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Product Description
Introducing Xbox 360 Elite, the premier Xbox 360 console package that includes a massive 120GB hard drive, a HDMI port, and HDMI cable, all wrapped up with a premium black finish. Xbox 360 Elite also includes a black wireless controller and black Xbox LIVE headset. Xbox 360 Elite has enough space for a whole library of Xbox LIVE Arcade games as well as downloadable high-definition TV shows, movies, music, and all the other content available from Xbox LIVE Marketplace.Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #64 in Video Games
- Brand: Microsoft
- Model: 52V-00379
- Released on: 2010-03-09
- ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
- Platform: Xbox 360
- Dimensions: 6.90" h x 11.50" w x 12.60" l, 14.00 pounds
Features
- Three powerful core processors
- 16:9 cinematic aspect ratio
- Anti-aliasing for smooth textures
- Full surround sound
- DVD playback with upscaling capabilities
Editorial Reviews
From the Manufacturer
Xbox 360 Elite is the total entertainment experience. Enjoy the largest library of games, including the best exclusive titles. Watch thousands of HD movies and TV episodes at the press of a button including titles streamed instantly from Netflix.* Download Game Addons like songs, maps, levels and characters. Plus, with 120GB of storage, there’s plenty of room to extend your fun.
Xbox 360 Elite is the total entertainment experience. Enjoy the largest library of games, including the best exclusive titles. Watch thousands of HD movies and TV episodes at the press of a button including titles streamed instantly from Netflix.* Download Game Addons like songs, maps, levels and characters. Plus, with 120GB of storage, there’s plenty of room to extend your fun.
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What’s in the Box • Xbox 360 Console • Standard Edition of Forza Motorsport 3 (Rated "E" for Everyone) • Standard Edition of Halo 3: ODST (Rated "M" for Mature”) • Xbox 360 120GB Hard Drive • 1 Black Xbox 360 Wireless Controller • 1 Black Xbox 360 Wired Headset • 1 Ethernet cable • 1 Standard definition Xbox 360 Composite A/V cable Product Features Xbox 360 120GB Hard Drive: The 120GB hard drive allows gamers to save their games and store television shows, movies, music, pictures, trailers, levels, demos and other content available from Xbox LIVE® Marketplace. Xbox 360 Wireless (black): This award-winning, high-performance wireless controller feature the Xbox Guide Button for quick, in-game access to friends and music. It has a range of up to 30 feet and a battery life of up to 30 hours on two AA batteries. Xbox 360 Headset (black): Strategize or trade taunts while playing games and send voice messages to friends on Xbox LIVE. Xbox LIVE: Xbox LIVE is the online game and entertainment service for Xbox 360. Connect for free and you’ll find game demos so you can try before you buy, and tons of free videos, trailers and more. Plus you’ll have access to Game Add-ons, like new songs and adventures, to extend the life of your favorite games. What’s more, thousands of downloadable HD movies and TV episodes are available with the press of a button. Free Netflix Trial: See how easy it is to stream movies instantly to your console from Netflix*, many in high definition. | |
Game Description Forza Motorsport® 3 Developer: Turn 10 Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios Genre: Racing Game Rating: E (Everyone) Game Descriptors: • Mild Lyrics td> | Game Description Halo® 3: ODST Developer: Bungie Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios Genre: Shooter Game Rating: M (Mature) Game Descriptors: • Blood • Violence • Language |
Attach Recommendations • Wireless N Networking Adapter • Quick Charge Kit • Xbox LIVE Gold 12 month card • Microsoft 1600 Points Card • Xbox 360 HDMI Cable Xbox 360® is entertainment well played. It's about fun, connections, and bringing friends together, no matter where they are. You'll find the largest library* of games with something for every skill and style. You can play with friends across the street or around the world on Xbox LIVE and extend your favorite games with addons like new songs, levels, characters and more.* Plus you'll find thousands of HD movies and TV episodes available instantly from Netflix.* It all adds up to the most bang for your entertainment buck. Jump in.