buying x-box need advice

[BP-Revo]

No COD? Wow. That sucks...

While the MW2 Edition console is great and all, you have to see if it is really worth the extra money.

I have a 120gb PS3 Slim and have barely used 20% of the capacity...However, I know that there are plenty of games that must be completely downloaded on the console (taking a solid 3-8 gigs each). These are usually games downloaded off Xbox live, so depending on how many of those he decides to get, it might be worth having a fairly large drive. I'd still say a standard Elite's 120gb is plenty. No need for the MW2 edition's 250gb drive.

Aside from the fact he can't play COD, lets break down the cost factor here.

The Holiday Elite bundle off amazon includes 2 games (Lego Batman and Pure), 120gb HD, 1 controller and a headset. It's 300 bucks.

The MW2 edition includes MW2, 2 controllers, a 250gb HD and a headset.

So the extra 100 bucks earns you a extra controller, bigger HD, and one less game (though, to me, Pure and Lego Batman are not games I'd play while MW 2 is - so in my personal view, the holiday bundle comes with no games).

The extra capacity is moot, if you ask me, maybe worth 10 bucks, and the wireless controller is $40. The game is $50. So if you forget about the games in the holiday bundle under the concept that they are ones you'd never play, you end up breaking even with the MW2 edition.

But if he can't play COD, then just get him the regular bundle. He'll get 2 games (up to him whether to play them or not) and everything he needs to play by himself. The 100 you saved by not getting the MW2 edition can be put toward games he can play and the spare controller.

I wouldn't get the arcade since it comes with barely any capacity and it's features are severely hampered (the capacity is not upgradable as far as I know - and it's small - and there is no backwards compatibility if that's a concern for you).