Romier S Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Hey look at that...pics! [ATTACH]2868[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]2869[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]2870[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]2871[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]2872[/ATTACH] **ADMIN NOTE** This is a continuation of multiple Xbox 360 discussion threads. You can view and read all of said discussion in the following threads: box 360 Pre-Launch Discussion Part I Xbox 360 Pre-Launch Discussion Part II Xbox 360 Pre-Launch Discussion Part III Xbox 360 Pre-Launch Discussion Part IV Xbox 360 System Launch and Pricing Xbox 360 System Launch and X05 Event Xbox 360 Post Launch Discussion Part I Xbox 360 Post Launch Discussion Part II Xbox 360 Post Launch Discussion Part III Xbox 360 Discussion Thread Part IV Xbox 360 Discussion Thread Part V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted March 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 [ATTACH]2873[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]2874[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]2875[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]2876[/ATTACH] Credit to Engadget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Looks rather swish. UK retailer GAME have apparently already added the black peripherals (charging kit…etc) to their pre-order lists this week so it certainly seems as if it is all systems go. Curious to know what the UK price is, though I won’t get one soon enough to get it in black (can't say I am too fussed about that). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJames Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Engadget now says they are fake... Update: Our trusted source that confirmed the Elite let us know that these shots are quite fishy; they don't have the same plastics details as the real Elite, nor does the retail box match up. Sorry folks, chalk this one up to the usual group of bored, fanatical photoshoppers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted March 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Bah. I can't believe how untrustworthy the internet is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnemaEms Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Either way, it does look nice. I think the tray would look better in black though. Maybe the 360 etched in Green -Dean- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 I like the look of the black console. I find it odd they would release all the accessories in black if they were only making a limited number of these Elite systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 It looks nice in black against a crisp white background, but I think it would look remarkably bland on a shelf personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 The PS3 is black, and still looks sleek on my A/V rack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Certainly, but the PS3 being as shiny as it is I think benefits from the gloss black finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnemaEms Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Certainly, but the PS3 being as shiny as it is I think benefits from the gloss black finish. You are 100% correct on this. The glossy finish makes it a sexy beast....and a fingerprint/dust magnet. -Dean- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 and a fingerprint/dust magnet. Which is why i have a swifter nearby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted March 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 and a fingerprint/dust magnet. Ugh. Don't remind me. I think I'll spend more on compressed air and swiffer dusters than I will in games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted March 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Part V of the discussion thread has been closed due to size. Feel free to continue the discussion in this new thread. All the links to the original threads are in the first post as always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlucci Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 I would buy a black controller in a heartbeat. I need a 4th one anyway. You guys should see my 3 year old girl play TMNT-Arcade. She's got skills. Carlos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretvampire Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 It looks nice in black against a crisp white background, but I think it would look remarkably bland on a shelf personally. I agree. How long ago was it that everyone was complaining that the consoles were all that flat black color? And now we are getting the same color as a "limited edition", I find that pretty amusing. And yes, the glossy black of the PS3 is an entirely different animal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Zot Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 I don't know, I like the iPod white of the 360. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenMonkey Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 I like black. It would fit in better with the rest of the A/V stuff. Then again we''ve come full circle. My SNES & NES are light gray. Along with the Wii and the 360 they're the only white-ish stuff on my rack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 I agree. How long ago was it that everyone was complaining that the consoles were all that flat black color? And now we are getting the same color as a "limited edition", I find that pretty amusing The system could be pink and I wouldn't care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJames Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 More Elite talk... 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. Supposedly all 360's will support IPTV so I'm not sure if anything new will be included with the Elite SKU. The Xbox 360 Elite will apparently not come with a built-in HD-DVD drive, which will remain an option for playing high-definition movie disks. In the spring, the new machine will be available in limited quantities and it will reflect a redesigned motherboard. Tina Conley, an outside spokeswoman for Microsoft, declined to comment on Saturday. How solid is this information? Some details may be wrong. I?m not looking at any press release right now that describes it all. The details will be announced soon enough. I?ve been waiting for Microsoft to make a move like this. The company has scheduled a motherboard redesign and cost reduction for every year, but this is the first major change to take the costs out of the inside of the Xbox 360. By the fall, the company will also implement a chip redesign, shifting from 90-nanometer production to 65 nanometer production. That will bring costs down fairly dramatically and will enable Microsoft to make the box in larger quantities by the fourth quarter. http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2007/03/exclusive_microsoft_to_announce_the_xbox_360_elite.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 I'm not surprised those shots are fake; they certainly look it. Despite the fact that many, many people have genuine black machines ever since launch day, because that's what the ones for journos that play unsigned code look like, virtually every pic I've seen as a putative "new black 360" looks like a standard promo shot of a white one run through an inversion filter - the bits that should be darker in shadow are lighter, e.g. around thumbsticks. For the record, I prefer the white, just as I do with my iPod and PSP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJames Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 Shots claiming to be from the factory in China... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 On Major Nelson's cast last night they talked about the Live outtage tomorrow. The update is pretty big, and they are adding new hardware/software ahead of new features coming out withen the next 6-8 months or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnemaEms Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 What are the odds that the outage is going to be a lot longer than they anticipate? -Dean- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 Vegas is saying 50% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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