Customer Reviews

Xbox 360 Arcade Console

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Ok heres the deal - After noticing that there are used xbox >arcades< being sold for over 200$ I think this needs to be said. You can buy one brand new with a controller and game and cables for $150 at Walmart. I owned one for a year and now it's still being used by one of my buddies in Iraq. This system does not come with very much memory, but I never found any of need for memory. Now if you're a hard core gamer, or you want to download music, games, movies, etc. then you might want to go with one of the larger memory systems, but it will cost you around 100$ extra. I loved it and am happy I did not waste my money on memory I did not need.

DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT!! i read the description and saw the picture, and i thought it was completely legit, and i got a broken xbox with no cords, and no controller. do yourself a favor, don't buy this!!!

This is what i bought. pThe Xbox 360 Arcade console is everything you need to hit the ground running. Plug in the console and connect the wireless controller and youre playing. Play together today with Xbox 360 Arcade, including the Xbox 360 console, wireless controller, and memory unit for game saves. /p That is directly copied and pasted from the product description. I get my package in the mail and its only the console. I emailed Retro Records about it on the 31st of Jan. He got back to me last night with a one sentance response. "If you read the descripton it clearly states this unit is for parts only." Where in that description does it say anything about for parts only? Not only that but the console was supposed to come with everything i need to play such as a controller and power brick and AV hook up. It came with none of that. I have yet to test the xbox because i had to buy everything separate. SO once the rest of the parts come in the mail i will find out if the console actually works. THIS IS FALSE ADVERTISING

I was EXREMELY pleased with the speed of delivery, everything that was supposed to be in the box was. the only problems I had was the controller that came was a little grimey but after a good cleaning it was fine, the three games that came with it were pretty scratched, but they do still work and play fine "so far"... and finally a mistake on my part, it had been so long since I bought my last xbox I forgot that the "arcade" xbox does not have HDMI capability.

I received this packeage in horrible condition and right when i set it up, it displayed system error and never worked. I took it to electronics store that specializes in xbox repair and was informed that the seller most likely had to know that the sytem was junk. They never replied to my emails or calls until amazon intervened and finally gave me a full refund.. seller is horrible...beware!

I was very skeptical at first when I received it since it was used. However, its been almost a month and the system works well. The only con I personally don't like is that I need a wireless adapter to play games online and the system sometimes makes alot of noise.

I am happy to get the xbo360 but it shows a controller on the photo but no controller was sent. I feel that is a false way to sell. I had to order a controller.

Had no problem when I ordered this console, it works fine and it came with a game in the tray and a green Fan, inside of it. I feel like it was worth my money and I'm having fun, playing games on this console, which really didn't cost that much a $103 bucks from this seller "DATDUDESTUFF" Very good investment will recommend this to anyone.

After about 3 years my console got the RRoD (Red Ring of Death is when red lights are displayed on the console. It means there has been a hardware failure.) It was great while it lasted :). The games that come with it are fun too. Can't remember all of them though :(. The controller is awesome too it is big and durable. The memory card can hardly store anything though, so remember to buy the hard drive here: Xbox 360 60GB Hard Drive. The power brick is huge. umm... can't really think of much else. I'm saving up for the new 250 gb w/ kinect model (Xbox 360 250GB Console with Kinect) at the time of this writing and I hope it is as awesome as this console was.

The Xbox 360 is only as good as what you plan to use it for. That is, it's only as good as the games you decide to play, the movies and shows you decide to watch (via Netflix, perhaps), and the music you decide to listen to.

Well, that's not entirely true. The overwhelming majority of these machines were, at one point, very poorly made. Manufacturing processes have improved since those dark, dreadful times. Consider asking your seller for the manufacture date of his/her Xbox. This will save you a lot of trouble, anger and disappointment.

Many Xbox 360 games can also be purchased for the Playstation 3. The Playstation 3 is only as good as what you want to use it for. Except... well... some people think it has an inferior controller. I am one of them... the PS3 controller doesn't even vibrate (what is this, 1997?). This is a matter of preference; neophytes may consider testing each for themselves at a retailer. Control and comfort can be a dealbreaker.

Except when your console is so poorly built it's essentially designed to fail.

Some games look better on the Xbox 360 than they do on the PS3. The reverse is also true. This is of secondary importance. Before deciding to buy one or the other, the customer should know what kinds of games/subject matter he or she likes, and then buy the machine with the most suitable library of games. There are many very pretty games available which are no fun at all.

Especially if you aren't into them.

The Xbox 360 is less expensive than the PS3, because the PS3 plays Blu-Ray movies. Blu-Ray players aren't as expensive as they used to be, and in my opinion you shouldn't be putting extra 'miles' on an expensive gaming machine by watching movies on it, if you can help it.

These machines only last so long.

If you plan to play online (and you should, it's an absolute blast), the Xbox 360 requires membership fees and extra hardware, unless you have an ethernet hookup near your television. The PS3 does not. It has built in wireless internet support. Depending on your connection, wired may be more reliable than wireless.

Lag really sucks.

Online play on the Xbox 360 is hosted by players, so you can play your games online as long as you have people to play them with. Many PS3 games use dedicated servers which may be shut down once they become more trouble than they are worth to their corporate masters.

You should be the one to decide when to move on. Right?

In Sum:

Buy an X-Box 360 because it has lots of games you'd like to play. Not because it's cheaper, has a(n arguably) better controller, and has (arguably) better online play.

If your best friend has one, you might let that make the decision for you. Which may... or may not... be a good thing.