Microsoft Promo Offers Free Xbox 360 For PC Purchase

[KiKiweaky]

4 gigs is a pathetic amount of storage, nice idea but thats sorta like offering sombody a free hamburger and not giving them the second half of it :'(

 

[Worgen]

the biggest problem with this is that it wants you to buy a premade pc and premade pcs tend to suck

 

[kebab4you]

the biggest problem with this is that it wants you to buy a premade pc and premade pcs tend to suck

That or cost way to much to get a decent one. Still a nice deal for people that don't custom build there PC´s.

 

[Rad Party God]

If I'd buy a PC, why would I want an Xbox in the first place? Also, factory made PCs tend to suck, I haven't seen the specs of the PC itself, but it must be quite underwhelming, even if you're intending to use it for web browsing and other stuff.

 

[rossatdi]

Wow, this is a fantastic deal. I gave up on PCs years ago when I realised the cost involved in being a die-hard mouse&board, after all it might be a better system of interaction but what's the point if it costs so much extra and you don't always get the best games?

I have a real disposable income these days but was lucky enough to get a birthday present before uni that would have qualified for this. Lose out on some minor preferences in a PC I know I can update as a I want and get $200 xbox? Done and done, and I mean done.

 

[Madman123456]

maybe people will want to play the new L.A. Noir. And then fry their new xboxes

It's rather easy to get a decent gaming PC, one which can out perform the consoles by so much that even some of the badly coded ports will run smoothly on a budget this high.

Correction is in order. You will not be able to buy a pc that runs "Saints Row 2" smoothly on that budget, because that is a phenomenally bad port. Also, GTA4 will not run as you'd like, if it runs at all because of the drm.

 

[Pebsy]

I'm detecting a Mac disliking undertone. On the escapist of all places?

On the other hand, for the price of a Mac you could buy a 250GB 360 to go with your as powerful-as-a-mac computer and complimentary free 360

I wouldn't say there's hate, but show me any brand new mac that I can't get the same specs for cheaper, and with a free xbox on a non-custom built pc, then get a cracked copy of the mac os if I really wanted it (garageband and logic pro are beginning to become appealing, but its only software, not hardware)

 

[RSparowe]

I think the aim of this campaign, that seems to have been overlooked in these posts, is to sell a PC strictly for your studying and provide a free Xbox platform for your gaming. It's a very good deal if one needs a PC strictly for studies.

 

[Akisa]

If all U.S. Air Force members are enrolled in the Air Force Community College would that deal count?

 

[Brain_Cleanser]

I think the aim of this campaign, that seems to have been overlooked in these posts, is to sell a PC strictly for your studying and provide a free Xbox platform for your gaming. It's a very good deal if one needs a PC strictly for studies.

This is exactly what I was thinking as I was reading the thread. I don't use a computer for gaming, I use it for school and assorted other crap. Said assorted other crap doesn't need to be breaking limits for its specs, and building a PC from scratch for that would be kinda mad.
And I don't have a laptop OR a 360. I don't intend to get a 360, but afree one would be nice.

 

[BrotherRool]

I'm detecting a Mac disliking undertone. On the escapist of all places?

On the other hand, for the price of a Mac you could buy a 250GB 360 to go with your as powerful-as-a-mac computer and complimentary free 360

This post was written on a $3,300 MacBook Pro.

Well that pretty well puts me in my place. I was wrong.

You could buy 5 250GB 360's to go with your free complimentary 360