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The Xbox 360 that could not save your progress

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Launching a high-definition console without anywhere to save your progress is certainly a choice. The cheapest version of the hardware shipped entirely without a hard drive, leaving buyers with a gorgeous machine that forced them to keep the console powered on indefinitely if they didn't want to lose hours of progress.

The Xbox 360 that could not save your progress
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