Is the xbox 360 arcade good enough?

My brother wants to get a xbox 360 because it is now 200 dollars, but is it a rip off? He only plays sports games (maybe GTA too) and he is not worried too much about playing online. (he is pretty much a graphics whore) So is the arcade good enough for him.

He knows that he will have to get a HDMI cable for an extra 40 dollars, but I guess he is ok with that.

thanks.

Go for the 60gb model. Thats all I can say.UnknownElement4

the arcade comes with a mem stick,

so ya itll be good to start off with, he can always get a hdd later,

plus its got 5 free arcade games one is uno , thats fun to play lol,

and those 5 games seperatelly can cost ya so its worthy

now it comes with wireless controller unlike the core,

so ya go ahead,

mem stick and 5 free games make it worth it , since when you get your hdd that stick can be used to transter gamertags and stuff to one 360 to another , or if you play at a friends house you can take it with you

The memory card that comes with arcade will last longer than you think, i have the arcade and im happy all i did was steal a hard drive off my rich cousin lol.

I have and arcade for about 4 months now and i'm totally happy with it. I don't play on-line because i don't like it,except sports games, which i play with my friends at my place. I really don't need a hard drive because i bought the console for games. The MC is more than enough for me. But that's just me...Firentze

I found many cheap 20 Gb hard-drives, but I don't see the need for one

depends is he retarted? Most people at our group home play the ps3, but there are some real sick people playing 360. They drool and smile though so it's all good.

bryanacross

you can't even spell 'Retarded' and you're calling people dumb? wow.. lol.

Anyways, the Arcade should be fine if all he plays are sports games and doesn't care about online... go for it i say!

My brother wants to get a xbox 360 because it is now 200 dollars, but is it a rip off? He only plays sports games (maybe GTA too) and he is not worried too much about playing online. (he is pretty much a graphics whore) So is the arcade good enough for him.

He knows that he will have to get a HDMI cable for an extra 40 dollars, but I guess he is ok with that.

thanks.

harrisi17

If your stores carry it, get the 20gb xbox go pro system.

It comes with pretty suff. harddrive space, and comes with the component cabels.

I know alot dont even mention the 20gb model, but for your brother, it is only 259.99 and it sounds like what he woudl use to its fullest.

Hello i'm new to this forum, yeh I bought an arcade xbox 360 for 200 euro and it's fine I

just save my game onto the memory stick and in future i might get an add on hard drive.

I think at $200, the Arcade is less the "tard pack" that is was. Especially since it is $100 less than the next 360. If you aren't interesting in downloading content, it really isn't a bad choice. Plus, you can easily add a hard drive in the future. With 120 and 60 GB upgrades out there, I'd imagine there are a few used 20 GB hdds floating around. I know I have a 20 GB hdd sitting in a drawer unused.b11051973

No, some stores still carry the 20gb Go pro model with the component cables included for $259.99. I just bought one at my local BestBuy two weeks ago.

if he doesn't care about downloadable content and arcade games then the arcade is just finemephisto_11

anyone see the irony in this comment?

My brother wants to get a xbox 360 because it is now 200 dollars, but is it a rip off? He only plays sports games (maybe GTA too) and he is not worried too much about playing online. (he is pretty much a graphics whore) So is the arcade good enough for him.

He knows that he will have to get a HDMI cable for an extra 40 dollars, but I guess he is ok with that.

thanks.

harrisi17

Its good enough. Even if its not, you can get a used 120gb HDD and the total system price is like 5 bucks more than buying a Premium. Plus MS is selling 20gb HDD for $30. Thats more than enough for anyone who isn't trying to have like 20 hours of video sitting on their hdd at any given time.

I don't wanna say don't listen to others saying otherwise, but don't. We are so into gaming that we spend our free time browsing message boards about video games and post in them multiple times a day. We are by no means the average joe gamer that your brother seems to be.

Also, for the love of god do not buy an HDMI cable at a retail store. I don't know why, but they have a HUGE markup. You can go on ebay and buy a 6ft HDMI cable for like $5. At a store thats like $40. And not even for monster brand, just some no name company. The internet is usually cheaper, but this is the first thing where the retail version is like 8x the price of the internet retailer version.