Apparently a majority of the consoles that Microsoft made are the lesser Core versions instead of the Premium..
I still think Core shouldn't have even been an option. It can't go online, and it can't play old XBOX games. There are a lot of people who "settled" for it because they figured it was better than nothing, only to be disappointed later one they really realized what they had done.
I think Microsoft purposely made more Core's than Premium's because now a lot of people are going to have to spend even more money to bring their Core's up to par with the Premiums.
Seriously, if someone told me that a gaming console was going to come out with two versions. A good version, and a version that has good features taken out that can be added later for an additional price... Put me down for $1,000 bet that it would be none other than Microsoft. I think the whole Core concept is messed up and is unfair to gamers.
It's not like comparing a GBA to an SP, where the main difference is either having or not having a backlight. The Core and Premium 360's have a lot of differences. The main being that the Core can't be taken online because it doesn't have a hard drive. Microsoft made them because they knew they would sell because people would rather "settle" for a Core than get nothing at all. They can be made cheaper, and the people will almost all end up upgrading later.
It's Microsoft though, and really I find this very funny, because it's not ironic at all. It's what I expected, but it's one of those things you'd think you would only joke about, but sure enough, they did it. They sold inferior systems knowing full well people would have to upgrade.
Wow.. lol :lol:
I still think Core shouldn't have even been an option. It can't go online, and it can't play old XBOX games. There are a lot of people who "settled" for it because they figured it was better than nothing, only to be disappointed later one they really realized what they had done.
I think Microsoft purposely made more Core's than Premium's because now a lot of people are going to have to spend even more money to bring their Core's up to par with the Premiums.
Seriously, if someone told me that a gaming console was going to come out with two versions. A good version, and a version that has good features taken out that can be added later for an additional price... Put me down for $1,000 bet that it would be none other than Microsoft. I think the whole Core concept is messed up and is unfair to gamers.
It's not like comparing a GBA to an SP, where the main difference is either having or not having a backlight. The Core and Premium 360's have a lot of differences. The main being that the Core can't be taken online because it doesn't have a hard drive. Microsoft made them because they knew they would sell because people would rather "settle" for a Core than get nothing at all. They can be made cheaper, and the people will almost all end up upgrading later.
It's Microsoft though, and really I find this very funny, because it's not ironic at all. It's what I expected, but it's one of those things you'd think you would only joke about, but sure enough, they did it. They sold inferior systems knowing full well people would have to upgrade.
Wow.. lol :lol: