Xbox 360 Elite, controller holiday bundles unveiled

If only microsoft came out with something like a Elite RPG Bundle. You get the console with Mass Effect and Obilivion : GOTY edition. Instant purchase for me there.

So Microsoft is packing games in with controllers while Nintendo is packing controllers in with games. How ironic.

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I'm get me Elite today (my 4th one!) but it comes with Halo 3 ODST and Quantum of Solace. Last week the deal was Halo 3: ODST and CoD:WaW but they sold out in hours! Lego Batman and Pure aren't the best games around (but still fun), must have tonnes of stock they need to move :-(.

stek SFE, I believe the 'token' is just a code to allow the download of Ms Pac-Man ones xbox.

What exactly does "a token for Ms. Pac-Man" mean? I'm interested in the controller bundle and Ms. Pac-Man is the only game there that I already own.

AHH! I just bought 2 new black controllers from amazon yesterday, to complete my set of 4! Oh well, I only had to pay $37.49 each, so I guess I kinda made out here.

Oh cool! I want that controller pack!

I can tell you that wireless G sucks. Also the PS3 doesn't include any games for $300.

Controller bundles? Never thought of that...

The controller packin is fine. The Batman and Pure bundle should have been for the Arcade. This is only the beginning of course as the Halo3 / Halo ODST bundle will be announced before the holidays. Don't forget the MW2 bundle as well. So people should just for those bundles, instead of wasting their time with this one.

What horrible pack-ins. I guess they want to get more little kids to play the 360. >__>

I really love new controllers, I get a new one every 6 months for the 360. They REALLY need to lower the price of the HDD. I have 120gb and it's great but some of my friends/family have 20gb HDDs and they are FULL, no breathing room at all, 10mb of free space stuff.

nice sounds like the Wii Play deal they had. Get free games with a new controller. Brilliant!

Odd choices... maybe those two games should have been packed in with the $199 arcade? I know they are trying to push titles that are slowing on movement, but... ?

"the wired, DVD-media-based 120GB console" Nice little nod to the PS3, you clowns.

Wow, people are spoiled by "WiFi".

I need a new controller...think I will wait for the black and red one, that one looks awesome.

i'll buy it(the controller) as long as they offer it in wired(10 ft of cord>>>>>>>>>>>>>batteries) in addition to wireless.

I'm in New Zealand - and I just picked up the Elite with Halo 3:ODST and Wolfenstein - plus it had the HDMI cable in it - so I'm pretty happy (especially with the games and cable)

Sounds like a great deal. I will probably buy the controller bundle since I need one anyways and with it coming with free XBLA games its the perfect time to buy.

im a 360 fan but wow, couldnt they put some real games in?

@SDBusDriver1979 Why Mr. Storm Trooper? WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?

Microsoft holiday bundles are always awesome. Its just why Ms. Pac-man instead of Pac-man Championship edition in the controller bundle?

Better sell your Lego Batmans now before the market gets flooded with them.

@NuKkU Yep. Again, looking forward to a PS3 version of the controller bundle. It would make the PS3 a lot more attractive for families, I think, especially if dad is the gamer but wants stuff to play with the kids, wife, etc.

Not the greatest Xbox360 console bundle(could've been better,aka a Mass Effect, or Bioshock console bundle),but still two free family-friendly games...

competitions rules =P

@IrishBulldog93 I live in Canada and finding the damned thing is easier said than done. EB Games, Future Shop and Best Buy don't have it. I'll do as you said and ask EB Games if they can order some.

thats a pretty good bundle especially it coming with Geometry Wars

@lamprey263, i bought a few bundles. one being the xboxlive messenger kit. i took back pgr4 and the messenger controller and got 70. so i got a free head set and a free year of xboxlive :)... then i got a elite beat agents bundle that came with game and case with extra pens last holiday for 11 bucks . i just returned the game and got 31 bucks store credit. and the live messenger pack i bought was from wal-mart .com not the local wal-mart i returned it to. and it still scanned

Eh, Oh well.

@monson21502 - Actually, I believe bundled games come with a special UPC barcode and label that says it's from a bundle and not for individual sale, that way people can't sell them individually or return them... then again, if Wal-Mart will still accept them, that's pretty dumb of them.

make sure you buy it at wal-mart. that way . u can return the games for store credit. think you will get 50 bucks. maybe 60 if pure is 39.99 on the shelf. pretty sure lego batman is 19.99. all you have to do is return them and say you already have them.

Right now up at future shop in Canada you can get the 360 elete above with halo three and battlefeild battlefront for that price. better games than this bundle.

no for me on the controller bundle, first off I already have two of the three games it comes with, plus I'm still a big fan of wired controllers, but this is a decent bundle for those needing another controller and looking for some good XBLA games to play, though they could have picked some better ones for sure

At least the controller comes with games that are actually worth while. The holiday bundle for this year is pretty meh.

Pure, okay, Lego Batman, no

Whats up with all the whining. Before they were just offering the Elite for 299 and now you get 2 free games with it. If you hate them just go and sell them, you'll make enough to buy a game of your choice.

Pure and lego batman are ok but not the kind of games for me. They should make a package with Mass Effect and other good 360 exclusives.

I would really like to see these game/controller bundles be a standard, year-round offering. This for the 360, the Wii Play/Wii-mote, and something from Sony. That would be wonderful. I think the bundles reflect Microsoft's aim to get more into the mass-market. If Sony did this, I think they could get away with a T-rated game (but an E-rated game would be better overall, I think).

wonder if you can also use the 50 dollar rebate from netflix when you buy a elite?

wouldnt mind getting the controller pack. but i already own a few of those games . wish it came with a points card instead.

@whatguy69/guitardude1243 They would never do that because the games they always add a terrible games and they dont add up to what a Wirless adapter + 1 year XBL costs. They charge like $100 for adapter here in Canada alone...RRIIPP OOFFF - - -Do they want my right arm too?

This is a lackluster bundle. They should've followed up with their game of the year bundle with something like Forza 3 included in the bundle. That one game can easily make up for the 2 mediocre games that they're attempting to get the people buy during the upcoming holiday season.

crap games. they also need to include the play and charge for free like sony does. while they're add it, they should throw in online service for free...like sony does.

I agree with "whataguy69." Dropping a 1 year subscription to Xbox Live seems much more profitable considering the renewal rates and content that person may purchase on the market.

Instead of doing the usual like bundling the console with games where only a handful of people would find enticing... why not remove the games and include a 1 year subscription of Xbox Live and a wireless adaptor for the same price.

Pure is a pretty good game. I'm looking to purchase it at a discounted price... I loved the demo but i didn't want to drop $60 on it.

That bundle is 'pure' garbage... see what I did there?