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Store Ads Detail Xbox 360 Price Drop

By BetaNews Staff, BetaNews

July 31, 2007, 2:34 PM

Although Microsoft has remained mum on the subject, a number of retail store ads being prepared for mid-August have disclosed that the price of the Xbox 360 will be lowered by $50. The move was largely expected following Sony's $100 price drop on its now-discontinued 60GB PS3.

The Xbox 360 Premium will now be sold for $349.99, and include a copy of "Table Tennis" from Rockstar. The Xbox 360 Elite will also see a price drop, but only of $30, bringing the HDMI-equipped console to $449.99. The Xbox 360 Core, meanwhile, will cost $279.99, $20 cheaper than its original price. There are rumors, however, that Microsoft will be discontinuing production of its Core console.

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By Benjamin Linus

edited Aug 2, 2007 - 2:55 PM

Nice, seems Xbox 360 has lost Bioshock as an exclusive, and it's commin to PS3.

http://www.gamers-creed.com/?p=190

And PS3 sales have jumped 5600% on amazon.

http://news.punchjump.com/article.php?id=4617

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By bobthegoat2001

posted Aug 2, 2007 - 3:18 PM

"Nice, seems Xbox 360 has lost Bioshock as an exclusive, and it's commin to PS3."

It's still a rumor, but if/when it does come out for the PS3 it won't be until 2008. By that time I would have already beat it on the 360.

I love what he says though in your article:
"LEVINE: Right now we’re totally focused on making the game for Xbox 360. Microsoft has been a great partner, we love the platform, and we get to make a PC game as well. That’s great because we come from the PC side, but right now we’re focused on getting the game out the door on the platform that we’re on and that we love."

"And PS3 sales have jumped 5600% on amazon."

Could it be because it's a new sku and just by buying one would make it jump 100% from before it existed?

Here's more quotes from your article that I enjoyed:
"New titles expected to drive demand for the product include Lair, Heavenly Sword, and a new social networking platform called Home."

That's all the $500 machine has to offer? I'll stay with my 360 and Wii, thanks.

"Sony in July posted mounting losses in its game division due to lower-than-expected performance of the PS3.

"The latest Playstation has sold 1.4 million units in the U.S. to date. Sony maintained a shipment forecast of 11 million PS3 units this business year."

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By MinuteMaid

edited Aug 4, 2007 - 3:36 AM

I'm pretty sure the 11million is globally. The 1.4 million is North America, so it's actually skewing the truth.

Anyway, Sony say they have sold 6million PS3's globally to date. Not sure if this is shipped (like Microsoft quotes), or sold to end users.

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By Secret Agent Man

posted Aug 2, 2007 - 10:45 AM

if (headline contains "Microsoft" OR "Xbox")

rant about irrelevent console wars

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By pitdingo

posted Aug 1, 2007 - 9:34 PM

So now you have to buy a hard drive to play M$ 360 games because the DVD format is too limiting and games have to be "dumbed down" to work on the 360.

http://www.xboxfamily.co...tories/HDD_Required.htm

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By SGD

posted Aug 2, 2007 - 8:46 AM

Give it up already. Swapping a disk is dumbed down what ever you say. Your hate continues.

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By pitdingo

posted Aug 2, 2007 - 9:28 AM

"Swapping a disk is dumbed down what ever you say"

I did not say that, 360 developers are saying that. Learn to read the linked article.

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By SGD

posted Aug 2, 2007 - 10:51 AM

The concept of disk swaps has been around for years what are you going to say when you have to swap blo-ray disks? I bet then it will be ok then. What about when you have to swap disks for the technology challenged Wii, that will be ok too I'm sure.

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By pitdingo

posted Aug 2, 2007 - 12:41 PM

I realize you have the reading comprehension of an eight year old, but let me try to spell it out again....

No where in this thread did i say anything about swapping disks. So what exactly are you ranting about?

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By SGD

posted Aug 2, 2007 - 1:38 PM

Disk space to limiting is exactly what you are getting at.

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By Hollywood__

posted Aug 2, 2007 - 12:37 AM

STFU Dave.

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By siryak

posted Aug 1, 2007 - 11:13 PM

No biggie here. Most people already have a HDD anyway, and if they don't they should.

