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Xbox 360 Arcade Console (256 MB Memory Unit) | 
 enlarge | From: Microsoft
Category: Video Games
List Price: £199.99
Buy New: £147.99
You Save: £52.00 (26%)
New (3) Used (2) from £136.11
Rating:  14 reviews
Platform: Xbox 360
Media: Video Game
Shipping Weight (lbs): 13.3
Dimensions (in): 12.5 x 11.6 x 7.4
MPN: XBOXARCADE
UPC: 882224519618
EAN: 0882224519618
ASIN: B000XPED00
Release Date: October 26, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Cheapest Place to Buy an Xbox 360 BARGAIN
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| Features:
| • | Wireless Controller | | • | 256MB Memory Unit | | • | 5 Free Arcade Games |
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Product Description
The Xbox 360 Arcade System is everything you need to start playing. With a Wireless Controller, 256MB Memory Unit, Xbox LIVE Silver Membership and 5 Arcade Games, there?s never been a better time to jump in. Go play! Includes: 1 Wireless Controller, 256MB Memory Unit, Xbox LIVE Silver Membership and 5 Arcade games; UNO, Pac-Man Championship Edition, Feeding Frenzy, Luxor 2 and Boom Boom Rocket. Hardware, software, and services: Fusing powerful hardware, software, and services, Xbox 360 fully engages you in a gaming experience that is more expansive, dramatic, and lifelike, where the possibilities are limitless and your imagination knows no boundaries. Industrial design: A merger of form and function, Xbox 360 wraps powerful technology in a sophisticated exterior. Xbox Gamer Guide: The Xbox Gamer Guide is an entertainment gateway that instantly connects you to your games, friends, music, movies, and downloadable content. Personalized interface: Xbox 360 lets you create your own unique system and experience. Ring of Light and Xbox Guide Button: Featured on both the wireless and wired controllers, the Xbox Guide Button puts you in control of your experience. In addition to bringing up the Xbox Gamer Guide and the Xbox System Guide, the Xbox Guide Button lets you turn the system on and off without ever leaving the couch. Xbox Live: Xbox Live is where games and entertainment come alive, the only unified place where you can play with anyone, anytime, anywhere. And the best just got better. Connect your Xbox 360 to your broadband connection and get instant access to Xbox Live Silver. Express your digital identity through your Gamertag and gamer card, talk with others using voice chat, and access Xbox LiveMarketplace?all right out of the box, at no extra cost. Xbox Live Marketplace: Keep your favorite games fresh with instant access to new content. Accessible to everyone who establishes a broadband connection with their Xbox 360, XboxLiv
Amazon.co.uk
Play together today with Xbox 360™ Arcade, including the Xbox 360 console, wireless controller, and memory unit for game saves. Get ready for fun right out of the box with five Xbox LIVE Arcade games, including PAC-MAN and UNO . Choose from hundreds of games like LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga, Viva Pinata: Party Animals, and Scene It? Light, Camera, Action and play together with family and friends. Watch your favorite DVDs and play CDs through your Xbox 360. Restrict kids' access to teen-rated and mature-rated game and DVD content with Family Settings. |
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Excellent value when compared to earlier xbox 360 releases December 12, 2007
Mr. M. Broxup (UK)
146 out of 153 found this review helpful
This review is for an XBOX 360 Arcade Console. Just a quick rerun of the past, the XBOX 360 is microsofts 7th generation console, which competes with the Sony Playstation 3 and the Nintendo Wii. There are 4 versions of the XBOX 360 out today: Xbox 360 Elite (Most expensive version at 300+ with same features as all other bundles, except HDMI and black console & accessories. Xbox 360 Premium (2nd most expensive version at 250, with chrome disc tray, 20GB HDD, wireless controller & headset included). Xbox 360 Arcade ( Least Expensive version at 190, same as premium except no chrome disc tray or 20GB HDD, but comes with HDMI not seen in the premium). DISCONTINUED Xbox 360 Core (Basically same as Xbox Arcade, except wired controller, no HDMI etc)
Firstly folks lets just reassure ourselfs what you'll actually be getting for 189.99, as apposed to the 250 Premium Package.
