Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: Xbox, HDD, Modern, Warface, Drive | Themes: Digital Entertainment, Audio/Video Players
Microsoft stated that there will be no separate 250 GB drive for the Xbox 360
When Microsoft officially announced the Modern Warfare 2 Limited Edition console bundle, current Xbox 360 owners got all hot and bothered under the collar. Slated to ship on November 10, the steamy, sexy package offers a limited edition console with an exclusive, Modern Combat 2 design, the game, and a super sized hard drive spanning 250 GB of tasty storage space. There's no question that die-hard console gamers will want a piece of this $399.99 pie.
Unfortunately, that's where the fun ends. According to Microsoft, there will be no stand-alone 250 GB hard drives for those of us who already own the Xbox 360. In fact, the company didn't really expand on its reason for the denial. "This hard drive is not being sold separately," Xbox Live programming director Larry 'Major Nelson' Hryb noted during a video examining the bundle. Yep, that was informative.
Currently Xbox 360 owners can upgrade their current hard drives by heading down to EBGames or some other retail outlet and pick up the 60 GB Live Pack for $100. There's also a separate 120 GB hard drive on sale as well, costing gamers a meaty $150. Microsoft may eventually change its stance on the 250 GB drive, especially as more and more Xbox Live subscribers begin to download older games, TV episodes, and full-blown movies.
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Fail. I guess I'll have to pick up one of those MW2 360s then.
Another reason not to buy a Crapbox 360 from Microbloat with no WiFi, proprietary HD, no Blue Ray but they will give you a free chance for the Red Ring of Death.
You can change out the PS3 HD with any 2.5" SATA drive yourself, the way should be.
I'm puzzled that no 3rd party vendor does not manufacture upgrades. You can buy controllers and other accessories, why not hard drives?
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"This hard drive is not being sold separately, YET but give it a few months and we'll sell it for $199.99, we just want to suck as much cash out of the bundles first as we can" Xbox Live programming
director Larry 'Major Nelson' Hryb noted.
Have not looked at mine... but is it possible to pull apart the hdd module and put in a bigger drive?
I guess that's one area that the PS3 is clearly easier to deal with, upgrading the drive took me about 10 minutes.
I'm puzzled that no 3rd party vendor does not manufacture upgrades. You can buy controllers and other accessories, why not hard drives?
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no eh doesnt , you numb nuts he said 3rd party upgrades , LOL MS is curretnly teh ONLY company supplying HD's he was takign aobut why segate or western digital dotn amke any , and well it's cos MS won't let them
p.s. this si a terible move for MS , what they hoenstly need to do , is pus teh 60 gig down to 60 bucks , then teh 120 down to 100 bucks , and see teh 250 for 150 bucks, shittying on palyers that gave you money , is NOT a good idea , they defintiely need a 250 gig sold seperate particually since they added games on demand and such thigns, having abunch of 360 games on demand is to damn much space for a 120 gig let alone a 60 HD. if they dotn reelase this 250 solo this is gonna bit them in the ass, if they do release it and it has some ridculous antique price (aka 100 bucks fora 60 gig get real) i'll jsut find a used one on amazon for about 50 bucks less than what they seel it at retail
I don't want to hear any of this shit. I still have the 20 gig harddrive where you can put only 1 game on it and maybe a little content. I'm actually trying to figure out how to stuff a larger drive in it then copy the files over. Only problem notebook HD are expensive.
Another reason not to buy a Crapbox 360 from Microbloat with no WiFi, proprietary HD, no Blue Ray but they will give you a free chance for the Red Ring of Death.You can change out the PS3 HD with any 2.5" SATA drive yourself, the way should be.
1. The PS3 slim you CANNOT change out the hard drive. (So I guess it now has a proprietary HDD too!!)
2. You are also right... the Sony will give you a Yellow Light of Death instead of a Red Ring (LOL!!!)
2. Microsoft is releasing a STANDARD-N adapter for the 360... where is PS3's N adapter??? Oh wait.... Sony doesn't have one.....
Noob.....
Cabose:
1 - uh.... yes you CAN replace the HD in the PS-Slim. Takes a minute or so. Remove a single screw. http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=112248
2 - ??? 12,000 units out of 2.5million - its a general error. Thats a bit different from severe hardware failure of 33~50% xboxs.
3 - Standard N just finished... uh.... a PS3 N Adapter can be made. Maybe they'll add it in future models. Pretty much nobody has a Final N product on the market.... And not that much of a big deal since G is still faster than most Internet connections.
4B - PS3 include a wireless adapter. Not some $80~100 ADD-ON. yeah.. Xbox has NO adapters.
You're beyond noob...
Oh yeah...
