Its not an official bundle its more like buy a 360 for so so price and get halo 3 and GTA4 free. Its still better than nothing though but it won't receive the same attention as an official bundle with the game art on the box and everything
which then makes it not so bad! and i have to disagree sonarus, a bundle with a free game, is a bundle with a free game! not many people are gonna be bothered by some art work on a "box", that's never gonna see the light of day once the console comes out of it.
anyway, more impotartantly, when are crap articles, from this crap aussie-blatantly-anti-microsof t-site gonna stop???? i know it makes the unashemed fanboys that run and contribute to this site feel better, but seriously, they are crap!
Paying $500 for a Core Console and two games: Halo 3 and GTAIV is not even close to being worth it. The PS3 + GTAIV is a lot cheaper and Microsoft seriously must be insane if people are that stupid to pay 500 dollars for the cheapest sku you have on the market. By the way should I mention the pro packaged at $679.00? That is just ridiculous.
don't forget that this is an Aussie site, so Aussie prices... which are much more that OS.
By comparrison, Harvey Norman is offering an Elite and GTA IV for $698 in Oz, which seems like a better deal really. Surely Halo 3 is like $30 on ebay now.
This guy seriously has somthing wrong with him. What is this like the 5th copycat account you have had? I must be popular, or hated amongst the PS3 community, which is fine by me :)
Don't worry it's Austrailia how much can they sell anyway? They just want to sell enough to be a presence in Austrailia. This is in no way a counter to the PS3 GTA4 bundle because there's more people in California than the entire country of Austrailia.
ya i kno the bundle probably wont sell as much as the ps3 bundle but i cant see microsoft putting these 2 major games in a a bundle, especially with the arcade version. so imo i think this is just a store deal and plus if u look at it gta4 is just 7 days away and if this was in all of australia why havent we have heard of this sooner from many other sources like we have the playstation bundle or heard a confirmation by microsoft ? y wud they bundle it with the arcade version, that has no hard drive, if they are getting DLC bigger than san andreas ? If they were putting a new bundle all over australia i wud see them doing it with the Elite
I find it highly offensive they way you dismiss my entire country and have reported your post as offensive. the 360 already has a retail presence in Australia and this bundle (even the pro) is cheaper than a 40gb ps3 with no bundled games here.
Your also crazy if you think bundling the systems best selling game with the systems most anticipated game is a bad idea.
James Cottee.....not everyone has broadband my friend and not everyone cares about DLC. The game missions will be ample enough for most so the Arcade pack is fine, its cheap and it will PLAY GTA 4 with no problems, NO PROBLEMS. Everything else is just a bonus, sure you have to pay for that DLC but that's your money.
I think he can't fathom it because MS is touting the DLC as THE reason to get it for the 360. If they;re gonna make a bundle with the game, shouldn't they make it for the SKU that can actually download the content?
Also, if most people don't care for DLC and don't have broadband, they could very well get the ps3 version. In the end it's all down to preference.
Price, the Arcade pack is the cheapest of the bunch and I for one would only need that. Regardless of which side you barrack for and who has what and who hasn't got what, the Arcade Pack is the cheapest way to play GTA 4, pretty f#$@ing simple.
Geez Amazingly still doesnt beat the Ps3 GTA bundle.. You Get a Ps3 and GTA at no extra cost.. Oh ya Blu Ray..
Why would you buy a 360? haha oh wait im being dead series, You dont get the winning HD format you dont get wifi, besides GOW2 and GTA their 08 line up is a bone yard.. Oh ya you can get GTA4 with the PS3 Bundle free. Oh ya and Ps3 online is Free
Now thats a bundle...kinda expensive though...
If this is true, then MS will be in a good position at the end. Nice counter.
But where's the North American Bundle MS?
Edit: Lol, at all the Disagrees.
The bundle is too expensive IMO,should just buy a Ps3 and the game separately.
this is probably a store deal cause thats a big loss on microsoft if they put those 2 games in a bundle and its too expensive