Microsoft
announced the launch of a new Xbox 360 accessory pack today that
could be a good buy for gamers Xbox 360 Arcade owners, some of whom
are likely regretting the purchase of that model instead of the Xbox
360 Premium/Pro or Xbox 360 Elite. Since the Xbox 360 Arcade isn't
packaged with all of the accessories the Premium/Pro or Elite models
are – no hard drive, no Ethernet cable, no headset – Xbox 360
Arcade owners can often miss out on a lot of extra options that are
available in a number of games. Sometimes, they may not even be able
to play specific games, if they require the hard drive.
The
new 60GB Xbox Live Starter Pack should remedy that issue, at a price
that isn't bad at all. Priced at $99.99 USD/$109.99 CAD, about the
same price as the 20GB Xbox 360 hard drive was originally going for
on its own, the 60GB Xbox Live Starter Pack includes everything you
need to get online and playing games over Xbox Live (at least wired).
Inside you get a 60GB hard drive, the Xbox 360 wired headset, a three
month Gold subscription to Xbox Live and an Ethernet cable.
With
the new Pack, Xbox 360 Live Arcade owners, or other Xbox 360 users
who need another hard drive, headset and Ethernet for whatever reason
(and there are good reasons, like having an extra headset for
multiplayer), will have a considerably larger amount of storage space
for their games and media at a price that isn't to much of a premium
when compared to just buying the Xbox 360 Premium/Pro on its own. In
fact, when calculated out, you save a penny by purchasing an Xbox 360
Arcade and the 60GB Xbox Live Starter Pack instead of the Xbox 360
Premium/Pro, except in Canada, where the total cost would come to
$309.98 CAD. The only thing you lose on the whole deal is the
component cable.
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So
if you're regretting having purchased the Xbox 360 Arcade instead of
putting down the extra cash for the Premium/Pro, or if you know
looking to surprise someone who owns an Xbox 360 Arcade with a great
holiday gift, the 60GB Xbox Live Starter Pack should be a good
choice, at a decent price. For an even better price, at least for
Americans, the Canadian Dollar recently dropped even
lower, so the Pack would cost approximately $85.79 USD for
Americans who purchase it in Canada.
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