New Xbox Experience Sploogefest Thread.

[Weebs]

If you're having problems with your 360, hold out a bit longer and buy the new model:

http://kotaku.com/5562387/new-xbox-360-coming-project-natal-gets-renamed?skyline=true&s=i

Too late

Talked to Gamestop. I can trade in the Elite and a few games and get up to around $270 and then buy the bundle with Natal.. Put me out an extra $130... So, I'll get a new system with a bigger hard drive and the Natal for less than what it would have been to buy the Natal. Plus, I have a friend that'll buy the old 120 GB HD from me for $30-40..

Will that price still be around by the time the Kinect comes out, though?  I'd imagine the model you have (as well as the games) will see a big price drop after another month or two, so I'm guessing that $270 would be only if you pre-order the Slim/Kinect bundle.

[Yeti]

If you're having problems with your 360, hold out a bit longer and buy the new model:

http://kotaku.com/5562387/new-xbox-360-coming-project-natal-gets-renamed?skyline=true&s=i

Too late

Talked to Gamestop. I can trade in the Elite and a few games and get up to around $270 and then buy the bundle with Natal.. Put me out an extra $130... So, I'll get a new system with a bigger hard drive and the Natal for less than what it would have been to buy the Natal. Plus, I have a friend that'll buy the old 120 GB HD from me for $30-40..

Will that price still be around by the time the Kinect comes out, though?  I'd imagine the model you have (as well as the games) will see a big price drop after another month or two, so I'm guessing that $270 would be only if you pre-order the Slim/Kinect bundle.

I'm not sure. I assume I can get the sexbox right away and get Kinect later. I'm going to take the games to them tomorrow. Just to ensure the price. The $270 is going to be trade-in value. I do have a friend who may buy my Elite/controller/Wireless adapter for a little more than GS will give me.

[Weebs]

If you're having problems with your 360, hold out a bit longer and buy the new model:

http://kotaku.com/5562387/new-xbox-360-coming-project-natal-gets-renamed?skyline=true&s=i

Too late

Talked to Gamestop. I can trade in the Elite and a few games and get up to around $270 and then buy the bundle with Natal.. Put me out an extra $130... So, I'll get a new system with a bigger hard drive and the Natal for less than what it would have been to buy the Natal. Plus, I have a friend that'll buy the old 120 GB HD from me for $30-40..

Will that price still be around by the time the Kinect comes out, though?  I'd imagine the model you have (as well as the games) will see a big price drop after another month or two, so I'm guessing that $270 would be only if you pre-order the Slim/Kinect bundle.

I'm not sure. I assume I can get the sexbox right away and get Kinect later. I'm going to take the games to them tomorrow. Just to ensure the price. The $270 is going to be trade-in value. I do have a friend who may buy my Elite/controller/Wireless adapter for a little more than GS will give me.

Good call on getting them traded now.  I'm sure it's just the slim 360 you'll be buying, though.  The Kinect will still cost $150 when it's released.  But even still, getting that new 360 for only $50 or however much it'll cost is pretty awesome. 

[Kermit IV]

I think I already hate Kinect.  I really hope MS doesn't start churning out a bunch of gimmicky mini-games like Nintendo.  The games they show in the video on Xbox.com look like tech demos.  Boo.

[Weebs]

I think I already hate Kinect.  I really hope MS doesn't start churning out a bunch of gimmicky mini-games like Nintendo.  The games they show in the video on Xbox.com look like tech demos.  Boo.

I'm sure they will mostly be tech demos at the beginning, just like Wii Sports (which was still a lot of fun for a while).  But how awesome is it going to be to be able to use Minority Report controls for all of the menus?  Now I can just swipe my hand to fast-forward through episodes of "Say Yes to the Dress" on Netflix.

[Kermit IV]

I'm surprised the new 360 still has a disc tray.  It sure looks pretty, though.

[Yeti]

I'm surprised the new 360 still has a disc tray.  It sure looks pretty, though.

They can't completely copy the PS3

[powen01]

I think I already hate Kinect.  I really hope MS doesn't start churning out a bunch of gimmicky mini-games like Nintendo.  The games they show in the video on Xbox.com look like tech demos.  Boo.

