15 game Xbox 360 bundle cheaper than PS3

If Microsoft's Xbox 360 price cuts have caught your eye but you're still unsure over which console offers better value gaming for your money, then VideoGamer.com are here to help. By combing some of the best deals on hardware and games across the internet they've put together a stunning bundle consisting of an Xbox 360 Arcade, two wireless controllers, a 256MB Memory unit, 10 retail games, five Xbox LIVE Arcade games and an HDMI cable for HD video output. All this for £296.90, less than the £299.99 RRP of the PlayStation 3.

[HighDefinition]

it`s the arcade version.

[sonarus]

as long as there is no blu ray, it still has lesser value

[THAMMER1]

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/h...

Only a hand full of games req. the HDD for online MP. If your not into that which most casual gamers are not the core is not a bad option.

Why do you people act like you can just completely avoid the truth. This is the internet age. You make uneducated comments that can easily be dismissed as lies and false because of your bias.

Click the link if you want the truth about the 360 arcade.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Many 360 games don't need a hard drive to play and will play on this just fine. It just doesn't support BC, which last time I checked ether does the 40gb PS3.

[mikeslemonade]

And I suppose you can fit the expansions of Oblivion and GTA4 along with your other stuff on that 256mb unit. You do get a deal here but in a year your going to want to upgrade to better stuff. PS3 you are all set with a $20 bluetooth headset and a $5 HDMI cable. As a buyer why do I want to buy all the old games. I want to play the latest and greatest games coming in 2008.

[ceedubya9]

"a console is hardly complete without online MP."

This is not true.....yet. The PS2 wasn't known much for online play, and it is basically still kicking the crap out of every console out there. Online play is a good bonus though.

[sonarus]

YES but it still doesn't support blu ray which makes it off lesser value.

[poopface1]

most gamers buy consoles to play games. This comes with 10 real games and 5 arcade games. for the same price ps3 comes with no games, but home is free so in a few months I guess they can hang out in their virtual house while for the same price they can buy a game console to play their 10 games(crappy games?) compared to NO GAMES for a similiar priced ps3. If you dont think this is a good deal then your bind. And no, the thing comes with a memory card so you can play games online, just cant download abunch of content thats all.

[Mr Playboy]

Last time I checked, Playstation and Xbox were meant to be video game consoles not movie players

Yeah one more thing,I didn't see any advantage the blu-ray got over the DVD (in games only)

[AuburnTiger]

too funny

[Feihc Retsam]

That says it all for me.
If you like games, and aren't worried about Blu Ray movies, it's a no brainer.
10 retail games!
There aren't even 10 retail games worth playing on the PS3 yet.

[jmare]

Please, please, for the love of God, LEARN TO READ! This is not an actual bundle! This is a simple slamming together of various finds of the lowest prices found for random items on the internet. You cannot go to a store or single site and purchase this "bundle". This is getting really annoying, that people are commenting on how great this "bundle" is when it's not even a bundle.

[ColdWinter]

actually the 40Gb ps3 has BC it can play ps1 games lol

[dantesparda]

I see that the "THAMMER1" has reared his ugly head. Along with one of his stooges (Jason360). But you two managed to completely miss Hatchetforce's point. He wasnt saying that you cant get on the internet with it, but rather that, you have to pay $50 for it, therefore add another $50 bucks to that price. Man you two are sharp!

And to fiehc retsam (Master Chief) with a name like that, what else would i expect you to say? Bias much?

[wow4u]

@mikeslemonade

"fit the expansions of Oblivion and GTA4"

What is *REALLY* funny, is that those two things arent even available on the PS3.

[redwingsrock]

@ Jason 360

Either Does the arcade version for BC you need a hard drive to play original Xbox games, at least I can play ps1 games on the 40 GB lets me go back to the days of playing FF7 & 8 oh yeah!!!

[cherrypie]

Xbox 360 Arcade is the best value in gaming.

[cherrypie]

@1.8

Its amazing that you're arguing the Xbox 360 Arcade isnt any good because games require online play.

Why? Because the Xbox 360 LIVE makes the PS3's PSN look like shiat.

So, yeah, online play is really really important. And, you can play online with the Xbox 360 Arcade. And, the Xbox 360's online play is VASTLY superior to PSN.

