I want to buy an Xbox 360 and I'm thinking I'll have DMC4 and Halo 3, Fable 2 and other of those M rated games, but I don't know which one to buy? Should I spend my money on the arcade or save up for an elite?
What Xbox is good for these games?
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Arcade is a bit useless for it has no hard drive (pretty much mandatory) and if you are not going to download and store every single video and demo while playing simultaniously several games (images stored on hard drive, you have no need for the elite, besides that cool black color.
Middle road is the golden choice here once again.
Middle road is the golden choice here once again.
That's what I'd do. I might be missing something here, but is there really a vast difference between a standard and an elite Xbox aside from the bigger HDD?Machines Are Us said:
Here is a hint. Dont get a 360, this is going to be the 360s worst year, with no decent exclusives, the only one really being Alan Wake, and that is coming to PC any way, get a PS3, as some one who owns both, I am glad i got mine, this will truly be an awesome year for the PS3
Only difference between elite and standard is that the elite is black, has a bigger hard drive and might have a couple of extra cables in the box.
Standard has enough storage space if you don't want to store everything for a really long time.
60GB in standard is easily enough. Game stored in your hard drive takes 9GB tops, most take 5 or 6. Put in a couple of demos, game downloaded from the shops and few videos and you still have more than 20GB free. There is no need to pay for the extra space.
EDIT. New standard consoles also have HDMI-port. They have had it from the start of this year if I remember correctly. I personally have standard and use HDMI.
Standard has enough storage space if you don't want to store everything for a really long time.
60GB in standard is easily enough. Game stored in your hard drive takes 9GB tops, most take 5 or 6. Put in a couple of demos, game downloaded from the shops and few videos and you still have more than 20GB free. There is no need to pay for the extra space.
EDIT. New standard consoles also have HDMI-port. They have had it from the start of this year if I remember correctly. I personally have standard and use HDMI.
You dont need an elite unless you plan on keeping countless movies and shows on it. I have EVERY SONG for rock band 2 and GH world tour as well as all the map packs for gears 1 and 2 and halo 3. I also have ALOT of arcade games... im talking like 10+ and I still have 5gb left on the 20gb. The standard comes with 60gb now so there is absolutly NO NEED for a 120gb hd unless you want to keep all of your games on it. I dont see the need though, halo 3 doesnt work when its installed and I notice a very small difference when i had blue dragon and Mass effect installed on load times. so really get the standard with the 60gb hd and you will be fine.Gormers1 said:
If you've got the money, spring for the Elite for two reasons.
1.) The HDMI cable delivers much better audio and slightly better video than the standard input cables.
2.) You can save games on your hard drive. Not game files, mind you, but the actual games themselves, and the Elite's bigger hard drive will give you more room to do so.
I bought the regular, and I constantly wish I'd bought the Elite.
1.) The HDMI cable delivers much better audio and slightly better video than the standard input cables.
2.) You can save games on your hard drive. Not game files, mind you, but the actual games themselves, and the Elite's bigger hard drive will give you more room to do so.
I bought the regular, and I constantly wish I'd bought the Elite.
Are you even reading the posts before you? These matters have been adressed on several posts.Sh4dowSpec said:
1. Standard (aka. the pro) HAS a hdmi port now. Every new standard console has it.
2. 60GB is enough to store you games in it. You can store ten or nine games on it at the same time. After you are done with a game, delete it from you hard drive. At tops, I have had three games on my hard drive at once.