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By dlab21

posted Aug 2, 2007 - 12:53 AM

of course you say no biggie. microsoft had said in early days of the 360 release (before the xth version) that no games would require a harddrive. and mircosoft has sold a system now for the longest time without a hdd and you think ' we'll they should have one anyway'. im glad to know if i buy a wii or a ps3 it can actually play the games that will be coming out in 3 months.

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By siryak

posted Aug 2, 2007 - 11:11 AM

Most people already have a HDD anyway. Also you are b****ing about something that might not even happen anyway.

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By MinuteMaid

posted Aug 2, 2007 - 4:51 AM

And they currently say you don't need HD DVD for games this generation (Xbox developers say otherwise however). I wonder how long before that story changes. (the eve before the announcement of the "Xbox 360 Elite+" with HD DVD or Blu-Ray drive no doubt).

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By pitdingo

posted Aug 2, 2007 - 9:30 AM

M$ XBox 720 is coming sooner rather than later.

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By bobthegoat2001

posted Aug 2, 2007 - 2:45 PM

Whatever you say.

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By pitdingo

posted Aug 2, 2007 - 5:52 PM

look at what they have done in the past. The first XBox was a failure, they rushed out the 360, now it is failing (in more ways than one). Logically, they will rush out 720 since the Wii is totally dominating the 360.

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By bobthegoat2001

edited Aug 3, 2007 - 12:46 AM

Too bad it's out selling the PS3 globally. Sure that's a failure.

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By MinuteMaid

posted Aug 4, 2007 - 3:39 AM

It's not outselling it any longer. In the US for the last 3 weeks, PS3 has sold considerably more than the 360. In Japan the PS3 outsells the 360 by 8 to 1. In Europe, the PS3 has been dominating it since launch.

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By ModderXManiac

edited Aug 1, 2007 - 10:09 PM

And this is where we see the flaw of Microsoft not jumping on the hd disc bandwagon.

They should've just made the hard drive standard with the 360 as they did on it's predecessor, some xbox games required caching as well for performance and compression issues.

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By pitdingo

posted Aug 2, 2007 - 7:53 AM

M$ really seems confused this generation and it is puzzling as to why. Add-ons have never done well in the history of video games. in fact, that was their justification for all XBoxes to have a hard drive.

Then with the 360 they do not include one in every sku. Next, in a knee jerk reaction, they release the HD-DVD add on drive. Then they release a sku with HDMI.

Which version should a developer aim for? Which version should a consumer buy?

I know all the xbots will rant and rave about choice etc... and fail to see the point being made.

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By terminalx

edited Aug 2, 2007 - 10:59 AM

Well, it would depend on the game as not all games are going to require the entire dvd.

Since any game that requires the HDD will be labeled on the game itself, this really isnt an issue.

The core system was based for the average gamer and budget consumer, I am sure this isn't going to really be an issue.

Until Sony has something that shows that a 50 gb disk is required to have a better gaming experience, it truly is a moot point.

Also, for someone who dislikes MS you seem to troll every board that mentions MS with the same BS over and over.

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By pitdingo

posted Aug 2, 2007 - 12:44 PM

What does Sony have to do with this post?

Why do you troll every post and make it a Sony vs M$ argument?

Show me where is mentioned Sony...

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By terminalx

posted Aug 2, 2007 - 1:43 PM

Yeah, you missed the point. Since you brought up the issue about the HDD, (in an article that talks only about a price drop, no less) it would be safe to say if there was not someone with a bigger medium it never would have been an issue.

The issue with pgr4 (where this whole issue began with the limited space) is moot as the developer has stated the current medium MS is using is working fine and no corners had to be cut.

See, I don't have an affinity to one or the other, is there a lot of things I don't like about Sony? Yes, there are. Is there a lot of things I don't like about MS. That would be a yes. Do I use both of their products? Yes, I do. Do I go on forums just for the sake of slamming the other company. No that would be you.

You have made it quite clear of your dislike for MS, so practically everything you post can be taken with a grain of salt as nothing MS does will ever be good and you will continue to use childish shorthand.

The fact remains which I have stated over and over, if MS or Sony or Nintendo dropped out of the console wars, you would see less innovation. and even higher prices.

Competition is a good thing.

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By Hollywood__

edited Aug 1, 2007 - 7:07 PM

Anyone hear what happened at Best Buy?

They mistakenly put the 360 add-on at $149.00 and had to honor thousands of sales today before they realized the **** up.

