Is the 360 Arcade worth it?

I'm thinking about buying a 360 Arcade but would like to hear some opinions on it. I mostly want to get it for Halo Reach :D and a few other Xbox exclusive games. The reason I am considering the Arcade is because I have to have wifi and thats gonna bring up the overall price.

No, get a elite for 299 dollars.djsifer01

Why? That's $100 more than the Arcade :?

If ur gonna get a 360 then get the elite cuz I wouldnt risk buying the arcade cuz of the RROD,from what I hear the elite is a little more reliable but thats also questionable.BilkeLegenda

I'm not too worried about the reliability issues especially since I had to send my PS3 in

Arcade is fine if you just want to play a few exclusives.

You can always get a hard drive on ebay for cheap if you want to upgrade.

Every 360 arcade is a Jasper, so i guess its a good buy. But you will need a Hard Drive

I'm thinking about buying a 360 Arcade but would like to hear some opinions on it. I mostly want to get it for Halo Reach :D and a few other Xbox exclusive games. The reason I am considering the Arcade is because I have to have wifi and thats gonna bring up the overall price.

-supercharged-

First of all, Halo Reach is due next Holiday, so if that's the big reason, if you can wait, you may see another price drop between now and one year from now.

Secondly, DO NOT BUY THE ARCADE. Just get the elite (it's not really elite now, it's the only official HDD model). Don't punish yourself, YOU NEED that HDD. You may think you are going to play it a few times, but that's not what's going to happen.

Third, there are options with WiFi, but don't buy the arcade, whatever you do. Just save longer. :)

Fourth, if you do get a 360 now, I can tell you some fun games I've played this gen.

Fifth, Do not buy USED/Refurb. Just go for the new, way better models.

Happy shopping!

[QUOTE="djsifer01"]No, get a elite for 299 dollars.-supercharged-

Why? That's $100 more than the Arcade :?

You'll end up wanting to upgrade anyway.

Installing games to the HDD is far better (and quieter.)

$300 for an elite is a bargain anyway. So with the Wifi that is $400 sure, expensive, but I paid over $650 in total after upgrading my launch console and I don't even have an HDMI socket.

Secondly, DO NOT BUY THE ARCADE. Just get the elite (it's not really elite now, it's the only official HDD model). Don't punish yourself, YOU NEED that HDD.

SolidTy

nope not anymore.elite is 299 aracde is 199. plus now you can get 2 games when you buy a elite. arcade just comes with a arcade game disc

[QUOTE="SolidTy"]

Secondly, DO NOT BUY THE ARCADE. Just get the elite (it's not really elite now, it's the only official HDD model). Don't punish yourself, YOU NEED that HDD.

dc337

It's a ripoff model. If he's going to spend a $200, he may as well go all the way and spend that last $100. He may FEEL like he wants to play a few games, but he won't FEEL like that forever. Between Music, XBLA games, Saves, and more, he's not going to have enough room.

If he bought the Arcade, he will eventually be in regret. He may as well skip that terrible, ripoff phase, and buy wisely from the get go. :)

Go ask the forumite who traded his 360 arcade and forgot to remove his personal info on the internal memory. :lol: That was a great thread, but he probably made the story up.TheTrystero024

[QUOTE="-supercharged-"]

I'm thinking about buying a 360 Arcade but would like to hear some opinions on it. I mostly want to get it for Halo Reach :D and a few other Xbox exclusive games. The reason I am considering the Arcade is because I have to have wifi and thats gonna bring up the overall price.

SolidTy

First of all, Halo Reach is due next Holiday, so if that's the big reason, if you can wait, you may see another price drop between now and one year from now.

Secondly, DO NOT BUY THE ARCADE. Just get the elite (it's not really elite now, it's the only official HDD model). Don't punish yourself, YOU NEED that HDD. You may think you are going to play it a few times, but that's not what's going to happen.

Third, there are options with WiFi, but don't buy the arcade, whatever you do. Just save longer. :)

Fourth, if you do get a 360 now, I can tell you some fun games I've played this gen.

Fifth, Do not buy USED/Refurb. Just go for the new, way better models.

Happy shopping!

Halo Reach isnt the only reason but I definately wanna be able to play it! There are some games I want to play right now that I can't on my PS3. Why shouldnt I buy the Arcade?

[QUOTE="dc337"]

[QUOTE="SolidTy"]

Secondly, DO NOT BUY THE ARCADE. Just get the elite (it's not really elite now, it's the only official HDD model). Don't punish yourself, YOU NEED that HDD.

SolidTy

It's a ripoff model. If he's going to spend a $200, he may as well go all the way and spend that last $100. He may FEEL like he wants to play a few games, but he won't FEEL like that forever. Then, when that happens, he will be in regret. He may as well skip that terrible, ripoff phase, and buy wisely from the get go. :)

The arcade is perfect for someone who just wants to play a couple exclusives.

[QUOTE="SolidTy"]

[QUOTE="dc337"] Why does he need the hard drive if he just wants to play a few games?

dc337

It's a ripoff model. If he's going to spend a $200, he may as well go all the way and spend that last $100. He may FEEL like he wants to play a few games, but he won't FEEL like that forever. Then, when that happens, he will be in regret. He may as well skip that terrible, ripoff phase, and buy wisely from the get go. :)

The arcade is perfect for someone who just wants to play a couple exclusives.

After he plays a couple of exclusives, what do you think he will do next? Eventually?

I'm thinking about buying a 360 Arcade but would like to hear some opinions on it. I mostly want to get it for Halo Reach :D and a few other Xbox exclusive games. The reason I am considering the Arcade is because I have to have wifi and thats gonna bring up the overall price.