1. Xbox 360 console built on new 60/65nm (or whatever size) Processor, this runs much cooler, quiter than the standard 90nm processor seen in current 250+ Xbox 360 premium bundles, which are to this day prone to overheating known as "3 Red lights" Or in other words General Hardware failure meaning they have to be sent back to Microsoft for repairs, although Premium 360s built end of 2007 onwards have been built using newer 60/65nm processor chipset.
2. Wireless Controller included, exactly the same as whats included with the 250 Premium package.
3. Standard AV cable, exactly the same as whats included with the 250 Premium package.
4. 256MB Memory Unit, might not be the same as the 20GB HDD included with the Premium bundle, but the 20GB HDD can easily be purchased off ebay for 30, so no huge cost there.
5. 5 Free live arcade titles, whereas the Premium bundle has no included games.
6. THIS ARCADE 360 COMES WITH HDMI OUTPUT, Premium bundle has standard Hd/av component.
So if your unsure as to wether or not this is a good package, consider this for 190 you get a much more effecient 360 with games, memory, and even HDMI, whereas for a 250 premium bundle you only get 20gb hdd, overheating processor, and a headset.
In my situation, i used to have a Premium bunde but sold it, so im now looking to buy an XBOX 360 again. I already have my headset and 20GB HDD from my old system, so for 190 quid im getting brand new xbox with hdmi and better processor, its such a good deal! The only people who complain about this deal point out the fact that it doesn't have backward compatibility with original xbox titles, FYI this is a next gen console, if you wanna play old naff xbox games, go buy a bloody xbox. But in actual fact you can download an update from Xbox live to enable backward compatibility with the Arcade Version, so there.
This console is just as good as the more expensive console bundles, so if your not sure, 190 Arcade vs 250 Premium, this is a much better deal.
Recommended Accessories:
1. HDMI Cable ( 10 Ebay).
2. Wireless Adapter ( 50 Brand New, although a standard 5 ethernet cable works just as fine for IConnection to the Internet aka Xbox Live).
3. 20Gb HDD ( 25- 35 Ebay).
4. Headset for online gaming (Only realistically necessary if you buy the above upgrades for online gaming, 10 Ebay).
Some of you might point out that if you were to buy all these upgrades, you would be spending just as much as if you bought a Premium bundle, which is true however you would then have a premium bundle BUT with HDMI output and a more effecient processor less prone to overheating, so it makes sense to buy this console wether or not you plan on buying the upgrades mentioned above.
QUICK NOTE TO CONFUSED PARENTS: This console has parental friendly settings to prevent younger console users from viewing material that you might not find appropriate, this is Microsofts main selling point actually for this console, as its aimed for younger audiences. These settings are easily applied on the console with the included instructions, I know as i used to own an XBOX 360 and its literally 2 minute task. If you are unsure about how to do anything, just google your problem as there are hundreds of forums for people like yourselfs who are having problems using thier XBOX 360 consoles. So don't be offput by all the flash & bang when you think of a newer, more complex games console...its still just as easy to use as any old thing! But if your having problems and cant find answers, leave a comment on this review and ill answer back on here as soon as i can!
Many thanks for reading, and hope this review helps those confused or simply wondering about wether or not to buy this console. In my opinion, worth every penny :D
 Better Than The Pro November 5, 2007
James383
27 out of 33 found this review helpful
The arcade is better than the core and comes with a 256mb memory card which is enough to save games and if your not going online then this the console for you. If you do need a bit more space you can buy a memory card 64mb, 256mb or 512mb or just get a hard drive from 50 which is 20gb or 100 for the 120gb (in my mind to much memory). Also dont worry about the red ring of death if you keep your 360 in a well ventilated area and give it breaks when it gets hot you wont have to worry.
