X-Box 360 deals

Haly · 08-07-2006, 14:36

No, i'm not definitely buying one yet before you get excited Durz

But I am having a look around. It's pay day next week and I'm hoping to make another £200 or so in the next week by selling a phone (No I didn't nick it from work

) so I am tempted.

Anyway, any good deals anyone has seen for a 360? I saw the other day in Gamestation they had second hand 360s with a HD (Think they were cores but the HD thrown in which is the main thing I want from a Premium anyway) plus 2 games for £289 which seemed pretty good.
But is there anything better about that I haven't seen?

I know ebay have some going but i'm wary of getting second hand from a source like that in case it goes wrong. I figure at least if it went wrong and I bought it 2nd hand from Gamestation I'd still be able to get it replaced (I think)?

Haly · 08-07-2006, 17:44

Do I get shot for bumping?

Burble · 08-07-2006, 17:51

We don't have a gun smilie, so I guess you're ok

I'm also on the lookout for a 360, but I've not seen any deals that make want to open my wallet.

Matblack · 08-07-2006, 18:35

Mine was £320 in Gameplay with some football game which they swaped for Oblivion, in all honesty I'm not using it or my PSP enough to warrent me keeping them at the moment, I only got the 360 because it ment I didn't have to upgrade the PC which I figured was why I wasn't playing many games but it would seem that that wasn't the case and I only play the occational game.

MB

Burble · 08-07-2006, 19:28

Good point, MB. Sitting gathering dust in the spare room I've got:

PS2
Xbox
PSP
DS
Gamecube
GBA
Megadrive
SNES

I don't actually play that many games, and those that I do are best played on the PC.

Stan_Lite · 08-07-2006, 19:39

I have a PS2 sitting in the corner of my bedroom gathering dust.

I was intending to upgrade to a PS3 when they came out but like Mr Floppy, what little gaming I do is done on the PC so the expense would hardly be justifiable.

For the price those things are going to be, I could build another Folding rig

Stan

Dr. Z · 08-07-2006, 21:24

DO NOT buy a core under ANY circumstances - even if they throw the HD in. It just isnt worth it. Premium all the way.

I would be extremely wary of buying one used at the moment as well. In fact, it just isnt a thought I would entertain at all.

The best way of doing it is to trade in stuff you arent using for the 360 in somewhere like Game and get a Game card (if you havnt done so already). You can then use the game points the next day to buy other things that you really need to buy (play and charge kit, possibly a memory card if you have mates with 360s, wireless LAN card).

How true the first line of your post was as well

You know me better than I thought

Haly · 08-07-2006, 21:54

Er why isn't the core worth it when it's got a hd?
I don't need the cable, I'm not bothered about a wireless controller and i have plenty of spare ethernet cable

Not got anything I want to trade in that won't get more than £2 so I'm not going to do that.

Dr. Z · 08-07-2006, 23:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Haly

Er why isn't the core worth it when it's got a hd?
I don't need the cable, I'm not bothered about a wireless controller and i have plenty of spare ethernet cable

Not got anything I want to trade in that won't get more than £2 so I'm not going to do that.

Wireless controllers are amazing

You also get xbl gold for a month and silver free which is the best part of the console.

The wireless controller is the best thing ever though, it really is.

EDIT: I have just looked at the prices you gave in post #1 and, well, thats pretty good apart from the fact they are s/h

EDIT 2:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...lance&n=300703 - £275 for the premium straight from Amazon. No games though, but its new and that has to be a load off your mind when buying

Can always get preowned games etc.

Haly · 09-07-2006, 00:04

You seem to get silver free anyway with the cores

And really not bothered about wireless controllers especially not for an extra £50 which it'd work out as! I've used them and they're great, but not £50 great

For £275 new I'm not buying it for that much with no games. I'll wait for Xmas in that case.

Re second hand though I'll nip in gamestation and see what kind of warranty comes with the second hand stuff.

08-07-2006, 17:44	#2
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	Do I get shot for bumping? __________________ Halycopter

08-07-2006, 18:35	#4
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Mine was £320 in Gameplay with some football game which they swaped for Oblivion, in all honesty I'm not using it or my PSP enough to warrent me keeping them at the moment, I only got the 360 because it ment I didn't have to upgrade the PC which I figured was why I wasn't playing many games but it would seem that that wasn't the case and I only play the occational game. MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

08-07-2006, 21:54	#8
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	Er why isn't the core worth it when it's got a hd? I don't need the cable, I'm not bothered about a wireless controller and i have plenty of spare ethernet cable Not got anything I want to trade in that won't get more than £2 so I'm not going to do that. __________________ Halycopter

09-07-2006, 00:04	#10
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	You seem to get silver free anyway with the cores And really not bothered about wireless controllers especially not for an extra £50 which it'd work out as! I've used them and they're great, but not £50 great For £275 new I'm not buying it for that much with no games. I'll wait for Xmas in that case. Re second hand though I'll nip in gamestation and see what kind of warranty comes with the second hand stuff. __________________ Halycopter

08-07-2006, 14:36	#1
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	X-Box 360 deals No, i'm not definitely buying one yet before you get excited Durz But I am having a look around. It's pay day next week and I'm hoping to make another £200 or so in the next week by selling a phone (No I didn't nick it from work ) so I am tempted. Anyway, any good deals anyone has seen for a 360? I saw the other day in Gamestation they had second hand 360s with a HD (Think they were cores but the HD thrown in which is the main thing I want from a Premium anyway) plus 2 games for £289 which seemed pretty good. But is there anything better about that I haven't seen? I know ebay have some going but i'm wary of getting second hand from a source like that in case it goes wrong. I figure at least if it went wrong and I bought it 2nd hand from Gamestation I'd still be able to get it replaced (I think)? __________________ Halycopter

08-07-2006, 17:51	#3
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	We don't have a gun smilie, so I guess you're ok I'm also on the lookout for a 360, but I've not seen any deals that make want to open my wallet.

08-07-2006, 19:28	#5
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	Good point, MB. Sitting gathering dust in the spare room I've got: PS2 Xbox PSP DS Gamecube GBA Megadrive SNES I don't actually play that many games, and those that I do are best played on the PC.

08-07-2006, 19:39	#6
Stan_Lite Stan, Stan the FLASHER MAN! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In bed with your sister Posts: 5,483	I have a PS2 sitting in the corner of my bedroom gathering dust. I was intending to upgrade to a PS3 when they came out but like Mr Floppy, what little gaming I do is done on the PC so the expense would hardly be justifiable. For the price those things are going to be, I could build another Folding rig Stan

08-07-2006, 21:24	#7
Dr. Z I'm going for a scuttle... Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,021	DO NOT buy a core under ANY circumstances - even if they throw the HD in. It just isnt worth it. Premium all the way. I would be extremely wary of buying one used at the moment as well. In fact, it just isnt a thought I would entertain at all. The best way of doing it is to trade in stuff you arent using for the 360 in somewhere like Game and get a Game card (if you havnt done so already). You can then use the game points the next day to buy other things that you really need to buy (play and charge kit, possibly a memory card if you have mates with 360s, wireless LAN card). How true the first line of your post was as well You know me better than I thought