Nope, the console acutally come with a built-in 512mb memory unit. The box states that the console comes with 256mb, so 512mb is a nice surprise, not that it is anywhere close to enough! I'm replacing a rrod pro console, so I'm using my old harddrive but I would have still liked to get the pack-in games. I might try to go to bestbuy tonight and see what they can do. Maybe some free ms points...