Really, is the Xbox 360 Elite Worthy of an 8.5 Rating?
- April 30th, 2007
- 8 Comments
The Xbox 360 Elite should be rolling into you local video game store right about now, and reviews have already started to hit the many tubes that make up the Internets. CNET’s is just as good as any, but they review kind of weird. At least, not how I would have done it.
Gizmodo had the right idea: just look at what makes the Elite different from the regular 360, and review that. CNET didn’t. Instead, they look at the Elite in totality and come away with an 8.5. How on God’s Green Earth do you do that?
So let’s cut to the chase: the Elite’s addition of HDMI and a larger hard drive—120G—isn’t worth the price of admission, $479. Most, if not all, of the original grievances that many have had with the 360—it’s damn loud, no built-in Wi-Fi, no built-in HD DVD drive, etc.—have been rectified. Instead, Microsoft wants you to believe that “elite” means being able to properly connect the system to an HDTV. Uh, that’s hardly elite, fellas. Oh, and the HDMI isn’t even version 1.3. Wait…what?
So in essence, the Elite really isn’t worth the hassle, especially if you A) already have an Xbox 360 or B) don’t have an HDTV. That Microsoft charges $180 for the 120G hard drive when purchased separately is a whole different kind of crazy.
Maybe Microsoft should follow through on the rumors we’ve been hearing and just phase out the regular 360s and make the Elite the new normal.
Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite [CNET]
Remo (Who am I?)
1 year ago
Of course it is…
It’s an “all in one” entertainment device. I wish they would release a vista media extender similar to the xbox 360, but without gaming. Maybe we’ll get one in time for Christmas later this year?
Franko (Who am I?)
1 year ago
HD-DVD drive? the article is a bit miselading there, as there is no HD-DVD drive with this. If you want that you’ll need to shell out for the blocky white add on, as apparently the powers at microsoft have decided that isn’t coming out in black. Essentialy this an xbox 360 painted and priced to look like a PS3 but without the benefits.
Buy a 360 if you like, but if anyone is buying this model over the PS3 they might easily be classed as a Microsoft fanboy.
ray (Who am I?)
1 year ago
This by far is the worst Hi-Tech news forum site, i’ve ever been in, nothing but Sony fanboys as there writers, and always hating on the Xbox 360. Vince and all you gay fags, please get a life.
Orga (Who am I?)
1 year ago
No reason to get this over the one with the 20 gig hard drive, except for the black paint.
Then again, if/when I get a Wii, the white would match quite nicely. Elite? No thanks. 20 gig hard drive will be more than enough, considering my not downloading HD media of any sort.
Way to kinda/sorta try to step into the PS3’s territory though, MS. Elite 2.0 will probably do quite nicely.
Larry (Who am I?)
1 year ago
Uh.. They put this out to compete with Apple’s set-top box, not the ps3. MS is the #2 video download service behind Apple and most videophiles’ system components are black - hence the color.
5seconds
1 year ago
I assume the author meant that the the original grievances have NOT been rectified. It is still loud, still no built in Wi-Fi, and still no internal HD DVD.
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burnout (Who am I?)
1 year ago
Damn well worth the 8.5.
I love the Media Center extender functionality!
Morgan
1 year ago
This is a question that has so many answers… I believe that the Xbox 360 Elite Console is an improvement from the Xbox 360 but only by a small margin. I think that Microsoft released this new version of the console because they felt threatened by the new PS3 and they had to come up with something new so people would buy this latest console. I am currently considering whether to buy the Xbox 360 or wait to buy the new Xbox 360 Elite. I would like to hear your views. If you would like to tell me what you think please send me an email to this address: morgan_sufc@hotmail.co.uk.
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