the Hushed Casket

I'm just saying; first it was the Elite, now this. They're creating tiers and sub-tiers for the consumers who bought separate consoles. Originally, there was the Xbox 360 Premium and Core packs. I personally found it absurd considering that you got a much better deal and a hard drive with a Premium for only a $100 more, but that wasn't too bad. Then came along the Elite, which cost only $80.00, with improved hardware and a larger hard drive. Yes, I understand that the Elite was made for people who didn't have 360s and this newer product could entice them into buying one (the name is a bit ironic, considering that the newer consumers get an elite system while the people who already had 360s are stuck with something less). But where the Hell does that leave everyone who already has a console? They can't get the same benefits. I'm just whining and growning because I don't have an Elite or whatever, but now they added HDMI ports for the Premiums, too.

What happened to simpler times, when I got the Nintendo 64 and I didn't have to worry about Nintendo releasing a newer, better variation every eight months or something? I mean there were color variations of the N64, but those were all cosmetic. Yes, previous generations of systems had add-ons and products to enhance it, but they never integrated it with the console itself like the Xbox 360 is now, which could quite possibly affect peoples' decisions in the future before they buy a next-generation console at launch (aside from lowering prices as time goes on and as anticipated system sellers get released).

So, I applaud Microsoft for their decision, because in the end they're going to make more money. Right? It's not going to benefit me that much, though. /narcissist