Its just a laugh riot that you're trying to say "Buy a PS3 for online play".

I lol @ YOU.

[foodbox]

@1.15

"you have to pay $50 for it, therefore add another $50 bucks to that price. Man you two are sharp"

Wow. None of those (great) games need to get online.

Halo 3, PGR4, Foraz 2, Oblivion, Dead Rising, PacMan CE, Stuntman, Prey -- none need online play.

Now, you do need to pay $30-35 to "Buy" something useful for the BluRay drive dont you? What good is the PS3 as a movie play unless you pay for the movies?

Im trying to keep my cool in this forum at the moment, I own all the boxes, and I'm not overly concerned with paying $50 or $100 for my favorite hobby here and there, but there are many many N4G users who are tripping over themselves and being incredibly dishonest.

[dantesparda]

You're another one that's not to bright. Once again, you completely missed the point and jumped to inaccurate conclusions. The point is not that you need online for those games, but rather that you need online period for this generation in order to get the full experience out of it. You dont need to buy any Blu ray movies in order to get the full PS3 game experience! You wanna talk about people being dishonest!? Yet here you are being intellectually dishonest. And im a 360 owner by the way, not a PS3 one.

p.s. you need to get better reading comprehension and not let your emotions get the best of you. HA! you need to buy movies for the PS3 in order to get the full game experience

[LaChance]

that arcade bundle is hot.
I dont see how a casual gamer or a normal gamer who isnt a fanboy (90% of gamers) would pick the ps3 with no rumble and no games (bundled) over this package.
Ok there is no blu ray but a a casual gamer wont care about blu ray until blu ray is absolutely neccesary (when dvd is going to die).
No HDD : casual gamers dont play online , why do you think online is almost inexistant on Wii ?
Moreover most of those games are great.

[captainpwn]

Maybe you should try telling that to the millions of Europeans and Japanese folks who see PS3 as a better value and are purchasing it much more than the 360. In fact, didn't you see January's NPD numbers? Even North Americans are buying PS3s more than 360's now. You can deny it as much as you want, but the 360 = an incomplete experience.

Everybody is getting Bluray in the future- even the xbots. Why not have it bundled into 1 machine. Everybody is moving towards wifi, if they haven't already. Would you want it built in, or pay $100 for an external adapter? And, one of the most compelling reasons to jump in the next gen or consoles is online. Charging $50 a year/$8 a month + money for dam wallpapers and avatars is a rip off when PSN offers it for free. Especially when Home and in-game XMB release later this Spring, XBOX LIVE will have no merit.

It's pretty clear many consumers can identify the difference between value and rip offs. Just ask the millions of PS3 owners worldwide. All consumers, casual or core, can realize the difference between the 2 machines. PS3 just has more to offer.

[kevoncox]

Thsi site is the most pro Sony site ever.
I get banned from the gamerzone while all the Pro Sony arses run around there spwing garbage.

[jmare]

learn to read the whole article. Or even the description. This is not a bundle. This is internet bargain hunting.

[Pain]

"This site is the most pro Sony site ever."

Only Since 08 rolled in. that when Most of the xbots Changed sides or ran for the hills.

[PopEmUp]

How ya doing?

[NO_PUDding]

@Kev

Yes, well it was hardly easy being a Sony fanboy last year. You deserve this. :P

[kenjix]

Someone bought a 360 for my birthday and I traded it in for a psp.

[Mr Playboy]

you traded your 360 for PSP ??

I'm sure your brain is worthless like an empty bottle

[TheMART]

Ofcourse you did.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

LOL you just got slapped down like the dirty street ho you are.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

I play my PSP a lot, guys...

It has good online play, great portable features, and a freakin' awesome lineup right now. GOW is great...and Crisis Core is coming out soon.

I'd suggest you do the same as this lad.

Then again...you can't play Gears of War 2 on it...

I guess waiting for one game...isn't so bad, right?

[mighty_douche]

Why are they pushing the arcade so much? It's just going to result in bad publicity when people start complaining they can't play "x" game or use "y" feature.

It's like selling a keyboard with a few button's missing, you might get away with it now, but sooner or later your gonna need that button!

[The Lazy One]

Selling a keyboard with all it's buttons or selling a media keyboard with all the standard buttons plus others to control other functions on your computer.

