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Microsoft To Release New Xbox 360

Mon Mar 26, 2007 5:29:42 AM #36014 Perm Link

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Apparently, Microsoft is pulling a second Vista debacle and releasing many different version of its console. <a href="http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2007/03/exclusive_microsoft_to_announce_the_xbox_360_elite.html">The new Xbox 360 will sport an HDMI port but no HD-DVD drive</a>. Nuts.

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The new box will go on sale in limited quantities soon for $479. The details may not be precise here, but I believe it will have an HDMI connector so that you can connect at the highest speed to a high-definition TV. It will come with a 120-gigabyte hard disk drive and will have IPTV capability. Bill Gates announced in January that the Xbox 360 was capable of serving as a set-top box for IPTV, or Internet Protocol TV, which phone companies such as AT&T are using to offer high-definition movies and scores of channels in competition with TV.

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Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:19:52 AM #36016 Perm Link

This is stupid. Another friggin' marketing scheme from Microsoft. If it came with a HD-DVD drive, then it might be worth it.

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Mon Mar 26, 2007 12:42:05 PM #36024 Perm Link

Though probably not, as HD-DVD is giving up more and more ground each day.

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Tue Mar 27, 2007 5:13:24 AM #36035 Perm Link

79 Dollars more, nd you get an HDMI and a 120 gig HD. If they included the HD-DVD Drive, the price would have been the same as the a little more then the PS3. Might be worth it if you have a TV with HDMI support. I'll stick to my 1080p. Although... the 120 gig HD sounds good. Hopefully they will produce and sell them seperately

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Tue Mar 27, 2007 8:50:58 AM #36036 Perm Link

The 120Gb hard drives will be sold separately for about $200. This new box is really only worth it if you don't have one already.

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Tue Mar 27, 2007 6:15:21 PM #36049 Perm Link

200 bucks isn't that much..

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Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:29:34 PM #36078 Perm Link

You could buy twin 120 gigs on New-Egg for that price. Either way, the only reason this is worth it is for the HDMI port. And a $79 hike is a little steep for that.

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Michael: Jodie, how's my schedule look for today?
Jodie: You've got a conference and dinner party at the Japanese Embassy regarding wildlife protection.
Michael: Oh, yeah...sorry, but I'll have to cancel that. I'm heading out to save America!

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Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:31:59 PM #36080 Perm Link

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What they should've done is drop the price of the pro system to $300 and phase out the crappy edition and make this $400.

They haven't had a price drop yet!

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Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:06:45 AM #36093 Perm Link

I can agree with that. I had to buy the crappy edition, because, at the time, there were no other one's of any kind in the state. I called all over. The crappy edition, though economical, is.....well....crappy. No hard drive, no wireless controller, no headset, etc. I had to buy all of that crap separately. Yeah.......Microsoft gave it to me good. If I could do it all over, I would have waited for the pro system to be restocked.

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Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:20:03 PM #36118 Perm Link

There is one good enough reason to buy it... Its Black.

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Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:09:48 PM #36127 Perm Link

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There is one good enough reason to buy it... Its Black.

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Why would you want a black xb360, it would do less work, be less reliable, and then get everything greasy because it was eating fried chicken!

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Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:15:18 AM #36133 Perm Link

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There is one good enough reason to buy it... Its Black.

AHMEN to that, that is the single reason i will probably buy it. They seriously need black controllers though....who the fucks idea was it for a white controller? are they retarded i've only had my xbox since christmas and my controller is already yellow/off white/brown : (

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Fri Mar 30, 2007 3:51:27 AM #36140 Perm Link

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That's what you get for smoking and playing while your hands are covered in shit Wink

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Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:44:16 AM #36144 Perm Link

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That's what you get for smoking and playing while your hands are covered in shit .

Quite true, mine is still nice and white.

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Fri Mar 30, 2007 5:34:42 PM #36160 Perm Link

Mine are nice and white also. HAHA.

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Sat Mar 31, 2007 10:44:30 AM #36184 Perm Link

fuck you

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Tue Jun 5, 2007 10:44:21 PM #38829 Perm Link

I'll be picking one of these up tomorrow... just thought I would share...

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Thu Jun 14, 2007 3:08:49 PM #39031 Perm Link

Well I am anoyed with the fact that people that already own the first 360 are being fucked, I will not be buying the new X-Box unless the existing one i own dies... at at the rate that I play it it will be a long time.....

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Fri Jun 15, 2007 4:43:44 AM #39067 Perm Link

I think that Microsoft is just holding back technology to make people want the next "greatest" thing they come up with. It's a scam to get people to pay them more money. I guess they can't get NEW customers!

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Fri Jun 15, 2007 4:47:46 AM #39069 Perm Link

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It isn't just MS that does this... most game companies do the same.

Nintendo is the worst offender.

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Fri Jun 15, 2007 11:24:40 PM #39108 Perm Link

ENOUGH! For goodness sake, do it bigger-badder-better of the other guys or just give up!

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Sun Jun 17, 2007 7:29:55 AM #39134 Perm Link

Yes, I think this is just how the gaming industry is going to do it from now on. Believe me enough people will buy the updates or the newest things and they know it.

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Tue Jun 19, 2007 5:50:06 AM #39178 Perm Link

I know and it just ticks me off. Improve on the systems, games etc...but don't keep fixing one little thing, releasing it and acting like it's the best thing in the world!

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