* Two included games are combined in one box; they are not packaged separately. Games, add-ons, and media content sold separately. Microsoft® Points required to purchase from Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Xbox LIVE Gold membership (sold separately) and Netflix unlimited membership (sold separately) required to stream movies instantly from Netflix. See Netflix Terms of Use for details about Netflix service. Xbox LIVE Gold required for online multiplayer. Broadband internet required; see www.xbox.com/live for system requirements. Largest library based on next generation consoles. Xbox 360 has it all • The largest library of games with something for everyone • Add-ons like new songs and levels to extend the life of your favorite games • Online multiplayer to play games with friends, no matter where they are • Thousands of HD movies and TV episodes available from Netflix and Xbox LIVE® Marketplace Xbox LIVE Join Xbox LIVE for FREE, for access to: • Try games for free before you buy them. • Extend the fun with exciting Game Add-ons like songs, levels and characters. (sold separately) • Choose from hundreds of pick up and play games. (sold separately and broadband Internet required) • Watch thousands of HD movies and TV episodes. (sold separately and broadband Internet required) Upgrade to Xbox LIVE Gold. Experience the best in gaming and entertainment with Xbox LIVE Gold. Raise the curtain on your own instant movie night with thousands of HD movies and TV episodes streamed instantly from Netflix. (Netflix membership sold separately). Invite friends all over the world to connect, cheer and play online multiplayer games. And as a Xbox LIVE Gold member, you’ll enjoy exclusive Deals of the Week that save you money, and special sneak-peak game demos that give you early access to the newest and latest. Go Gold for the best in gaming and entertainment: • Play online multiplayer games. • Stream HD movies and TV episodes instantly from Netflix. (Netflix membership sold separately). • Gain early access to game demos. • Save on exclusive offers on the best content. • Text, voice, and video chat with friends. Family Settings Xbox 360 has the most robust Family Settings available to help adults by allowing them to set the rating level of games and movies that can be played on the console, (allowing all members of the household to enjoy Xbox in a user-appropriate environment.) It also lets system owners set the online and offline game experiences of children by selecting whether they can play online and whom they play with. And the Family Timer feature helps adults regulate how long kids can play their Xbox 360.* Games, add-ons, and media content sold separately. Microsoft® Points required to purchase from Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Xbox LIVE Gold membership and Netflix unlimited membership required for Netflix instant streaming. See Netflix Terms of Use for details about Netflix service. Xbox LIVE Gold required for online multiplayer. Broadband internet required; see www.xbox.com/live for system requirements. Largest library based on next generation consoles. | |
Customer Reviews
Wow, what a bundle!
If you have been holding off on getting an XBox 360 this is a great opportunity. Both of the included games are must owns and would cost you at least $100 if you bought them separately. Forza 3 is arguably better than the Gran Turismo series, I personally have a lot more fun with it. Halo ODST has all the multiplayer stuff from Halo 3 so the online content is really nice. The system reliability problems have been resolved, though I would still buy the three year warranty through Amazon no matter what console you buy.
I own a PS3 slim as well and both systems are great and both have great exclusive games so if you can you should own them both, but I would start with an XBox if you have neither. The only thing that disappoints me about the XBox is that built-in wireless should have been added a long time ago. The wireless adapter is laughably overpriced but there are cheaper alternatives like using a PC with internet connection sharing or buying a TRENDnet TEW-647GA Ethernet Port Wireless Gaming Adapter. Some people think that XBox Live should be free also, and it would be nice if it was but you can find it cheaper if you look around. I always get a 1 year card for $30. For that price it is a bit better than PSN, which isn't as polished and organized as XBox Live.
Other great games for 360 ...
Mass Effect 1 & 2 - These are must play RPGs
Fallout 3 Game of the Year Edition (also on PS3 but it's very buggy, get it on XBox instead)
Fable 2
Gears of War 1 & 2
Halo Reach (coming later)
Left 4 Dead 1 & 2 - also on PC since Valve apparently hates Sony :-(
Viva Pinata
Also since the XBox has been around longer you can find A LOT more budget priced games and cheap used games around.
