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August 1st, 2010 | 
Author: It seems like a no-brainer, but at this point Microsoft has yet to confirm a separate 250GB HDD for its new Xbox 360 consoles — and really, if you’re picking up the 4GB model next month, that might come in handy.
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From gamerzines.com:
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The 250GB hard drive supplied with the new 250GB Xbox 360 S will be available to buy separately, GamerZines can reveal.
The reveal came via a box shot released by Microsoft this afternoon of the upcoming 4GB Xbox 360, which states in the accessories section that the new style hard drive is ‘sold separately’.
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Full Story: gamerzines.com
From the MS press release:
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The biggest game of 2010, “Halo: Reach,” is getting the ultimate hardware treatment. The Xbox 360 Limited Edition “Halo: Reach” Bundle launches day and date with the game on September 14 and provides both an incredible value and a stunning way to celebrate the iconic franchise. The commemorative bundle will be available with matching custom “Halo: Reach” Limited Edition Wireless Controllers. Additionally, Microsoft and Bungie revealed an onslaught of other “Halo: Reach” news today at Comic-Con International, including a first look at Forge World, Versus Firefight mode and more.
* The Xbox 360 Limited Edition “Halo: Reach” Bundle is Available for Pre-Order Today
The Xbox 360 Limited Edition “Halo: Reach” Bundle features an exclusive silver design and comes with two custom Xbox 360 Wireless Controllers with artwork inspired by the game, a Standard Edition copy of “Halo: Reach,” a token for the Limited Edition Elite armor set, an episode of “Halo Legends” and a “Halo: Reach”-themed Xbox 360 wired headset. As an added touch, the specially designed console in the Xbox 360 Limited Edition “Halo: Reach” Bundle not only captures the look and feel of the game, but also features custom sound effects from the “Halo” universe.
Designed by Bungie, the Xbox 360 Limited Edition “Halo: Reach” Bundle includes all the features of the newly designed Xbox 360 console, such as a 250 GB Hard Drive and the fastest built-in Wi-Fi for the easiest connection to Xbox LIVE. The bundle is available in limited quantities and only while supplies last, so fans who want to own a piece of the “Halo” mythology are encouraged to pre-order quickly. The Xbox 360 Limited Edition “Halo: Reach” Bundle has a suggested retail price of $399 USD, and will be available on Sept. 14. To offer a closer look at the contents of the Xbox 360 Limited Edition “Halo: Reach” Bundle, Microsoft and Bungie unveiled an unboxing video of the bundle, which is available for download today on Halo Waypoint and Halo.Xbox.com.
* “Halo: Reach” Limited Edition Wireless Controller and Wireless Headset Available Worldwide in Late August
In addition to the exclusive new console bundle, Microsoft and Bungie unveiled the “Halo: Reach” Limited Edition Wireless Controller and the “Halo: Reach” Limited Edition Wireless Headset, both of which feature a distinctive silver color and exclusive “Halo” artwork by Bungie. Available in late August for $59.99 (U.S.), the “Halo: Reach” Limited Edition Wireless Controller includes an Xbox LIVE token for an animated Covenant Banshee Avatar item. The “Halo: Reach” Limited Edition Wireless Headset will also be available in late August for an estimated retail price of $49.99 (U.S.). Both accessories are being produced in limited quantities and are available for pre-order today.
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Full PR: gamerscoreblog.com
From pcworld.com:
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* GO: At what point did you turn on the old model and decide it was time to rethink the design?
* AP: It’s a tough question to answer. There was always the concept from the beginning that if you’re going to be in market for 10 plus years, at some point you’re going to want to refresh the design. That’s just part of the game industry cadence, to do redesigns during the life cycle as components gets smaller and power consumption goes down. So I think from the very beginning there was an idea, and I’ll call it a very vague idea, that we were going to do something.
I think this particular project…I throw out two years, give or take, just because when you’re doing a redesign like this, it’s not something you decide months in advance. We wanted to get the quality there and make sure we got it right, so we were probably planning this for about two years, give or take.
* GO: The aesthetic parities with the original Xbox are striking. The X-shape, the beveled vent on the side–it almost looks like a lither, sleeker original-style Xbox.
* AP: That’s exactly what we were trying to do. Really the design goals were to retain the iconic Xbox shape. We talked a lot about that inhale, the center power button ring of light as the dominant image on the front of the console, the inhale shape. We wanted this to look like an Xbox 360. We wanted to unmistakably maintain that iconic shape.
But we were, as I always kind of remind people, at this point in the lifecycle of the original Xbox, launching the Xbox 360. So you sort of take cues from what more modern designs are. Where is automotive design heading, what’s going on with television and entertainment centers. We wanted a sleeker, more modern and refined looking console that was still iconically an Xbox.
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Full Story: pcworld.com (2 pages)
From examiner.com:
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Microsoft has said that an Arcade version of the Xbox 360 “S” (aka Slim) was coming but hasn’t provided any hints on what it would or wouldn’t have and hasn’t given a general release date beyond later this year. Now a listing at Amazon’s German website may have let some of those details slip.
The new Xbox 360 Arcade will come with 4GB of memory according to the Amazon listing. This could be internal flash memory but the listing says “Bundle” which indicates it might be a USB thumbdrive.
The Slim Arcade is due out on August 20, 2010 in Germany.
They price the new console is listed in Euros at €148.99 which translates to $187 and change. The $199.99 retail price in the United States is unlikely to change for the new Arcade.
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Full Story: examiner.com
Here is a video of somebody showing you how to open the new 360 slim.
pc.watch.impress.co.jp released detailed pictures of an Xbox 360 S (alias the New Xbox 360) teardown. We already saw the motherboard etc, but here are some detailed pics of the major chips on the motherboard:
The new DVD, HDD and big Fan – the South Bridge
The ‘GCPU’ (combined CPU and GPU) – HANA ‘video output chip’
The NAND – RAM chips
Lot’s more pictures on pc.watch.impress.co.jp
From computerandvideogames.com:
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Microsoft has claimed that there’s nothing PS3 can do in terms of 3D that the Xbox 360 can’t emulate.
Speaking exclusively to CVG, Xbox global marketing boss Albert Penello said that Xbox 360 was “technically” ready for the 3D revolution.
However, the exec added that Xbox was “happy to follow” on the tech until player adoption rates made it worthwhile.
CVG then asked if Xbox 360 could do everything that PS3 can in terms of 3D.
“Yeah, that’s true,” said Pernello. “I think that when we decide we want to jump into 3D it’ll be because the consumer’s voted. But from a technical side, there’s nothing about it we can’t do. In fact, we’re already doing it today.”
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Full Story: computerandvideogames.com
From examiner.com:
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The camera technology can detect an unlimited number of people, so if it’s programmed in such a way, it can process and render more than two-players at a time. At the current time, Microsoft hasn’t revealed how many players Kinect will support, but last year they did mention it could and would allow for 4-player gaming. PrimeSense did state that they do not know how many players Microsoft currently has Kinect setup to handle. With Kinect and the PrimeSense demonstration two completely separate entities, but the camera itself can detect a limitless number of people. It’s solely limited based on the software that is implemented to the camera’ hardware chip.
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Full Story: examiner.com
From kotaku.com:
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An internal marketing Q&A for Microsoft about confirm that Kinect will be bundled with consoles, and a $199 configuration of its new Xbox 360 will be available this fall.
There were no further details about this console’s features, such as hard drive/onboard storage (if any) or WiFi, which is 250GB and internal, respectively, on the new Slim design.
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Full Story: kotaku.com