I'm sure they will mostly be tech demos at the beginning, just like Wii Sports (which was still a lot of fun for a while).  But how awesome is it going to be to be able to use Minority Report controls for all of the menus?  Now I can just swipe my hand to fast-forward through episodes of "Say Yes to the Dress" on Netflix.

I was just thinking about this today...  well, the next generation console coupled with a 3D HDTV...  That would be a totally surreal experience.  I think I'm just going to pay off my student loans and wait for that.  I think that would just about own my soul (even though I am currently stuck in the purgatory of old Xbox games).

[Weebs]

I think I already hate Kinect.  I really hope MS doesn't start churning out a bunch of gimmicky mini-games like Nintendo.  The games they show in the video on Xbox.com look like tech demos.  Boo.

I'm sure they will mostly be tech demos at the beginning, just like Wii Sports (which was still a lot of fun for a while).  But how awesome is it going to be to be able to use Minority Report controls for all of the menus?  Now I can just swipe my hand to fast-forward through episodes of "Say Yes to the Dress" on Netflix.

I was just thinking about this today...  well, the next generation console coupled with a 3D HDTV...  That would be a totally surreal experience.  I think I'm just going to pay off my student loans and wait for that.  I think that would just about own my soul (even though I am currently stuck in the purgatory of old Xbox games).

I still think 3D is retarded, at least for video games.  It's mostly gimmicky, and except for maybe the Nintendo 3DS, there is absolutely no way to design a game that actually implements 3D in any way other than making images pop out. For movies, fine, they can make it look like the poop is flying off the screen.  But if you're designing a game, and want 3D to actually matter, then you have be guaranteed your entire audience has the technology, and that won't happen for a long, long time.

[Yeti]

Best Buy's GM told me they'd take the Elite back and give me the Slim. All is well.

[Kermit IV]

Best Buy's GM told me they'd take the Elite back and give me the Slim. All is well.

'Splain more.  Gamestop is apparently doing a trade-in promotion.  Eh.  I don't know if it's really worth it.

[Yeti]

Best Buy's GM told me they'd take the Elite back and give me the Slim. All is well.

'Splain more.  Gamestop is apparently doing a trade-in promotion.  Eh.  I don't know if it's really worth it.

For me, I can just return the Xbox under the return policy since I bought my Elite last week.

For Gamestop, those prices look pretty close to what I was quoted when I called them (which was on 6/15). I think he told me $167 (with the Edge card extras on the HD and the controller). I also didn't mention the wireless adapter which would have netted me a bit more. I guess it would have jumped up to $200. Anyway, if you have a few games you wouldn't mind parting with, then you can do that. See if you can get to at least $250 or so. Reason I say that price is because that bundle they're selling with Kinect. Once you get over $250, then the difference you have to pay will be less than buying the Kinect outright.

One thing to consider is how you would buy the new xbox and still get your data onto the new one. They are saying the old data transfer cables will work, but that's useless if you trade your xbox + HD in to Gamestop, since they'll have it. I don't know if Gamestop will be offering people the chance to move all their data, but it's something to consider. I've also read that you can transfer your information to a USB drive and then move it over to the new Xbox.

[Kermit IV]

I don't have any interest in Kinect and my Elite isn't that old.  I think I'll pass and keep my fingers crossed that my Elite doesn't red ring.

[Yeti]

I don't have any interest in Kinect and my Elite isn't that old.  I think I'll pass and keep my fingers crossed that my Elite doesn't red ring.

Honestly, I think I won't use the Kinect that much. The video when it was released last year looks awesome, but really, I think the only time I will use it is to move around on Netflix. It will be a blast to Minority Report that shit. But, as for games, I don't think it would be that fun, nor do I think the way I have my living room set up will be conducive to it. I'll have to move my coffee table each time. Bleh.

[Kermit IV]

I don't have any interest in Kinect and my Elite isn't that old.  I think I'll pass and keep my fingers crossed that my Elite doesn't red ring.

Honestly, I think I won't use the Kinect that much. The video when it was released last year looks awesome, but really, I think the only time I will use it is to move around on Netflix. It will be a blast to Minority Report that shit. But, as for games, I don't think it would be that fun, nor do I think the way I have my living room set up will be conducive to it. I'll have to move my coffee table each time. Bleh.

I still don't get how it's going to work for Netflix.  Do you have to sit perfectly still when you're watching a movie?  How will you masturbate?