What type of xbox 360 does he need?
My son has a PS2 and loves it! Now he wants an xbox 360 because it has more games. We're looking at the $199 console and the $299 console. What is the difference? He will not be playing "online" games or downloading anything. What about memory sticks -- does he need those? What is the red ring of death? He does leave his PS2 on (turns tv off), so that it will save his place on the games. Should I be watching for special deals since it is close to Christmas? I'm just really stupid when it comes to video games.
the $299 version comes with a 20GB Hard Drive, which is required to save games. If you bought the $199 version, you would have to buy a 512MB memory stick for $50 at the least to save the games, and then if you have a HDTV, you would have to purchase separate cables to get the full experience. The $299 version comes with HD cables and the Hard Drive. Microsoft just lowered their consoles down by $50, so I don't think there will be any deals. If you leave the 360 on for a while, it can get really hot and have a small chance of getting the red ring of death, but if this happens you can send your xbox 360 to microsoft for free repairs.