Today's most interesting gaming world rumor is that of the $99 Xbox 360.
Supposedly, Microsoft is looking to begin offering the 4GB Arcade model of the popular console, along with the Kinect motion control system, for just $99 with one large catch.
That catch is buyers must sign up for a two-year Xbox Live Gold contract, at $15 per month. Besides access to the Live service, there may ... [ read the full article ]
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the xbox 360 arcade bungle with a white console and kinect + 2 games and kinect star wars and 3month gold subscription is selling here brand new for $378.at $15 per month it would be $360 plus $99 = $459.personally dont think its worth it. also xbox 360s are selling for as low as $50 on ebay my m8 got 1 from ebay.
custom built gaming pc from early 2010,ps2 with 15 games all original,ps3 500gbs with 5 games all original,yamaha amp and 5.1channel surround sound speakers,46inch sony lcd smart tv.
why would consumers get into this deal, when they could go to their nearest rent-a-center. Or a smart consumer would just simply save up the cash and buy a new or used one retail.
I don't think this plan will work as good as MS hopes it will.
Originally posted by Mysttic: why would consumers get into this deal, when they could go to their nearest rent-a-center. Or a smart consumer would just simply save up the cash and buy a new or used one retail.
I don't think this plan will work as good as MS hopes it will.
not sure how the rent centers work there but here you get hit with so much interest.the interest = more than the products cost in the first place.layby is always an option if you want an xbox 360
custom built gaming pc from early 2010,ps2 with 15 games all original,ps3 500gbs with 5 games all original,yamaha amp and 5.1channel surround sound speakers,46inch sony lcd smart tv.
$100 for the console
$360 for 24 months @ $15
=$460
-or-
$300 The full retail $ of the kinect 4gb system
$80 for the average cost of 2 years of xbox live
=$380
They must think we are pretty stupid. What next, they come up with a crazy money scheme where the value is different than that of US currency to confuse us into spending more than we want to?
