Retail configurations
The Xbox 360 is available in three standard variants; the “Xbox 360 Arcade”, the “Xbox 360″, and the “Xbox 360 Elite”.A discontinued SKU, the “Xbox 360 Core”, was replaced by the “Xbox 360 Arcade” in October 2007.At launch, the Xbox 360 was available in two configurations: the “Xbox 360″ package, priced at US$399, and the “Xbox 360 Core”, priced at US$299. The original shipment of the Premium version included a cut-down version of the Media Remote, but this was removed from later shipments. The Elite package was launched later at US$479, and the “Xbox 360 Arcade” replaced the “Xbox 360 Core” in October 2007 at US$279.