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    GameStop's Black Friday Console Deals Are Kinda Weak

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    Get an Xbox 360 Elite for $250 if You're Willing to Deal with Mail-In Rebates

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    Image of Segador Segador
    11/20/09

    In reply to GameStop's Black Friday Console Deals Are Kinda Weak
    If I was already planning on buying a PS3, this is enough to make me try to get one at Gamestop, which is probably what they're aiming for.
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    Image of ObligatoryChickCommenter ObligatoryChickCommenter
    11/20/09

    @Segador: A better bet might be WalMart. As pointed out in the post, the Gamestop ad is misleading because GOW collection is actually only 1 game and it only sells for $40 new. Dark Knight is a great Blu Ray to start off your collection and both games in the Walmart deal are excellent. LBP is a great game but with so much free content available, it may be more economical to the original edition as opposed to the GoTY which looks to be a part of the Gamestop deal.
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    Image of Segador Segador
    11/20/09

    @ObligatoryChickCommenter: Both deals are alright, IMO. I'd just rather have a game than a blu-ray disk.
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    Image of FP_slomo788 FP_slomo788
    11/20/09

    @Segador: Gamestop: 2 games, one is $40.

    Walmart: 2 games, $60 each, plus a BD movie.

    You can find LBP for much cheaper than both Batman and inFamous, because those two came out this year whereas LBP is more than a year old. GoW is a $40 package, again you're saving more by going with Walmart.
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    Image of yantelope yantelope
    11/20/09

    In reply to GameStop's Black Friday Console Deals Are Kinda Weak
    Why is it that PS3 games hold their value so much longer than Xbox 360 games. You've got games like Uncharted and Heavenly Sword which stay expensive for years. Infamous looks like it will follow that suit. Is it because there are so few good exclusive games on PS3?
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    Image of N@tedog N@tedog
    11/20/09

    @yantelope: Supply and Demand? I'm still waiting for LBP to drop below $35 to pick it up and it's been out for way too long to not be $20.
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    Image of TreFacTor TreFacTor
    11/20/09

    @yantelope: This article is a year old, but the numbers remain largely the same, this was the best I could offer you in a quick search
    [www.gamesindustry.biz]
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    N@tedog promoted this comment TreFacTor was starred TreFacTor was unstarred
    Image of --Core-- --Core--
    11/20/09

    @N@tedog: I'm with this guy on his theory. Supply and demand.
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    Image of Xeno Xeno
    09/29/09

    In reply to Xbox 360 Holiday Bundles Keep Elite at $300, Jack Controllers to $60
    I'm pretty sure Jason Chen can't hold a candle to my Geo Wars scores. He can friend me if he wants but he'll just feel the shame of being #2 if he does.
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    Image of TheCatInTheHat TheCatInTheHat
    09/29/09

    In reply to Xbox 360 Holiday Bundles Keep Elite at $300, Jack Controllers to $60
    Does anyone else think the prices for controllers are outrageous these days? Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't recall PS2 or N64 controllers being the same price as a game.
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    HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment Mark Wilson approved this comment TheCatInTheHat was starred TheCatInTheHat was unstarred
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    09/29/09

    @TheCatInTheHat: That's what wireless will do. Used to be that a controller was just a few switches and an encoder chip; now they have to throw in a Bluetooth radio, which ups the cost considerably.
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    Image of idiosynch idiosynch
    09/29/09

    In reply to Xbox 360 Holiday Bundles Keep Elite at $300, Jack Controllers to $60
    Wireless controllers MSRP at $50. Even though they're $40 on Amazon, paying ten bucks for those four games is IMO a great deal for someone new to the Xbox. (Not so much for current 360 owners who probably already own most of the games included.)

    Admittedly, it would've been nice to see them spring for Pac-Man CE rather than Ms. Pac-Man, or to put Castle Crashers in the pack.

    Still, not nearly as bad a deal as you seem intent on making it appear. :P
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    BlueBeard promoted this comment idiosynch was starred idiosynch was unstarred
    Image of BlueBeard BlueBeard
    09/29/09

    @idiosynch: Controllers do not "run about $35." They go on sale from time to time, and then they go back up to $50. Can you find that sale often enough? Sure, but it is by no means the default price, nor a guarantee you will find it at that price on any given day.
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    Image of WildWon WildWon
    09/29/09

    In reply to Xbox 360 Holiday Bundles Keep Elite at $300, Jack Controllers to $60
    Forgive the misunderstanding, but doesn't that box for the controller bundle state "Geometry Wars 2?"
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    Mark Wilson promoted this comment WildWon was starred WildWon was unstarred
    Image of Mark Wilson Mark Wilson
    09/29/09

    @WildWon: Good point. Major Nelson reported differently, probably an error.
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    Image of SigmundTheSeaMonster SigmundTheSeaMonster
    09/29/09

    In reply to Xbox 360 Holiday Bundles Keep Elite at $300, Jack Controllers to $60
    Lower the quality, raise the Price! - future Microsoft Store's Policy!
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    09/23/09

    In reply to Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Bundle: Pure and Lego Batman?
    So in essence, I'm better off buying a LinkSys and DD-WRT'ing it for less than half the cost of the g adapter.
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    Image of Mactavish Mactavish
    09/23/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_SomeAssemblyReq...: Yes lol
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    GitEmSteveDave_SomeAssemblyRequired promoted this comment Danny Allen approved this comment Mactavish was starred Mactavish was unstarred
    Image of Slyd3z Slyd3z
    09/23/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_SomeAssemblyReq...: That is precisely what I did.
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    GitEmSteveDave_SomeAssemblyRequired promoted this comment Slyd3z was starred Slyd3z was unstarred
    Image of caniffis caniffis
    09/23/09

