You must be joking? Typical jealous fanboy. LOL

[eagle21]

if you think that stir fried toy looking crap looks good in an entertainment set-up. :)

[r3xmund1]

But my Ltd Ed Halo 360 was the same price, and frankly RROD'd/died/got repaired on me 2wice.....

So really there IS a market, but only if M$ can keep the damn things from blowing the hell up.

Fingers crossed eh?!?!?!

[f789790]

They were in stores so long. I laughed when the price got cut to the normal price because they couldn't sell any.

As for the $400 360. I doubt many are going to pay $100 more for an extra controller and a paint job. 120GB is plenty for any console. Now if they threw in the game, it might have a better chance than the halo 360.

[SmokingMonkey]

+$100 for the network adaptor
and +$50 a year for LIVE.........you know what i'll go with the PS3.

But if I had the money, and time for a third system......I would buy this 360 over all.

[SteinigerGE]

Do they send you back a new Limited Edition? If so, doesn't that mean they actually made more than the Limited number advertised which means it isn't so special and probably doesn't need to cost $400?

BTW, what's so special about the case other than the fact it isn't white? Does it have more effective cooling vents?

[Rob Hornecker]

I would say that if anyone is in the market for a new or replacement Xbox,should consider this edition. Since the 250 GB hard drive won't be sold as a standalone. If I had the funds ,I would get one of them for a back up.

As a owner of both a xb360 and a ps3 the xbox is still the better of the 2 systems.

But, unless I hit the lotto to get one of these,I guess I'll have to go with this route.....

Dear Santa........

[champ21]

lol you could almost make a pc for that price, which would outperform the xbox and ps3 put together.

In the long run it would be cheaper then both of them, games cost cheaper remember.

[Gabe323]

another one of these stupid articles. next up for today is two more is "should xbox live be free" and 4 more "is halo odst worth it?"

[Halo3 MLG Pro]

If it comes with MW2 than I'll definitely get it.

[nix]

if you add up the extra peripherals (to match PS3) for the existing 360s, it's already 400 dollars. what a dumb article.

[Bathyj]

I did wonder this myself. Everything just went down. Does anyone want to pay that? Even with a game aren't bundles usually about $350?

As others asked, whose going to buy it? Surely now one who wants MW2 has waited all this time to "Jump in", so why now at a higher price. And others say XBox already owners with buy it cos its a nice package which is true too, but probably a smaller number than M$ would prefer.

Its will still sell well of course.
1. Its MW2.
2. The word limited makes people go "Crap, if I dont buy it now, I wont be able to later."
3. Smart move not selling the HDD separately. It really does make the bundle exclusive for more than a Call of Duty paint job. Thats the biggest HDD you can get for XB. If you want it, theres only one way,less you wanna take a chance you find one on ebay. By making it a disired, yet limited time deal it will sell quicker than the Halo 3 bundle did.

[00000000000000000001]

One great looking console and price! Sure beats the hell out of the ugly PS3 slim!

[Saaking]

The 360 isn't worth 10 cents.

[caffman]

so its worth more than your opinion then

[36T]

"The 360 isn't worth 10 cents"

That's what i thought of your mom after smacking that cellulite filled ass of hers. I was like wtf is this all about? Then i found out she was the town hoe.

[Knightofelemia]

Unless its Red Ring proof and E74 proof and runs quieter then no there is no market for it

[DARK WITNESS]

some of you guys are funny...

have you all forgotten when people were buying limited edition 360's off ebay for £400 - £500 / same thing with the ps3.

Of course there is a market for it, you really think that MS as a businessm would make this if it didn't think there was a market for it.

didn't people pay £120 for those useless NV super rip-off edition ( sad thing is i actually know someone who has paid for one of those ).

For the extra pad and hard drive space why not ?

ya it may seem dumb if you already have a 360, but then how many people have admitted to having more then one ps3 ? or a slim and Fat ps3 ?

I already have 2 360s' and no it's not because one of them RROD on me. I have one at the Mrs place and one round mine.

[dj55555555]

Why not get a PS3 use the extra cash to get a bigger hard drive and benefit from all the other extras that come with it. Also who wants the RROD risk on something that costs $400

[DuneBuggy]

Sigh.."but it doesnt have Bluray", "but it doesnt have wifi","but it doesnt ..."
If you are the type that wants to buy a system that has the most features ON PAPER, then the PS3 has probably been the best value this gen...even at launch. How much were Bluray players then?
But after almost what? 3 years? The market has shown that even for a mere $100 over a 360, some people would rather have a 360. It doesnt make people who choose this route uninformed or braindead.
Sony is now forced to offer all their features (you guys think everyone obsesses over because you do), for the same price in a effort to stay competitive.
But hey,thats great for us consumers right?
I think this 360 bundle is a good deal too for what it is. No reason not to nab this if you were going to grab a 360 and a copy of MW2 anyway.Your going to spend about $400.00. Or at least within a game controller price of it.
$299.00 gets them into the door,a nice bundle deal will make them want to spend MORE.
The only people who should feel butthurt right now, are those that bought a Elite or PS3 a month or so ago.