You also got 6 movies for thier mistake, 5 free ones and King King which comes with it.

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By ModderXManiac

posted Aug 1, 2007 - 9:27 PM

Awesome, have link to story?

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By Hollywood__

edited Aug 1, 2007 - 10:51 PM

I don't but it's all over the AVS forum.

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By ModderXManiac

posted Aug 1, 2007 - 11:11 PM

Nevermind :D

http://www.xbox360fanboy...e-399-hd-dvd-player-149/

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By ModderXManiac

posted Aug 1, 2007 - 11:48 AM

Good move Microsoft, I'll buy one as soon as the falcon units come out, better be in time for Halo 3.

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By MinuteMaid

edited Aug 2, 2007 - 3:34 AM

Don't hold your breath. Manufacturing started mid June, and Microsoft are only recently getting supplies of them, and will be stockpiling them until AFTER the holiday season.

They have over 2 million 90nm consoles in the supply chain to run down, before they refil the chain with 65nm units.

This was reported on IGN a week or so back.

What makes me laugh, is Microsoft are dropping the price by $20 - $50 (depending on model), in an obvious attempt to clear the stock of 90nm units, in preparation for 65nm "Falcon" units. This is no different to the tactic Sony used for the 60GB PS3 units. The difference being Sony got a hard time over it. It's also no different to any other company on this planet, lowering prices to clear stock in prep for a new model is common practice.

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By ModderXManiac

edited Aug 1, 2007 - 8:17 PM

Thanks for the heads up, but I was intending on knowing for sure when the falcon units were out at most retail outlets. Rumor has it there will be a new box that would indicate such, with at least claims of it being "cooler", more reliable, or redesigned on the outer box, as well as new serial numbers to indicate new revision.

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By Ray Dorset

posted Aug 1, 2007 - 1:04 PM

Good job you don't already have a 360, as buying one twice, just to get a reliable one totally obviates the PS3 is expensive argument.

2x $399 and you don't even get HD DVD, Wifi, Play and Charge.

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By SGD

posted Aug 1, 2007 - 3:38 PM

When they fix it you won't have to buy a second unlike Sony's track record. And once again you do not need an HD or blo disk to play games.

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By ModderXManiac

posted Aug 1, 2007 - 8:15 PM

Yeah, but that's completely missing the point of using high def discs. I fear the 360 will have to resort to using double or even multiple discs for some titles, namely UT3 and Crysis considering how gigantic the textures are.

But yeah, Sony wouldn't spend the money to fix like Microsoft has, that is a fair amount of devotion.

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By siryak

posted Aug 1, 2007 - 11:15 PM

IF and that is a big IF MS ever needs to use HD-DVD for games, I don't think it would be that much of a stretch. By the time it comes to that the drives will probably only be like $50 anyway.

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By Hollywood__

edited Aug 1, 2007 - 11:38 AM

I see SteveDave still has nothing better to do than get pissed about his misfortune. It's not our fault you can only afford one gaming system and not both.

Same thing with nex gen HD movie players, you have the s***tiest BD player made. How do I know this? I have the same one.

Your system sucks a fat a** by the way.

http://img409.imageshack...09/1838/image038bf9.jpg

I see you have to run cables on the floor along your base board. Those look like (cheap)speaker cables, possibly extention cord wire. Do those go to your rear speakers? Where is your *ahem* center channel on that awesome 7.1 surround system?

Why is your entire system and apartment mired in filth?

Why would you put a plasma on a corner stand that takes up as much room as a DLP rear projection. You could have gotten a 55" for the same money as that 42" plasma.

That's right I forgot, renters can't put holes in the walls. I checked, the PIP on my Stewart screen is bigger than your entire TV.

You should think before you spend money on junk with burn in problems and inaccurate color.

Did I hear the 360 is going to drop it's price? I may have to buy a few and give them away as gifts.

One more question. Why is it that NCAA 08 for the PS3 and the PS2 combined have sold less copies than the 360 by itself?

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By Steve Austin

edited Aug 1, 2007 - 3:13 AM

I would post a full reply, but I am going away on a buisness trip to Florida, then onto New York, and then meeting up with my imaginary frinds in Chicago. Will see you in a week or so.

