Xbox 360 Pro Holiday Bundle 2008 Includes 60GB Hard Drive
Microsoft Xbox 360 Pro System Xbox 360 60GB Holiday Bundle includes Lego Indiana Jones and Kung Fu Panda
User Reviews
5 Stars No heat issues, more storage, and free games!
Ok so unless you’re a young child, Kung Fu Panda may not appeal to you. I haven’t played it yet but am keeping it for my young niece and nephew. But I do believe the Lego game can be enjoyed by all ages. The Lego Star Wars game was very fun and a clever way to reproduce a movie with some extra latitude.
I had a 20GB 360 about a year ago. That thing would overheat (but not die) unless I had it in a vertical position, angled just right so most of the bottom was unsupported. I didn’t have HD at the time and wasn’t finding a lot of games that I like so I sold it. But now that I have a big screen HD, and many games have come out, I bought this holiday set. I probably would have bought the Lego game by itself so this was a treat.
I almost bought the Arcade version but knew that I’d need a hard drive for game demos and saves.
The two games are in the same case and I almost thought they weren’t in the box! The game case is stored on the inside of one of the walls of box. I seriously thought I got shorted the games until I finally ripped the box apart more.
All in all this was a great purchase. I have the unit horizontal on a table with no heat issues at all. The power supply is orange/amber when not in use, which I thought meant something was wrong, but it just means standby.
If you’re in the market for a new 360 you’d be almost nuts to pass this bundle up – much better than last years. The Marvel game had last-gen graphics and the racing game was forgettable. I can’t wait to play Lego Indiana Jones!
2 Stars Buy at your own risk.
After reporting a red light of death to the customer service department, a known problem with this system, I waited 3 weeks to receive a replacement box. Upon turning it on, it showed the same red light of death. Again I called customer service and returned the box, and for a 2nd time I waited 3 weeks to receive the repaired box. Today, I received it, and with no surprise, it still had the red light of death upon being turned on. Calling customer service yet again, I learned from a supervisor it could be the power supply instead of the box, that I need to send them the broken box (again) and the power supply. Jay, the Customer Service Supervisor, also stated that a power supply is deemed an accessory and that Microsoft policy states customers have to pay to ship those materials themselves. So, I am out a box and power supply for at least 3 weeks, and will need to pay for the shipping of the parts myself so that they can fix a “known problem.” I love the game system, but the service has been less than helpful, each of the 4 times I have needed them to address this same issue. I recommend a different system if you suspect you might ever need assistance.
5 Stars I love XBox
I just got my Xbox bundle today. I was excited. The Xbox was made on 10/08/2008 and it is very quite. I love the games it came with. I love the Lego Indana Jones game. I am totaly hooked on it now. No red ring of death. I don’t expect it to have the red ring of death. I am in love with this console. I wish I could give it a 10 stars. Very easy to set up too. To the reviewer Lisa”WHAT R U TALKING ABOUT” This console was made on Oct. 8th 08. How could you have wated 3 weeks at a time?? Come On now stop that lying. I gotta say the XBox Marketplace is AWSOME!! I love the fact it has the TV shows I love like Kyle XY. And the movies rentals are nice to. I just upgraded from the silver membership to the gold membership. Can anyone tell me what you get with a gold membership?
5 Stars Xbox360 Times
Where to start? I’ve always played my cousins PS3 since it has come out all the good games warhawk/resistance/Cod4/MotorStorm etc. But I really liked the 360 since all the Star Wars games come out for it and most of the good RPG’s Oblivion/FableII/Lego Star Wars etc. The game selection is just sheer brilliance so is the PS3 but the 360 has games that suit what I like playing much more.
I ordered from Amazon 10/19/08 and had a little bit of difficulty with UPS delivering my package so it is not fault of Amazon it got here today 10/23/08 when it was suppose to come 10/21/08. When I started unpacking the 360 i saw it was sealed in plastic ontop of a piece of cardboard. The box was big enough for the 360 to shake around though. Brings everything Amazon described and I’m actually happy Amazon is up to date with it’s 360′s my was manufactured on 9-11-08 may be a Jasper or Falcon whichever it is, It runs much quieter then the first 20GB 360 I bought off Ebay which was from 2006 horribly loud machine it RROD seconds when I unpacked it though I blame it being old pretty old and plain bad luck.
I’ve been playing Soul Calibur IV with my cousin and we are hooked. The 360 comes with 48.8GB free of space from it’s advertised 60GB because of demos installed and such. It’s VERY quiet when your not playing a game so you can play music and whatever without it overcoming the music that you have to raise the volume to cancel it out. Even then it’s still un-noticeable unless you mute the TV but it’s just a hummmmmmmm. So far I love the interface it’s great but I personally prefer the PS3′s a little bit more organized and simpler.
Controllers are fantastic much better feeling then PS3 controllers and have more weight to it which is a plus adds to it’s durability. Though i have a small complaint with the Xbox360 ingame keyboard arranged in ABCDEFG instead of the traditional keyboard… if anyone knows how to change that comment please 
. The 360 came with a 175Watt brick but that doesn’t mean it can’t *possibly* be a Jasper re-model if a computer only needs 125w doesn’t mean the 175w/203w can’t feed it. The Lego game is actually very fun and the Kungfu panda game reminds me of the old Spyro games on the PS2. I really recommend you buy the Xbox360 from Amazon if you are indeed looking out for one, you can be sure it’s a recent model from September unlike other stores where you’d have to hunt for them.
Thanks for reading.
3 Stars PS3/XBOX360 Objective Comparison
Reliability:
I own a video game store. One of the services that we provide is various repairs on most game consoles. In the last year, I have performed around 60 individual XBOX 360 repairs compared to 0 (zero) PS3 repairs. PS3 Wins Hands Down
Compatability:
The 60GB version of the PS3 is FULLY backwards compatible with PS2 and most PS 1 games. The new 80GB version has some limited backwards compatability. The 40GB version has no backwards compatability. All versions of the 360 (Arcade, Pro and Elite) have the same limited backwards compatability. At least PS3 has a version that is fully backwards compatable. PS3 WINS
Value:
The new 80GB version of the PS3 retails for $399.00. This includes an 80GB hard drive (obviously), built in Bluetooth, and built in WIFI. Oh and lets not forget that the DVD player in the PS3 will play all of your regular AND Blu-Ray DVDs. The lowest cost 360 is the Arcade version that retails for around $199. This version does not come with a hard drive which will cost you around $100 for 60GB, nor does it have built in WIFI. The WIFI adapter retails for around $100 also. So for $399 you essentially get 20GB less storage…oh and NO BLU RAY!!! PS3 WINS
Game Selection:
Let’s say that most games nowadays are released on both PS3 and 360, but there are some titles that are exclusive to each. Some of the hotest exclusive titles are:
PS3 – Metal Gear Solid, SOCOM, Little Big Planet, Resistance 2
360 – Fable II, Gears of War 2 and of course Halo 3
Overall, since the 360 has been around for a few more years, there are more titles available, but some of the most popular like BioShock have been ported over now to the PS3…most of the others will follow suit (except Halo which will probably always be a 360 only title). 360 WINS (but not for very much longer)
So of the 3 main decision points as to which console to purchase. PS3 scored 3 out of 4 to the 360′s score of 1 out of 4.
Let me also say that I make more money selling the 360 because of all of the periphery that you have to buy along with it (more margin in accessories) so I hope people continue to go in that direction. However, when viewed objectively, the PS3 is clearly the way to go.