Any... ANY Playstation 3 owner can upgrade to a $100 500GB HD, today.
hmm i think i know the reason why there's no standalone
let's see... the 120gb is about $140, that's more than $1 per gb. if they released the 250gb following the same standards, it will easily go over $230, making it more than an arcade... forget the arcade, it'll make it more than the freakin wii.
microsoft is stupid. except when it comes to the zune hd, than they are smart.
Oh you kiddies and your consoles. PCs can be changed at any time.
That;s not to say I don't have a 360, but that's for when my computer can run a game. (Ahem, GTA IV)
They should just make an adapter that allows you to plus in a sata drive. It doesn't seem that hard just a female adpater to the 360 and sata on the other end.
What is ALSO silly... is that the PS3 INCLUDES a backup tool to allow the PS3 owner to BACKUP all his data onto an external USB drive.
MS = Lame...
Smalls = Why are some posts, like yours... in light gray? Its very difficult to read.
I don't want to hear any of this shit. I still have the 20 gig harddrive where you can put only 1 game on it and maybe a little content. I'm actually trying to figure out how to stuff a larger drive in it then copy the files over. Only problem notebook HD are expensive.
Hear what? Yeah, 20GB is tiny - and MS expects the major of its Xbox user base to do heavy media streaming/downloads (LOL) when a huge chunk of its user base have NO or 20GB drives (Anyone have stats?).
What do you mean notebook drives are expensive? Look here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] rder=PRICE
$55~70 = 320GB drive. $80~100 = 500GB drive. There are cheaper drives, like $50, but they are 80~160GB size, so why bother?
You see, MS has hardware code in the 360 that says 0 / 20 / 60 / 120 GB drives only. The HD modules they sell are (if I remember right) slightly modified HDs for DRM.
So your best and ONLY bet for now is... $140~150 for the MS-120GB HD upgrade.
PS3 wireless-G is good enough, and personally, i love its Gigabit LAN when streaming large files within the home network, super fast and reliable. Plus, Gbit switch/router nowday can already be found very cheap.
Well they just want to report good sales on the MW2 bundle.
So your best and ONLY bet for now is... $140~150 for the MS-120GB HD upgrade.
Can get a 120GB for 65$ if you know where to look
Also, give it some time and you will probably see custom 250GB kits for the 360.
console gamers get milked by micro and sony.
they get to play at lower resolutions. while their games cost more and they really have to pay through the nose for any accessories or upgrades.
i wonder why ppl even consider consoles now, they are made by companies who want to make money off you. The open platform the PC cuts the middle man out, performs better and is cheaper in the long run. 600usd these days a pc can be made that will put both the obselete boxes put together out of their misery and in the long run be cheaper then any of them.
I've got one of the 60GB 360 preniums, I have no idea what on earth all you guys are putting on their xboxes, but i have no intention to put anything much on mine - the space gets used and freed after playing demos, and thats about it. films, music etc all get streamed from my server.
I've a 1.5TB hdd in my PS3. and it was not 399$ it was like 98$
Why these guys find it so easy to deny us what we what and need I will never fully understand. I think they just like keeping the frustration level at a moderate level to entice the customers. I just want to upgrade the existing Hard Drive.. is that so much to ask.
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well they will make the ordinary customer think that 250gb is a big deal.. brainwash them..then make them pay a premium. Thats how these console manufacturers work.
stop falling for the middlemen, 250gb is so 3 years ago.
i fack this shit, i got 250GB WD Caviar drive modified for XBOX360 for... hmm 50usd and modification of software for 10usd. And it runs fine like original one
suuckers
also i got fakin PS3 with 2TB Drive, PC with three 2TB drive (RAID-0, Extreme Performance)+ 2x300GB Velocity Raptor HDD(10.000RPMS,RAID-0 mega extreme performance of system and cache,and games
with Quad Core QX 2.8GHz@4.4GHz with Zalman high-end cooling, and 4890 1GB Graphic Card, and... i am madafakin lucky son of a bitch 
I can play all games, and it rulez 
eh i got what ps4 probably will be..
i7 @4ghz
4870x2 crossfire
6gb ram
ssd drives.
except all this will be obselete by the time ps4 comes.. however sony will probably suceed in brainwashing the masses about the ps4.
1. The PS3 slim you CANNOT change out the hard drive. (So I guess it now has a proprietary HDD too!!)2. You are also right... the Sony will give you a Yellow Light of Death instead of a Red Ring (LOL!!!)2. Microsoft is releasing a STANDARD-N adapter for the 360... where is PS3's N adapter??? Oh wait.... Sony doesn't have one.....Noob.....
EPIC FAIL (M$ fanboy)!!!!! i wanted to say you're wrong, but Belardo was faster than me
@ Cabose369: PS3 Slim does have a use changeable HDD.