However, I will leave you this link, where PGR4 developers wish the 360 has a Blu-Ray drive, as they are having to make nasty hacks to make the game fit on a DVD.

http://palgn.com.au/arti...y%3A+Blu-ray+vindicated

Latz.

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By siryak

edited Aug 1, 2007 - 8:06 PM

Lol and Steve's ignorance shines bright yet again.

"DVD size is absolutely not a factor that we consider when designing our games... and PGR4 is no exception. DVD9 gives us more than we need to create a fabulous experience for you guys."

"We've never had to cut content to fit on the disc, and we probably never will."
http://www.bizarrecreati...cle.php?article_id=5257

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By pitdingo

posted Aug 1, 2007 - 9:37 PM

LOL M$ owned studio in damage control/spin mode. The DVD format is limiting. Why else do you think M$ is now making games which require a HDD so they can compress the crap out of content to fit on the low tech DVD format?

http://www.xboxfamily.co...tories/HDD_Required.htm

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By bobthegoat2001

posted Aug 2, 2007 - 1:57 AM

"Why else do you think M$ is now making games which require a HDD so they can compress the crap out of content to fit on the low tech DVD format?"

So that you can save money by not forcing you to get an HD-DVD/Blu-Ray player. Some people don't care about watching HD-DVD or Blu-Ray movies on there 'gaming' machines.

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By pitdingo

edited Aug 2, 2007 - 12:48 PM

Sure, but now when developers are releasing content which can take advantage of the 360's processing power, you will be forced to buy an expensive upgrade just to play new games.

i would say M$ f'd up here. And we are back a point I made in another post...M$ has a very confused approach to this generation.

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By bobthegoat2001

edited Aug 2, 2007 - 3:19 PM

I don't think anyone got the core anyway. If they did they probably had the intentions of getting the HDD later anyway. Which I think everyone should have the HDD anyway. There probably won't be too many games that will require the HDD though too.

It's still cheaper to get a 360 with an HDD than it is to get a PS3 which forces you to get a Blu-ray drive, which is what my original point was.

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By dlab21

edited Aug 2, 2007 - 11:14 AM

'so you can save money'
glad i saved money by buying the core.. oh but wait now i need to spend $100 on the 20gb drive
http://www.circuitcity.c...uctDetail.do?oid=137827
or $179 for the 120gb
so the $279 price tag wont even let me play some games so i save $30 by buying the premium for $349 instead of adding a hdd to my core
glad i never bught one i guess.

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By bobthegoat2001

posted Aug 2, 2007 - 2:53 PM

My point was it's cheaper because they didn't force you to get a HD-DVD/Blu-Ray. Thanks for trying to spin my post Dave.

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By siryak

posted Aug 1, 2007 - 11:17 PM

The problem with that is? If they are making an HDD required I think that is great news. Most people already have a HDD anyway.

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By Hollywood__

posted Aug 1, 2007 - 3:11 PM

Hi SteveDave,

Remember this?

http://img409.imageshack...09/1838/image038bf9.jpg

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By mshulman

posted Aug 1, 2007 - 11:31 AM

Wow.. you posted an interesting article and one that was not from the inquirer.

I am sure there will be plenty of titles that may have to sacrifice here and there. I don't think its going to have a huge impact and I don't think the 360 would have done so well at a $600 price tag 2 years ago.

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By Hollywood__

edited Aug 1, 2007 - 11:08 AM

I love it. The problem is I don't care if you or anybody else believes me. I would never go out of my way to post a picture or anything else to prove anything to you.

You want everybody here to take you seriously except you already blew that. Then you tried to come back in under god knows how many different names. Again, you are mad because I figured out you are completely full of s***.

I am sitting here laughing my a** off because you are the one getting pissed off and frustrated, not me. I have nothing to prove to anybody.

You seem to be the only one who thinks I make up stories about going out of town on business, which I think is hilarious considering you are the biggest joke around here and nobody (who isn't one of your many usernames) likes you or agrees with you.

So keep on getting mad and telling me I'm full of crap, all it does is put a smile on mt face knowing that you are so desperate to make me appear like you already do here.

http://img409.imageshack...09/1838/image038bf9.jpg

By the way, how long did you go without dusting your equipment or glass rack. It's awful filthy in that picture. You are a complete filthy slob.