[vincentvegawchz]

The reason the Xbox's were selling like they were, was because it was a cheaper alternative than the Ps3. IF you look at the stats conducted just recently, (Can't remember where i saw it) It seems like more ps3 owners own another console compared to the 360 owners. I don't think it comes down to being a fanboy either. It is because mosty everyone before the last week in August who owned a ps3 had money, it cost money to own the gaming system, and I do not think they are going to even think about buying an Xbox when they can get a ps3 for cheaper. It will be the first time ever. Seeing as how it isn't bundled with Wi-Fi. Or have any other bonuses, besides the bigger hard drive, which to most consumers probably won't matter. I do not seeing this be a good selling machine. The Xbox 360 sells quite a bit because it is more of a replacement unit, so people can pay the extra 50 bucks for a new system and don't have to wait a couple of weeks to get their system back. I have been in both boats before. I just don't think someone will shell out $450.00 on a Xbox 360, while they can get a Ps3 for $100 cheaper, with bundled wifi. Just my Opinion.

[DuneBuggy]

How many times has it come up here that a 360 actually WASNT cheaper though? If you factor LIVE costs,adding wifi..etc
IF..IF you wanted this and that and this with your 360 to try to equate more than what the PS3 may have standard.
So it cant be just about the money right? It cant be just about the "value" of what features come in the box.
I already stated if your a "hardware features" guy, the PS3 is the best bang for your buck.
But it doesnt nessesarily mean its the best game system you can buy.Thats subjective to be sure. I dont own any Blurays,and prefer a wired connection for better performance. My car has a few features on it that I could care less about.
Someone,somewhere,right now is paying only $50.00 less for a Wii than what you can buy a PS3 for with all its bells and whistles.
And that person is probably thrilled.

[tonywood]

DOESN'T MATTER WHAT WE THINK, THERE ARE PLENTY OF FANATICS OUT HERE.

People will buy this unit, and continue to buy other so called "Limited Edition" crap. Don't get me wrong, it's their right and more power to them, but this is obvious price gouging. (In fact, this is worse than Xbox live fees....IMO.) Buy what you want, but I will NEVER pay for map packs, or limited edition games/systems. If Infinity Ward wanted limited edition money out of me, then they should have offered a controller with their limited edition game. I'm getting Modern Warfare 2, but Infinity Ward should be ashamed of themselves for the $129 "Prestige" garbage. NOTICE THERE ISN'T A PRICE TAG ON THIS LIMITED EDITION SYSTEM?? Man, it's gonna cost $400+....and thats ridiculous. If you shop right, you can get a 360 AND and PS3 for that price. I have the 60 Gig Ps3 (From Launch), with a350 HD in it. People actually believe that the PS3 slim is better then the original. Yea, it's smaller and may use slightly less energy, but that doesn't change the big picture folks. (IT'S THE SAME PLAYSTATION 3!!) These are all marketing ploys...thats about it.

BE SMART PEOPLE...IT'S JUST A SYSTEM, NOTHING MORE.

[ReBurn]

I wouldn't pay $400 for it.

[BULLETBOI]

I am not liking this bundle because MS is using MW2 fans from rival console to sell more units...but i guess its business and a company would go down this road...I remember when MS block FF13 ps3 bundles in US and now it feels like its double stands game...

[bjornbear]

But dumb people will make one...

[Ldubbz]

Seriously? How does this article make a lick of sense? even worse are the morons in here pretending that this is some kind of valid point.

Its a LIMITED BUNDLE, and a great deal. You get a limited edition console, extra controller, 250 GB HDD, and MW2. For only $100 over the Elite asking price. I think this is one of their best ideas this year. MS basically just stole the biggest game of the year, and we all know it was gonna sell better on 360 regardless.

[tonywood]

REALLY...TELL ME YOU DID NOT JUST SAY THAT?!

People are caught up in the HD nonsense. YOU WILL NEVER USE UP 60 GIGS...LET ALONE 250 GIgs OF HD SPACE. This is just to catch people slipping, like the Gears of War chainsaw and Helment ideas. But hey, it's not up to us to decide what is a good deal. (It's up to the customer dumb enough to buy it.)

[GiantEnemyCrab]

"YOU WILL NEVER USE UP 60 GIGS...LET ALONE 250 GIgs OF HD SPACE"

and tell me you are joking..

With all the downloaded content on XBL, XBLA and now having the ability to install most games to HDD you won't use 60gigs?

I wish I had a 250..

[Ldubbz]

U took the words right outta my mouth there buddy. I honestly asked myself the same thing...who needs that kinda space? But with the installs, I could see that. But it is a lotta space. On that same token, I dont see the need for having 250GB on a PS3 (mine has a 320GB HDD...lol. it was there when i bought offa eBay...), unless you keep a lot of media on it...but then again there are mandatory installs...

