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New 360 hard drive bundle coming soon News

Xbox 360 News by Ellie Gibson

3 November, 2008

Microsoft has confirmed the new Xbox 360 hard drive bundle announced for the US last week is coming to Europe too.

According to the Gamerscore blog, it'll cost GBP 59.99 / EUR 79.99. For that you get a 60GB hard drive, a three-month Gold subscription to Xbox Live, a headset and an ethernet cable.

The bundle will be out in the UK on 19th November and in the rest of Europe from the 21st.

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bdaggers
03/11/08 @ 08:32
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/adds to Christmas list
bad09
03/11/08 @ 08:36
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Never mind that, with my 3 year warranty nearly up and the need for a 120gb HDD if the installs make a difference, I was thinking last night of trading in for a Elite.

Any idea what a 360 with 20gb get's on trade in Blockbuster guys?

OnlyMe
03/11/08 @ 08:38
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Still quite expensive. I'd rather just put my money on an Elite (black fits better in my livingroom anyway). Better than throwing my money away on a 120gig HD.
Darren
03/11/08 @ 08:39
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Still too expensive IMO... should be under £50 really, preferably £40 considering those size drives are dirt cheap to fit in laptops and PS3s.
bad09
03/11/08 @ 08:40
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@ OnlyMe

I like the black to :) Even looked at black skins for my HD DVD last night!

It'll go with my PS/PSP and (eventually) Sky HD \o/
dr_faulk
03/11/08 @ 08:43
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Why not bundle it with a one year Live subscription? Anyone buying a 60-gig hard drive is more than likely going to be a long-term / 'hardcore' gamer who's been on Live and needs a renewal. Sure why not even make it a wireless headset? Upgrades all-round!
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DB2k
03/11/08 @ 08:52
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Dr Faulty.. why on earth would they bundle a year with it when the retail price that they could get for a years sub is 40 quid?
I would prefer it was cheaper and with nothing. 48 hour trial and no headset personally. It shouldn't be 60 quid anyway - shocking.

mattigan
03/11/08 @ 08:56
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Or you could walk into any Comet store in the UK and buy a 120GB one for the same money.
Mr_Dodger
03/11/08 @ 09:02
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Does the Arcade not come with a headset? Otherwise what's the point of that?
MikkyX
03/11/08 @ 09:03
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Is there a data transfer cable included as well?
Vertical Stand
03/11/08 @ 09:16
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Price squabbles aside, isn't this a tacit admission by Microsoft that many new adopters cannot access all the Live services Microsoft wants them too, and which the ads suggest they could...
phoenixology
03/11/08 @ 09:38
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No HDD transfer kit?

Surely most people buying this already have a 20GB HDD and would want this to take advantage of the new 'install to hard drive' feature which isn't best for the 20GB HDD?
optimusprym8
03/11/08 @ 09:45
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The Data Transfer Kit I tried over the weekend didn't work with the 60Gb drives dammit, only the 120Gb versions. How hard can it be!?
asphaltcowboy
03/11/08 @ 10:09
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They really ought to put a wired headset in there...
vaudrj
03/11/08 @ 10:10
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As I understand it this pack does not come with the data transfer kit, would much rather see an offer for existing users to upgrade to a 60 or 120 drive. The arcade users had the option to buy more stoarge recently !

penhalion
03/11/08 @ 10:35
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Got to get this as I want to take advantage of the quiet gameplay you get with the HD installs.
BlueDot
03/11/08 @ 11:24
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Can you use 2 drives with the 360 ? Fill up one, then put in another and swap between them as needed ?
Fab4
03/11/08 @ 11:26
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They should drop the cost of a 120 gig HDD + transfer kit...stop this faffing around with subscriptions and internet cables.
Bagpuss
03/11/08 @ 11:42
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oooh, wait a mo, that means id be better off buying a 360 arcade pack plus this HD bundle,

rather than the 360 pack @ 170+gold membership+headset.

cool...just saved about £50.




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03/11/08 @ 12:01
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@Bagpuss

"oooh, wait a mo, that means id be better off buying a 360 arcade pack plus this HD bundle,

rather than the 360 pack @ 170+gold membership+headset.

cool...just saved about £50. "


You get a headset in the £170 bundle, and a 1 month Live Subscription, and obviously your 60Gb drive is included, so overall it is better value to get the £170 pack.
chrisjm
03/11/08 @ 12:03
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no transfer cable? :(
HardCoreGamer999
03/11/08 @ 12:38
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good bundle
CHAZBIGPOTATO
03/11/08 @ 13:00
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Why can't we just have the drive on its own for less money?

Does anyone have the answer to Blue dots question, I was wondering this too

"Can you use 2 drives with the 360 ? Fill up one, then put in another and swap between them as needed ?"

The_Game_Guy
03/11/08 @ 13:47
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No deal.
But I will cut myself and buy the 120GB drive for HDD install goodness.
Or maybe I'll just trade for an Elite.
knocker
03/11/08 @ 14:05
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Bugger .. I need a bigger hard disk. But really not sure I want to make do with 60gb; too small, too expensive. And the arse-bleeding has only just healed up caused by buying the wifi adaptor.

cyber_nicco
03/11/08 @ 15:35
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I imagine you will be able to "order" the HD xfer kit for free like people upgrading their Xbox units can do. I'm sure this is meant to largely target Core or Arcade buyers, so they won't need one. It would just increase costs to include one in EVERY package.

I don't understand the whining. They have to charge what they do or they do or they'd just make it cheaper for everyone to buy the Arcade and buy the add-ons. I suppose they could raise the price of the Arcade, then lower the price of the HDD, just to shut up the constant whining and snivelling of the complainers on forums such as these...
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03/11/08 @ 16:46
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Curry's are doing the 120gb at £89, this 60gb is obviously aimed at Arcade console owners. I'm still waiting on MS to do a caddy, so I can put a 320gb in there.

PS Bad09, this is a good tip , but how do you transfer your old files to the new 120gb if your trading it in. I guess you'd need a memory card..!?

"Never mind that, with my 3 year warranty nearly up and the need for a 120gb HDD if the installs make a difference, I was thinking last night of trading in for a Elite. "
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bad09
04/11/08 @ 07:18
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@ MARKIV

Oh yeah forgot about transferring stuff over, I'll have to look into that!

/ does research
keith123
04/11/08 @ 18:57
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Rip off

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