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Sunday, December 18, 2005

Best Buy had Xbox 360s; Game deals before Christmas

Best Buy had Xbox 360s
Gamer deals before Christmas

NEWS:

1. Best Buy had Xbox 360s

Following up on last Wednesday's post, Best Buy did have Xbox 360s for sale this morning, they evidently sold out within a half an hour of an early 8 a.m. opening for many stores. I called a couple of stores, and if the two's inventory (24 and 42 units) are any indication, Best Buy did OK moving units today.

I'm curious to see what next week's numbers look like as far total units moved.

2. Gamer deals before Christmas

Check out Circuit City for a bunch of multi-platform titles for $5-20 off. In particular, new/recent titles like Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones; Rainbow Six: Lockdown; Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood; Far Cry Instincts; and the new America's Army are all 30-bucks.

They don't seem to have any Xbox 360 stuff on sale.

Also, Circuit City and Fry's have got all titles $19.99 or less (whether or not they're PS2 Greatest Hits or Xbox Platinum Hits) "2 for $30".

A bunch of places have the new Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie for $30 (not $50), plus have packed-in "Movie Cash" to go see the film. Just make sure you buy the one with the movie cash, and be aware that though this game probably has the longest title of the year, it's also one of the shortest play-wise.

Best Buy has got similar game deals, and they've got some third-party Xbox 360 titles (Condemned, Amped3, and NBA 2K6) on sale for $10 off their $60 list; and at least Condemned is worth it.

Best Buy also has the Optoma EZPRO716 SVGA DLP projector for only $499.99 after $200 instant savings and $100 rebate (MSRP $1,099). I don't have direct experience with this projector, but the specs are decent, and review I've seen have been favorable. Check out more at ProjectorCentral.com. And you can probably check out CompUSA to see if they're packaging this projector (at a similar low price) with a screen or other needed accessories.

If you're looking for Xbox 360 accessories, Target stores this week started carrying a couple of third-party wired controllers.

The first-party Microsoft wired controllers MSRP at $39.99, but the Mad Catz Xbox 360 Game Pad Pro MSRPs are $34.99, and the JoyTech Neo Se (or Xe) Advanced MRSPs at $29.99.

The Mad Catz offering has been getting better reviews than Microsoft's first-party controller, but I worry about whether their D-Pad design will work for Dead or Alive 4. IGN ripped the JoyTech controller, probably mainly because their review unit shipped with a stuck right analog stick.

UPDATE: Target also has the Pelican Xbox 360 Controller for $29.99. I can't find any reviews on it (and weirdly, there's nothing on Pelican's site), but I've used their wireless Xbox controllers for years with no complaints.

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Adam Creighton, Computer and Video Gaming (Subscribe)

Sunday, December 18, 2005

Best Buy had Xbox 360s; Game deals before Christmas

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