[360] CORE Vs Premium

My 360 works like a champ. It gives off a lot of heat, which means its built-in cooling devices work well, so I haven't overheated it. Obviously if you close it up into a cabinet where the heat isn't allowed to escape, you will overheat it even if you play only for a short while.

Why the Core system? Because you're retarded I guess? Core system is going to cost $300 USD, but you're basically going to want to get a hard drive {$100 USD} and if you play Live, a headset {which is like $20 USD}. And the difference in cost between a wired controller and a wireless controller is like $10 USD, and trust me, you want the wireless one that comes standard with the Premium box. Based on the retail prices of the things that you will have to buy in order to supplement the Core box to make it decent, it is simply cheaper to get a Premium. I mean even if you don't want the hard drive, you have to save your games on something right? So that's $40 USD for the memory card, for FAR FAR less storage space. So already you are at $340 for still a lot less than you get for $60 more. Hell, with the Premium, the only "hidden" cost really lies in the cost of the rechargable battery packs for the controllers, and the recharger dock, so that is like $42 USD for the dock and an extra battery pack.

How ya doing, buddy?

Uh, out of the box it comes with a battery pack that runs off of AA batteries. So once your 30 hours {or however many the batteries last} are up, you got to buy a new pair of AA batteries to replace them with.

And yeah, I know about the Play and Charge kit, almost bought one, but decided to just get the dock and an extra pack. If I were to get a roommate, I can use the dock to charge both of our battery packs simultaneous, so it potentially works better for me at a slightly higher price.

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Originally Posted by BZ

Yes one last thing, buy Live if you want to have the greatest gaming experiences of your existence.

When you exaggerate this much, you can't expect anybody to take you seriously. Yes, Live can be fun, and is worth the cost, if you are playing with your buddies. But playing against random 14 year old kiddies who are not yet experienced enough in the use of profanity to use it properly and effectively is not fun. I would much rather get a 4 player Goldeneye 64 game going with my buddies than play anything on Live right now.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Well, Oblivion, while not the end-all game that certain internet nerds might try to have you believe, is pretty good, though flawed. Add games like Burnout and some of the games on Live Arcade and you have enough to make it worth the purchase. Playing Street Fighter, Texas Hold'em, and Burnout with e-buddies is pretty fun. I've had my 360 since April and love it; and this is without having any interest in the nerdy mech game that some people seem to love.

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