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By fernz33

posted Aug 1, 2007 - 2:12 PM

The sad part is that every point you made on your post can be said about you... but you're the only one that doesn’t see it. The more you try to put somebody down; it just looks bad on you. I’m convinced you have a personality disorder. A lock me in a small white room, strap my hands down so I don’t hurt myself mental medical condition.

So you can go ahead and obsessively comment on me because I put an extra ‘O’ in loser, or comment on the guy with 1,000 names all you want. It just makes you look like the ‘looser’.

So, so, sad...

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By Hollywood__

edited Aug 1, 2007 - 3:08 PM

You are right, I have no self esteem and I'm all empty inside because of it (rolls eyes).

End of story.

Now, let's talk about this

http://img409.imageshack...09/1838/image038bf9.jpg

I just think you don't like the fact that some people like to have fun all the time and don't know the meaning of the word depression.

Some people have it, I dont. If you hung around with me and saw what a typical day of mine was like, you would know why I am the way I am.

Wait a minute, fernz33, that sounds familiar. If I wasnt so damn lazy, I'd go back and look at your past comments. I seem to remember that name being associated with Dave's 30 imaginary freinds that seem to agree with him only when I am riding him / you like a rented mule.

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By fernz33

posted Aug 1, 2007 - 3:50 PM

Go for it.

Also, you seem to post and comment on that photo a lot... why don't you post a photo of your system(s), TV and all, with your name for the world to see how great you are.

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By Hollywood__

edited Aug 1, 2007 - 7:18 PM

No need to. I don't care to prove anything to anybody, that's the difference between me and you.

A bulls***ter always needs to show everybody how great they are.

I know that pisses you off because I know what I have and I know what you have. But you have no clue what I do, what I own or how I live.

The only thing you have to go on is what I say here and you say I'm full of crap and lie about my job and family vacations.

Sorry Steve / Dave. you will never goat me into posting any pictures of my personal life here like I did to you.

This was the result:

http://img409.imageshack...09/1838/image038bf9.jpg

They have a coupon for Windex in the Sunday paper, perhaps you should get some and clean that mess up.

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By fernz33

posted Aug 1, 2007 - 8:36 PM

Sooooo what you're saying is that you are full of sh*t. And you have no idea what I have.

You talk big about buying 3 or 4 systems as gifts because you can. But when push comes to shove, you say no because you don't have to prove anything to anyone?
You don't own a single system do you?

So put up or shut up Hollywood__.
Post your multiple console home theater system or stop commenting on someone else’s. I’ll give you time to go buy that Windex and pick up the Barbie dolls from your room.

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By Hollywood__

posted Aug 1, 2007 - 11:03 PM

fernz33 / Dave,

Don't be mad because I hounded you until you posted this:

http://img409.imageshack...09/1838/image038bf9.jpg

and you can't get me to do the same thing. We are all laughing at you because you still post under different names pretending to stick up for.... yourself.

That embarrassing photo of your dusty wannabe home theater is going to haunt you forever.

You still think I actually care what you think of me.

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By fernz33

posted Aug 2, 2007 - 1:38 PM

LOL... So now I'm Dave. Is that your defense? Everyone who doesn’t like you or sees you're full of sh*t is 'Dave'?

Great. I'm glad you're proving my point and looking like a fool. You have no system and no life. You spend your days exaggerating like a little boy, trying to convince yourself that you could have those systems but you don't really want them.

Just keep telling yourself that Holden Caulfield.

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By bobthegoat2001

posted Aug 2, 2007 - 3:22 PM

"trying to convince yourself that you could have those systems but you don't really want them."

I don't blame him. I don't see the point in getting a PS3 either. Most of the games that are on the PS3 are also on the 360. Plus the 360 has more games, more exclusives, costs less and has a better online.

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By OU812BC

edited Jul 31, 2007 - 4:45 PM

RELEASE THE TROLLS......o wait I am too late....

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By Steve Austin

edited Jul 31, 2007 - 4:00 PM

http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/13458/1023/

LOL. Lets see how this works then. Microsoft are obviously lairs now aswell.

"By Alex Stevens posted Jul 9, 2007 - 10:48 PM As soon as Sony said they were not dropping the price that pretty much sealed it that they would. Everything they say is a lie."

"By kashin posted Jul 9, 2007 - 2:20 PM
Just last week they announced they had no intentions of dropping the price of the PS3 in the near future. Typical Sony, always misleading their consumers and the media."

