Xbox 360 availability updates (merged)

ichiban1962

if you buy the core system you have to upgrade with add on hard drive to play original games

jb1964

maneesh wrote:

My bad says comes in 10 weeks, plus lxdirect (part of little woods), has the bundle cheaper.

LX Direct says within 11weeks also.

ichiban1962

its because the xbox 360 is just a power pc at heart and uses software to emulate the original xbox
so to make original games work downloads are required to allow the system to run them

mercman_3

Xbox 360 core pack in stock for NG31 delivery as of 09.00 today

lisawood78

They have these for home del in Post Code CV11 (core system)

jb1964

ichiban1962 wrote:

if you buy the core system you have to upgrade with add on hard drive to play original games

So providing you buy the hard drive (sorry if I sound dull - just not technical at all) - you will be able to play the ordinary xbox games.

Also, I know there's the difference between the full and the core system - but is it just that the full system comes with the additional extras (separate) or is it that the full system is a compact system with everything already in it.

It's just for some reason I thought the full system was the core system plus the extra's as in a bundle.

gravy173

my argos confirmation finally turned up this morning at 5:39am so i guess it was a tad delayed with confirmation of delivery on sat 10th dec between 8am-2pm

Woohoo!!!

ichiban1962

jb1964 wrote:

So providing you buy the hard drive (sorry if I sound dull - just not technical at all) - you will be able to play the ordinary xbox games.

Also, I know there's the difference between the full and the core system - but is it just that the full system comes with the additional extras (separate) or is it that the full system is a compact system with everything already in it.

It's just for some reason I thought the full system was the core system plus the extra's as in a bundle.

you are right with what you say they are the same system but the core system has no extras, but if you want to save games you either require a memory card or the hard drive added

the hard drive also allows you to store music and pictures as well
but the machine is not backward compatible straight out of the box with all original xbox games

it seems microsoft will offer bigger hard drives later possibly
to turn the xbox into a personnel video recorder maybe
hope this helps

ichiban1962

jb1964 wrote:

So providing you buy the hard drive (sorry if I sound dull - just not technical at all) - you will be able to play the ordinary xbox games.

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not technical at all just two teenagers who talk bout nothing else


now and then something sticks between my ears

jb1964

Many thanks, I started to think that maybe the full system was one compact unit.

Received my confirmation e-mail from Argos for the core system - ordered yesterday at around 3pm - still won't believe it until I see it though!.