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Microsoft confirms 256MB internal storage in Xbox 360 Arcade units

Xbox 360 Fanboy writes:

"As if all the images and videos weren't enough evidence, we've now received official confirmation from Microsoft that new Xbox 360 Arcade units do come with 256MB of internal storage. Speaking with us, a Microsoft spokesperson said quite simply, "We are constantly updating the console's more than 1700 internal components. We can confirm that we are moving to internal memory for the Xbox 360 Arcade. The physical internal memory is the same size as the previous external memory units - 256MB."
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Published: 390 days 1 hour ago | News | Xbox 360
 
 

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chaosatom - 390 days 2 hours ago
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why is this news?
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vitz3 - 390 days 1 hour ago
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Because they're making the same mistakes they made with the MSX. Constantly changing the hardware and segmenting their market further.
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thebudgetgamer - 390 days 1 hour ago
1.2 - hahaha
you can dowload like half a demo

:)
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pwnsause - 390 days ago
1.3 -
why is it I always relate the 360 to the Sega Genesis??? Oh, thats why.

@vitz3

Yea, its very similar to the MSX as well.
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Statix - 389 days 22 hours ago
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Hasn't Sony been apt to do the same thing with their hardware? In terms of reconfiguring the storage memory amounts, omitting or altering backwards compatibility capabilities, changing the number of USB ports several times, and going back on their decision to not include wi-fi in the value model?

I love my PS3 as much as anybody, but I don't see how MS can be criticized for this particular move, especially considering Sony's same penchant for hardware SKU revisions.
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Killjoy3000 - 389 days 22 hours ago
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How about at least a 2 gig HDD? Oh yeah, MS.....
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Kigmal - 389 days 22 hours ago
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If anyone remembers the 256 MB is basically the Memory Unit that came with the Arcade pack. Now since the 256 is internal, they did away with including a memory unit. It's intended for room for NXE and any possible future updates and also your saved games and possibly a few XBLA games.
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uxo22 - 389 days 20 hours ago
1.7 - @Kigmal
Thanks finally someone that actually took some time to think about why Microsoft did this instead of spewing out a bunch of ridiculous hate.

Bubbles up.
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DJ - 390 days ago
2 - Guess they didn't learn their lesson.
Every 360 needs to have a hard drive; there's just no excuse.
2.1 Bladestar | 390 days ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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GrammarPolice - 390 days ago
2.2 - ^^^
That is quite possibly the worst rationalization I have read on this site.
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Bubble Buddy - 389 days 23 hours ago
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Uh yeah. Bladestar, If Sony sold the PS3 for $300 U.S, it'll be chaos.
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thebudgetgamer - 389 days 23 hours ago
2.4 - hahahaha
@bladestar sure buddy whatever helps you sleep at night
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sak500 - 389 days 21 hours ago
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@grammerpolice and other SDF member.

You can't comprehend simple mathematics. Blade put it very well. I have 2 consoles as well, would rather pickup an arcade so that i can just use it for streaming movies off my pc and keep in living room. Why should i buy another one with hdd?

Arcade pricing model can also get them casual/girl gamers to just pick up and start using it. And unlike ps3, 360 doesnt require mandatory installs and its games still beat ps3 when it comes to multiplats. BD was a useless addition and even if sony admits one day i'm sure you ignorant people will not acknowledge anything bad about ps3's design.
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uxo22 - 389 days 20 hours ago
2.6 - @bladestar
I don't know what these guys are talking about but I thought your analogy was pretty good. And I agree with you completely.
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etownone - 389 days 19 hours ago
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Nice comeback Bladestar...

don't listen to these little sony punks. They are still pissed that their two biggest titles this holiday season are considered flops as far as sales, especially when compared to Gears and Fable.... oh and the beat down they received this past weekend has left a soreness on all their azzes.

