Since it had been long overdue for me to jump on to the console gaming wagon, I thought it’d be the best time for me to do so when I got to know that a Star Wars limited edition was about to be released. I really couldn’t resist the temptation of having an R2-D2 design on the console, and a controller which resembles the golden shine of C3PO. Of course, with Microsoft’s E3 demo of the Star Wars Kinect game, it was kinda inevitable for me to not buy it. But it meant I had to sell a kidney for it, as the initial price for the bundle was a repelling 350 quid. But thanks to the reselling gamelords of London, I got the same Limited Edition console, sealed and unopened for just 260 quid. And the guy was kind enough to even include a Dance Central 2 game with it, which costs 30 quid on Amazon. All in all, a very good deal, and we’ll get to the numbers at the end of this post. But for now, just sit back and gaze your eyes on the beauty that is the XBOX 360: Star Wars Limited Edition Kinect Console.
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THE PACKAGE:
UNPACKING:
Under the hood, we can see the Kinect sensor.
The included manuals for Star Wars, Kinect, and a free XBOX Live subscription for a month.
The games that come with the package are – Kinect Adventures, and Star Wars Kinect
The Kinect Sensor judging by the complete white look, resembles a Storm Trooper.. I guess.
And the usual Power Brick, RCA Connector, with SCART adaptor, and a chat headphone. No HDMI cable (disappointing).
AND NOW UNVEILING – THE CONSOLE – FRONT, RIGHT AND CENTER
The Console blinks blue LEDs instead of the traditional XBOX green. And turning on, as well as
loading/ejecting Disc on the console makes the Artoo sound. 
The R2-D2 design on the console is just flawless. Plus, since it comes in matte white, it is not a visible dust magnet.
The back comes with all the connector options viz. the power supply, single HDMI out, RCA out, 3 USB, single Ethernet, and a digital audio out. Since my amp does not have a digital in, I opted to get the audio from the RCA audio components (white and red), but it is a big pain. (I get the video from the HDMI). I don’t get why Microsoft would keep the HDMI out and the RCA out so close to each other, almost like an evil plot to force users to be able to use only one video output. Big pain in the ass. So I had to saw out the RCA cable’s extended plastic jaw, so as to be able to fit both the HDMI and the RCA connector.
All set and done. Here comes the C3P0 controller.
And time for some family group photographs now.
And that is it for this unboxing post. As for the calculation bit, of is it worth shelling out extra bucks on a limited edition of the Xbox just coz it’s another one of Lucas’ money-making devices, let’s have a look at how much an actual Xbox 360 Kinect bundle cost. On Amazon, the XBOX 360 250 GB Black, with the Kinect costs |£249.88| The Star Wars Kinect Game costs |£25.85| That brings the total to £275.73
As for the Star Wars Kinect bundle, it is now down to | £294.87| on Amazon. And it is a 320 GB Console, which is 70GB more for almost £20, plus the limited edition design, which isn’t that bad. Also, limited edition consoles have more resell values, should you need to do so.
I will be soon posting my first impressions of the Star Wars Kinect Game, and about the Kinect environment in general. Hope you liked this post. Please feel free to share this, using the buttons below.
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Until next time, may the force be with you.
