Rumor has it that the Xbox 360 Core model will soon be re-branded in time for the holidays here in the US.

According to unnamed sources, the Xbox 360 Core will be renamed to the Xbox 360 Arcade and sport a 256MB Memory Card plus five free Xbox Live Arcade titles. Even better, the package will still cost $279.

I wouldn’t be surprised at all if this is true, it does sound like a good way for Microsoft to compete with the Wii.

New 360 Core Coming to U.S. This Holiday [Kotaku]

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