Wanna buy an Xbox 360 (bundle) for my kids?

Wongsky

Don't know much about them, really. I have an aging, original Xbox in my loft, though, just for a bit of kudos.

They currently have a Wii, but I promised my oldest (8) that I'd put the extra to his £85 birthday spends and get him an Xbox. Other son is 4, both boys.

So really what I'm looking for is any tips on bundles, really. Prefer to buy new over used / pre-owned.

I'll need to get another controller (I assume they only come with one), and would like to get a kinect thingmy with it. Don't know much about the storage side of things - why it matters, whether it's just as cost-effective to add afterwards? So was leaning towards a 250G one, with kinect.

Seen a reasonable bundle at on Very's website for £299, but was looking for any other recommendations.

I know little about them and what I need for them - but at present will be connecting to a SD CRT TV, so would prefer some kind of RGB SCART lead - is that available, do you have to buy something additional?

My thinking is to buy a good price bundle, then buy the additional controller, and other bits and bobs wherever I can get them cheapest.

But any help / advice / knowledge would be welcome, as I'm rather out of touch with Xboxes.

drew__2

Why don't you try Play.com or Asda. Last read Asda was giving the cheapest. Good Luck!

Wongsky

drew_ wrote: »

Why don't you try Play.com or Asda. Last read Asda was giving the cheapest. Good Luck!

Had a look at play - nothing that looks that good, there. For Asda do you mean online, or in-store?

CrazyCatMan

I'd have a look on Amazon. I've found a bundle on there for a 250GB Xbox 360 and Kinect for £279.99, so cheaper than the £299.99 package on Very.

I have a Kinect too, and think it is great. Your sons will enjoy it.

Wongsky

CrazyCatMan wrote: »

I'd have a look on Amazon. I've found a bundle on there for a 250GB Xbox 360 and Kinect for £279.99, so cheaper than the £299.99 package on Very.

The Very package is the Star Wars one - so had the Star Wars game, and Kinect Adventures - is the Amazon deal as good as that?

CrazyCatMan

Not as good at Amazon, but I've found what I believe to be the same package at Sainsburys Entertainment for £279.99 (see http://www.sainsburysentertainment.co.uk/en/Games/Xbox-360/Xbox-360-320GB-Star-Wars-Kinect-Console-Limited-Edition/product.html?product=E11054288) plus 558 nectar points (worth £2.79) if you collect those.

Wongsky

CrazyCatMan wrote: »

Not as good at Amazon, but I've found what I believe to be the same package at Sainsburys Entertainment for £279.99 (see http://www.sainsburysentertainment.co.uk/en/Games/Xbox-360/Xbox-360-320GB-Star-Wars-Kinect-Console-Limited-Edition/product.html?product=E11054288) plus 558 nectar points (worth £2.79) if you collect those.

I had seen that, and was going to buy it from them - but tried to place an order, and bizarrely, they don't accept Maestro debit cards - only Mastercard or Visa credit cards (I rung them when their website wouldn't take my payment details).

lindseylocket

we got ours from argos , last christmas , shopped around and it was the best deal.

they are currently doing 4GB with kinnect , kinnect adventures and free delivery £249.99

Wongsky

lindseylocket wrote: »

we got ours from argos , last christmas , shopped around and it was the best deal.

they are currently doing 4GB with kinnect , kinnect adventures and free delivery £249.99

Well ended up buying from HMV's website, in the end. Would have liked to buy from the Sainsbury's entertainment website, as it was a good deal (there's a better deal on Game, I think, website - but out of stock, currently) but them not taking debit cards for payment, ruled it out, really.

Got the Star Wars bundle for £299 delivered, so that's the console, a Kinect, 320G drive, Star Wars game, Kinect adventures, some limited edition (R2D2 style) console, and apparently a C3PO inspired controller.

It's been delivered, but I've not connected it all up, yet.

geennaa

I bought my kids theirs 2 weeks ago in morrisons for £175 in the box was.. Xbox 360 4gb + kinect and 1 game think it was adventures and 1 wireless controller

Wongsky

geennaa wrote: »

I bought my kids theirs 2 weeks ago in morrisons for £175 in the box was.. Xbox 360 4gb + kinect and 1 game think it was adventures and 1 wireless controller

I went to my local Morrisons because I'd seen mention of an awfully good deal on bundles, but my local Morrisons didn't have any bundles on offer. And once you factor in going to other stores on your travels, you might well find the costs biting into the advantage - and really, I didn't want to delay too much, because once kids get the notion you're going to get them one, they want it yesterday.

Might be a bit more expensive than I had in mind before I promised my son the deal, but all the same, they're worth it, and when you look at the costs (bearing in mind my eldest put his birthday money towards it) compared with what many spend on booze and going out to eat, it could be worse, anyways...

I have a rule, anyways - it's working at the moment - consoles are for the family, not the kids own rooms - things like DSs are different, but things like the Wii and this Xbox are for the lounge, not kids retreating to bedrooms.