Xbox 360 News: MS ups the ante for the holiday season

[Felon]

Xbox 360 gets bundles of holiday joy - News at GameSpot

MS will start packing in games with all versions.

Looks like they're really trying to rope in the casual gamers and kids.

 

[GlassJaw]

Getting Lego Indy with the Elite is very enticing....

 

[Orius]

Yeah, that looks pretty good.

Now they just got to get that whole Red Ring of Death problem fixed.

 

[Aus_Snow]

The current models ('Falcon') are not likely to suffer from the RRoD, AFAIK. That's the type I have, and yeah, no issues so far. I just don't hear of them, either.

Interestingly, there might be another die-shrink on its way ('Jasper'), this time for the GPU, also to 65nm. Accordingly, a new lower power PSU will ship, sooner or later. The whole thing will run cooler, use less power, and - most likely - be even more reliable over the long term. Definite confirmation would be nice, but still.

Source: AnandTech: Jasper Hunting 101: Waiting for the 65nm Xbox 360

 

[TwistedBishop]

Accordingly, a new lower power PSU will ship, sooner or later.

Speaking of the PSU, I think they have improved it already. My launch console came with a significantly larger power brick and thicker cords than the current one.

 

[Aus_Snow]

Speaking of the PSU, I think they have improved it already. My launch console came with a significantly larger power brick and thicker cords than the current one.

Yeah, same here. Well, I have the more recent type, not both.

An even lower power one than the current (which is itself for an improved model), is what I was trying to say, if not very well.

 

[ssampier]

Cheaper prices and free games for the holidays; sweet.

It is very tempting to run out and buy one now. I lack an HDTV though; decisions, decisions.

 

[Ranger REG]

Cheaper prices and free games for the holidays; sweet.

It is very tempting to run out and buy one now. I lack an HDTV though; decisions, decisions.

Get a high-definition monitor.

 

[ssampier]

You mean a computer monitor?

I have a 19" lcd, but no hdmi; only dvi.

 

[Aus_Snow]

I heard that prices for widescreen LCD monitors (particularly around the 22" and 24" mark, I think) are on their way down, now or very soon. They're already pretty affordable, IMO, unless you go for screens much larger than that. But hey, hopefully the rumours are true, as well.