OFF TOPIC REVIEW: so GEC, I listened to your advice and bought Uncharted for $30. i figure if I have a PS3, and everyone sez this game is soooo good, id give it a shot. Its been pretty fun overall, but some of the firefights feel like Im just slogging through endless thugs that magically strafe and duck when shot...lol.

Im a killin machine at this point tho, doming fools like there's no tomorrow. Graphically, it really shines in some areas, and the color palette is very nice. But the screen tearing when looking around sometimes is atrocious. The game has some sharp textures, but movememt overall seems to suffer sometimes from that PS3 bluriness. Its not something thats very noticeable unless you play a lot of 360 games, but it almost seems like my TV's refresh rate goes down with some PS3 stuff. Most would never notice it, but Im a stickler.

the games story also makes little to no sense; why is there always bad guys at these remote locations? Also Seems like Nathan just kills people more than discover anything, lol.

but a good game so far overall, but not great. I give it an 8, but Ill let u know when im finished.

[kraze07]

"YOU WILL NEVER USE UP 60 GIGS...LET ALONE 250 GIgs OF HD SPACE"

Reminds me of a time one of my friends told me I would never use 1TB of HD space for an external I have. It amazes me how some people are so far behind when it comes to technology.

[Silentmerc3nary]

Amazon says yes.

[djfullshred]

There is a market, but as seen with the PS3, a smaller market when you get into the $400 price range.

[DuneBuggy]

Sure its a smaller market. Its a "Limited Edition", they arent gonna sell as many of these as the other SKU's.
But are you looking at it as a $400 console?
Or is it a $300 console with a $60 game,2nd controller,and a few other extras?

[djfullshred]

Sure, many will see value in that. And many will just see a $400 price tag, and move on. To each his own as they say, because it's not like they are putting all there eggs in one basket with this being the only Xbox option. So of course nothing controversial about all this.

[DuneBuggy]

Well,MW2 is a popular title. Odds are they might want it anyway and that makes the decision to step up easier.
Or they can shop the other Xbox options starting at $200 or look at a PS3 like you said.
I for one am not buying MW2. Dont need to as my buddy is a big MW fan.I'll just borrow his down the road, and he will borrow my L4D2 and Bioshock 2.

BUT..If I needed a new 360, I prob would buy this,give him the MW2 from it for Xmas, and enjoy what I got for $340.00 (subtracting what the game would run me that im getting him anyway).

[artsaber]

Heck, there is even a market for Bentley in the automobile industry. But any 360 is the reverse in quality, so having a Cadillac version with a Ford Fiesta engine, just doesn't make sense, but many fools have money, and it will soon part from them.

No matter how you color it on the outside, unfortunately, it is still trash on the inside. I wonder how much life my Intercooled 360 has left... 1 week, three weeks? A year or two? Who knows... and see that is the problem.

[jack who]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/mo...

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Quick! Where's Punchjump?! lol

[GiantEnemyCrab]

It's just limited edition.. I think you are getting your dollars worth with it. It has been in the Amazon Best Seller top 10 since it was announced(currently #8 with ODST being #1)since we seem to make such a big deal out of Amazon Best Seller list here.. so somebody is buying it.

[NaiNaiNai]

wow there are ps3 trolls everwhere here.

personally yes its worth it. I'll be saving almost 100$.

[jdktech2010]

think about it this way....if you were going to get the 299 price point....(Elite I think it is now), it's not that much of a price jump and look at all you're getting. You get a 250 GB Hard Drive (double the size of Elite), another wireless controller (45-50), the game itself (60)

Add all that up and it's 100 dollars just for the controller and game plus you're getting another 120 GB of Hard Drive space and a sweet design on the 360.....It's really not that overpriced if you break it down (unless I missed something)

[durran3]

I believe this is the best priced Xbox 360 in the market. Lets break it down compared to the Elite which is priced at 299.99.

1) Xbox 360 console with HD composite cables
2) 250 GB Hard drive (130GB more than the elite and the PS3 slim)
3) Sexy Casing
4) Modern Warfare 2 Game is worth an additional $60 dollars
5) Nice looking extra Wireless Controller $55

So basically for a 100 dollars more your getting an Extra Controller, Game, a better casing and 130 GB Hard drive space.

Seems reasonable to me and seriously people who can't pay 50 bucks a year for live get a job, I spend 6 dollars for lunch everyday.

I already have a PS3 its nontheless the best priced console in the market and you can't go wrong with it. Its the best time to own both consoles.

MW-$60
Controller-$55

[Hiruu]

I wonder if this clown will post a follow-up...gee I was a moron, when this sells like crazy.

[chisox100]

well a 400$ Ps3 was too much for the bots and yet a 400$ xbox is not

[SuperStrokey1123]

Is there split screen in MW2? If not the second controller is kinda useless i think...

[DuneBuggy]

Thats a good point.
After all, we all know this special edition 360 can ONLY play MW2! ;)
Dude..Are you serious?

[slayorofgods]

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[Imallvol7]

I have a 360 and I even want that!!!

[Enigma_2099]

... and there's a market for a $400 ANYTHING.