[360] Halo 3 Special Edition 360

And those who buy those are idiots. Its a shame Microsoft is evil and that the consumers were stupid, because in a logical world, they would just sell a Halo-themed shell for the 360 and give you an alien plushie or whatever people absolutely need for pricey pre-orders.

Its a shame they didn't go the route of Valve. Give you MORE for what you'd normally pay. $45 for 5 epic games is pretty damn sweet.

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Next time they should make the system's 3 plates all interchangeable. It would save us from all this novelty marketing. (or at least that of $500 hardware) As well it would make the faceplate's look less mismatched.

@Iwata
You're right about thoes who get this are probably the same people who are getting the $130USD version of the game too. However I'd say that the majority of these paople getting the $130 version are the same people who bought the system at launch. I could be wrong, but considering that when the 360 came out MS didn't have a reputation for making solid original IPs, the thing that most 360 buyers at the time were banking on was Halo 3.

I suppose that the sale #s will tell us how successful this version of the 360 is, but whether it does well or not, companies are still going to do this sort of thing to earn capital on fanboy's obsessions. (ex game branded PSPs and DSs)

How ya doing, buddy?

So in summary:

Tube: "Got this Halo 360 it's pretty sweet if you like it you should check it out"
Fag 1: "omg y u buy that wtf bungie r retard"
Fag 2: "lol who even plays halo"
Fag 3: "I dont even own a 360 because Im a shit but I wanna say that's stupid and ur dum for buying it lollololol"

Can the GFF populace get any dumber.

Nice console, could use a bigger HD though. Probably it's only downside. I suppose people don't realize that the case color matches the Master Chief's armor scheme.

But then again, why would I expect people in the VG forum to be able to put two and two together.

Told. No offense.

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Originally Posted by Slayer X

considering that when the 360 came out MS didn't have a reputation for making solid original IPs, the thing that most 360 buyers at the time were banking on was Halo 3.

You make Darwin award winners look like geniuses.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Lukage

Its a shame they didn't go the route of Valve. Give you MORE for what you'd normally pay. $45 for 5 epic games is pretty damn sweet.

More like give you more for some rehashed shit. Orange Box, more like Rehash Box. Not even joking.

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I may seriously end up getting one of these but I don't really know much about the 360s, does anyone know if it'd be worth it to get one of these instead of an Elite? I don't even know what the price differences are.

FELIPE NO

I wouldn't recommend getting it, since the ten gigabytes will fill up very fast (I think I used up more than 10 GB on my PS3 on the very first day, and the PlayStation store doesn't even have as much worthwhile stuff as the Marketplace), and if you decide to upgrade it -- of course, you can't just use any laptop hard drive, you have to get the magical Microsoft one -- the 120 GB version is 180 dollars on Amazon.

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Originally Posted by Iwata

Most people who are getting the Halo 3 themed Xbox 360 are the same people who are forking out the 130 bucks required for the legendary Halo 3 edition.

Microsoft isn't making this bundle to draw in new consumers. They're making it for the hardcore Halo fans who enjoy such Halo related items and personally i think the Halo 360 looks neat. Not something i'd buy, but it isn't ugly by any means. I'm sure you're willing to waste your money on such similar worthless novelty trinkets like the Wii Zapper. Different strokes for different folks.

Want to talk ugly? Just look at all the numerous DS special editions that have been released throughout the past couple of years; namely the SE ones.

No, Microsoft are milking Halo before Bungie FINISH THE FRANCHISE.

They're bound to roll in millions from this console, the game, and the LE (which won't ever become rare), but I'm sure there's a large portion of people who are "hardcore Halo fans" that won't touch that shit.

The color, leet speak, green headset, radioactive snot green controller, decal-esque crap and overall appearance is one thing. But you're actually going to downgrade by buying this console. The lack of 120 GB HDD is the main issue, and since the difference is only $50 (and since you don't buy multiple 360s every day) why wouldn't you pay that for a better colour and bigger HDD? It's $220NZD over here for the 120 GB HDD, so this speaks for itself.

It isn't "hating", this is "common sense"

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Elixir

It isn't "hating", this is "pretending my opinions can be considered fact."

No wonder I stopped coming here.

