Xbox 360 Core pointless?

went to the store andsee a load of core systems

IMO there isnt a good reason for anyone to buy the core becuase

1. youll have to buy thea storage device to play games hDD will set back $100

2. Wired controller :| c'mon mind as get the wireless

3. No chrome

anythoughts about this :question:

that may be true :)

went to the store andsee a load of core systems

IMO there isnt a good reason for anyone to buy the core becuase

1. youll have to buy thea storage device to play games hDD will set back $100

2. Wired controller :| c'mon mind as get the wireless

3. No chrome

anythoughts about this :question:

Spartan_Bob

im lookin at itas a person who likes to download stuff alot has vids and picsetcSpartan_Bob

Well, try to look at it as a person who doesn't really care about downloading stuff, or having movies or pictures on his/her 360.

bstarter dont get ur panties in a bunch fanboy :roll:

thats what most not all 360 owners probably want to download and have live

tell me one thing are the cores sellin not that much what does that tell you

dont bother replying cuase you got flamed:P

bstarter dont get ur panties in a bunch fanboy :roll:

thats what most not all 360 owners probably want to download and have live

tell me one thing are the cores sellin not that much what does that tell you

dont bother replying cuase you got flamed:P

Spartan_Bob

Geez, what an attack. Fanboy? What are you talking about. I already stated that the Core costs more in the long run. I was just stating that the Core isn't completely pointless.

And, I know the Core doesn't sell as well as the Premium. But that doesn't make it pointless.

did you see the smile i wasnt meaning it in a mean way everyones entitled to an opinion and im not trashing ur opinion cuase yes there are people who buy it just for games im just saying that since its not selling much it should probably discontinued but i im sry about my reply :)Spartan_Bob

It's all right. I wasn't mad either, I was just confused when you called me a fanboy. Even with the smilie, I wasn't sure if you were joking or not.

And yeah, I do agree, the Core probably should be discontinued, or should at least include a Hard-Drive, or memory unit.

If they do indeed discontinue it though, they should only do it after they do a price drop on the Premium and Elite.

I think Microsoft had a plan up their selves. Think about it, the 360 has a 30 %fail rate. Make a 360 that cost 100 dollars less and not have any thing that the player would all-ready have if they got a 400 dollar 360 and you have a replacement. Trust me, when the warranty's end, the price of thecoregoes down, andinfaltion goes up, there will be a very big place for the core and it will not be pointless.stringer4

I was also thinking of this too. If they drop the Price of the Core to $250-200 dollars, the thing will fly off shelves.

[QUOTE="stringer4"]I think Microsoft had a plan up their selves. Think about it, the 360 has a 30 %fail rate. Make a 360 that cost 100 dollars less and not have any thing that the player would all-ready have if they got a 400 dollar 360 and you have a replacement. Trust me, when the warranty's end, the price of thecoregoes down, andinfaltion goes up, there will be a very big place for the core and it will not be pointless.bstarter29

I was also thinking of this too. If they drop the Price of the Core to $250-200 dollars, the thing will fly off shelves.

SOme one agree's with me :)

went to the store andsee a load of core systems

IMO there isnt a good reason for anyone to buy the core becuase

1. youll have to buy thea storage device to play games hDD will set back $100

2. Wired controller :| c'mon mind as get the wireless

3. No chrome

anythoughts about this :question:

Spartan_Bob

1: True

2. You know, never having to recharge your controller is good and when your room is big wireless doesn't matter

3: Never had chrome, so it doesn't matter to me.

I have a core btw, but with most of the premium stuff

[QUOTE="bstarter29"]

[QUOTE="stringer4"]I think Microsoft had a plan up their selves. Think about it, the 360 has a 30 %fail rate. Make a 360 that cost 100 dollars less and not have any thing that the player would all-ready have if they got a 400 dollar 360 and you have a replacement. Trust me, when the warranty's end, the price of thecoregoes down, andinfaltion goes up, there will be a very big place for the core and it will not be pointless.stringer4

I was also thinking of this too. If they drop the Price of the Core to $250-200 dollars, the thing will fly off shelves.

SOme one agree's with me :)

[QUOTE="bstarter29"]

[QUOTE="stringer4"]I think Microsoft had a plan up their selves. Think about it, the 360 has a 30 %fail rate. Make a 360 that cost 100 dollars less and not have any thing that the player would all-ready have if they got a 400 dollar 360 and you have a replacement. Trust me, when the warranty's end, the price of thecoregoes down, andinfaltion goes up, there will be a very big place for the core and it will not be pointless.stringer4

I was also thinking of this too. If they drop the Price of the Core to $250-200 dollars, the thing will fly off shelves.

