LA Times reports X360 pricing (accurate?)

This just in from Major Nelson on skype:

The Cheapest price for Xbox will have a 20 GB HD and a wireless controller. You cant expect to log onto Xbox Live without a hard drive. Xbox Live is one of the pivotal features of the Xbox 360 console. Also we announced the wireless controller will be standard as the wired controller that you saw in pictures is used for security purposes in gaming conventions and public viewing. LA Times reporting is wrong, I will post about this on my blog later on in the day.
hmmm
 
Hmm this is all confusing. LATimes is printing this news in their paper and posted it online too, I assume, thats why they leaked it before anyone else. But that Major Nelson thing ?
 
There seems to be so many conflicting "leaks" I'm starting to wonder if this is intentional by MS. No better way to control leaks then to release mis-information to create uncertainty about which is the truth.
 
Skype is a free Voice-over-IP service. I'm more inclined to believe this Major Nelson article as it makes more sense tied in with everything else we've heard over the months!
 
yup i posted a pic of it before .

That was allways known since the start. However it was allways said the wireless controller was stnadard .


I dunno The la times article is wierd . It says 299 to 399 . Not and . So i dunno.

Dunno if its true . one hour and we should know i think
 
jvd said:
yup i posted a pic of it before .

That was allways known since the start. However it was allways said the wireless controller was stnadard .


I dunno The la times article is wierd . It says 299 to 399 . Not and . So i dunno.

Dunno if its true . one hour and we should know i think



The LA Times article says nothing that was not already debated or reported in analysts reports over the past few weeks. Making it all the more fishy is the fact that it not only words the price in the way you say, but also does not give out a key peace of info that is not known for sure, the release date. If these guys had any clue what they were talking about they would give the release date too...
 
jvd, if I were you I'd believe the LA times and go get some sleep ;)

Why would a respected newspaper put such a rumour if it wasn't send to them as an official PR? Especially this close to the Leipzig conference where there would be some real news anyway. There's no need just to fill in some "news void".

Why would LA times post some two week old analyst (read: outsourced MS spokesman hired to test the waters and "smoothen" the road for investors) interview?

The LA times info is official.
 
J_Saint said:
Yes, it's an accessory for those who don't want wireless.

Ahh i see so there is that option, I always thought for those who don't want wireless, can just use a cable and wired the wireless controller. So I assume the wired controller will be cheaper than the wireless one ? Like standard GC controller and Wavebird.
 
HappyBread said:
The Nelson quote is guff made up by some TXB poster.


I been on that forum all night long, no one has said any such thing. There was a debate to if it was real or not as some one said he was not on at the time it was reported, but many people not only confrimed he was indeed on but took pics to prove it.
 
jvd, if I were you I'd believe the LA times and go get some sleep
na its my day off . Going to go lay in the pool and sleep. Just wiating for it to get a bit hotter outside :)

Why would a respected newspaper put such a rumour if it wasn't send to them as an official PR?
Why would LA times post some two week old analyst (read: outsourced MS spokesman hired to test the waters and "smoothen" the road for investors) interview?

The LA times news is official.

Please how many wrong articles are posted a day . I remember at the new york times (or one of the new york papers) there was a huge scandle 2 years ago. How about that tv station that had proof of bush skipping out on his national guard dutys and it turned out the proof was printed on printers that were not developed back in the era .

Besides at 2am est when it was posted it would be only 11pm in la. Which would put it almost half a day earlier than the announcment .


Whats also wierd is that none of the big ms guys are at this confrense . Allard hurt himself (Broke an arm and ribs) and the other 2 aren't there.
 
EPe9686518 said:
I been on that forum all night long, no one has said any such thing. There was a debate to if it was real or not as some one said he was not on at the time it was reported, but many people not only confrimed he was indeed on but took pics to prove it.


No the guy said it was fake. U just missed it
 
Doesn't make sense to put out a wired accessory controller, if the wireless were to come as a standard and you can wire the wireless controller anyway with a accessory wire.
...just too many accessories.
Who really would buy the wired controller? Ok, the demo pods maybe have a sturdy wire in controllers, or just a wireless attached to the demo pod and it also charges there constantly.
 
jvd said:
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Whats also wierd is that none of the big ms guys are at this confrense . Allard hurt himself (Broke an arm and ribs) and the other 2 aren't there.
You sure?
Even if they weren't, why would they need to be, the xbox official site is advertising something "big" announcement there, so the troika aren't necessary needed for price and launch date announcements.
 
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