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Listen, it's my opinion entirely that the console looks bad, visually. Other people seem to agree with me in this thread which isn't my doing.

But it's a fact that you could've purchased one with a 120 GB drive for a mere $50 more (although you already own an Elite, it seems, and with a gamerscore of 60,000 you probably purchased the original white version of the console.. so I'm beginning to draw the picture here) but you settled for the Halo one.

Was your Elite broken? If your console was broken and you were waiting until the Halo one was released before purchasing it, that'd make much more sense.

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Originally Posted by Lukage

And those who buy those are idiots. Its a shame Microsoft is evil and that the consumers were stupid, because in a logical world, they would just sell a Halo-themed shell for the 360 and give you an alien plushie or whatever people absolutely need for pricey pre-orders.

Yeah! What a bunch of idiots, spending their cash on products that they want! Stupid corporations, they're always trying to make money by selling stuff that consumers desire. I'm so sick of this.

Originally Posted by Elixir

Was your Elite broken? If your console was broken and you were waiting until the Halo one was released before purchasing it, that'd make much more sense.

He's a Halo fan and wanted to own a Halo themed console. Seems to make plenty of sense. Why the hell does his purchase have to make sense anyways? This is some straight up high school snob-fest crap. All of us spend money on products we don't need, videogame related or not. It's unbelievable that people are acting like total asses over what other people do with their own cash.

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Originally Posted by Slayer X

Next time they should make the system's 3 plates all interchangeable. It would save us from all this novelty marketing. (or at least that of $500 hardware) As well it would make the faceplate's look less mismatched.

Ruins the fun. Unless my memory is made of pudding, Tube collected basically all the special edition Xbox's. People like collecting consoles! I have four Master System's for example, each slightly different from the last. Sometimes just thinking about them makes my nipples erect.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Hey didn't potion own a Jap 360 and a non-Jap 360 despite the fact that all his games work fine on the Jap one? And they were both the white one? Wouldn't that further shine the silly light on his posts? So dude with two white 360s is saying how dumb it is for a dude to have a white one, an Elite one, and a Halo one. So I guess it is simply inconceivable for someone to have gotten a launch 360, played it until the Elite came out, decided that he wanted HDMI and huge hard drive, and so got the Elite. Then they release a console themed to match a game series that he really likes comes out, and so to show his support for that game series, and to express his opinion that he thinks that the console is an attractive purchase, he buys that one. Yeah, where's the logic there, that makes no sense

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I actually like the design of the Halo 3 Xbox

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Didn't Lix JUST BUY another DS lite just because it was baby blue? OH GOD WHERE'S THE PRACTICALITY IN THAT etc.

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Okay, if we're going to bring personal purchases into it:

I purchased the Japanese 360 to upgrade from an European 360 Core which came with two games complete for $180, the difference is that I actually upgraded, and I bought the Ice Blue DS Lite for $85 which came with screen protectors, Supercard, micro SD card and pouch.

They were both extremely great deals and good value for money, all of which I've paid myself back with by selling my previous gear.

It would be different if this was a bargain, value for money, or worth it in any shape or form that an extra $50 couldn't top.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Devoxycontin

Says the guy who imports shitty jap games. Why are you wasting money on those? Oh right it's your money and your business. If anyone wants to make a stink about buying a product that is ugly, inferior or a waste of cash it certainly shouldn't be you. It's ridiculous how hypocritical you are.

Yes, because clearly it's a smart idea to ignore the point being made and resort to taking jabs at the person's personal merchandise which is viewed as "a waste of cash" by the likes of yourself. I'm not even going to bother feeding you a response to the Japanese importing issue either, since you seem to think all good games are American, which speaks volumes.

This isn't hypocritical at all - I've played on a 360, and I know what to expect. The majority of this thread agrees that the colour is terrible, so if you're going to discredit mass opinion then lol be my guest. But let's do that for a minute then.

The real fact is, the console costs 50 bucks less than an Elite, which includes a 120 GB HDD. Feel free to fetch me the American price of these things, since you'll be told they're over $50 each when purchased individually, thus if anyone purchases this Halo 3 LE console and wishes to upgrade their drive in the future, they're going to be forced to pay well over the price of an Elite. And there isn't even a 120 GB HDD unit which matches this LE.

