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Originally Posted by Temporary_User
Can someone explain the appeal behind this?
I mean it does look better, have the internal wireless, but who that owns a xbox is going to go buy this just because of these new things?
I bought my xbox less than a year ago. Not sure on the HD size (it's up there though), but it did come with an external wi-fi connector, and Halo 3. Can't remember the price I paid off the top of my head though.
Obviously if my xbox breaks I will buy one of these, but I would have bought the old one too, so I don't see how MS is going to make any extra money off these, especially considering the costs to design, manufacture, etc. these.
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Harddrive will be bigger than any previous Xbox, has built in toslink out.
MS will make more money off this than the old Xbox. That's why Sony always releases slim versions of their consoles after a few years. Small size = fewer materials. Re-design = better cooling and less RROD and fewer warranty claims. In that same vein, we likely have die shrinkages as well which also means reduced cost. It seems to run contrary to common sense, but for electronics and games consoles, getting smaller = more profit due to refinements in technology and the use of cheaper and fewer materials. It has always been this way, even back to the original Atari.