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Xbox 360 DVD Vs. Hard Drive

The New Xbox Experience will provide 360 gamers with the option to preload entire games onto the system's hard drive. Because of its faster data transfer rate, this should translate to faster load times, especially for earlier generation titles. In this clip, we see a side-by-side of GTAIV loaded on DVD vs. the hard drive. The result? The game loads, according to our unscientific counting, about 12 seconds faster from the hard drive. If you've got the space, we're guessing it's worthwhile. But our 20GB model only has about 3GB free at a time. [via Maxconsole]

4:45 PM on Wed Oct 8 2008
By Mark Wilson
3,565 views, 46 comments

Latest by DrGonzho: I believe its still mandatory to have the game DVD in your drive to play it whether its on the more »

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Xbox 360's 120GB Hard Drive Drops to $149

To match the epic price slash Microsoft inflicted on its Xbox 360s in early September, the company's now offering the 120GB hard drive accessory for $30 less, dropping the cost from $179 to $149. In case you were still on the fence about buying the system, picking up an Arcade SKU (for just $199) and the hard drive would now get you to almost Elite SKU (retailing at $399) status for just $348. [Game Daily]

9:46 PM on Thu Sep 11 2008
By Elaine Chow
3,659 views, 22 comments

Latest by Torgo: Hey look, Newegg has a 320GB drive that works in the PS3 for $99!!!! more »

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Rumor: Leaked Microsoft Email Confirms 60GB Hard Drive Package, 120GB Hard Drive Price Drop

A leaked email sent out to buyers at GameStop and Blockbuster shows three things that Microsoft will announce before or around E3 next week. One, there's a 60GB Pro console package coming. Two, there's a $99 60GB hard drive pack for Arcade and Core owners, which comes also with 3 months of Xbox Live, a wired headset and an Ethernet cable. Three, the 120GB hard drive will drop down to $149 in September. Nothing extraordinary, but all pretty decent announcements for people who don't already have enough space on their 360s. Hit the jump for the full email. More »

3:59 PM on Tue Jul 8 2008
By Jason Chen
6,133 views, 16 comments

Latest by dandaman247: So, I'm assuming that the $299 price drop will be for all new "Pro" packages...not just the current ones, anyone more »

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Behind the Xbox 360 Hard Drive's Insane Price

You might not know this, but 120GB hard drives don't actually cost $180. Unless they're for the Xbox 360. The teardown fanatics at iSuppli attempted to find some method to this madness. As you can guess, the numbers don't quite add up to $180, but it actually gets a lot closer than you'd think. More »

2:02 AM on Wed May 7 2008
By matt buchanan
36,659 views, 53 comments

Latest by matt360: OMG!ponies! PS3 games are Not choppy, at least not the ones I've played, dark sector, time shift, resistance, among others, more »