Which 360 SKU did you pick?
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Actually the "Premium" was never called that. It was just called the Xbox 360., but yeah there is a difference between the 2. The former was only 20gb and the latter was either 20gb or 60gb.
Tommy McClain
DuckThor Evil
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I voted Elite, which is what I currently own. I bought the 20GB unit at launch, but don't have it anymore.
I chose Core, which is what I bought in Nov 2005 on launch.. I for some reason had decided I wanted a Core over the Pro originally anyway, but I was one of the last ten people or so in line able to get one, and all they had left was cores anyway so I would have had no choice.
They had something along the lines of 40 pro's and 10 Arcade units available, I still remember, and I was between 40-50 in line, all the pro's were gone.
Of course I added a 20GB HD later, and recently picked up a 120GB for $50 at Sears clearance.
They had something along the lines of 40 pro's and 10 Arcade units available, I still remember, and I was between 40-50 in line, all the pro's were gone.
Of course I added a 20GB HD later, and recently picked up a 120GB for $50 at Sears clearance.
Yeah, sorry, I was trying to remember if when the core disappeared there was a name shift for the mid-range SKU. I was going to lump the core and arcade together, but I figured some people would complain. But right, select the Pro if you have a premium.
I guess it's a very vocal minority then. :smile:
I don't know that you'd be able to get results in a poll like this that would be representative of the general gaming population on any gaming forum. I don't believe this forum is llikely to be any less representative than any other, though, at least when it comes to the SKU breakdown.
As for this forum being disproportionately PS3-focused, that's pretty much indisputable. Previous polls of console ownership have shown as much. And if that's not proof enough, start paying attention to the threads that stay at the top of the Console Games forum and which console the subject games are for. It's incredibly one-sided.
I'm not complaining about it. It's nice that, as a non-owner, I can keep track of what's new and exciting with the PS3 since I tend to keep up with the 360 and PC news on my own. i find that I do have to do a mental conversion to try to translate B3D buzz level to a more general buzz level, though.
Silent_Buddha
Legend
Can't vote as I got the Premium. 
Regards,
SB
Regards,
SB
Silent_Buddha
Legend
The latest board poll would beg to differ...
http://forum.beyond3d.com/showthread.php?t=54392
PS3 is in the majory here...
[Edit] - NM, I think I see what you're saying. And I'd say both sets of owners are pretty vocal, with more focus paid to PS3 news, games, and events.
Regards,
SB
I don't think I'd get any data representative of the general population, it was more curiosity: given 3 choices of SKUs, the most expensive, the mid-range and the cheapest, which one did B3D 360 owners pick. It's why I was going to put in only 3 choices at first. I've been curious about this since we don't know how the 360 SKUs sell, but I don't think I can draw any conclusions beyond the obvious.
The PS3 is ahead, and in a global sense it's disproportionate, but there's also a lot of European people on this board (and yet curiously we tend to discuss almost every piece of news from a US perspective), so that'll skew things. Among Americans/Canadians I think the distribution is quite different. But then I think the number of people who own both HD systems is also disproportionate.
This is true, but this is also a 3d-enthusiast board. So games like Uncharted and Killzone will draw attraction even if it's to pop and post that no, game 'x' does not have the most amazing graphics. (It happens pretty often.) Conversely, Summer of Arcade has been at the top of the Gaming section for a while, just as the 'let's play 360 together' thread hung around for a good while. Reach is always near the top and all Splinter Cell news was posted there and discussed. (Mind you, I don't think that taking a sample right now would help matters -- we're fresh off GC and Sony's presence at the show was bigger than MS').
I expected you would view the results in context which is why I bothered to vote and post in the thread.
EU is roughly 50/50 no? Even with a heavy EU influence vs NA that shouldn't result in the PS3 being ahead without the board being "tilted". I'm more inclined to believe that good early PS3 discussion attracted people who wanted good PS3 discussion which led to more of same attracting more posters, etc.
It's an overall trend I've noticed while checking that section of the forum multiple times a day for a few years now.