View Full Version : Xbox 360 Owners: Wich bundle did you buy?
Slate
06-09-2006, 08:58 PM
Wich Xbox 360 Bundle Did you buy? Premium (White box) Or core (green box)?
As for me, i don't own a 360 yet, But i plan to buy a premium (Or two, for link up) And a core sometime down the road when i can get one for, say, $100 used and complete.
Why do i want THREE 360s? Well i do plan to collect for the 360 sometime, if only for the US.
Anyway, wich did you buy, Premium Or Core?
meancode
06-10-2006, 04:33 AM
If you are going to buy three, at least buy one JPN one. Then you can play Tetris on it ;)
I bought the Premium, Wireless Controller, and I think seven games originally.
Why buy the core if you are not forced to by lack of stock?
Joker T
06-10-2006, 06:51 AM
Don't buy a Core, your just ripping yourself off in the long run.
I bought the premium...only because I wanted the preinstalled content that comes with the premium harddrive. You aren't ripping yourself off if you buy the core. They cost the same in the end and the stand alone harddrive is bigger. When you DO buy a 360, be sure to get the "Plug and Play" controller kit at time of purchase. The wireless controllers suck without it.
Interesting note on warranty. I just sent my 360 back to Microsoft. (VERY fast service BTW) No big deal.....it had a sticky tray from day one. It wouldn't open by itself until it had the weight of a disc on it. Anyway....I've only had my 360 for about 3 months....it comes with a 6 month warranty. (Microsoft extended it from 3 to 6 some time ago). I phoned Microsoft about this small tic that my 360 had.....and they told me that my warranty was up next month, which is why I sent it in. In Canada, where I live, they give you a new machine with a new warranty, whereas in the States they repair it.
So.....my 3 month old 360 with a 6 month warranty only had a 4 month warranty. The reason? Purchase date has NOTHING to do with your warranty. It's all about your console's serial number. The warranty is from date of manufacture, not purchase. Surprised the hell out of me. I'm definitely buying the 1 year Microsoft warranty on the new machine. The price is less than a third of what a repair bill would be. You can't determine how much warranty you actually have unless you know how long your 360 was sitting on a store shelf for.
THATinkjar
06-10-2006, 07:55 AM
Premium. 3 games. VGA cable. Since bought another 3 games, another battery and the charge kit. Not to mention some lovely Live points.
*hugs my 360*
*gets first degree burns*
Premium - no tard pack for me ;)
diskoboy
06-10-2006, 02:46 PM
Premium here.
Slate
06-10-2006, 02:58 PM
OK people are saying "Why would you buy a core?" Well, i said that i will buy a premium or two first, (For system link play) Then when i can get a used core for $100 complete (Well, if they still make cores by then i'll buy a new one if it doesn't cost too much more) I would buy it.
See, i said i am planning to collect for the 360 sometime, And buying two premiums and, when it is priced right, A core, That would start my collecting for it pretty good, Also considering i already have like a dozen games for it on my wish list (That i would play) It looks like i might aswell start collectign for it as early as possible.
I could list the games that i'm going to buy, But i think that would be derailing the thread.
X SMF X
06-10-2006, 04:32 PM
I bought the premium bundle myself as I wanted the component cables and I figured I need something to save games on so I might as well get the package with a hard drive.
diskoboy
06-10-2006, 11:22 PM
I honestly don't see buying a core as a huge ripoff. The first game that will actually take advantage of the Hard Drive still isn't even out in the US yet. (Ninety Nine Nights)
A. HDTV still needs a year or two to catch onto the casual gaming public, so the component cables aren't too big a deal if you don't have a hi-def yet. Alot of you on DP own one, but were all techies and gamers here - we all like the newest and best gear.
B. It costs the same if you buy the Hard Drive seperate. You do miss out on wireless controllers, but I don't think that's a massive loss. You can always buy another controller later, or trade your wired controller towards a wireless...
Hell - I almost bought a core over the internet becuase they had them (this was mid-feburary. No stores still had them in stock). Fortunately, I walked into a Target one night, and happened to pick up the last Premium out of that shipment.
There is absolutely no reason to be ashamed of buying a core. If that's all you can afford, by all means get one. With a few notable exceptions, the experience will be the same.
segarocks30
06-10-2006, 11:25 PM
I got my Premium for free with NBA 2k5 or 6 which was also free. Long story. I also bought Condenmed which is the best game i have played this year.
meancode
06-11-2006, 03:41 PM
I honestly don't see buying a core as a huge ripoff. The first game that will actually take advantage of the Hard Drive still isn't even out in the US yet. (Ninety Nine Nights)
A. HDTV still needs a year or two to catch onto the casual gaming public, so the component cables aren't too big a deal if you don't have a hi-def yet. Alot of you on DP own one, but were all techies and gamers here - we all like the newest and best gear.
B. It costs the same if you buy the Hard Drive seperate. You do miss out on wireless controllers, but I don't think that's a massive loss. You can always buy another controller later, or trade your wired controller towards a wireless...
Hell - I almost bought a core over the internet becuase they had them (this was mid-feburary. No stores still had them in stock). Fortunately, I walked into a Target one night, and happened to pick up the last Premium out of that shipment.
