Really, what the hell is wrong with MicroSoft?

Now, i'm not business major, but why the hell would they release the 360 Elite??  I can't see any good reason for this at all.

First, This divides your fanbase even more.  Many fans would have loved to have had this right from the start, but now they will either have to buy the 120Gig HD or just stick with their Premium.

Also, Microsoft has just started to go into the black on their 360s (as in they make money on each one sold).  So with this release, wouldn't they start losing on each Elite 360 sold?  How is this suppose to have them make money?

The Elite doesn't even have enough additional features.  Maybe if they added an internal cooler, wifi, and took off some of that HD so it's more affordable, i might buy it instead of a premium.  But no, they throw in 100 extra gigs and some other feature that most people won't bother with and decide to call it an "Elite."
Hell.

Now, i really have been wanting to buy a premium for a while and have been waiting for a price drop, but now with the Elite released, i doubt we'll see one until next year.  Nearly two and a half ****ing years!  Who else is angry about this? 

I dont understand what the problem is. If you want the elite get the elite. If you want the pro get the pro. Its just another option.

 You are also forgetting about HDMI support. For those of us who have HD DVD players thats a big deal.

Now, i'm not business major, but why the hell would they release the 360 Elite?? I can't see any good reason for this at all.

First, This divides your fanbase even more. Many fans would have loved to have had this right from the start, but now they will either have to buy the 120Gig HD or just stick with their Premium.

Also, Microsoft has just started to go into the black on their 360s (as in they make money on each one sold). So with this release, wouldn't they start losing on each Elite 360 sold? How is this suppose to have them make money?

The Elite doesn't even have enough additional features. Maybe if they added an internal cooler, wifi, and took off some of that HD so it's more affordable, i might buy it instead of a premium. But no, they throw in 100 extra gigs and some other feature that most people won't bother with and decide to call it an "Elite."
Hell.

Now, i really have been wanting to buy a premium for a while and have been waiting for a price drop, but now with the Elite released, i doubt we'll see one until next year. Nearly two and a half ****ing years! Who else is angry about this?

helium_flash

 Your first sentence explains why this post is wrong, people want 120 gigs and Hdmi so they will buy the elite.

Now, i'm not business major, but why the hell would they release the 360 Elite?? I can't see any good reason for this at all.

First, This divides your fanbase even more. Many fans would have loved to have had this right from the start, but now they will either have to buy the 120Gig HD or just stick with their Premium.

Also, Microsoft has just started to go into the black on their 360s (as in they make money on each one sold). So with this release, wouldn't they start losing on each Elite 360 sold? How is this suppose to have them make money?

The Elite doesn't even have enough additional features. Maybe if they added an internal cooler, wifi, and took off some of that HD so it's more affordable, i might buy it instead of a premium. But no, they throw in 100 extra gigs and some other feature that most people won't bother with and decide to call it an "Elite."
Hell.

Now, i really have been wanting to buy a premium for a while and have been waiting for a price drop, but now with the Elite released, i doubt we'll see one until next year. Nearly two and a half ****ing years! Who else is angry about this?

helium_flash

If you don't need 120GB and HDMI,don't buy an Elite,nobody is forcing you.Dymedropp3r

I read an article from microsoft says that the elite is just for the new adopters of the 360