If you want to get a system now this is a great bundle, but if you are still on the fence about jumping into the HD generation I would wait. The rumored "valhalla" chipset should be coming this year, which will be the CPU and GPU on one die which will take up less space and will probably prompt Microsoft to make a XBox 360 "Slim" like Sony always does. If they do that it will really boost sales and no one will want the older bigger model anymore.
Great bundle with 2 minor annoyances!
First off, let me state that this is a great bundle for an Xbox 360 newcomer. As shown, it comes with two popular games for the system, Halo 3: ODST and Forza Motorsport 3. The system looks great and runs very nicely. Also these are all manufactured with the Jasper chipset, the most reliable of all known 360 chipsets. I've owned another Jasper for over a year with absolutely no problems. There are two small annoyances I found with the bundle that I would like to address.
1. There is NO HDMI cable in the bundle. I'm pretty upset Microsoft took this route and have not included the HDMI cable in this bundle. Not sure why this move was made, but it's very disappointing.
2. Forza 3/Halo 3: ODST both come in the same case. This is pretty standard with all bundles of this nature, but for us OCD gamers, it's pretty annoying. 4 discs in one case. Really Microsoft?
Other than those 2 minor problems, I found the bundle to be up to par with the rest of the Microsoft game bundles. It makes a great gift for anybody and is also perfect for those looking to upgrade to a new system and hard drive (120gb).
Also something I liked, it came with a voucher to download a Boys and Girls Clubs of America hoodie for your male or female avatar. For each redeemed token, a $1 donation is made to Boys and Girls Clubs of America. I liked this and am proud to say my avatar has his hoodie on right this second.
Amazing deal for an amazing console!
If you were on the fence about purchasing an Xbox 360, look no further. This deal is giving you access to two free full-priced amazing games along with your 120gb 360. Halo 3 : ODST comes with the ODST campaign of Halo 3 and a separate disk with Halo 3 multiplayer (meaning you don't need to buy the original Halo 3 to play online, both connect to each other. On that disk you also get the map packs available only on Xbox LIVE (Legendary, Mythic map pack, etc). Best of all, though, EVERY copy of ODST comes with beta access to Halo: Reach in May! Halo: Reach is looking to be the definitive Halo in terms of story, graphics, and multiplayer. If you know about video games, I'm sure you've seen some previews already; it's everywhere!
Forza 3 is a superb racing sim. I've spend around 260~ hours on my file and I've only really completed around 25% of the game. I've spent hours in the auction house and storefront buying and reselling cars alone to raise my in-game credits, and, while I suck at designing and customization, people devote hundreds of hours making amazing graphic designs for your cars and selling them in the in-game online store. The racing is top-notch and unlike any racing sim you'll ever play. Try your hand at racing in career mode, win credits and build up/customize your garage or take your skills online in multiplayer. Your choice! (Even if you don't want these 2 free games, you can sell them on craigslist or eBay for a nice amount).
Other superb Xbox 360 exclusives to look into are:
Gears of War 1 & 2
Lost Odyssey
Viva Pinata
Perfect Dark
Fable II and III
Crackdown 1 & 2
Tales of Vesperia (US/EU)
Mass Effect 1 & 2
Splinter Cell: Conviction
Alan Wake
Metro 2033
Dead Rising
Left 4 Dead 1 & 2
Portal: Still Alive and Portal 2 (coming Fall 2010)
Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
Banjo Kazooie and Banjo- Tooie (XBLA, remakes of the classic ones)
Halo Wars
Magna Carta 2
Shadow Complex
Okay, enough with games! *phew* The console is a 65nm Jasper chip model and highly resistant to "3RROD" unlike the older 360 models. Studies put the rate at about 3%, or pretty much in line with your everyday household electronic. The 120GB coming with your console is practically needed if you're going to be serious about playing so many games. Downloading games onto your HDD results in no disk even spinning inside your console, which means an extremely quiet Xbox (even throughout 12 hour gaming sessions, trust me, I know) and hardly any heat emission from your Xbox.
All in all, if you're looking to purchase an Xbox 360, THIS is the bundle you want. With so many games released and being released, if you're on the fence for yourself or a relative, now's your chance to get with the bandwagon!
