| Microsoft Announces Holiday Xbox 360 Bundles: Two Games Packed In |
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| Written by Rivithed | ||||
| Monday, 08 October 2007 | ||||
Today, Microsoft announced the upcoming holiday bundles of the Xbox 360 Premium ($349.99) and Xbox 360 Elite ($449.99). Everything stays the same on the hardware configuration side (although we'll have to see if the reduced "Xbox 360 Falcon" CPU makes it in the consoles), but there will be two games packed in. The two games which will be included in the Premium and Elite Xbox 360s: Forza Motorsport 2 and Marvel Ultimate Alliance . The bundles will be available at retailers in the end of October. Microsoft notes that it's a retail savings of $90.
This confirms the rumor which surfaced a little over a week ago. The Xbox 360 Arcade announcement can't be too far off. The new version of the Xbox 360 Core model, the Xbox 360 Arcade system, surfaced briefly on Toysrus.com and Amazon.com listings. From Microsoft
Press release: Xbox Rewards Buyers this Holiday with Two Free Games Hot on the heels of a price reduction for all Xbox 360 consoles, Microsoft is now giving holiday buyers even more value by including two great games with every Xbox 360 console and Xbox 360 Elite, a retail savings of $90 for consumers. The acclaimed “Forza Motorsport 2” (Microsoft Game Studios) and “Marvel Ultimate Alliance” (Activision) will both be included for the recently reduced prices of $349.99 (U.S.) for Xbox 360 and $449.99 (U.S.) for Xbox 360 Elite. Both bundles will be available retail-wide by the end of October. Xbox 360 offers the best value this holiday and is the only place you can play all the titles in the greatest holiday line-up of video game in history. This line-up includes “Halo 3” (MGS), which became the fastest-selling video game ever and is making history as one of the biggest entertainment launches of all time. “Halo 3” (MGS) is just one title in an incredible holiday line-up that are all only available on one game platform, Xbox 360. Starting with "Madden NFL 08" (EA Sports), Xbox 360 has an unprecedented string of no less than seven blockbuster titles, each of which we expect to sell at least a million units, including "BioShock" (2K Games), the record breaking "Halo 3" (GS) "Project Gotham Racing 4" (MGS), "Mass Effect" (MGS), "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock" (Activision) and "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare" (Activision). Xbox 360 is home to the most critically acclaimed next generation games according to Metacritic.com, the leading aggregator of game reviews from more than 100 publications. Of the top 30 next generation game titles on Metacritic.com, 21 are on Xbox 360 and five games exclusive to Xbox 360 score above 90 out of 100. In fact, “Forza Motorsport 2” (MGS) has received an aggregate review score of 90, producing a “Universal Acclaim” rating. The most-respected game reviewers have spoken and according to them, Xbox 360 has more than double the games of the Playstation 3 and Wii receiving a score of 90 or higher.
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