-supercharged-

I spent $100 dollars on my Arcade, the best $100 I ever spent

if you're buying the 360 for the first time, then no the arcade isn't worth it. get the elite instead (or the pro if you can find it). the arcade is for those whose pro or elite RRoD'ed and don't want to spend $300 and have two HDD's.

[QUOTE="dc337"]

[QUOTE="SolidTy"]

It's a ripoff model. If he's going to spend a $200, he may as well go all the way and spend that last $100. He may FEEL like he wants to play a few games, but he won't FEEL like that forever. Then, when that happens, he will be in regret. He may as well skip that terrible, ripoff phase, and buy wisely from the get go. :)

SolidTy

The arcade is perfect for someone who just wants to play a couple exclusives.

After he plays a couple of exclusives, what do you think he will do next? Eventually?

if you're buying the 360 for the first time, then no the arcade isn't worth it. get the elite instead (or the pro if you can find it). the arcade is for those whose pro or elite RRoD'ed and don't want to spend $300 and have two HDD's.

cowgriller

I dont wanna spend over $300.. and if I get an elite I will be spending over that amount because of Wifi. Is the HDD really that important?

[QUOTE="SolidTy"]

[QUOTE="dc337"] How is it a ripoff when it plays the games just fine? If he regrets not getting the elite he can get a 120 gig hd from ebay for $60.

The arcade is perfect for someone who just wants to play a couple exclusives.

dc337

After he plays a couple of exclusives, what do you think he will do next? Eventually?

It's obviously easier to buy it all at once (BRAND NEW WITH WARRANTY), and not have to deal with that time and energy hassle you would recommend.

[QUOTE="cowgriller"]

if you're buying the 360 for the first time, then no the arcade isn't worth it. get the elite instead (or the pro if you can find it). the arcade is for those whose pro or elite RRoD'ed and don't want to spend $300 and have two HDD's.

I dont wanna spend over $300.. and if I get an elite I will be spending over that amount because of Wifi. Is the HDD really that important?

[QUOTE="cowgriller"]

if you're buying the 360 for the first time, then no the arcade isn't worth it. get the elite instead (or the pro if you can find it). the arcade is for those whose pro or elite RRoD'ed and don't want to spend $300 and have two HDD's.

-supercharged-

I dont wanna spend over $300.. and if I get an elite I will be spending over that amount because of Wifi. Is the HDD really that important?

If you don't want to spend over $300 and need wifi then get the arcade and the trendnet wireless bridge:
http://www.provantage.com/trendnet-tew-647ga~7TDW9019.htm

[QUOTE="-supercharged-"]

[QUOTE="cowgriller"]

if you're buying the 360 for the first time, then no the arcade isn't worth it. get the elite instead (or the pro if you can find it). the arcade is for those whose pro or elite RRoD'ed and don't want to spend $300 and have two HDD's.

dc337

I dont wanna spend over $300.. and if I get an elite I will be spending over that amount because of Wifi. Is the HDD really that important?

If you don't want to spend over $300 and need wifi then get the arcade and the trendnet wireless bridge:
http://www.provantage.com/trendnet-tew-647ga~7TDW9019.htm

I'm not worried about it being loud lol thats the last of my worries. That trendnet thing looks interesting are you sure it works with the 360? and would I just connect that to my wireless router or somethin?

It's obviously easier to buy it all at once (BRAND NEW WITH WARRANTY), and not have to deal with that time and energy hassle you would recommend.

SolidTy

i reccomend just buying the elite, it is $100 more, but the hard drive will cost you $120 or so new. the pitiful amount of memory in the arcade is sad. you say you need Wifi, meaning you'll also want to play online, meaning you'll likely want to check out XBLA and DLC eventualy, you'll need the spacedarkspineslayer

How much space does Halo 3 DLC take up?

I'm not worried about it being loud lol thats the last of my worries. That trendnet thing looks interesting are you sure it works with the 360? and would I just connect that to my wireless router or somethin?

-supercharged-

I'm thinking about buying a 360 Arcade but would like to hear some opinions on it. I mostly want to get it for Halo Reach :D and a few other Xbox exclusive games. The reason I am considering the Arcade is because I have to have wifi and thats gonna bring up the overall price.

-supercharged-

Get the elite.

You will need that HDD and the headset.

I say go for the elite. If you plan to get any DLC or demos or XBLA games then you need some sort of HDD. Also, you can buy a WiFi adapter from GameStop used for $70

256 (?) MB is way to little even if you only want to play a couple games. At least try for a pro or just but a hard-drive off ebay or something.

256 (?) MB is way to little even if you only want to play a couple games. At least try for a pro or just but a hard-drive off ebay or something.

boredy-Mcbored

[QUOTE="darkspineslayer"]i reccomend just buying the elite, it is $100 more, but the hard drive will cost you $120 or so new. the pitiful amount of memory in the arcade is sad. you say you need Wifi, meaning you'll also want to play online, meaning you'll likely want to check out XBLA and DLC eventualy, you'll need the space-supercharged-

How much space does Halo 3 DLC take up?

The Elites are a lot cheaper in the long run then the arcade as you will likely want a harddrive and headset but they dont currently come with the jasper chipsets so it might be best to wait till the elites get the jasper chipsets before buying.

[QUOTE="darkspineslayer"]i reccomend just buying the elite, it is $100 more, but the hard drive will cost you $120 or so new. the pitiful amount of memory in the arcade is sad. you say you need Wifi, meaning you'll also want to play online, meaning you'll likely want to check out XBLA and DLC eventualy, you'll need the space-supercharged-

How much space does Halo 3 DLC take up?