Not everyone needs a HDD, and if M$ released a really cheap small HDD it wouldn't be as bad at all.

Summary: some people just don't need the extra features, and 15 games/2 controllers/HDMI would probably take up enough time for you to save up for a HDD.

[wow4u]

You're out of your mind.

There are *MANY* people who would prefer this 15-Game Bundle.

What is wrong with you? Its *CHOICE*. For those who prefer the HD, he can just buy the Pro or Elite.

You're just a little bitter about all this arent you? Its okay. Its okay to make mistakes. You can still buy an Xbox 360, its okay to own both.

[HadeShade]

N4user3,

Oblivion expansion is available for PS3 both DLC or in store.

[kenjix]

Someone bought me a 360 for my birthday and I traded it in for a PSP.

[tudors]

Anyone who argues that this is not a good deal is off there rocker.

[devilhunterx]

to the Right side of Gaming :P

[P4KY B]

and that person who bought it for you won't buy you anything nice again!

[poopface1]

if not thats sad. I cant understand cause I guess I only play games infront of my tv and not everywhere, but ohh well, good luck with that.

[gamekiller]

Why does it say you cant play hi-def movies on the arcade?, Are they just saying you cant download them of live because of the lack of hard drive or is there some hardware missing on the arcade compared to the premium ect.

[nirwanda]

perfectly on an xbox arcade system but you either have to stream them from a PC or burn them onto a DVD my mate has an arcade and watches HD movies all the time thanks to the torrent sites why bother with blu ray when dual layer dvds do a fine job at a high bit rate and the right encoding but sometimes you need 2 disks though.

Yes its just for the movie downloads from the market place.

[humble_gamer]

is that a nipple i see??

[Relcom]

Just what every kid wants. A arcade 360.....

[jiinn]

Yes. An Xbox 360 and 15 Games. Exactly.

[THAMMER1]

If your a gamer looking for a great value there you have it. You only need the HDD if your a content nut. The core has a HDMI port so if you need HD a decent HDMI cable is around $10.00. If you just care about games and want to get them where they shine this is the best way to go.

[LastDance]

If your a gamer looking for a great value there you have it. You only need the HDD if your a content nut

or the rest of your baseball game ;P

[devilhunterx]

who plays games ATLEAST 2 hours each day and play online sometimes, XB2 is a terrible choice of console.

Not going to pay for online or sit and wait to see it die, and then take 2 weeks to respawn.

[THAMMER1]

That all you have right Bro!? Your comment belongs in the open zone. This is a good deal no matter how you slant it.

[wow4u]

@7.2

The Xbox 360 heat issues were resolved with a motherboard design mid-2007.

You're FUD is stale son.

Like it or not, the Xbox 360 is going to continue to lead the industry for some time to come.

[TheMART]

Arcade, don't know about that. But still...

10 Games in the same quality, or even better then on the PS3 version, and with the memory card one can also go online...

TEN GAMES that equals 600 Euro/Dollar.

Two controllers WITH rumble
An HDMI cable comes with the package instead of a composite one (right Sony, for HD gaming :P)

[THWIP]

With the new Premium/Pro pricedrop, you could just add an extra $50 to that, and have the most badass bundle ever created. o_O

[JoelR]

Pretty amazing deal actually.
even with having to buy the HDD it's still good

To bad I will never deal with Microsoft Consoles again.

[wow4u]

Funny, i said that after my 2nd PS2 died. My 3rd PS2 is now broken in the closet too.

Why? Because gamers go where the games are. And, the Xbox 360 is DOMINATING the industry in sales and quality.

[Skynetone]

all they need to do know is add a working 360 to that bundle

[Grassroots]

Are they starting to just try to give the system away in europe, and japan to gain more market share??

[fallfast]

arent the same as giving something away.

Heck, I didnt get rumble or MGS4 when I bought my PS3 for $600+tx.

[Delive]

Take out the 10 games and add an HDD instead.