Plain and simple, some people need HDD, whether it be because they can't afford internet (and everyone knows a HDD is great if you want to take it online), don't' want their kids playing with strangers, just can't get the reception where they live, or are just happy playing single player games by themselves.
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nycredude - 389 days 19 hours ago
2.8 - OMG Bladestar
What a mega tool you are man. You seriously defending 256 mb? Dude you can't do shiat with that. I saw an 8gb usb memory card for $20 bucks. Would it kill MS to do the right thing for once instead of fuking their user base again.

And yet tools like you Etownone or whatever continue to get fuked and pretty much just ask for more lube. That is pretty much what goes on with everyone who puts up with MS bullshiat! Putting up with the hardware issues is equivalent to taking it in the rear from them and just asking for lube!
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eagle21 - 390 days ago
3 - Meh....
Is this anything to even make a hoot about? IGN wrote an interesting piece about the arcade unit. I won't even tell you the title of the article since I am in the gamer zone.
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Covenant - 390 days ago
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Still needs an HD. But here's a question: Will the Arcades still include a 256MB memory card?
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darthv72 - 390 days ago
4.1 - prob not...
bigger question. Can these new arcades take advantage of the hdd offer from MS? I thought it was for those who have core or arcade without mem card to be used with nxe. Seeing as the nxe is already preloaded...there goes the 20gb hdd deal for $30.
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peeler fan - 390 days ago
5 - thanks MS
Price cuts and hardware UPGRADES! No other console maker is upgrading their console while reducing the price. Smart!
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Dread - 390 days ago
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yet notice how the first five posts are the usual hating on 360.

I think this is news.

And by the way, sony fans, don't act like Sony has not changed the Playstation 3 you hypocrites.
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jamesrocks3147 - 389 days 23 hours ago
5.2 - thats where your wrong
Sony changed the 80GB from the 40GB with the same price. also the old 20GB systems for america changed to the 60GB systems only and added wifi and card readers for the same price as the 60GB. and recently sony has changed the GPU and CPU in system to a lower nm of 65nm not 95nm its fair to say sony has changed there components in the ps3 the most.... partly cos they lose so much money on it to make it less of a lose for them
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Nathan Drake - 390 days ago
6 - 256MB?
That's it?
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athlon770 - 390 days ago
6.1 - yeah, isn't it nice to know
that in a day where a 2gig thumbdrive cost less than $10.00 retail, that they can not put at least 1gig internal and still make a buck or two.
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cmrbe - 390 days ago
7 - 256MB ?
MS had standard HD last gen with a rock solid built. Now they have gone backwards.

I still don't get why x360 trolls attack the PS3 when they should be attacking MS for being stupid.
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gdguide - 390 days ago
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Smart, but shortsighted really. I mean how long will 256mb be enough? I think this pretty much confirms they will never follow the Home path with such a small amount of storage literally being wired into the unit. It's really a statement saying MS isn't going to go much further than what you see in the NXE. If Home really catches on, I think this could come back to haunt the 360. It also shows that they aren't planning on adding a hard drive to the Arcade any time soon. Not when they add this to the hardware directly. You don't wire something in like that if you are planning to add a HD to the model soon after.
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uxo22 - 389 days 19 hours ago
8.1 - what are you talking about?
The arcade is aimed at a completely different gamer than the Elite and Pro system. Additionally, if arcade owners want to upgrade later, they still have the option to buy either another memory card or a hard drive.

There are a lot of PS3 owners that have 320 gig hard drives in their consoles. Could that be attributed to Sony not putting big enough harddrives in the PS3? Due to mandatory installs and what not, is 80 gig big enought for the PS3?

What I'm trying to say here is the PS3 and the 360 use hard drive space in different ways. Most 360 owners use HD space for download demos, adding music, photos and videos. Where as the PS3 uses the HD for the above mentioned items and mandatory game installs.

