There was once a time with the 120GB hard drive was the biggest available storage solution for the Xbox 360. Now, with the recent launch of the 250GB hard drive, Microsoft is doing away with both the 120GB hard drive and the memory cards that no one uses anymore (did they ever?). News comes to us from Major Nelson who has told Joystiq that excess stock of the memory cards and 120GB hard drives are being sold to make way for the 250GB hard drive.

Let’s hope they come down with the price of the 250GB hard drive sooner rather than later.

Microsoft has said in the past that they have no plans to sell a standalone 250GB Xbox 360 hard drive. However, earlier this month we let you know that GameStop had a standalone 250GB Xbox 360 hard drive up for sale.

Well, despite these two constrating points, Microsoft has come forth today to say that the hard drive is now available and will retail for $129.99.

via joystiq

Not too long ago we told you about how Microsoft was planning not to sell any 250 GB Xbox 360 hard drives outside of console bundles. However, GameStop has just put up a listing for a standalone 250GB drive for the Xbox 360 priced at $129.99. What gives?

GameStop has been known to make some errors with their inventory in the past but how could they play such a cruel joke? Perhaps the guys over at Microsoft figured they could make a few extra bucks selling the hard drives or maybe Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg, who told us that only bundles would have the drives, was misinformed.

Who knows, we’ll have to wait a few days to see if GameStop pulls the listing.

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We may be seeing much more feature extensive titles hitting the Xbox Live Arcade as it was recently announced that the file size limit for titles offered on the service will now be capped at 2GB.

News comes to us from Microsoft‘s Scott Austin who took center stage at TGS ’09 to say the following:

In order to continue fostering the creation of great titles on the platform, Microsoft has increased the file size limit of XBLA titles to 2 GB. We pride ourselves in being the premier destination for downloadable games, and the new file size limit allows developers to push their creative boundaries.

With this new file size increase the line between an Xbox Live Arcade title and a full fledged title will be drawn even thinner.

via destructoid

With the release of 250GB hard drive touting Xbox 360 consoles, one would only believe that Microsoft would release a standalone version of the 250GB hard drive for users who aren’t looking to purchase a new console. Well, if you thought this, you’d be wrong as it was recently made known today that Microsoft has no intentions to release the hard ware.

Of course, with the 120GB hard drive priced at $150, you could only assume a 250GB hard drive would be $300 or more. And who would want that, right?

via kotaku

Nintendo, after far, far too long of a wait, has announced a solution for the Wii’s storage problem. Rather than have an external hard drive, Nintendo will allow Wii owners to store, and access up to 2GB of content right from an SD card. Nobody saw that coming. Other than being impractical, late, and a feature that could have been added much, much earlier, it’s exactly what Wii owners wanted right?

Before you run off an download Virtual Console, and WiiWare games to your hearts content, there is a catch. The service wont be available until sometime in the spring of next year. The fact that Nintendo wont have this ready for the holiday season shows incredible short sightedness, and the fact that this wasn’t part of the Wii at launch was shortsighted enough.