There is absolutely no reason to be ashamed of buying a core. If that's all you can afford, by all means get one. With a few notable exceptions, the experience will be the same.
Oblivion caches to the HD. The HD is $100 if bought seperatly. You get a wired controller, not very next-gen. You don't get a headset, not very next gen.
But yea, they were for a little while all that was available. But you should totally feel ashamed if you bought a core. Yea, totally ashamed, thats right.
The core is a huge ripoff.
The core is for people who don't have Live, or a broadband connection. Which misses the point of the Xbox 360, in my opinion.
But in the end I am glad that both SKUs are selling. The more Xbox 360 sold the better, the color of the box does not matter in the long run.
GrandAmChandler
06-11-2006, 03:57 PM
I got a deal on the premium one, ($350 via overstock.com sale), so I jumped on that.
Slate
06-11-2006, 07:42 PM
OK, 22 people voted "Premium", 1 voted "Core" and 3 voted "Not planning to buy a 360"
At this rate, It looks like the core isn't going to survive when the premium gets to $300.
DTJAAAAMJSLM
06-11-2006, 07:55 PM
I reserved a Premium system.
unwinddesign
06-11-2006, 08:59 PM
I bought a Core. And I'm going to explain why.
I got my Xbox 360 in early Decemeber (from a DP member, in fact). I wasn't planning on getting one, but all the hype and various mumblings got to me. I needed one.
Someone here offerred a new one for $600, and it included PGR3, a memory card, and an extra wired controller. Yes, that's still $120 over retail, but I wanted one. Bad.
So, in actuality, I paid around $450 or so for a Core system. Do I give a shit? Hell no. I went out and bought the component cables, hard drive, headset, and three wireless controllers. And I have a blast with my 360. Yes, it cost me more money, but such is the price one pays for wanting something early and not preordering.
Would I buy a Core now? No. But it's no "retard" pack. In fact, if you don't have HD, and aren't interested in extras, you can just get the Core with a memory card for around $320. And hell, that isn't so bad if all you want to do is play some Perfect Dark or Call of Duty 2. And hey, if you want to upgrade down the line, then the option is there.
On a side note, I think that the Core system looks a heck of a lot better than the Premium, since it doesn't have that stupid chrome face-plate. Whose idea was that? :/
"Err, that Pimp my ride show is pretty hot these days..."
"I know, let's chrome out the Xbox 360!"
"[Little John]Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah[/Little John]"
An excerpt from the board meeting where they came up with the idea.
Well if you have no need for a wireless controller, component cables or hard drive then the Core pack is fine. But if you plan on buying the rest of the stuff (as I would have), then it doesn't make sense to get a Core pack since the HD alone costs $100 - the difference in price between the two packs. I also got a free multimedia remote with my premium pack since I got one of the first batch of systems.
I do agree with you on the chrome DVD tray cover, though - I think it looks horrible and would prefer a white one.
Joker T
06-11-2006, 10:59 PM
The chrome thing isn't ending :(
Same thing with PS3's two models. The basic model is all black and the full model has a silver trim on it.
Slate
06-12-2006, 12:52 AM
The chrome thing isn't ending :(
Same thing with PS3's two models. The basic model is all black and the full model has a silver trim on it.
I know, it looks bad. I'd rather have a matching disc tray than a non matching one, but then again, I like the extras.
Dobie
06-12-2006, 02:14 AM
I wonder what would happen if you called up MS and said "The DVD bezel is broken on my "core" 360... can I get a new one?" They might send you a white bezel. It seems a bit much if they'd need you to send them the system for a DVD bezel replacement. It would be much more cost effective on their end to just mail you a new bezel. Or, even if you asked to BUY a new one, it likely wouldn't cost a lot.
meancode
06-12-2006, 03:44 AM
I got a deal on the premium one, ($350 via overstock.com sale), so I jumped on that.
Thats a pretty good deal!
THATinkjar
06-12-2006, 03:49 AM
Premiums look different to Cores? Well, I never. I didn't know this. Hadn't seen this online, either. Anyone got any pictures which show the differences?
By the way, Football Manager is another game which uses the hard drive. Infact, it demands it!
moycon
06-12-2006, 05:19 AM
I actually bought 2 bundles.
This was back a few months ago when they were a bitch to find. I had a web-site that kept polling retail sites (Like Wal Mart, Target, Amazon etc...) every 2 minutes and when a bundle would become available it would list it. One night I sat on that site and after a couple hours a Core Bundle pops up (3 games and extra controller)....So I immediately jumped on it, and paid like $14 extra for overnight shipping. Well then like an hour later a Premium Bundle popped up! So I'm like. Cool thats what I really wanted so I'll buy it...and then cancel the other one. Well needless to say by then it said the original bundle was being shipped and I couldn't cancel!! I'm down over a grand by that point. Luckily I found someone who wanted to buy a bundle and took it off my hands right away.
Joker T
06-12-2006, 10:17 PM
Premiums look different to Cores? Well, I never. I didn't know this. Hadn't seen this online, either. Anyone got any pictures which show the differences?