You guys should stop knowing things simply because you don't agree with it.
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Adropacrich2 - 390 days ago
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Sony had an unpenetrable following don't forget so MS needed a machine that can battle this with price.They have done just that and the 360 has great games regardless of what hardware features it does not have

A HD would have been great as standard but games are designed around a feature set available and smart dev design makes for great games still

The entry price 360 is quite an important one for MS

Matching certain hardware inclusions such as standard hd and BR would have meant no way of competing with Sony's dominance if using their current plan.I say well done MS you are not at all dumb
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PimpHandHappy - 389 days 23 hours ago
10 - its simple
MS has a butt load of HDD that where not being sold

they see the Wii selling 600,000 a month without the games and without much in terms of hardware!

2 birds with 1 stone

ppl that thought they where getting a game machine for 199 will be shocked when they need to upgrade that Arcade unit and it makes MS more money then if they just bought a Pro for 300!

its MS doing what they do
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Dread - 389 days 23 hours ago
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gnothe1 - 389 days 23 hours ago
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you guys are so blind by the hatred for MS you don't even see what they did here!! with the NXE a 256 memory card was needed to accept the update. now MS made sure that EVERY 360 arcade bought with online access will be able to receive the update regardless if they went silver or gold. some people would have JUST bought the system an no memory cards an there would have been a problem trying to get that system online because there would be no where to accept an download the update to. so they basically covered their a55, EVERY arcade console sold will be able to use the NXE when needed!!
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athlon770 - 389 days 2 hours ago
12.1 - gnother1
you of all people being such a 360 follower should know that all the Arcades already came with a 256mb memory card. All MS did was move the external card to be internal on the motherboard. If anything, they should include that on ALL versions of the 360 and allow us to set it for cache which would help with the texture pop in.

Now had you said the Core system when you said "some people would have JUST bought the system an no memory cards an there would have been a problem trying to get that system online because there would be no where to accept an download the update to." well, that would be a different story, but you started with "now MS made sure that EVERY 360 arcade bought with online access will be able to receive the update regardless if they went silver or gold".

The Core system came with no memory cards or hard drive.

The Arcade system came with a 256mb card.

The Core system has been replaced with the Arcade system and unless you find a Core system on ebay, anyone who buys a 360 today will have some type of memory included.

Here are the 3 current systems side by side for your enjoyment...
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/h...

Keep it real, or don't play at all.
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PimpHandHappy - 389 days 22 hours ago
13 - yea but gnoth1
what else can you do with that much memory?

im not real sure but i think one demo download is more then the memory will allow.

Now maybe im wrong. Maybe NXE and its features can be put to full use without a harddrive
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gnothe1 - 389 days 21 hours ago
13.1 - pimphand
MS isn't worried about WHAT ELSE you can do with the memory, they just made sure that EVERYBODY'S able to use the NXE right out of the box since that's the new an ONLY dashboard. now any OTHER features you wanna use guess what. you GOTTA UPGRADE!! but MS has preached accessibility for awhile an that's all the arcade system does, it make high def GAMING an the NXE accessible right out of the BOX!!
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PimpHandHappy - 389 days 19 hours ago
13.2 - NXE what?
dude

your saying the only reason ppl will buy the Arcade is because it has NXE out of the box? Your crazy dude

EVERY 360 should have NXE

EVERY 360 should have HDD

you cant sell a system for 199 and have a harddrive!

i wonder how this will effect the warehouse full of MS HDD that were not being sold!

HI DEF gaming! Thats funny! I guess your right thou! it does have a HDMI port now
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anubis12 - 389 days 22 hours ago
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black Friday - outsells ps3 3-1........good for Microsoft but bad for customers because there costumer are extremely confused mostly likely,......i work at gamestop and when someone wants the arcade...i tell them to get the pro....some listen...some dont....but who gives a flip....i got my black and white friend side by side and guess what they get along
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PureGamer - 389 days 16 hours ago
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i did the smart thing and bought a premium 360 :)
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Captain Tuttle - 389 days 13 hours ago
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And the SDF swamps another 360 thread
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