Xbox Elite and HD DVD (plus movies) for $599 at Amazon

You might not buy your systems for movies, but a large amount of people who have bought the PS3 have, and a large amount of the people who bought a PS2 did as well. Kthx rebut imo.

What idiot is gonna buy this?

$100 more than a PS3, the HD DVD drive is not even integrated, and sits in a box next door, you can't even use it for games, and the format it supports is going down the pan.

If they sell even one of these, then people need putting down, as they are totally brain dead.

How is this a bad bundle? It's the Elite first of all. Plus the HD DVD player AND lots of movies. Plus the killer game selection?

Plus HD DVD isn't losing the format war. More HD DVD players have been sold than BluRay players.

BluRay is winning ONLY in the amount of BluRay discs/movies that they've sold.

So really sony fanboys calm it down....the war is far from over. I hope HD DVD loses but if BluRay wins I don't plan on buying it. I'll just wait for the next format to spring up.

And Universal isn't the last hold out. I applaud them though for not caving into these arrogant pos sony fanboys.

In case you are interested, the XBOX 360 Elite just appeared in Greece for 499 euro. The Core 360 is sold for 299 and the Premium + Game 399 euro.

good deal if you want a 360. remember, they have a 3 year warranty now

A little more expensive then I'd wanna pay.. even with all the stuff it comes with.

Well for a limited time you can get the same from PS3 at EB.
http://www.ebgames.com/default.asp?sect=1284
(LOOK AT TOP OF PAGE FOR THAT DEAL)

Nice deal, though I do feel the HD DVD camp is getting a bit desperate. I wish the format war was over so I can finally buy some high def movies.

I have the Launch Prem bundle from Costco and an HD-DVD drive. I own 5 HD-DVD movies with the intent to buy more. The only reason I have so few HD-DVD movies is because I am very picky on what movies I will add to my library. I'm not an avid movie collector. Basically, only classics. Like 300, The Departed, etc.

I do not own a PS3 or a BD player yet, so I can not really fairly critique that particular format. I can tell you what keeps me interested in the HD-DVD format though. It's the interaction it provides, and recently, they have been making hybrid DVD/HD-DVD discs. This is a very strong 1-2 combo that I currently enjoy about this format.

Locally, the main store sells out of the Xbox 360's and Wii's very quickly (luckily, they manage to keep the Wii's re-stocked religiously). The PS3 however, does not sell and the same two PS3's they have had on the shelf have been sitting there over a month. They have a huge BD movie library, but everytime I check out the HD movie area, they seem to go untouched. In the HD-DVD area, you have to buy what you want or run the risk of not being able to get the movie you want right away.

In the end, it's all about what you want. In my area for now, it's the 360/Wii and HD-DVD.

As for the 360 not having built in WiFi, I don't see that as a big deal. Being wired is still faster than wireless (for now).

Will BD or HD-DVD win? I think both will go on, but with different purposes. I think that in the short term, HD-DVD will be the multi-media format while BD will be the storage (gaming/PC) format of choice. I don't know about you, but I would sure want the ability to buy a disc still as an alternative to downloads still.

i think

Oh boy... The "Blu-Ray is winning 2-1 v.s. HD-DVD" quote.. LOL, Please.. A better deal than the 360, and the PS3 boys come running down the hills..

All jokes aside, This is a GREAT deal. -Better than the PS3 and with a better library also! Someone just stuck the knife in Sony's wound a little bit deeper..

Don't forget that HD DVD is region-free... The Blu-Ray is LOCKED.

Think about that..

thanks for sharing. Don't come back. *waves*

haha this is too funny....the whole price thing. People complain about the PS3 price. Now its less than the 360 and still offers more (minus a some HDD space). Always thinking of the future eh?

That looks like a good deal, although as the $600 playstation seems to have proved, not as many people as hoped want to spend $600, despite it being a 'good deal' for what you get.

On a side note, still no wifi in that bundle.

All right guys, how's that bundle not a good deal? A 120gb of storage, hddvd player, 7 hd movies, a good selection of game for the system + XBL---------> I mean xbox live not PSN. Ps3 with 5blugay movies is a good deal too, but 2 movies less, less games to play and a inferior live service. If you really think about it the bundle on the is better.

I mean the 360 bundle is better.

LMAO @ "I hate". What a loser.

Anyways this is a really good deal. I support HD DVD and its leading the war in terms of how many HD DVD players have been sold. However its behind BluRay in the amount of discs sold.

Hopefully they'll make a strong push this fall/winter. And I respect Universal for not kowtowing to sony.

i just wish we got the 5 movie deal in canada. i like watching BR movies on my PS3 but i want a couple that are in HDDVD but can't justify buying the drive without the extra flicks.

Wow first off these comments are amazing. Half of you don't even know what your talking about. It's great.

I would just like to put my two cents in so I guess I'll start with the fact that who the hell really needs 120GB in there system. I have a PS3 60GB with linux yellow dog, with movies music and game on the hard drive, and I am not even close to using it. Over 10GB are just for yellow dog. I just really don't see the need, or at least for a major selling point. Especially as the way hard drives are going and 1TB are out now, and everyone is talking about having 60GB or 120GB. Just put an external on and you could have how ever much space you want to store nothing.
I guess next would be the format wars. I would just like someone to tell me what HD-DVD has that Blu-ray doesn't. Just a little curious. And for those saying that it is far from over, you are right. I had a DVD player before the original Playstation. But how many people really knew about DVD back then. Back when it was called a Digital Video Disc.
As for the price difference for the PS3 and this bundle it is the same. Remember that the price drop was only for the remaining 60GB PS3's. All orders are now for 80GB models, FYI they include Motorstorm.
To HB96st if your still reading these, the PS3 is totally region free I don't know about the 360, but how many people really go to another region and buy games, movies and such. They go to their local Best Buy, Circuit City or Blockbuster to pick up a game or movie.
Aside from the movie deal, I don't know how anyone would spend money on something that isn't guaranteed to be around in a year. Have it be Blu-ray or HD-DVD. I'll get my PS3 because Sony will continue the games. but as for the movies, I don't know if I could just waste money like that.
As for a general comment on the 360, what the was MS thinking with the Core model. NO Hard Drive they had one in the Xbox why take a step backwards?

And the game libraries they will come for the PS3, just like they did for the 360 a year ago. The fact that I can play all of my PS2 and PS1 games on my PS3 is great. Not something that you can say with the 360. Only some working others not, downloading emulators, not needed.

Well I think I'm done for now. If I think of anything else I might post again. Let me know what you think.

Yeah, a bit too expensive for my tastes...and I JUST bought my 360 earlier today. I got a good deal at Game Crazy, though I think it was by luck.

Right now, if you trade in your PS2 or original Xbox, you get $50 off instantly when you buy a 360 or PS3. Thing is, I think my sales lady messed up! She gave me the $50 off the price of the new system, AND the store credit for trading in my Xbox! Long story short, I got the 360 Premium AND Gears Of War (hadn't played it until today) for $294.21, after taxes and everything.

Good deal, I say!

why the hell would any sane person buy this bundle? HD-DVD is as good as dead, and 360's hardware defects are still unsolved, even with the current hardware revision ("improved" heatsink etc.).

For online gaming , Hardwired via ethernet.

And reason for WiFi ?

The PSP. Wireless connectivity through your house. Just in case you didn't know.

i just ordered my hddvd drive last night, the 5 free movies was worth it alone, blazing saddles in hd ftw!