Man the Xbox360 addon prices are annoying...

IMO, The PS3 isn't overpriced for what it is, but it is overpriced for a game console. I don't mind all the addons for the 360 costing so much, because I'm probably not going to get any of them, or not many at least. I won't jump on the HD-DVD bandwagon until I am sure of it's victory over Blu-Ray (or vice versa), and I'm fine with using wired internet. I'm not getting a ton of extra stuff I don't want with the 360 like I would be with the PS3.

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Originally Posted by kpxgq

for the 360 it is, LIVE is pretty much one of the main foundations of the 360, hell the first screen you see when you turn on the 360 is the LIVE logon screen

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That's falling for the marketing trap. When the first screen you see is the Live logon screen, that makes you think it's all the more important.

Live is no more needed for the 360 than it is for anything else. You don't really need anything past the free Silver membership. I play tons of games on my PC, but very few online. I'm not totally sure that I'll get the Gold Live membership when I get a 360. Seems like one of those things I would buy and then not use nearly as much as I think I will.

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Originally Posted by Timman_24

I think you just like to pick apart my posts :p

Most people will want to play the classic games, and I would. The post was about how much it would cost ME to get started with the wii. You can do whatever you want. Why not get 4gig? Why not get 8gig for 75 bucks? Eventually I am going to need it.

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opps I think it was a typo I didn't mean $50 for a 4 gig SD card.
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$30 for a 1 gig SD card.

Yea I had to get the Gold, I rarely play games not online. Heck, the only ones I play regularly by myself are just sports games (Madden and NHL2k7)

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Originally Posted by splurgedsturgeon

This is a good point, but not in the context of this thread (which is called "Man the Xbox360 addon prices are annoying...")

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It is, as the threadstarter has seen fit to start passing the motion that the PS3 has a advantage in this area. As the expensive addons for the 360, namely the WiFi and next gen format player, okay.... Xbox Live gold, are already included within the cost of the Playstation 3.

Thus I see that he has shifted the direction of this thread towards the value gained from such prospects. As he has allowed the inclusion of the PS3 within his motion, I have taken the liberty of assuming its a free floor. And have said my corresponding argument between the value you get from a PS3 and the expenses involved in getting major addons for the Xbox 360.