"By kashin edited Jul 9, 2007 - 3:00 PM

Yes, companies stay quiet about price cuts. They avoid making public statements. Not every company's president goes ON RECORD a week before the price drop, telling everyone the OPPOSITE. That's only Sony. Do you think Bill Gates would announce to the world there would be no Xbox 360 price cuts and then cut prices the next week? I think not. There is a world of difference between keeping your mouth shut about a price cut and flat out LYING to everyone about it, just to mislead your consumers and your competition.

(all taken from the PS3 $100 price cut thread http://www.betanews.com/...Price_by_100/1183990033 )

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By Hollywood__

posted Aug 1, 2007 - 3:11 PM

Hi Steve / Dave, none of us are fooled so you may as well go back to using DaveBG if you can still remember the password.

http://img409.imageshack...09/1838/image038bf9.jpg

Nice system. Did that dust come with it?

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By Hocuspokus

posted Aug 2, 2007 - 11:06 AM

"System"!?

A TV (looks suspiciously like an old CRT to me - bet he hasn't the b*lls to show a decent shot of it all instead of just a little corner), a satellite box (anyone want to bet it's his parent's?) and a PS3.

Cooooooooooo. Not.

.......and is that an ancient top-loading VHS completing that stunning "system"!?

LMAO.

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By Babylon2x

edited Jul 31, 2007 - 7:48 PM

Microsoft were probably asked, in typical style. If they'd said the day after they were going to cut price, all you'd do instead is say "Haha, they obviously feel threatened by Sony's dominance of the market!!!"

It's like a giant pissing contest, or some sad circle jerking over a console.

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By Latz !

posted Jul 31, 2007 - 8:01 PM

What's really sad is that he keeps track of all the posts on Betanews, just waiting for the opportunity to copy and paste them into a post so he can say "See I told you so" or some dumb sh*t.

Talk about not having a life.

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By Hollywood__

posted Aug 1, 2007 - 11:08 AM

I know exactly what you mean, he's obsessed with me.

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By dlab21

posted Aug 2, 2007 - 11:29 AM

you go around posting a picture of his tv thinking you're some sort of comic genius. the fact that you copy and paste the link each time into every post directed to him and some that aren't is ****ing pathetic.

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By terminalx

posted Jul 31, 2007 - 5:21 PM

OMG! YOU WIN!

YOU WIN AT THE INTERNETZ!

/Seriousily, you need a hobby, a pet, a gf, a job, maybe Kevorkian.

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By TomeOne

posted Jul 31, 2007 - 4:38 PM

Get a life?

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By xyzcb1

posted Jul 31, 2007 - 4:12 PM

I think a flat out lying is when a company come out say price cut and in reality they just want to get rid of their old stocks.

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By Hollywood__

posted Aug 1, 2007 - 11:11 AM

That's Dave above (again). That's him below agreeing with himself. How do I know? The username is a quick jumble of letters so he could get a username quickly.

He's done it before but I really don't have the time to research all those old articles and post quotes from the past.

Only he has that kind of time or cares that much about silly crap like this.

He is a living abortion.

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By Steve Austin

posted Jul 31, 2007 - 4:30 PM

I agree, Microsoft discounting the Core before they scrap it and start selling games that require a HDD..

That's disgusting, companies like Microsoft should not be allowed to lie like this.

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By Hollywood__

edited Aug 1, 2007 - 3:13 PM

I will now become the king of ball busting. You thought I was obnoxious before?

http://img409.imageshack...09/1838/image038bf9.jpg

Anyone know who's system this is?

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By SGD

posted Jul 31, 2007 - 5:26 PM

Hey rocket scientist you can add a hd to the core. Maybe you can't figure that out.

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By Steve Austin

edited Jul 31, 2007 - 6:00 PM

Is it still $129 to do so??

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By Hollywood__

posted Aug 1, 2007 - 3:13 PM

Hey Steve.

http://img409.imageshack...09/1838/image038bf9.jpg

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By Hocuspokus

posted Jul 31, 2007 - 7:06 PM

I don't think it is.....but then you could have easily looked up the truth if you weren't such a tragic shill/drone.

BTW are you trying to say Sony's $100 for 20gbs of HDD (60gb dead & old stock PS3 = $499 verses 80gb PS3 $599) is 'value' or something ?

Fool.

