According to Gamestop and a leaked Circuit City flier, the rumored 60GB HDD Live starter pack is really real and will be releasing next week.
The 60GB HDD Live pack includes a 60GB hard drive, a 3 month subscription to Xbox Live, a wired headset and ethernet cable all for $99. Quite the steep price, but it works in terms of the console pricing between an Xbox 360 Arcade and Xbox 360 Pro. But we're not justifying the price and 100% agree that it's still way expensive.
[Thanks, therza2169]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
10-28-2008 @ 5:40PM
Doll said...
Just when I upgrade to the Elite for the larger hard drive, they come out with this deal.
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10-28-2008 @ 5:44PM
wickedpheonix said...
you call this a deal?
10-28-2008 @ 5:47PM
kavendano14 said...
They should have included the 120gb hdd
10-28-2008 @ 6:32PM
psychohog said...
At least us elite owners that upgraded have the 120gb hd and hey, it's black. hehe
10-28-2008 @ 8:52PM
PSN: johnnynumber5 said...
not to beat a dead horse but I upgraded my PS3 hdd to 250 GB for $20.00 less. They need to reduce the cost of entry or let people use any external HDD.
10-28-2008 @ 5:47PM
shawn said...
i would rather get the 120gb which i can find for $99
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10-28-2008 @ 5:47PM
pibs said...
Well the 20GB HDD is normally 13GB accessible so will the 60GB be 59.5GB or less? Either way its too overpriced with a bundle of crap everyone already has already. If it was 12+ card plus the HDD then I would of sprung for it.
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10-28-2008 @ 6:35PM
psychohog said...
My 120gb hd is 107gb accessible or so. So, I'm guessing it's about 47gb accessible or so for the 60gb.
10-28-2008 @ 6:54PM
Fire Fawkes said...
You're close-the 60 gig has about 48 gig available when new.
10-28-2008 @ 5:48PM
kentawilson said...
Considering that the 20GB was that price for the HDD alone I'd consider it a deal.
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10-28-2008 @ 5:53PM
grp110nyr said...
I was waiting for this deal and then bought a 120 GB HDD on ebay for $100 with a transfer cable. My concern for current 20 GB owners is where is the transfer cable if they need it and are existing cables that can be had on ebay for $30 - $40 going to work. I have heard rumors that it only works with the 120 GB HD. Additionally I don't need the headset b/c I already have it nor do I need the cable and my live subscription is good for a year. On the other hand this is a somewhat good deal for Arcade owners looking for bigger drives but isn't MS going to start a program where you can buy a HDD for $20-$30 if you own the Arcade system?
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10-28-2008 @ 5:57PM
TurboFool said...
That was my concern, as well. Considering the high price of the 120GB drive, this might have been a reasonable upgrade, but without the transfer cable it's useless.
10-29-2008 @ 5:05PM
grp110nyr said...
Check out Ebay. I was sold once I found the 120 GB HDD with cable and installation disc used. Product works great. If you do this just make sure you bid on a transfer cable that comes with the disc. No disc = no transfer.
10-28-2008 @ 6:11PM
DeadPlasmaCell said...
I need a new HDD so I may pick this one up, if I can transfer my stuff over.. The 20GB HDDs sell for about $30 on eBay so really you could get the 60GB for about $70ish.
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10-28-2008 @ 6:28PM
Fred said...
No transfer cable? That makes no sense, how about if you want to upgrade from a 20GB, how are you going to transfer your stuff? So you buy the hard drive and then spend another couple of weeks waiting for a transfer cable from Microsoft. Seems stupid.
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10-28-2008 @ 6:41PM
Ryan said...
MS sent me a transfer cable in three days. And then another one two days later.
10-28-2008 @ 6:45PM
Fred said...
wow, that was fast! I guess I'll give customer support a call and see how fast I can get a transfer cable.
10-28-2008 @ 8:32PM
canher said...
omg ryan that is so weird the exact same thing happened to me i thought it mustve been my bday or something
10-28-2008 @ 6:28PM
xenocidic said...
what about the headset?
by the way, I called 800 4 MY XBOX and they seemed to be amenable to sending me the transfer cable even though I was only going to buy the 60 gb.
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10-29-2008 @ 1:43AM
Rachaza said...
Dustin forgot to type it in, but yes it appears to come with the headset too.