Although it could mean more 360's in homes that will buy software and peripherals which is where MS makes its money. It could also go some way to putting the RRoD fiasco behind them, consumers may trust other companies more, so they become attatched to the MS brand through them. There are advantages to doing this.
And to be honest i never really saw the multiple SKU's as confusing. Either buy the Core if you only want to play normal games, or get the Pro with the hard drive if you want to use XboxLive and play online. Although im sure many consumers were confused by this, I personally find the PS3's multiple SKU's much more confusing, what with varying backwards compatibility and being region specific.
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Although it could mean more 360's in homes that will buy software and peripherals which is where MS makes its money. It could also go some way to putting the RRoD fiasco behind them, consumers may trust other companies more, so they become attatched to the MS brand through them. There are advantages to doing this.
And to be honest i never really saw the multiple SKU's as confusing. Either buy the Core if you only want to play normal games, or get the Pro with the hard drive if you want to use XboxLive and play online. Although im sure many consumers were confused by this, I personally find the PS3's multiple SKU's much more confusing, what with varying backwards compatibility and being region specific.