Here's What You'll Get For Your Old Xbox 360

"Wait, I get the new 360 for $100.00 if I trade my old one in, or $100.00 off? I assume that's the discount, because a $10.00 360 for a memory card would be pretty cheap. "

Does anyone know if the new 360 comes with a way to transfer your memory on your hard drive to the new hard drive or is that bought seperately.

Hmm. I might be trading my old 360 in.

That is cool

Yo, it's live: http://www.gamestop.com/gs/specialty/tradeins
 
Valid through July 11.
 
One piece of the terms worth noting.  It's $100 for the system AND a controller.  Oh, and you have to apply it to the purchase of a Slim.  That sort of a "well, duh" but thought it'd be worth spelling out if someone was looking to replace an old system with a new Elite or Arcade or something.
 
I have a spare Pro and an extra 20 GB HDD.  Not sure if I'll bother upgrading, as my new Arcade still has like 18 months worth of warranty on it and I don't plan on getting Kinect.  Would be cheaper to just get a wireless adapter (though my ethernet cable reaches the system now).

The hard drive prices are crap, but everything else is quite a bit higher than I was expecting. 

" Offer valid in the United States, Puerto Rico and Guam only."
 
Where the fuck is Guam?

Tempting...  But how do you get all your hard drive content moved over if you have to trade in your old Xbox to get the deal on the new one?! Apparently a large external USB drive to backup all your stuff would be required.

looks cool enough :))

"second-hand speculation" 
 
I see what you did there.

So if I sell My Elite, does that mean I get $140, or is it $100 because the Elite always comes with a 120GB HDD?

Damn, this seems kinda awesome and I only just got my MW2 Elite console.

So... if I were to trade in my 4 year old 360 20GB with a wireless controller that would be $155 off? Sweeeeet.

I really like the new design,  something to save up for.

I just talked to a guy from GameStop to clarify some questions:
1) The $100 for the system: you must trade a controller with the console, as well as the cables.
2) If you have a large hard drive and are looking to transfer over using the Xbox 360 transfer cable, you can keep your current hard drive, buy the new Xbox, and after you transfer your data you can go back to GameStop and they will honor your trade-in (for 7 days).
3) This is not just for the first shipment; this sale starts on 6/17 (today) and ends on 7/11.
 
Hope that helped some people!

I doubt I'll do it but that is a fairly good deal.
 
...better than I expected at least.

I wonder if they will do this in Europe. I would be happy to buy a new Xbox for less than €200.
 
Why would you trade in your HDD? Would need to back it up first so I wouldn't lose all my stuff.

Any idea if theres a similar UK promotion going on with any where?

" Spending $170 would be much more palatable than $300, I just wish that wasn't a promotion, and as such would always be offered so I wouldn't need to make a snap decision. Besides, it might be nice to have two Xboxes around, and cleaning out the hard drive would be kind of a pain, since I wouldn't trust the Gamestop people to do it themselves. "

ok wait.... someone please clarify..... my 60GB one year old 360 will get me $135 dollars off a new slim 360?.......

As much as I don't like Gamestop at times, this actually is a pretty good deal.  Kind of pissed I just sold my wireless adapter on Amazon for a little less after the vig.  At least I'll know it won't be for sale used at Gamestop for $79.

 My 360's Network port just died, so I think it's time to switch. Got a nice fat paycheck coming on the first of July anyway.

an update for every one, the Edge card if you have it increases the value on this promotion for accessories, so it should increase the trade in value of the hard drive, controllers, network adaptor and memory cards.
Confirmed this at my local gamestop.

" Not totally clear on how the transfer kit is meant to work if you no longer have the original 360 to place the old hard drive in. "

I hate gamestop so much. They love ripping us off so much.. 

it's a nice deal i guess

I was needing to buy a Wi-Fi adapter next week anyway, so I pulled the trigger on this deal today. No new 360's in stock, but I'll get to pick it up tomorrow. I had a 2 year old Pro with a 60 gig HD that was having some freezing issues (possible red ring eminent?) 
 
Got a total of $174.50 for the system, wireless controller, 60 gig HD and headset. Another $140 including tax for the wireless, 4x bigger HD, fresh controller and more reliable chipset made this a steal for me.

Not a fan of the look

Also, the clerk at my GS did not read the promo right and gave me the $25 for the one controller (didn't include it with the system). I didn't realize the $100 was supposed to include a controller till I re-read it here so YMMV.

As tempting as this is I think I'll pass. I'd rather wait and see how these new models are than jump in head first and buy version 1 hardware. I learned my lesson there with the PS2. Damn it I really would like a quieter box with built in wireless though.

Ugh, I want one.

This deal is horrible. I don't see how anyone can do this unless they are currently having problems with their own 360. 100 dollars u.s. for the system AND the controller? That is a stupid, blatant rip off.

Or, I could just keep playing games on it.

I'm curious... I can't transfer my licenses again until next year  
BUT does that mean I'll have to be connected to xbox live everytime I want to use dlc/add ons?  
or will i have to put my profile on a thumb stick and switch between two xboxes whenever I want to play my older dlc/addons?

" Spending $170 would be much more palatable than $300, I just wish that wasn't a promotion, and as such would always be offered so I wouldn't need to make a snap decision. Besides, it might be nice to have two Xboxes around, and cleaning out the hard drive would be kind of a pain, since I wouldn't trust the Gamestop people to do it themselves. "

Does anyone know if Gamestop will take 3rd party video cables with the console? I have some S-video cables that I don't need. I'd like to keep my component ones since It will be a few days before I get my HDMI cable.

This is tempting but there's nothing wrong with my current 360. I'll just wait for it to die before I buy a slim. 
 
Anyways, by the time my current one dies out I'm sure there will be a price cut on the slim. Probably some more upgrades too, like a bigger harddrive, shrunken chip sets.

If you don't own an  Xbox, are looking for a new Slim on this deal, and are seriously looking to game the system on two companies:
 
Amazon is selling an Arcade w/ controller and Viva Pinata / BK Nuts and Bolts for $150 with a $50 credit off future games.  Purchase said bundle, trade it for $100 off a new Xbox at Gamestop.  You'll end up with two great games free and $50 to spend on a new Xbox game on Amazon.

this is totally real - a bit unconventional for gamestop...
 
 http://www.gamestop.com/gs/specialty/tradeins/

I dont believe some of you are actually considering this to be a good deal, maybe I dont have disposable income like the rest of you. I have a 360 that recently got back from the E74 error and I will keep that bastard until the 3 year warranty is up. Im not buying another xbox and I have one that works perfectly fine.