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IT Director  Posts: 1551 Joined: 13 Jun 2002     | For game saves, 256mb is a rather reasonable amount. I haven't hit that much and I keep almost all my saves on a memory card. For downloadable content, not so much. One thing to note is that the Arcade-level unit has always come with a memory card. If anything, this is a slight downgrade, as the storage is now bound to the machine instead of being portable. Memory cards are the only real way to take your profile with you if you plan on playing with someone else on their console. On the other hand, it definitely lowers the production cost for the Arcade machines. On-board storage will definitely be cheaper than including a memory card, so hopefully this will help leave some room for further price cuts in the future. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 170 Joined: 8 Oct 2008     | I'm not sure I fully get what they're doing, but are they just shipping the Arcade with extra hardware? |
News Room Contributor Posts: 1863 Joined: 19 Aug 2006 |
The system now has a memory chip inside of it rather than requiring one to plug in a memory card. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1554 Joined: 10 Sep 2008     | I'm not sure if I should be annoyed about this since I just bought an 360 arcade last friday, well at least if my arcade get's the RROD I can at least keep my memory card so I don't lose my saved game files. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3664 Joined: 21 Jan 2008   | Good news. It's a good way for Microsoft to target the lower-end (price) demographic, offering a complete gaming package for under the price of the Wii (which, I suppose, will be in shortage). |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1467 Joined: 15 May 2008   |
I thought you could just put a HDD on them? Am I misinformed? |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3644 Joined: 3 Apr 2008     |
Yes you can... AND I KNOW HOW....mwhahahha |
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Xbox 360 Arcades to Include Internal Memory
Microsoft has confirmed that upgraded versions of the Xbox 360 Arcade consoles will include internal memory instead of requiring memory cards to save games.
Rumors started circulating yesterday when videos and pictures of new Xbox 360 Arcade units considered to include the Jasper chip set and internal storage began surfacing that the Arcade SKU had officially been replaced.
Today, a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed to Xbox360Fanboy, "We are constantly updating the console's more than 1700 internal components. We can confirm that we are moving to internal memory for the Xbox 360 Arcade. The physical internal memory is the same size as the previous external memory units - 256MB."
While 256 megabytes is not a large amount of space for any music, media or game saves, it is an improvement from forcing consumers to purchase an extra $50 for a 512 megabyte memory card. This also lessens the actual price of buying the Arcade unit, which retails for $199, increasing its appeal to holiday shoppers.
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