Quote: Originally Posted by 62t The problem is the rent a center model only appeals to a certain population. They would have take into account of people stop paying or simply return the system. Plus when you factor that almost half the Xbox 360 user never use XBL it is not going to make a difference.

I don't think this is at all like rent-a-center. It's much more like a contract with a cell phone including an ETF. Rent-A-Center is completely different. People are used to doing contracts with cell phones to bring down the cost and most people don't want to spend $650 on an iPhone.