Top Games:
Saints Row, Command and Conquer 3, Halo 3, Fifa 08, The Simpsons Game
All in all a very good console better than the PS3 which i also have so enjoy your gaming.
Fun! December 4, 2007
J. Wylde (UK)
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
I've had my 360 arcade for 2 days now and I really like it. You don't get a hard drive with it, just a 256MB memory stick but this is plenty of space for saving games. You only really need a hard drive if you want to go online or play original Xbox games on it, and I got the Arcade because I wasn't sure whether I wanted to do these things or not. If I decide I want to do lots of online gaming in the future, I can buy a hard drive for 50 (which is more or less the same as the difference between the cost of this and the pro)
Having said that, they could have given us a LITTLE bit more memory with it... they call it the 360 Arcade but the number of arcade games you can download onto that memory stick is very very limited. Even the Wii has 512MB, and Microsoft are meant to be all technomological next gen computer people and all that, so you might expect a bit more, even at this price. So that's a tiny niggle (half a star off), but you can always get more memory if you need it.
The only difference between this and the pro as far as I'm aware is the lack of hard-drive, and that there is no HDMI cable included with this, so it might not be the best option for hardcore gamers with nice big TVs and surround sound. I'd say it's a good option for a family/ kids/ budget console... you could call it Xbox 360: Wii version. And it comes with 5 arcade games, which is always good :)
I think the Xbox 360 Arcade may be less prone to overheating and a bit quieter than the pro and elite models, but don't quote me on that. Mine makes about the same amount of noise as a ps2, which isn't bad.
The second half-a-star-off is because it doesn't come with a wireless network adapter, which I kind of expected to be included because I have a Wii which can connect to a wireless network straight out of the box. With the Xbox 360 Arcade, you have to plug it in if you want to go online, which is ok for me because my tv is right next to my internet hub thingy, but it would be annoying if it wasn't. A separate wireless adaptor costs 50+. I don't know if this is included with the pro/ elite versions or not.
Other than that it's a great console with fun games and an affordable price tag, so four stars! Yay Microsoft!
*end uber review*
Arcade is good for me now December 26, 2007
Aidan M. Reid
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Well I've been a pretty hardcore gamer over the years and spent lots of time on Live.
Just moved house and have no phone line for a while so took the plunge with an Arcade and I'm so glad I did. (Left my other Xbox360 at the family home)
Though there is no harddrive the memory stick has ample space for save games as I won't be downloading etc for a good 12 months. I have already ordered a HDMI cable ready for my Samsung LCD and I've had no problems pulling my saved games over to the new console.... AND ITS SO MUCH QUIETER!!!
The 360 Arcade has everything I need and 10 has got me the HDMI cable I have used before. Perfect!
A brilliant purchase and such a good idea from Microsoft, not all of us can go online and don't need that huge hardrive and expense. If and when I do need it I can buy a harddrive easily enough so I'm very happy.
Definitely worth the money savings for more games, and thats what its all about :)
Can't stress enough how happy I am with the HDMI connection as standard and the lack of fan noise..... such an improvement!
A++++
Best console ive ever had! January 8, 2008
Kieva (West Yorkshire, England)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
Got this and the wireless entertaintment pack as a xmas present and have to say its the best thing ever!
Even though the memory card is small its still fine for saving game files.
Its easy to use, the controllers are so comfortable to play with (gamecube controllers always made my hands fall asleep) its so easy to set up to your pc and stream music or movies from, go on xbox live which you get a free trial month of gold membership, so many great games to play, you can even rent movies on it. Its just the best piece of kit to ever enter my house.
The Wii now sits neglected as me and my boyfriend only play on this.
Its a little anoying you cant play xbox games without a hard drive but soon got over that by buying the 120gb one :) Plenty of space to download games and demos on now :D
If you're looking for a next gen console this is the thing to get! You will wonder how you ever played games without it :P
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