Xbox 360 Arcade

Microsoft Australia has dated and priced the Xbox 360 Arcade and the Xbox 360 Pro Bundle. The Pro Bundle will feature a console with 20GB hard drive, media remote, wireless controller, Forza Motorsport 2 and Viva Pinata while the Arcade console will have 5 Xbox Live Arcade games, wireless controller and a 256MB memory card instead of a hard disk. The games on the Arcade disc are Pac-Man Championship Edition, Uno, Luxor, Boom Boom Rocket and Feeding Frenzy. The Pro bundle will be released on November 1st for $579 and the Arcade console on November 15th for $399.

Microsoft has finally gotten around to announcing the Xbox 360 Arcade console that has been in stores for some time now. The one thing that needed clarification was whether the included Xbox Live Arcade titles were demos or full versions - we now know they are indeed full versions.

The Xbox 360 Arcade is available now for US$279.99 and features:
* Wireless controller
* HDMI out
* Memory Unit in the box
* Includes full versions of the following Arcade titles on disc:

• PAC-MAN Championship Edition
• Uno
• Luxor 2
• Boom Boom Rocket
• Feeding Frenzy

via Major Nelson

Thanks to a tipster over at Engadget we now know what is in the Xbox 360 Arcade pack before Microsoft even issue a press release. The $279.99 pack features a hard drive-less Xbox 360, 256MB Memory Card, a Wireless controller, an HDMI output (without cable), and a game disc with Xbox LIVE Arcade games: Boom Boom Rocket, Feeding Frenzy, Luxor 2, Pac-Man Championship Demo, and Uno.

via Engadget