    In reply to Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Bundle: Pure and Lego Batman?
    oh come on Microsoft do everyone a favour and make the adapters at least in line with the cost of a normal router! I can spend half the $80 on a normal wireless router why must you charge so much?
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    Sir Gibler promoted this comment caniffis was starred caniffis was unstarred
    Image of Sir Gibler Sir Gibler
    09/23/09

    @caniffis: Because there's more people who don't know that than do and they can capitalize on that.
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    Image of battra92 battra92
    09/22/09

    In reply to Get an Xbox 360 Elite for $250 if You're Willing to Deal with Mail-In Rebates
    Is it worth going through all this just for MvsC2?
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    Image of KSPRAYDAD KSPRAYDAD
    09/22/09

    In reply to Get an Xbox 360 Elite for $250 if You're Willing to Deal with Mail-In Rebates
    PSA:

    You can get the PS3 for $199 with their PlayStation Card rebate program.

    Just so ya know.
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    09/22/09

    @KSPRAYDAD: [instantcrickets.com]
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    Image of Str8_Jihadin Str8_Jihadin
    09/22/09

    @ripfire: Ba dum tish!
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    Image of yantelope yantelope
    09/22/09

    In reply to Get an Xbox 360 Elite for $250 if You're Willing to Deal with Mail-In Rebates
    I don't understand why MIRs are such a pain. All you have to do is fill out the form. Then make a photocopy. Then copy the reciept. Then cut up your nice box and get the UPC, unless they want the proof of purchase which is different from the upc and assuming you don't have 2 rebates and one needs the photocopy or the proof of purchase and the other needs the UPC. Then you make copys of everything for your records and put them in a drawer for safe keeping then mail in your rebate then when you don't get your rebate in 3 months you call them and then you argue for a while then you send in your photocopy of the UPC which you have to dig for an hour to find then mail that in to them and then wait for about 3 more months for a check that was dated 3 months ago and rush to the bank before it becomes invalid and Poof! Easy money.
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    GitEmSteveDave_SomeAssemblyRequired promoted this comment yantelope was starred yantelope was unstarred
    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    09/22/09

    @yantelope: I just scan a copy of all the info you photocopy, and email it to myself. That way it's time AND date stamped, and I can forward it to them with ease. Usually as soon as you say that, they approve your rebate.
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    09/22/09

    @yantelope: You earned a heart-click. Don't spend it all in one place!
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    Image of danger the pirate danger the pirate
    09/22/09

    In reply to Get an Xbox 360 Elite for $250 if You're Willing to Deal with Mail-In Rebates
    "Mail-in rebate offer valid in the 50 United States, D.C., and all U.S. military bases with valid APO/FPO addresses. Valid for new Xbox 360 Elite purchases made September 22, 2009 through October 5, 2009. This completed rebate form and qualifying proofs of purchase must be postmarked no later than November 20, 2009. Limit 1 rebate per household except where prohibited by law. Not combinable with other Microsoft rebates or offers for this product.
    To receive your $50 mail-in rebate, please follow each of the steps below."
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    Image of el bryanto el bryanto
    08/28/09

    In reply to PS3 Slim Vs. Xbox 360 Elite Hardware: Pretty Cut and Dry?
    This is the most biased pos I've read here in a while. Frucci should win an award or something. Fanboy of the Year maybe? Very awesomely appropriate for a "journalist".

    Note: I have both and have played 360 a lot more but this article is just ridiculous.
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    Skunky promoted this comment el bryanto was starred el bryanto was unstarred
    Image of Skunky Skunky
    08/28/09

    @el bryanto: Actually it sounds right to me. The 360 has the better library for the moment. Wi-fi is not a feature at all to me, fine for the Wii where there is little to no actual online play, or the handhelds where it's not practical to put an ethernet port, but on a console that encourages devs and consumers to be online all the time, hard line is the only way to go.

    Bluetooth and blu-ray are purely convenience features, Sony had really hoped the latter would carry the PS3 in the opening days, but HD-DVD put up enough of a fight that it floundered until they bought themselves a victory in the format war. Unfortunately, that's given MS and especially Nintendo to gain a much larger foothold in the GAMING market, which Sony seemed to have forgotten was important. Let us not forget this little tidbit from 2006:

    [www.1up.com]

    They seriously thought that they would still sell consoles without having any games. Well here we are over three years later and there's still very little exclusive to the PS3 that would make it a reasonable purchase, even with the price drop. MGS4, Gran Turismo 5 and Final Fantasy really needed to have come out about a year earlier than each did to have made a difference. Even the PSP has a much fuller library than the PS3 right now (of course between Monster Hunter, and FF: Dissidia taking up much of my time, I'm slightly biased there), so it's really time for Sony to stop working the PR and maybe start cranking on some new first party titles to sweeten the library.
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    Image of Elranzer Elranzer
    08/28/09

    In reply to PS3 Slim Vs. Xbox 360 Elite Hardware: Pretty Cut and Dry?
    They forgot the fail rate. PS3: 0%, 360: 54%
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    Skunky promoted this comment Elranzer was starred Elranzer was unstarred
    Image of Skunky Skunky
    08/28/09

    @Elranzer: PS3 actually has much higher than 0% fail rate, they were plagued with overheating issues at the beginning. That's why the slim is more like a fan with a motherboard and BR drive than it is a system with a fan.
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