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By Steve Austin

posted Aug 1, 2007 - 3:38 AM

http://www.newegg.com/Pr...px?Item=N82E16822136071

You can put any old 2.5in SATA HDD in your PS3. You are not locked into "special" and pricey hard drive upgrades.

You want a 160GB PS3, without voiding your warranty? Sure, buy a cheap PS3 (some places still have 20GB PS3's at $449) and slap in one of these:

http://www.newegg.com/Pr...px?Item=N82E16822136071

4 years time, you will be able to upgrade your same PS3 to a 1TB drive, or a low power flash drive for similar peanuts.

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By Hocuspokus

posted Aug 2, 2007 - 10:58 AM

"You can put any old 2.5in SATA HDD in your PS3."

- Stop trying to swerve the issue shill.

The fact is Sony charge $100 less, $499, for the dead 60gb version of the PS3 compared to the $599 80gb version.

$100 for 20gb.

Is that your idea of 'OK' & value just cos your beloved is doing it?

Fool.

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By pitdingo

posted Aug 2, 2007 - 12:50 PM

your troll-sauce is weak.

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By terminalx

posted Aug 2, 2007 - 4:30 PM

HOW is that troll sauce, he commented on what the poster said (GASP!)

He's right though for $100 more you get a game (which is more or less a throwaway title IMO)less functionality out of the system for ps2 and ps1 and 20gb more.

The xbox basically decided there were different levels of gamers, the casual, the home entertainment gamer, and the ultimate hi-def gamer.

No one forces you to buy anything you don't have to buy a hdd unless its the game you want, sony did it with Final Fantasy.

Not everyone needs a hd-dvd player either hence why MS didn't include it.

Also as it has been with all sony's devices when its a multiple device if used for multiple purposes it burns out faster.

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By bobthegoat2001

posted Aug 2, 2007 - 3:24 PM

Speak for yourself.

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By bobthegoat2001

posted Aug 1, 2007 - 3:32 PM

But then again, MS did that so that you can download TV shows and Movies. They didn't want to to just connect it to your computer and get the files off of HDD. That's probably the only way the movie studio's would have done it.

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By Hollywood__

edited Aug 1, 2007 - 3:13 PM

Did you ever notice the people who are always trying to prove they are right are the ones who don't actually believe what they are saying?

Sure, the 360 is and will always be more successful than the PS3 even with less storage capacity just like the Wii.

Don't be pissed because you backed the wrong horse Dave. Just buy a 360 and be happy for once.

http://img409.imageshack...09/1838/image038bf9.jpg

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By Niro

posted Jul 31, 2007 - 5:54 PM

I like how you double the retail price...just like you go around doubling the retail sales of the PS3...ah well I guess we should be used to that.

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By Steve Austin

posted Jul 31, 2007 - 5:59 PM

Don't try any math on us. We still recall you don't know the difference between turnover and profit.

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By Hollywood__

edited Aug 1, 2007 - 3:17 PM

By "we" and "us" he means all 30 of his usernames. The only freinds he has.

Plus he has to look at this every day:

http://img409.imageshack...09/1838/image038bf9.jpg

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By Paul Skinner

edited Jul 31, 2007 - 6:42 PM

"us" and "we"

So you're schizophrenic now too?

(and it's math*s* too; damned Americans).

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By pitdingo

edited Aug 2, 2007 - 12:54 PM

I diagnosed him (Hollywood__) with that long ago.

It is pretty funny how that user(Hollywood__) vanished for a bit, and several other M$ fanboi users did as well. now he/she is back along with the several other user names.

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By bobthegoat2001

posted Aug 2, 2007 - 3:24 PM

Hello Dave.

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By DJInsomniac

posted Aug 1, 2007 - 8:57 PM

Schizophrenia is not the same as multiple personality disorder. Not even similar.

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By terminalx

posted Jul 31, 2007 - 7:39 PM

WE like white coats, straps, padded walls, and electricity!

/yeah, I got nothing.

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By pitdingo

edited Jul 31, 2007 - 3:55 PM

Granted this is just speculation until M$ officially announces a price cut, but i am surprised at the small size of the cuts.

Sony is in big trouble right now, and a large cut on the 360 would really hit them hard as Sony can not afford a real cut of their own. If the Elite came in at $359 and the Premium was $299, Sony would be dead in the USA and Europe.

