XboX 360 Elite: it’s official now
So the rumours were right: Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday took the wraps off of the Xbox 360 Elite, confirming weeks of intense speculation that it would release a new version of its flagship video game console. The upgraded machine is to launch April 29 in the United States, sporting features not found on the two existing versions of the console, including a 120 gigabyte hard drive, high-definition media interface (HDMI) port and cable, and a black finish instead of the white one on current versions, Microsoft said. It will not include a high-definition HD-DVD hard drive. The package will also come with a black wireless controller and headset, and sell for about $480 US.
Photos of the console and advertising for its 120 GB hard drive had surfaced on the internet in recent days. One set of images on a Chinese-language website depicted units of the new console coming off an assembly line in a Chinese factory. An image published on the Xbox 360 Fanboy website on Monday is apparently a shot of a poster promoting the new hard drive. The refreshed console is a significant improvement on the existing versions, and surpasses rival Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.’s PlayStation 3 console on some features, according to observers. Microsoft is clearly hoping to fill what it sees as a hole at the top end of the market. The Nintendo Wii has been outselling the PlayStation 3 from Sony and the Xbox 360 in recent months, but that system is largely positioned as a family-friendly game machine that can be purchased for $50 less than the lowest-priced Xbox. The Sony system is priced higher than both the Nintendo and the Microsoft systems, with the cheapest model priced at $499. Well Nintendo Wii is still my favourite, and I think that a new support of HDTV can’t change that too much…
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still no comment on the shivering isles lol~
Hey!
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mack90: don’t worry i’m on it
*smacks head*
“a high-definition HD-DVD hard drive.”
FCuk guess imma have to trhow more money and buy that damn new HD.. so i doesnt have a new chip that runs cooler and more stable???
*It will not include a high-definition HD-DVD hard drive. *
*smacks head like Stephen did*
It is a shame that it wont included a HD-DVD drive but I still want one for the HDMI output and sexy black case.
I wouldn’t bother buying the elite version because:
1. Not going to 45nm processor but staying at 60nm
2. 120 Gb would render 20Gb useless once you transfer files over… *anti piracy thing perhaps*
Black and green looks pretty nice + hdmi + 1080p support but thats all it’s worth when your paying an extra 479 for it…
The 120Gb hdd alone costs 179… you can even buy a 500gb for even abit less than that.
i’d rater have white, though.
matches my ipod and my samsung HDTV. also it would match my imac, but, i don’t see why they would be near eachtoher anyway haha. i guess i just like white electronics. they look sexy.