By the way, Football Manager is another game which uses the hard drive. Infact, it demands it!
The only difference is that the disk drive is white and not silver.
tholly
06-12-2006, 11:50 PM
i went with the premium bundle (for the obvious reasons of all the extras for the price of just adding a hdd to the core....)
i got that pack with the bonus media remote, and extra wireless controller, and pgr3 on jan. 6th
recently i got cod2 goty edition and table tennis new...
...and more recently, at the buy 2 get 1 sale at GS i picked up gun, king kong, and condemned (all games i had started through $1 local 1 day rentals and never finished bc i was to busy to play them and keep them longer than a day)
so now i sit with the premium pack, an extra controller, and 6 games.....
Sothy
06-13-2006, 12:14 AM
I bought the core because of availability... waited weeks.. of course next week theres premiums in.
I paid as much as a premium buying a memory card and component cables at the same time... then finally got a hardrive.
Princess-Isabela
07-08-2006, 12:34 AM
I bought a Premium bundle because it comes with a lot of useful things with it.
and 11 games:
1.Dead or Alive 4
2.Call of Duty 2
3.Perfect Dark Zero
4.Condemned
5.Project Gotham Racing 3
6.Tomb Raider Legend
7.Blazing Angels
8.Table Tennis
9.Fight Night Round 3
10.Kameo
11.Ghost Recon AW
the only games I'm planning to buy are Oblivion and Prey within few days.
We noticed that my newest 360 (3 weeks old, directly from Microsoft ) came with the new disc drive in it. It's light grey in color and the entire disc tray is cut out in order to prevent the disc scratching that the earlier one was capable of. I wonder whether it also contains the new components that run cooler.
pookninja
07-08-2006, 07:28 AM
i bought the core system and a memory card.i dont have any desire to play xbox live,or to get the hard drive unless i can get the hard drive real cheap.i bought the system mainly to play ridge racer6,oblivion,and pdz.i also didnt pay any crazy inflated price for my 360 either.i waited until they were available in stores and bought mine for $299.99
SirDrexl
07-09-2006, 01:42 AM
I don't have one yet, but I'm considering getting a Core because I saw the hard drive for $50 at Wal-Mart. I want the VGA cable anyway and the wireless controller isn't that big of a deal for me.
Lothars
07-09-2006, 01:55 AM
I don't own one yet but I will be buying the Premium I still think the Core is a waste of money
The Shawn
07-11-2006, 10:15 AM
I got the premium so I could save games and rip music.
It'll end up costing the extra 100 bucks in the end or even more if you want to save your shit.
I got mine for free from Pepsi off every10minutes.com
lol
geneshifter
07-24-2006, 10:31 AM
We noticed that my newest 360 (3 weeks old, directly from Microsoft ) came with the new disc drive in it. It's light grey in color and the entire disc tray is cut out in order to prevent the disc scratching that the earlier one was capable of. I wonder whether it also contains the new components that run cooler.
I just bought mine last week. When you say it is grey in color, you mean on the inside right? I also have that as well as the insides cut out. I also notice mine runs warm but not really hot. My older PC runs hotter than this thing. I'm not really sure, but it may be that our 360s have some of the redesigned parts. Cool beans.
Jasoco
07-26-2006, 11:50 PM
My brother got the Premium.
I'm getting the Core....
Just kidding! I'm not stupid. I'm buying mine tomorrow. Premium of course.
I'm also (If all goes well) getting an HD TV as well. *crosses fingers*
At work a Cow Orker printed out a little sign a while ago that says "We Have Xbox 360!" on it. Then it has the words "Core" and "Elite" on it. He said he put "Elite" as a joke. It sounds cooler than "Premium". The funny thing is customers see this and all the time I get people saying "I want an Elite 360, please." or "I bought the Elite." I'm gonna call MS and tell them to officially change the name to "Elite". LOL
Joker T
07-27-2006, 01:02 AM
Got the premium for obvious reasons.
gjb-sensei
07-27-2006, 02:46 PM
Well, when I got mine at launch (online through CircuitCity.com), I got a Premium bundle.
slip81
07-30-2006, 05:56 PM
I just got a premium system from EB. I was seriouslythinking about getting a used one for $279, but two things stopped me, 1) I asked myself wy someone traded it in so soon, 2) I found that after purchasig a memory card, HD cables and an HDD I really wouldn't be saving any money anyway.
Kejoriv
07-31-2006, 10:56 AM
I bought the Premium on launch day.
Stood outside Target for 5 hrs on a cold and rainy day
I bought Need for Speed and the Xbox on launch day
Since then I have bought/rcvd as presents:
1 quake
2 tiger woods
3 table tennis
4 project gotham
5 call of duty
extra wireless controller
play and charge kit
And next week Im buying HD cables so I can play on my computer monitor. Cheap Hdtv!
Fuzzball24
08-04-2007, 09:26 PM
Elite.
boatofcar
08-04-2007, 09:41 PM
You bumped this topic to type a one word response? Lame.
Slate
08-05-2007, 07:06 PM
Wow I wasn't expecting my topic to be bumped back up. But I can't add the elite to the list, Doggone it.