Xbox 360 Flash Drives: $40 for 8GB, $70 for 16GB
Yesterday Microsoft confirmed that the company would be releasing an update on April 6 that would allow users to use USB flash drives for storing profiles, game saves, demos and more.
Microsoft's Major Nelson did say you can use any 1GB+ flash drive you like, but he also said Microsoft would partnering with SanDisk to bring out official, pre-configured Xbox-branded flash drives that would be available in May.
Well GameStop has one of these extra special, Xbox 360-brand flash drives listed on its website and it should come as no surprise that they're a little overpriced. Though they do come with a month free Xbox Live Gold membership, it's still hard to see many people paying $40 for an 8GB flash drive. If you want to use the maximum allowed space per drive, you'll have to pay $70 for the 16GB option.

Google did.
It sounds like i'm complaining, but I really can imagine this happening.
I am amazed at the fact that you can use "any" thumbdrive, well at least 1 good thing came out of this whole ordeal..
Whats next? An SSD that you can drop into your exsisting 360 for only 499.99$ !!
SSD's cost that anyways
Google did.
of course they do silly, but this time you get only 80Gb
Switch a gaming console to a computer/phone and then you may have a point.
It sounds like i'm complaining, but I really can imagine this happening.
Switch Microsoft to Apple and you would have a very different comment section.
Switch a gaming console to a computer/phone and then you may have a point.
I think you just proved his point
I bought a 20GB laptop hard drive new from a random store on google shopping for $11
First MS comes out with a console capable of holding it's own. Kudos, especially when it came out a year prior to the PS3.
Then they announce that LIVE will cost us an arm and a leg. Bummer.
Then they go all out with a crappy HD player that costs 199.99$ Bummer.
Then we find out that there is no way of upgrading the HDD unless we hack the device. Bummer.
Now we have an otion of upgrading the HDD to a 250Gb for 130.00$ SUPER bummer since you can get a brand new console for 70.00$ more.
Now this, overpriced thumb-drives just to get more users to subscribe to Live, like they do not have enough subscribers already. Bummer.
The 720 and the PS4 are due out in the next 2 years, if you think this is bad wait till we get the pricing on these next-gen consoles.