Their reasoning on that was pretty lame "less than 50% of Xbox 360 owners ever use the HDMI cable". So what? That doesn't mean you take it out of the box. Also I was checking out the new PS3 at Bestbuy last night and it doesn't even come with a component cable. What is it with these companies making HD console systems and not even providing basic accessories? When I bought my SNES it came with all of the A/V connectors, 2 controllers and a game