Should I hold off on buying a first gen xbox 360?

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  1. bluejet

    bluejet Regular member

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    I wanted to know if it was a good idea not to buy one because mostly all of the first generation consoles always have some kind of problem like a bad laser or something else, and then If something happens to it and ur warranty gets expired then what. I don't wanna have to be paying more than I have to for someone to fix it when it shouldn't have any problems in the first place
     
  2. Xenokai

    Xenokai Regular member

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    get it at best buy pay 20$ extra for the 2 year warrnty then right at the end of the 2 yrs return it for a new one pay another 20$ warrnty saves alot of cash!
     
  3. fourte3n

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    i'd say wait (if you can) it seems to be coming out with a standard dvd not the hddvd that is in development. there was/is a rumor of msoft adding a hddvd later (seems weird). Also it'd be a little cheaper if you wait!
     
  4. Xenokai

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    hd dvd is nothing really and its not needed for games dual layer dvds can handle it easyly and if they have to 2 disks games are kool to i know what ur really saying is dont get a 360 and grab a ps3? well ill find a way for my poor %*@ to get all 3 new consoles cause they will all have great game exclusives but the 360 is somthn we dont have to wait for xD
     
  5. fourte3n

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    no.... i didnt mean get a ps3. i mean wait. xbox360 is rumored to later add a hddvd. I would personally rather that than having a standard dvd. but i want an xbox360 for its media center capabilities. (if they are what are expected)

    Hears hoping it is as good a xbmc... :D
     
  6. Xenokai

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    they are never gonna have a hd drive upgrade only hard drive upgrades so you shouldnt worry about that and for the xbpox media its gonna be sweet sweet! you can play mucis on any game <yes even halo 2> u goto the xbox 360 menu while playing or before u start a game turn on the xbox music player so the music can now play in the background xD like a pc its sounds so awsome
     
  7. gallagher

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    Well, I would certainly wait if I had not won mine. In all honesty, $399 for a game system is a rip off. And you are right, it really does nothing special outsid eof being a game system since it only has a standard dvd player as of now.

    Wait for the price to drop and the system to be possibly upgraded and then buy one. Maybe a year from now or so--next Thanksgiving/Christmas or when the PS3 comes out possibly.

    Or, who knows, become a Mountain Dew addict like me and enter away at everytenminutes.com !
     
  8. Xenokai

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    if ps3 uses hd dvd or blue ray dont exspect it to be cheaper man it will be 399$ min! if its 300$ sony will not even make 1 dollar from the console >.> trust me itl prob be 399$ without the hdd and 499$ with it sony doesnt really care how much there stuff costs now sence they have every one brainwashed that theres is the best <ps2 had great games but the ps2 itself is a pos that get's disk read error's> dont get me wrong i love all the consoles but just cause its sony's dont be thinking its better i mean we havnt seen 1 gamplay video yet all those trailer are not ACTUAL gameplay i dont doubt sony but not showing any gameplay footage and people already praise it is kinda sad =/ ill be getting all 3 next gens whenever i can may take awhile but they all will have great titles that are must have's!
     
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  9. Xenokai

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    btw gallagher im getting a xbox 360 399$ for xmass butif i can i wanna win it so i can just get games for xmass xD how many codes have you enterd and whats ur max for 1 sweeps
     
  10. wavedash

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    there aren't many good games comming out for it during the holiday season, the only good ones are perfect dark zero, dead or alive 4, and elder scrolls
     
  11. Xenokai

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    usally lauch games are limited on every console exspesially ps2 lol but you know halo 3 is gonna be a 360 only game why else doubt the games coming saints row is looking nice also
     
  12. gallagher

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    I won on my 11th try. I have continued entering though in my wife's name using a different address! And haven't won again.

    But I am not buying for the game, I have been a Mountain Dew addict for years. So I think that it is cool that Pepsi is marketing all these cool things like the Star Wars contest a few months ago, the Call Upon Yoda, and now this. Awesome. Coke sucks.

    And unfortunately I live in the South where Coke is supreme so it is hard to find Pepsi vending machines at some places and some restaurants.
     

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