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Microsoft Releasing "Family Pack Xbox 360"

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Old 10-23-2007, 12:25 AM   #1
 
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Has Microsoft seen Nintendo's Market after 2/3 years?

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it is launching a reworked low-end version of its Xbox 360 in a bid to widen the game console's appeal to a broader audience that has flocked to rival Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS: Quote, Profile, Research) Wii.

The new Xbox 360 Arcade costs $280 and comes with five games previously available only for download over the Xbox Live online service. It does not have the hard drive found on more expensive Xbox models, but will have a memory card for saving progress in games.

The Arcade, which goes on sale on Tuesday, replaces the Core model, which carried the same price but didn't include any games or memory storage.

"When we first launched the console, the goal was to initially win the core consumer," Aaron Greenberg, global product manager for Xbox 360, said in an interview.

"As we enter this holiday, it's the right time to shine a spotlight on all the great family games and content we have," Greenberg said.

Microsoft also announced two new games aimed at younger players -- one from Activision Inc (ATVI.O: Quote, Profile, Research) based on the "Shrek" animated movies, and one from THQ (THQI.O: Quote, Profile, Research) based on Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants cartoon character.

The games will cost about $10 each and be sold through Xbox Live, Microsoft said.
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We have known about this for months now.
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We have known about this for months now.
There's been alot of speculation. This just confirms everything we know.
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No there hasn't.

The arcade pack has been in stores since the 12th in the US...
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It's only the 23rd, the 12th was only 11 days ago, not a month like you stated.
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We first saw the Arcade pack months ago.

And it has been out for over a week.

So we all know about this by now like I said.
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We all knew about this already, but anyway, this isn't actually a bad deal at all if all your going to do is play offline games. You only really need the hard drive for XBox Live. Plus you can still play online, you just can download new content, videos, demos etc.
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