![]() My solution is that you take advantage of the excellent value that is the traditional Xbox 360 with the 20GB hard drive available for $350. Upgrading to a 20GB hard drive after the fact will cost you no less than $90, which would bring your Xbox 360 Arcade price up to $370. Hell, you can only fit a limited number of Arcade titles on a 256MB flash card as it is. ![]() Think about it: no room for game demos, Marketplace content, or for ripping your music. If you ever plan on gaming beyond a few Xbox Live Arcade titles, you'll most certainly need a hard drive attachment-256MB can only keep you afloat for so long. The price is certainly right, but here's why I don't think you should even bother with it. All this in an effort to get consumers more familiar with Xbox Live Arcade and what it has to offer. So what does it come with? Bundled inside you'll find a wireless controller, unlike the Core's original wired offering, HDMI-out support, a 256MB memory card, and five Xbox Live Arcade games ( Pac-Man Championship Edition, Uno, Luxor 2, Boom Boom Rocket, and Feeding Frenzy). ![]() Plus, the $280 price tag is awfully close to the Wii's cost of $250-so in theory, speaking in terms of price, an Xbox 360 Arcade would be the logical alternative to a Wii this holiday season. While it's essentially just a souped-up version of the Core, the Arcade 360 does come with a few extras that may attract some uninformed buyers. And just when you thought there couldn't possibly be any more different trim lines for the Xbox 360, Microsoft goes and releases the worst kept secret in all of gaming, the Xbox 360 Arcade. ![]()
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