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By NULLedge

posted Jul 31, 2007 - 4:46 PM

i played dead or alive 4 this weekend along with the new madden and with the warranty extension and the price cuts the xbox is definitely looking much more appealing to me. I'm still waiting to be impressed by even one of the ps3 titles or features over the xbox at half its price tag.

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By Steve Austin

edited Jul 31, 2007 - 5:16 PM

So the 3yr warranty extension because the console quality is so crap is now a BONUS?

I can't understand how easilly people have been fooled by the 3yr warranty

for the idiots that think it's a full warranty, here is the shocker:

It only covers red ring of death failures. All other issues (and the 360 has many of them), are still only covered for 1yr (or 90 days depending on where you live).

If you console dies, it's not covered. If it starts scratching discs, it not covered. If it burns your house down, it's not covered.

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By Hollywood__

posted Aug 1, 2007 - 3:14 PM

http://img409.imageshack...09/1838/image038bf9.jpg

Where's the extensive collection of games and BD movies?

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By SGD

posted Jul 31, 2007 - 5:31 PM

You still refuse to admit that MS is working on fixing the problems but then again that would not play into your hate campaign.

Scraching disks I have yet to have that problem. Maybe you should move your system when the dirive is spinning. That is a good idea with all disk drives. But then again that won't play into your game.

The 360 has many very good games when the PS3 has Q-bert and stardust. That means the disk drive is not in use so maybe the PS3 will scratch disks as you claim the 360 does. But we don't reaally know about the PS3 doing this since the drive isn't being used, oh well.

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By mshulman

posted Jul 31, 2007 - 5:26 PM

hmm.. so the only thing thats covered beyond the 1 year warranty is the most common problem?

Why do you talk about this like its such a bad thing. What happens if anything happens to your PS3 after 1 year?

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By Steve Austin

posted Jul 31, 2007 - 5:36 PM

Of course it's a bad thing.

If a company had been forced to offer a 3yr repair program because of unreliability issues, you have to be a total idiot to even start to think this is a good thing.

The disc scratching issue is not isolated to a few units, or units that have been moved during play, it's another inherient design issue, one which Microsoft are still covering up. In the fullness of time, (in all likelyhood as a result of the EU commission investigation into the issue), they will finally admit that, and stick that under the 3yr program aswell.

Still who wants a console that needs to be send back every few months for repair? No thanks.

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By athome

posted Aug 2, 2007 - 6:37 AM

Thank god for the EU.(hahahahaha) I don't know what MS would do without them fixing their company. A truly objective group to say the least as well.

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By DJInsomniac

posted Aug 1, 2007 - 8:59 PM

At least they aren't pulling a Sony and just telling you to buy a new system the next year, since your no longer covered.

Seagate drives come with a five year warranty, is that a bad thing as well?

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By Hollywood__

posted Aug 1, 2007 - 3:14 PM

It's me again.

http://img409.imageshack...09/1838/image038bf9.jpg

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By bobthegoat2001

edited Aug 1, 2007 - 4:09 AM

"Still who wants a console that needs to be send back every few months for repair? No thanks."

Maybe because it has more games, more exclusives, has better online and still costs less.

...

And Steve runs away to his friends 'entertainment center' to play Qbert.

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By SGD

posted Aug 2, 2007 - 8:58 AM

Every few months I don't think so. Get your facts straight.

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By bobthegoat2001

edited Aug 2, 2007 - 3:34 PM

The 360 still has more games and exclusives. Just because a PS3 may get a couple more exclusives in a given month, week or day (which I think your full of sh-t, remembering the article here saying the PS3 is getting 15 exclusives this year) doesn't mean I can't play all the other 360 games and exclusives from the previous months.

Nice try though.

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By Hollywood__

posted Aug 1, 2007 - 11:26 AM

I still think this:

http://img409.imageshack...09/1838/image038bf9.jpg

is at someone else's house and he printed my name on a sheet of paper to make it appear genuine.

Dave, tell whoevers system this is that it sucks and they should get a real TV.

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By bobthegoat2001

edited Aug 2, 2007 - 3:44 PM

Yeah, also remember how he was like 'it's not HD unless it's 1080p'? Guess what, the 42" one he posted doesn't support 1080p. I can see he's taking advanage of the PS3 very well becuase you need HDMI and Blu-Ray so he can play Qbert.

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