This should come as no surprise for the interweb seekers out there but Microsoft unveiled the Xbox 360 Arcade console or as I like to call it, the Core Revision. Available in stores now for $279.99, the Xbox 360 Arcade console is the first Xbox 360 console to include five family-friendly games, a wireless controller, a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI), and 256 MB of memory useful for storing games and entertainment content.
The Xbox 360 Arcade console will include 5 popular Xbox Live Arcade titles. The 5 titles are PAC-MAN Championship Edition, Uno, Luxor 2, Boom Boom Rocket and Feeding Frenzy.
“As families gather together this holiday, it’s the perfect time to launch a new low-priced, high-value Xbox 360 that plays games, TV shows and music for everyone to enjoy,” said Jeff Bell, corporate vice president of global marketing, Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft. “In addition to offering an incredible all-in-one package for families to get right into the fun, the Xbox 360 Arcade system features the industry-leading Family Settings, which allow parents to control what their kids are watching and playing — and we know how important that control is to families around the world.”
This is another effort from Microsoft to bring more family entertainment to the console. You can find out more about the Xbox 360 Arcade console here. What say you?
October 24th, 2007 at 1:17 am
Not sure what to believe. The person in the engadget article did have one in his hands…but, Major has probably seen it for months.
October 24th, 2007 at 1:48 am
Oh yeah, you also get a 256 Memory card with it too.
October 24th, 2007 at 7:25 am
Yep, predictability.
Added value or price cut. Pretty much a wash, both SKU’s were good ideas.
Of course it comes with a memory card you idiot, it’s a Core and has no HDD. How else would buyers be able to log into Live? Think it through.
October 24th, 2007 at 9:49 am
It would make sense that the games on the disc were all in demo mode and there was a card included with unlock codes for them. That would prevent the disc from being handed off as well. That of course would be an additional reason the MU is a REQUIREMENT not something MS threw in from the kindness of their heart.