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another Xbox 360 price reduction - Xbox 360 Arcade

  • 16-10-2007 8:27pm
    #1
    zod
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    More substantiated news of the Xbox 360 Arcade SKU this week - with one picture of the unit appearing here and another here.
    You'd think they'd announce it before delivering it to customers.
    According to Dean Takahashi of the Mercury News, Microsoft is developing a new motherboard codenamed "Jasper."
    The upgrade promises to shrink the ATI graphics chip to 65nm and reduce the size of the memory chips as well.
    If true, this could reduce build costs and the heat problems that have plagued the 360 - although Takahashi notes that Microsoft believes they already have the heat situation under control.
    The upgrade is expected in August of 2008.

    http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2007/10/15/xbox-360-core-goes-arcade-2


Comments

  • #2
    Vic Vinegar
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    What's different about the arcade model?


  • #3
    KdjaCL
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    mountain lips wrote: »
    What's different about the arcade model?

    you get **** all and a few arcade games to shut you up.



    kdjac


  • #4
    Vic Vinegar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,241 ✭✭✭Vic Vinegar


    KdjaCL wrote: »
    you get **** all and a few arcade games to shut you up.

    Oh, for a minute i thought it could be a 360 that only played arcade games! as if.


  • #5
    mickoneill30
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    mountain lips wrote: »
    What's different about the arcade model?

    It's the replacement to the core. No hard drive but comes with 256MB memory & wireless controller & 5 Live games.


  • #6
    A-Trak
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    Will it have HDMI?


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  • #7
    mickoneill30
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    A-Trak wrote: »
    Will it have HDMI?

    According to this yes. I think it's probably best to check the box before you buy though until we're sure they've gotten rid of all the old stock. The Engadget article also says the games included are demos rather than full copies.

    Edit: Would have been handy if I pasted in the link. The article I was talking about is the same as the one that neacy69 post below.


  • #8
    neacy69
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    A-Trak wrote: »
    Will it have HDMI?

    HDMI port but no cable according to engadget
    Engadget wrote:
    the hard drive free console for around $299.99 (Amazon said $279.99), which includes a 256MB Memory Card, a Wireless controller, an HDMI port minus the cable, and a disc that includes demos of Xbox LIVE Arcade games Boom Boom Rocket, Feeding Frenzy, Luxor 2, Pac-Man Championship, and Uno


  • #9
    mcgovern
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    Only the Elite comes with the HDMI cable.


  • #10
    thefinalstage
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    Wait...are they only demos of arcade games being given with it?


  • #11
    Vic Vinegar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,241 ✭✭✭Vic Vinegar


    thelastangryman wrote: »
    Wait...are they only demos of arcade games being given with it?

    The tight fcuks!


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  • #12
    ciano1
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    5 Full arcade games on a disc with a few normal demos i think


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