Comments on: We’re SKUed! The New Xbox 2010, PSP Go!, and DSi

By: xboxoz360

xboxoz360 — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:21:13 +0000

Do you want a console, or a Powerhouse PC . . If so, then I’d suggest a trip to the local Game PC store would be in your best interest.

Consoles are NOT designed to ‘replace’ PC’s. They are designed to eventually end up as entertainment room devices and media hubs for “family fun” – not fun in a bedroom or office space.

By: james braselton

james braselton — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:20:55 +0000

HI THERE WOW WHAT A WAST OF MONEY ALL THEY DID IS REPACKAGE THE OLD CONSOLE I WILL SAVE UP UNTILL REAL UPGRADE LIKE FASTER CPUS MULTI-PULL 10,000 15,000 RPM HARD DRIVES VERY HIGH SPEED SSD SOLID STATE FLASH DRIVES OR AT LEAST 1 TERABYTE OF STORAGE HALOGRAPHIC DISC HALO GRAMS HALO DECKS TELY TRANSPORTERS BUT I REALY WANT IS A PROTABLE XBOX IN 2010 IF POSSABLE I WANT MY HALO TO GO

By: Raptor

Raptor — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:29:00 +0000

This SKU conundrum recently posed a challenge for me. A friend of mine needed my advice in which console to buy. A strange thing to ask since I’m a PC Gamer (proud of it) but I read a lot of tech info. Unfortunately that didn’t go as planned since the PS3s and Wiis here only come in one or two SKUs only. We ended up with a PSP. Even that posed a problem in buying which SKU. He finally bought a PSP 1000 but I do felt a bit of guilt for not encouraging him buying the 2000. In the end his decision was made by the different pricing based on packaged accessories.

By: Allegionary

Allegionary — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:51:11 +0000

Can you people get more pedantic? Man…

As for the POINT being made, I think that though there have been multiple SKUs before, it is increasing so that it is starting to look like yearly changes to cars.

As long as we can still play all our games and get the important upgrade hardware we need (eg. Natal) separate, then only those who must have the newest thing will need to worry about it.

Is it worth it going from DS Lite to DSi or PSP 3000 to PSP GO? No, not really, unless you really need the new features. And then you’ll pay for it.

By: marshyishere

marshyishere — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:29:31 +0000

Sorry, but did you notice we are in the middle of a financial crisis?

The most viable option for all three companies is to ride the current generation for as long as they can, another 5 years minimum, updating their SKUs while dropping the price of their console every 6-12 months or so.

By: marshyishere

marshyishere — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:26:54 +0000

just note the first 360 SKU was called a core unit, not an arcade unit.

Skus have been around for longer than you mention too…
Seem to disregard the NES and SNES, all the different types of Sega’s and PS1′s over the years.

Also I would like to mention that there should be NO frustration about new SKU’s being released as, most times it is simply a small internal or cosmetic change which in no way affects the games you play etc.

MS have stated that the Natal will work with ALL 360′s, therefore even if an inbuilt Natal/360 is put on the market, you will still be able to buy it separately.

Personally, I think SKU’s are perfectly fine as they do not force you to upgrade, more or less tempt you to.

By: name

name — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:06:08 +0000

you forgot the 20GB model which came out with the 60GB but was much cheaper because it had no BC and if i remember wright it had the exact same fetures as the 40GB.

By: name

name — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:03:04 +0000

the console hes refering to as arron said is natal.
there not releasing another xbox next year that makes no sence.
they will have to release a succsessor to the 360 in 1011 2012 at the latest.
and im 99.9% posotive people aint going to buy a upgraded 360 in 2010 than a new xbox whatever its called in 2011.
if M$ think people are going to do that than there stupider and greedier than i thought.

By: dkpatriarch

dkpatriarch — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:30:12 +0000

Some good points made here. I had taken a holiday from gaming from the 486 PC days to the N64 days so wasn’t aware of most these changes and can’t comment on them.

However, most of those changes seem pretty minor compared with those (and the number of them for one console) these days. All consoles have had their interiors changed around too, and different colours: but most changes weren’t a big loss or gain and just cosmetic. That’s why I and many others gave up PC gaming: the general continuity.

If you look at last gen with the Gamecube (except in Japan where they had an extra SKU with a dvd drive called the Panasonic Q I believe), the PS2 (which only changed colour, interior components, slimness- and price), and the original Xbox, there were few real significant changes like HDD space, features, additions of tech etc. You didn’t wait and see the next SKU, you waited for the next console to see what it did.

In portable gaming you did have the Nintendo Gameboy Advance, which I think has had 3 versions…all this before the DS. But they tended to replace, not co-exist like the PSP 3000 and GO or the DS Lite and DSi.

But the rate of change seems to be increasing, and I wanted to hear what people thought of these changes. Look at the Ipods and other devices that seem to upgrade to new versions yearly.

So even if there were some changes before this gen in gaming, you can still comment on what you think about that

By: dkpatriarch

dkpatriarch — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:14:43 +0000

Voice recognition only.

Besides is anyone going to actually look at the point I’m making?

Even if I missed a detail, the point is the number of changes made to the same console generation and that there are more console versions being sold at the same time now.

Even if the next 360 SKU has a small camera outside the actual casing, it’s still another SKU.

How do you all feel about all these different versions constantly being updated almost every year and how do you feel about having multiple SKUs for sale at the same time?

The console detail only outlined above is to flesh out the idea of different versions, not to chronicle exact changes perfectly .