Rumor no more! Xbox bundle coming on 10/15

[MrBond]

Saw this at another forum I frequent.

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MS *may* be releasing a new version of the xbox. This one will have the Controller S (sounds like it might replace the standard one), the (current modchips won't work) xbox, and Sega GT 2002 and Jet Set Radio Future both on one DVD.

There were also shots of the new packaging that someone had posted from another forum, which lists the controller S and the two games on it.

Console price stays the same, $200 for the bundle.

I may have to pick one up now, I'll prolly wait until after Christmas though. My Toy fund was just depleated by my digicam purchase and the reserve toy fund (ie: college book money) is probably going to be spent on an M1 Garand

Looks like this is for real .

Repost check, xbox

 

[dirtboy]

Sweet! Looks like I'll be holding off my Xbox purchase for a couple weeks.

 

[Aves]

I probably wouldn't to buy one that the modchip wouldn't work on.

For those that don't care about that, it sounds like a good deal, if it's true.

 

[MrBond]

Originally posted by: dirtboy
Sweet! Looks like I'll be holding off my Xbox purchase for a couple weeks.

Remember it is a rumor still. Like the $50 price cut.

However, this seems more logical then the price drop. They just announced the new consoles (that the mod chips don't work on [yet]) so this would be a logical way to roll them out. Both JSRF and Sega GT aren't huge sellers and aren't new games (but still look good). And apparently the xbox controller S is selling so well its hard to find.

Someone was also saying that a lot of new games are showing the controller S as the layout for buttons and such inthe manuals, so this might herald the replacement of the old controller with the new one. They can add a lot of percieved value to the console and not drop prices (and lose more money on each console)

Edit: The modchip thing is kind of an issue for me too, cause I'd like to be able to play divx/mp3s/vcds/progressive scan DVDs on mine. Heck, if there was an offical disk that did all that stuff, I'd buy it, that'd be the only reason I'd mod one.

 

[FatAlbo]

Both JSRF and Sega GT aren't huge sellers and aren't new games (but still look good).

Um, Sega GT 2002 was released sometime last month. What's your definition of "new?"

 

[dirtboy]

Luckily for me, I don't care about the modchip, but I do like the new controller and getting GT 2002 would cause me to buy one today.

 

[JayPatel]

**CONFIRMED** SEGA GT 2002 and Jet Set Radio Future

Another shot

Notha shot...

check out that mug shot of Jarome Iginla

 

Price cut would be better.

 

[neomits]

Its not a rumor
its going to happen

the post says this
"Evil Avatar.com site Gremlins send along word that starting on October 15th Microsoft will launch the new package bundle for the Xbox console system. The new package will contain the Xbox console, a Controller S, and two full version Sega games on one DVD: Sega Rally & JetSet Radio Future. The system price will stay the same."



WILL launch the new package.

 

[MrBond]

Originally posted by: neomits
Its not a rumor
its going to happen

the post says this
"Evil Avatar.com site Gremlins send along word that starting on October 15th Microsoft will launch the new package bundle for the Xbox console system. The new package will contain the Xbox console, a Controller S, and two full version Sega games on one DVD: Sega Rally & JetSet Radio Future. The system price will stay the same."



WILL launch the new package.

According to this thread, Microsoft said they WILL cut the price to $150 on 9/23 too, which never happened.

 

[vetteguy]

Someone was also saying that a lot of new games are showing the controller S as the layout for buttons and such inthe manuals, so this might herald the replacement of the old controller with the new one. They can add a lot of percieved value to the console and not drop prices (and lose more money on each console)

I just bought NFL Fever 2003, and all of the on-screen controller images are of the S. I still have the old one though.

 

[Tallgeese]

This is awesome news...and I think is a good way to prime the pump for the all-important Christmas season.
Couple this new bundle with the free dvd kit (AR), and the launch of Xbox Live (just a month later) and I think Xbox will have a very healthy season this year.

They have DESPERATELY needed to bundle in the controller S for a long time now.

 

[SLEEPER5555]

ok i can confirm this is true i seen it today in national chain store, they were not on sale but they had a date on them basically saying do not sell until the 15th! Also costco has a bundle with the system, 2 games an extra cont and the dvd remote to appear on the 15th but i did not see a price on the combo yet.

 

[dirtboy]

awww yea!!

 

[BDawg]

I think they should also make the hi def pack the standart, included video adapter.

 

[Wingznut]

*** CONFIRMED ***

Originally posted by:c|net
Between Oct. 15 and the end of the year, Xbox buyers will get copies of "Sega GT 2002," a racing game, and Sega's "Jet Set Radio Future" free with the purchase of a $199 Xbox. Separately, each game costs $49.95.

 

[Shantanu]

The X-Box has had a pretty solid grip on the power gaming crowd since it came out. That's why it's sold many times the games per console as the PS2 and Gamecube.

The PS2 still dominates with casual gamers. I was at a Best Buy the other day, and this lady was looking to buy a console for her eight year old kid. She asked how much the games on the X-Box cost. "Most are $50, since the console and games are new." Too much. Then she spotted the bargain bin full of $20 PS2 titles, and that's all the convincing she needed.

But the new bundle should help the X-Box score big points with the casual gaming crowd. They see two software titles to the PS2's none, and it's a major factor for them.

The X-Box has also done a mediocre job of getting out the word that the X-Box saves you money on memory cards and - increasingly - addons as such as broadband adapter and hard drive, which will cost $$$ on the X-Box.

The new bundle seems to be doing well. I was at Babbages today at 1:00 p.m. and they were all sold out of the Xbox bundle.

 

[Maverick]

they still need some better games though...the last Xbox game I picked up was Tony Hawk 3...that makes 2 games total...Tony Hawk 3 and Halo.

 

[RossMAN]

Does the X-Box have a broadband ethernet adapter yet? If so, how much is it?

How much is BB's extended warranty for the X-Box?

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Does the X-Box have a broadband ethernet adapter yet? If so, how much is it?

How much is BB's extended warranty for the X-Box?

xbox comes with ethernet.

 

[0roo0roo]

sweet, now i can get an xbox for starcraft ghost