[JoelR]

the game selection they give is actually a very good selection. Usually they just dump shovelware into sets like this but some of the best X360 games are in the list:
PGR4, Dead Rising, Elder Scrolls 4, Forza 2, Viva Pinata, Halo3

you'd probably buy 80% of them anyway so the savings is pretty impressive. The HDD is worth less then 5 of the games so might as well buy this edition and buy the HDD seperately (painful though it may be)

[The Lazy One]

Just buy the premium and all those games :-p. If you're going to buy an HDD anyway, it's better to get the same bundle, but just get a premium instead. I think it comes out cheaper than if you add an HDD to that one.

[Delive]

Great deal. Go fo it.

[jiinn]

Or not.

Thats the great thing about choice. YOU pick.

The price enables you to make choices. Wonderful isnt it. Do you think you'll want the HD? Get it. More games? Get those.

Choice is a wonderful thing. And, if you change your mind, you didnt miss out on anything.

That is NOT true of the PS3. If you buy a PS3 *WITHOUT* PS2 Backwards Compatibility -- then you can NEVER have it. Sorry, your screwed.

That is the BAD choice to make.

[DARK WITNESS]

well, i still love my 360, but i do agree they should not be promoting the arcade, infact they should do away with it.

The hard drive needs to become standard, it just seems so backwards.

even if they put a 5 gig drive on or something it would be better. Then lower the price of the 20 drivers so people who already have core can get a hard drive and not feel left out.

The devs will be happy cos they can make the games they want, the gamers will be happy cos we will be getting much better gaming experience from the devs.

[mighty_douche]

Every SKU should be able to play that console's entire library of game's from the very first to the very last, and without dropping any feature's, all of it!

It's fine to sell/push peripherals, but you cant remove an essential part of the machine to lower cost/RRP only to force these people to have to buy it at a later date at inflated price's.

It make's me an angry Douche to think that a company would think so little of the people who made that company what it is today! Stinking Rich!

[DARK WITNESS]

dont get me wrong, i totally agree with you. thats why i said it was backwards of them to do that....

but, the point is that it's a mistake they have already made and there is simply no way round it with out screwing someone over.

it only makes if feel like you are being more screwed when you look at the price they are selling the hard drives for.
thats why i think they should have a 5gig drive or some sort of driver that they can sell for next to nothing to people who don't have a drive.

People are already being F£cked by this as it is because there are already games that " require " the HD to be played or access content.

its not fair, its a shame, but its the situation as it is, when is needed is a solution. its harsh, but no harsher then not being able to play a game cos you don't have a HD.

by the way, that was not me who disagreed on your post.

[jiinn]

Yeah. It would be nice if every PS3 came with a Rumble Controller and Backwards compatibility.

So, when Ken Kutaragi Said:

"...the PS3 will feature backwards compatibility with PS and PS2 games from day one. I'm emphasizing this because, from what I hear, there are some platforms that haven't been able to completely do this. It's costly in terms of hardware, but we'd rather [invest] firmly on compatibility from the beginning, rather than to have issues later on."

He was a liar and an idiot.

Oh, and you can always *BUY* a HD now or later -- your choice. If you buy a PS3 without BC, you *NEVER* have it.

[fallfast]

"Every SKU should be able to play that console's entire library of game's from the very first to the very last, and without dropping any feature's, all of it!"

Yeah, and why dont all the PS3s have Backwards Compatibility, multi-memory card port or the 4 USB ports?

"It's fine to sell/push peripherals, but you cant remove an essential part of the machine to lower cost/RRP only to force these people to have to buy it at a later date at inflated price's. "

Yeah, I'll remember that Mighty Douce when I'm replacing my useless controllers for the Rumble units at $50 each.

sheesh. I like my ps3 and all, but give your head a shake man. You sound like a fcuking idiot.

[HalfFireWater]

Every game should be playable on the console, like Final Fantasy 11 is playable on the PS2 slim right, oh no sorry no hard-drive port on that one either. So there goes your theory. Nuff Said

[ceedubya9]

The only reason the Arcade is even thought of is because it is closest thing they have that can be cheaper than the Wii. If not for that, then it wouldn't even matter.

All of us know that the Premium is the best choice (or the Elite if you can afford it), but everyone doesn't have the cash/time/need for the other models. The Arcade is fine for what its intended, an entry level console. We should look more at what its for and less at what it lacks.

I believe that the Arcade can be even more valuable if Microsoft can drop the prices on their HDDs. They need to be priced competitively with others on the market. I'm sure they can do that. For some reason they just refuse to.