This is a great deal guys
I asked in store and you can trade in on the spot Forza 3 ($65) and Banjo Kazzoie ($19) against the price of the console which means you get a Jasper Arcade Console with 512mb internal memory for $213
Xbox 360 Arcade with Forza 3 and Banjo Kazooie $297
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Bargain! Will see more of these packages leading up to Christmas, so if you can wait it might be a good idea, but this is a nice deal.
So…can you like, trade in straight away and pay $213 ?
I asked in store and you can trade in on the spot Forza 3 ($65) and Banjo Kazzoie ($19) against the price of the console which means you get a Jasper Arcade Console with 512mb internal memory for $213
Would be even better if MS were offering the 20GB HDD + 3 mths of LIVE for $34 though!
that's 199USD. if you look at the aussie site it says 299AUD
hmm tempting..would other stores price match or do the same deal?
its good timing for me… my 360 has died it's last death.. i managed to repair it 5 times over the course of a year.. i can get the arcade and switch over my hard drive etc from the old one.
Damn I hope they sell just the arcade console itself for $200 by the end of the year… I don't need the games, I just want the console! I don't want to have to trade in games for "store credit", which I'd never use… or do they actually give you cash for the games?
from what they said to me… they would give you cash off the console price for the games (eb games in stanhope gardens nsw) i might even buy two to use as media center extenders
That's actually what I want them for - I'm building a house, and have all rooms networked… my main home theatre room has a HTPC with 4 HDTV tuners, so I wanted to use the 360's in the other rooms to act as extenders. I've been waiting till the 360 hit around $200…. and a cash price of $213 is close!
Warning to all
Arcade pack does NOT include a Hard disk.
Forza 3 REQUIRES a hard disk for the 2nd DVD installation to get the most of the game as it offers the extra tracks and another 100 more cars. Most will opt to even install the first DVD on hard disk to speed up the loading times (takes ages between tracks otherwise)
You can still play it (just run from the first DVD only).. but not the "full" game that you are entitle to
Nice, I've been thinking about upgrading my original 360 for quite some time… might take up this offer and just swap over the hard drive from the old one.
hey guys just to let you know.. i just went to eb games chatswood and bought this deal.. traded forza back for $65 and banjo for $17 off the price of the console. signed up for a edge card for $2 on the spot and got the extra 10% trade in values with a grand total of $206.80. awesome price for a jasper console with the built in 256mb memory
Is this just your EB Games store? I was at my local mall at lunch, and caught a glimpse as I walked past (but didn't bother going in to actually ask)… Their sale was $297 for the Arcade console plus Banjo Kazzoie. Forza 3 wasn't included.
check the website its on there… chatswood eb games didnt have the posters up yet either
its all storesTa, thanks! I can't check it from work (they block all the good sites!), but now that I know it's on the website, I'll visit on the way home from work tonight or tomorrow and pick one up :)
Okay… I ended up getting one. I'm still undecided if I want to get another one just yet (I want three all up, I have two now), as I'm hoping they'll just keep getting cheaper and cheaper! I want them to act as extenders, not for games. :)
I can confirm that Forza3 gets a $65 discount, however Banjo Kazooie at my store was $17 (not $19). I ended up keeping that one, and just traded in Forza 3.
So I ended up paying $232 for a jasper arcade console + banjo kazooiee.
guys just to let you know as well. the box says 256mb memory but once you boot the console you will have about 384mb available which means 128 is used for dash and total is 512mb
Purchasers will find it annoying that they will need to buy a hard drive to play the second disk of Forza Motorsport 3. So be prepared to pay for a HDD.
Bad news xbox folk. Microsoft are about to begin banning xbox' with unofficial memory units/hard drives. Major blow, this was what i was going to do. http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/microsoft-bans-unoffici…
Bad news people. Im pretty sure microsoft are about to start banning people who are using their xbox with unofficial hard drives.
Damn I didn't think the first post went through. Curse you shaped internet!
Tempting…