India finally gets the Xbox 360 Arcade

by Stevie Smith - Apr 10 2009, 15:15

When it comes to videogame consumers in Europe, there’s little denying it’s an almighty pain in the arse to suffer weeks and occasionally months of delays while North American or Japanese gamers get seemingly unfair access to all kinds of hardware and software goodies. To that we say, just be happy you’re not in India.

Moreover, loyal but unfairly treated European gamers should spare a thought for tech lovers in India, who truly know what it is to wait after this week taking stock of the Xbox 360 Arcade more than 18 months after its official launch in the United States. 

The Arcade bundle, which comes complete with five free Xbox Live Arcade games replaces the old Core model, but still lacks the additional hard drive available as standard on all other Xbox 360 models – and is vital for holding downloadable content.

The free games included in the pack are classic Arcade titles: Boom Boom Rocket, Feeding Frenzy, Luxor 2, Pac-man Championship Edition, and Uno. The box also contains a single wireless Xbox 360 control pad.

However, as pointed out, expectant gamers will need to purchase a hard drive attachment separately; not to mention an Xbox Live headset for online game communication, a network cable, and a HDMI cable for connecting to a high-definition television. 

And rubbing a little extra salt into any exposed wounds caused by having to wait such a long time for Microsoft’s basic console, the Xbox 360 Arcade is priced at 16,990 Indian rupees (approx. $340 USD), which is considerably more than it costs in both the North American and European markets.

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