SOme one agree's with me :)

Ever since that news aboutGTA 4 I was kinda angry at the core version.

Ok, here is my story and why I think the core system has a purpose... I bought my premium 360 the day it came out, a year later it crapped out and stopped displaying video, only sound. This was before the extended waranty microsoft just announced so I couldn't send it back in to be fixed, besides I didn't have the three red lights problem. So I figured i already had the hard drive, component cables and wireless controller from my premium 360, I decided to buy the core system from Best Buy, which ended up saving me $100. Luckily I bought the extended warranty from best buy because I have had to replace my core system twice (at no price to me because I bought the extended warrant) because of the three red lights. So I am currently on my fourth 360 and I have enough time left in my extended warrranty from BB to get two more core systems for free. In short, the core system does have a purpose, although I doubt this is the purpose they had in mind when they built it.

Oh, and I would reccommed the extended warrant from BB, the $40 is well spent. Especially because you dont have to wait a couple of months to get your 360 back from microsoft...you get a new one, no questions asked

Ok, here is my story and why I think the core system has a purpose... I bought my premium 360 the day it came out, a year later it crapped out and stopped displaying video, only sound. This was before the extended waranty microsoft just announced so I couldn't send it back in to be fixed, besides I didn't have the three red lights problem. So I figured i already had the hard drive, component cables and wireless controller from my premium 360, I decided to buy the core system from Best Buy, which ended up saving me $100. Luckily I bought the extended warranty from best buy because I have had to replace my core system twice (at no price to me because I bought the extended warrant) because of the three red lights. So I am currently on my fourth 360 and I have enough time left in my extended warrranty from BB to get two more core systems for free. In short, the core system does have a purpose, although I doubt this is the purpose they had in mind when they built it.

Oh, and I would reccommed the extended warrant from BB, the $40 is well spent. Especially because you dont have to wait a couple of months to get your 360 back from microsoft...you get a new one, no questions asked

lump84

[QUOTE="lump84"]

Ok, here is my story and why I think the core system has a purpose... I bought my premium 360 the day it came out, a year later it crapped out and stopped displaying video, only sound. This was before the extended waranty microsoft just announced so I couldn't send it back in to be fixed, besides I didn't have the three red lights problem. So I figured i already had the hard drive, component cables and wireless controller from my premium 360, I decided to buy the core system from Best Buy, which ended up saving me $100. Luckily I bought the extended warranty from best buy because I have had to replace my core system twice (at no price to me because I bought the extended warrant) because of the three red lights. So I am currently on my fourth 360 and I have enough time left in my extended warrranty from BB to get two more core systems for free. In short, the core system does have a purpose, although I doubt this is the purpose they had in mind when they built it.

Oh, and I would reccommed the extended warrant from BB, the $40 is well spent. Especially because you dont have to wait a couple of months to get your 360 back from microsoft...you get a new one, no questions asked

somethindumb

It's pointless IMO, but at least M$ is giving choice.

gnutux

3 years or so in the future after the new warranty ends and your 360 dies, maybe the newest units will have design improvements and you can pick up a core for probably $150-200 and slap your old hard drive on it. Sad but possibly true.DeadlyZodiac

i only hope so...except for the part where my 360 dies

3 years or so in the future after the new warranty ends and your 360 dies, maybe the newest units will have design improvements and you can pick up a core for probably $150-200 and slap your old hard drive on it. Sad but possibly true.DeadlyZodiac

My 360 comes back from repair this friday. I was gonna do exactaly what your sayin, If the one that I get back from repair fails. I was hopin to pick up a core system at a cheaper price with improvments and just puttin my Hard Drive on it.

In the long run, it's cheaper to buy premium. Ghost_702

True, i bought my 360 on release and the only way i could get one was to get a core and buy the hard drive seperate. I personally think they look much better as well. I think that the chrome looks tacky!

I got the core, Fully upgraded it the same day at k-mart(new everything ,nothing used)and it cost me about30 bucks more I believe, unlike the premium my cuz got with XBLA unplugged, I got oblivion, so yeah...

oh and so far no problems with my 360 aside losing power once during a intense lighting storm