Originally posted by: vetteguy
Originally posted by: AU Tiger
Originally posted by: CPA
So Clone Wars is a lousy game?
Not so much that its lousy, but there are much better games out there that they could have offered (like the Walmart bundle mentioned above).
My original point was regarding how Microsoft would rather throw in some games rather than reduce the price. I much rather see a price cut if I were shopping for a console, and let me choose my own games. It's been well known since the Xbox debuted that Microsoft loses money on each console sold. I would expect them to avoid a price cut for as long as possible. If they had cut it to $149 then it would be an additional $30 a console lost. In this case they offer two games that aren't exactly bestsellers (and really don't cost MS anything) and are still able to charge the same price.
First of all, of course that's why they do it. They don't make the XBOX out of the goodness of their hearts, they do it to make money, and they will do whatever they can to reduce their costs. Secondly, I think it's interesting that you're complaining about getting 2 free games at $180, considering that when it came out the console alone was $300 without ANY games. If you're truly that against buying something you don't want buy just the console from someone on eBay. Thirdly, your statement that the included games don't cost them anything isn't true either, since obviously they (Microsoft) would be paying the developers for those copies. Not trying to step on you, but you just seem very negative about what most people consider to be a really good deal for an awesome game system. I don't see Sony offering 2 free games and a PS2 for $180.