Wii vs. Gimped Xbox

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: Tremulant

Originally posted by: uhohs
11k+ views on the $100 xbox slickdeals thread that started today. game over.

and amazon is only going to offer 1,000 units at $100.

ah well. if I dont get it, i dont get it. Im not gonna cry over it. but i'll definitely give it a shot

 

[Fraggable]

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: RapidSnail
Is this Xbox thing for next Thursday? And it's at 1 P.M., right?

You gotta vote for it, but I'm fairly certain it will beat out the other stuff. If it wins, it will be available at 2pm EST on Thanksgiving. They'll announce the winner the day before.

Ok so assuming the 360 wins, which it will since it has 85% of the vote right now, they have 1,000 units to sell at 2pm EST. They're going to announce that the $100 console will be available a day before so everyone can be ready. How fast will the 1,000 units go at that price and will the Amazon servers stay up?

I mean I'm going to try, heck yeah, but I won't be surprised if they go in 30 seconds and are gone by the time I check out.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: Fraggable

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: RapidSnail
Is this Xbox thing for next Thursday? And it's at 1 P.M., right?

You gotta vote for it, but I'm fairly certain it will beat out the other stuff. If it wins, it will be available at 2pm EST on Thanksgiving. They'll announce the winner the day before.

Ok so assuming the 360 wins, which it will since it has 85% of the vote right now, they have 1,000 units to sell at 2pm EST. They're going to announce that the $100 console will be available a day before so everyone can be ready. How fast will the 1,000 units go at that price and will the Amazon servers stay up?

I mean I'm going to try, heck yeah, but I won't be surprised if they go in 30 seconds and are gone by the time I check out.

I'm sure they'll go even faster than that. It's worth a shot, though!

 

[pontifex]

wow, my thread got locked but this one is allowed to go on for 3+ pages?

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: pontifex
wow, my thread got locked but this one is allowed to go on for 3+ pages?

Maybe yours was locked because it was a repost of this thread?

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: pontifex
wow, my thread got locked but this one is allowed to go on for 3+ pages?

Maybe yours was locked because it was a repost of this thread?

nope. it was in the wrong forum. just like this one

 

[VooDooAddict]

Core 360 + memory card for as much or less then a Wii? ... If I alreay had a Wii ... sure.

Originally posted by: Fraggable
I mean I'm going to try, heck yeah, but I won't be surprised if they go in 30 seconds and are gone by the time I check out.

Unfortunetly it will likely be faster then that...

Selling 2,000+ of them for $200 might have been a better idea or going the bundle route and sell way more then 2000 of them for $250 bundled with Gears of War.

 

[Slew Foot]

You dont have to fully check out, you click on the deal and Amazon reserves it for you for 24 hours.

 

[austin316]

didn't read the whole post, but the XBOX 360 Premium Edition is currently on sale at MicroCenter for $299

 

[bucwylde23]

Originally posted by: Beavis
I rather get the Wii

Dont need to pay a annual fee for online play.

that annual fee provides the absolute BEST online experience in console gaming, that will not be beaten by Nintendo or Sony.

 

[Fingolfin269]

Originally posted by: chambersc

Originally posted by: A5

Originally posted by: bababooey

Originally posted by: ScottSwingleComputers
The Wii IS a budget system.

That cannot even play a dvd ...:laugh:

There's plenty of good arguments against the Wii, but this isn't one of them. If you're buying a $250 game machine, you already have or can afford a $20 DVD player.

I would want my game system to play a DVD.

Why? Game systems are notably crappy as DVD players.

 

[everman]

Originally posted by: Fingolfin269

Originally posted by: chambersc

Originally posted by: A5

Originally posted by: bababooey

Originally posted by: ScottSwingleComputers
The Wii IS a budget system.

That cannot even play a dvd ...:laugh:

There's plenty of good arguments against the Wii, but this isn't one of them. If you're buying a $250 game machine, you already have or can afford a $20 DVD player.

I would want my game system to play a DVD.

Why? Game systems are notably crappy as DVD players.

They did it because of licensing fees. Personally I've watched a couple dvds on my ps2, and never on my xbox. How often do you watch dvds on your game console?