512MB Memory Unit for 360, Hard Drive Still a Better Deal

Today Engadget is reporting on a newly announced 512MB Memory Unit for the 360, which will push down the price of the current 64MB edition. Although I don’t own an Xbox 360, I understand why this is a well-needed addition. The 64MB card could only hold a few of your game saves and at most one Live Arcade game. Well, the cap on these games was recently raised from 50MB to 150MB, so everyone without a hard drive in their 360 was left in the dust.

This new 512MB Memory Unit will reportedly be introduced at a price point of $49, and will include, at least initially a copy of Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved. It’s not exactly a bad deal, but the hard drive, which can be purchased after market, is certainly a much better one. I would, however, suggest holding off on buying one just yet. All of the speculation floating around seems to suggest that there will be both or either an updated 360 or an increased capacity hard drive. So, if you’re looking to crawl out of the gaming depths, known as the Core system, the hard drive is your best bet out.

So, I just can’t exactly recommend the purchase of a 512MB Memory Unit for $50, when a 20GB hard drive, for your 360, can be procured via eBay for somewhere in the same price range. Plus, if you can bear to stick it out somewhere between a month and a year, a new hard drive might become available to satisfy your Live Arcade gaming needs.