Old XBox 360S 320GB consoles w/ kinect vs current 250GB consoles?

[alkemyst]

Is there a difference in performance?

I am finding many older 320GB 360s systems in custom colors cheaper than the current 360s 250GB.

My last gaming console was Intellivision II

 

[zerocool84]

It's a console so every version performs the same. Difference is that the newer revisions run cooler and quieter which to me, is worth getting the newer versions and which is why they are more expensive than the older versions.

 

[alkemyst]

Is there a difference in the 360S lineup?

 

[smackababy]

If they are both the Xbox 360s models, there should be no difference besides HDD size. The only difference I believe is the 4GB model has flash memory and no HDD and the others don't; that might not be entirely true though, so don't quote me on that.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

If they are both the Xbox 360s models, there should be no difference besides HDD size. The only difference I believe is the 4GB model has flash memory and no HDD and the others don't; that might not be entirely true though, so don't quote me on that.

Correct. The only differences between Xbox 360 S models is the hard drive size and in the case of the 360S Arcade, it had flash memory as opposed to a hard drive (you could add a hard drive and this was often the cheapest way to go).

 

[flyboy84]

An additional bit of information: the new xbox 360e consoles (which were launched under the radar) are cost reduced versions that do not have an optical port and one less USB port. It also has a different design aesthetic (looks like the xbox one).

 

[smackababy]

An additional bit of information: the new xbox 360e consoles (which were launched under the radar) are cost reduced versions that do not have an optical port and one less USB port. It also has a different design aesthetic (looks like the xbox one).

I didn't think these were coming out until the Xbox One launch. MS announced a revised Xbox 360 during either the Xbox One launch or E3 (I don't remember which). I wouldn't say it was exactly under the radar for those whose radar includes console releases.

 

[Durvelle27]

I didn't think these were coming out until the Xbox One launch. MS announced a revised Xbox 360 during either the Xbox One launch or E3 (I don't remember which). I wouldn't say it was exactly under the radar for those whose radar includes console releases.

What? During the conference Microsoft been mentioned the revised Xbox 360 would be released that month. Its been avaible for like 2 1/2 months

 

[smackababy]

What? During the conference Microsoft been mentioned the revised Xbox 360 would be released that month. Its been avaible for like 2 1/2 months

I thought they said it was coming out later. But, I have a slim, so I didn't pay a lot of attention to it. I haven't seen it on Amazon (but I haven't looked either). A quick Amazon search showed what looks like the Xbox 360 Slim being the available standard.

 

[Durvelle27]

I thought they said it was coming out later. But, I have a slim, so I didn't pay a lot of attention to it. I haven't seen it on Amazon (but I haven't looked either). A quick Amazon search showed what looks like the Xbox 360 Slim being the available standard.

It was avaible at GameStop a few days after the conference

 

[smackababy]

I don't remember the last time I even went to a GameStop. >_>

 

[Drako]

I thought they said it was coming out later. But, I have a slim, so I didn't pay a lot of attention to it. I haven't seen it on Amazon (but I haven't looked either). A quick Amazon search showed what looks like the Xbox 360 Slim being the available standard.

The 360e has been out since the middle of June.

Available at Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-4GB/dp/B00D9EPI38/ref=lp_14112971_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376926877&sr=1-1

 

[smackababy]

The 360e has been out since the middle of June.

Available at Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-4GB/d...6926877&sr=1-1

They couldn't possibly be moving many, as the Spring and Holiday bundles come with 2 games and an "old" console. Not sure why they didn't update the bundle.

 

[Durvelle27]

I don't remember the last time I even went to a GameStop. >_>

Well I go there regularly as I'm also a console gamer

 

[smackababy]

Well I go there regularly as I'm also a console gamer

I am too, I just don't go to GameStop. Amazon Prime fufills everything I need, and after the Xbox One lets me purchase and download from them directly, I won't be buying any more disc based games either.

I guess I ended up skipping the new Xbox 360 on Amazon because it looks like a 3rd party marketplace listing compared to the other 360 models.

 

[Durvelle27]

I am too, I just don't go to GameStop. Amazon Prime fufills everything I need, and after the Xbox One lets me purchase and download from them directly, I won't be buying any more disc based games either.

I guess I ended up skipping the new Xbox 360 on Amazon because it looks like a 3rd party marketplace listing compared to the other 360 models.

I may do the same as I hate swapping disc out lol

 

[alkemyst]

They couldn't possibly be moving many, as the Spring and Holiday bundles come with 2 games and an "old" console. Not sure why they didn't update the bundle.

How is it an "old" console especially in the Holiday/Spring bundles? They appear the same as the unbundled 360S being sold full retail today.

 

[Drako]

How is it an "old" console especially in the Holiday/Spring bundles? They appear the same as the unbundled 360S being sold full retail today.

He's saying the "old" console is the 360S, as opposed the the 360E, which just came out in June.

 

[alkemyst]

He's saying the "old" console is the 360S, as opposed the the 360E, which just came out in June.

AFAIK the E is less.

 

[Arkaign]

AFAIK the E is less.

Yeah you could think of it as 'E' for economy. Just a little bit more stripped down to cost less to make.

Any 360S/E model should be functionally identical as long as you have enough drive space and ports though I don't know anyone that still uses optical for audio now that HDMI is prevalent.

 

[Durvelle27]

Yeah you could think of it as 'E' for economy. Just a little bit more stripped down to cost less to make.

Any 360S/E model should be functionally identical as long as you have enough drive space and ports though I don't know anyone that still uses optical for audio now that HDMI is prevalent.

I still use optical for audio

 

[Drako]

I don't know anyone that still uses optical for audio now that HDMI is prevalent.

LOL, I was going to say the same thing. I think I got rid of my last non-HDMI reciever 6 years ago.

I still use optical for audio

Doh

 

[Topweasel]

My Turtle Beach wireless 7.1 Xbox headset hooks into the optical port.

 

[Arkaign]

My Turtle Beach wireless 7.1 Xbox headset hooks into the optical port.

Most TVs with HDMI have an optical audio output as well, I know both of mine do, Pioneer Elite Plasma and Samsung 3D Plasma. You can use the TV (or your AV receiver) as a converter from HDMI audio to optical audio

 

[flyboy84]

Most TVs with HDMI have an optical audio output as well, I know both of mine do, Pioneer Elite Plasma and Samsung 3D Plasma. You can use the TV (or your AV receiver) as a converter from HDMI audio to optical audio

True, but it won't necessarily pass through in surround. My TV optical out is only stereo. I am in the same boat, in that I need optical out on the 360 for my turtle beach headset.

I currently have a falcon chipset 360 fat, but I hope to score a slim (and not an E) after the price drop.