So how is that in any way value for money or comparable to my own purchases (which are)? It is not。

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Originally Posted by Elixir

The real fact is, the console costs 50 bucks less than an Elite, which includes a 120 GB HDD. Feel free to fetch me the American price of these things, since you'll be told they're over $50 each when purchased individually, thus if anyone purchases this Halo 3 LE console and wishes to upgrade their drive in the future, they're going to be forced to pay well over the price of an Elite. And there isn't even a 120 GB HDD unit which matches this LE.

See Charlie, nobody is arguing against this. The fact of the matter is that some people are fans of the console itself and buy it as a novelty collectible among its factors. The "personal jabs" came at you when you came in here with your "excellent taste in video games" and tried to knock Tube down a couple of pegs because he spent his money buying something he wanted when you, uh... do the same with your money.

It all befalls on whether or not the INDIVIDUAL likes it that's going to warrant the purchase. Shit, I'm getting a 360 and I'm thinking of getting one myself because I like the color scheme myself, but given that I don't really have as much money to spend on games as some of you guys, I'll buy what will get me the most for my money... But that's MY CHEAP-ASS MODUS OPERANDI SPEAKING and I sure as hell am not going to start shitting on people because their color palette just doesn't suit mine (and because their wallet is just a bit bigger).

DO YOU SEE? BECAUSE I DO.

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

Ence, because you're low on cash, I'd recommend an Elite even MORE, since upgrading to a larger HDD in the future (if you can't deal with 20 GB) will cost more than the price of the Elite. Seriously, it's a large amount of money, and you don't currently own a 360, so why not get the best? I mean, the prices are close enough. =/

Originally Posted by Encephalon

The "personal jabs" came at you when you came in here with your "excellent taste in video games"

I'm sure the filter makes my posts in this thread come off as snobby as hell, but that isn't the vibe I was trying to give.

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Originally Posted by Elixir

Ence, because you're low on cash, I'd recommend an Elite even MORE, since upgrading to a larger HDD in the future (if you can't deal with 20 GB) will cost more than the price of the Elite.

I am. If this version of the 360 had a larger hard drive I'd be buying this one instead but, alas, $50 for a much larger drive as opposed to the $180 that they normally cost is a damn good deal for me; regardless of how badly I want to buy one of these Halo 3 editions.

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I'm sure the filter makes my posts in this thread come off as snobby as hell, but that isn't the vibe I was trying to give.

What filter?

I was speaking idiomatically.

He has a weird sort of punishment where the administrators used a filter to make "because I have excellent taste in video games" appear in pretty much all his posts. I was wondering what was up with it for awhile too.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Also, for the record, I have 1 white premium 360, 1 black premium 360 (painted) with added 120GB HDD, and now 1 Halo 3 360.

So if you want to ignore the obvious fact that I bought it because I'm a fan of the series and don't find the design ugly, I still did get an upgrade. Namely, HDMI, and the newer GPU cooling system, since I actually checked it today. And I certainly plan to replace the 20GB with another 120GB HDD. It's simply an annoyance because I'm obviously going to have to swap the external HDD shells so that my Halo theme remains intact, and yes, the price for 120GB HDDs is high.

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Originally Posted by Forsety

He has a weird sort of punishment where the administrators used a filter to make "because I have excellent taste in video games" appear in pretty much all his posts. I was wondering what was up with it for awhile too.

Thank you for explaining that. With me being a mod means they never tell me ANYTHING.

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I was also wondering what the hell the "excellent taste" thing was all about. At first I thought it was a 4chan thing or something.

As for the Halo 360, I think it's ugly as sin. I understand it's supposed to match the Master Chief's armor color, it just doesn't do it very well, with its one solid green and useless arrows. And fuck if that controller isn't an eyesore too.

Personally, I'd just save up and get a bigger hard drive, rather than buying a whole other console. I barely have enough room for the one I have as it is. If you've got the money to throw around on things like that though, more power to you. I spend extra on Limited Edition things like that myself, like Bioshock and Grownlanser Generations, so I certainly won't judge you for doing the same.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I'm still waiting for Tube to post a ;_; message because his Halo 360 red ringed out.

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