New Xbox Boasts 250GB HDD, Wireless and More

Wow, having your thunder stolen by an ad on an Italian web site. Who else thinks Steve Ballmer is furious enough to throw a chair across the Atlantic?

How about a total revamp of the insides (cpu/graphic) and support of regular hard drives (maybe hot swappable).

Built in wifi is good - darn shame they are this late.

disappointed, was really hoping for a slim to carry around.

Hah, absolutely.

Too bad the WiFi is just now being integrated into the box.

Meh, that really isn't a big announcement at all. Doesn't everyone that wants an xbox already own one? Although I guess there's always the RROD people that need to buy a new one (I know I did).

I guess the "big" part will be determined by what's inside, not outside. If nothing changes, then it won't be so big.

I just hpe they fixed that coolong problem. I had to RMA mine 3 times, and subsiquently abandoned it for the PC.

I wonder if you could actually have it standing this time without scratching your discs...

Just like with the PS3 slim, the actual hardware will change very little as it will have to support all current xbox360's software and new xbox360 software will still have to support the older hardware. At best its just some more effiencent cooling and Wi-Fi on the inside.

does it come with linguine support?

How about the anouncement of the next gen of consoles so the games can finally start taking more advantage of the power the PC has.Some native DX11 games and Native DX11 consoles?

looks fake to me and not that great of an announcement

Actually i'm planning on getting a new xbox for the much larger hard drive. i still have the one i got on launch day and never had a problem except one dead game

I know people have been clamoring for wi-fi for years but I really don't know why. I have a PS3 with wi-fi but I much prefer having the ethernet than wi-fi. Of course having the option is better than not having the option but the addition of wi-fi won't make me want an Xbox 360 anymore than I did before.

I may look into this one, if it comes out expensive, then screw it, it should knock down the prices of the older consoles and i'll pick up one on the cheap.

sorry to say that ~ it looks like SHIT
Hopefully this is not the real one mate ~

I dont think ppl will get that with the lame design.

My old PS3 has had this for years. It seems that the XBOX is now trying to catch up. No, not a fanboy here as my PS3 is mainly used for Blu-Ray playback. I wouldn't mind getting an XBOX as another media extender, I'm just saying... they're a little behind the times and if this is BIG news....

and the big news is

microsoft dont give us what we want again part 10

even the wii had wifi

and why only 250

for a few quid more a 500gb 2.5 inch could be fitted..

oh well

more movies on demand
blue ray added would of been nice

ok what we really need is.

a new reliable xbox in 3d, blueray, wifi, bluetooth - which connects to a portable device - like a psp go - callit microsoft travel if u like with the power of the old xbox.

bring in natal as standard as well as a xbox pad ( like wii fit board ) etc

which doesnt look like its a minger

why waste money on a new box when you can buy a 250GB Western Digital and easily make it work on xbox? you just need to wait until they release the 250GB model for the firmware(or whatever that thing is that needs moding). Google it, you'll see how easy it is.

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And you had to purchase a dongle to do ethernet. I'd rather be cabled anyday for gaming.

Really Microsoft?? How long you going to milk this outdated cow. My PC is laughing litterly how behind the crapbox is now. I believe I'm 4 generations ahead now and with 2560 x 1600 res,dx11,8gb ram, quad core at 4ghz.... I wouldn't let someone pay me to take a crapbox ..but I guess this is good news for the up and coming kiddies.

That can't possibly be "THE BIG SURPRISE". It better not be... I was hoping for a brand new XBOX. If that happens, Sony will be playing catchup once again..

Please let it be more quiet than the current 360's. I'm no fan for either (don't like consoles, period), but the PS3 slim is barely audible compared to the 360.

I have and thought about it but i'd like some fresh hardware considering how old my 360 is getting as well. also it breaks the terms of use and licensing so i'd rather not risk the $300 or so i've spent on games and other stuff

Does it have an upgraded architecture ?

What happened to the Hexacore you were bragging about last week? Anyway system horsepower is not what makes people buy consoles, it's games and user experience. If it came down to graphics, then you're right, who would buy a "crap-box"? The thing's got 512MB of RAM, an ancient triple core PowerPC chip, and a DX9 card from the days of the X1900. Despite that, it has a crap-load of fun games. You put in the disk and play it, simple as that, and for hundreds less than a gaming PC. Funny enough, the Wii has the most Craptacular hardware of all these systems (about on par with the original Xbox from 2001) and it outsells everything else.

So quit trying to justify your multi thousand dollar PC purchase to yourself. Be happy that you have a fantastic rig, but stop trying to convince other people that a $3000 gaming PC is the only option for gaming, market data will always prove you wrong.

And those complaining that the 360 is ONLY getting built in Wi-Fi now, cut it out. They sold it as an add-on because people were buying it. If you were selling $550 worth of hardware for $400 and people were demonstrating with their wallets that they were willing to to spend another $100 for basic functionality that not everyone needed or would use, you'd go right along with it wouldn't you? I don't see people complaining that the Wii doesn't come with the balance board. You'd think I was nuts if I did, but it's the same argument. I can't play a lot of Wii games because I don't have a board, so the board should come with the Wii. Others complain they can't play online or stream media because they don't have Wi-Fi on their system. Same argument. Of course not every home with internet has Wi-Fi anyways, so the ethernet port makes more sense to include. Plus streaming HD over Wi-Fi sucks, even on N.

Better be W

The rumor is yes. Supposedly it's using the Valhalla chipset which combines the 45nm CPU and 45nm GPU onto the same silicon that goes into a single slot. This should take care of the overheating/RROD issues that were happening when the GPU was 90nm/65nm and didn't have a cooling fan. It should also bring power usage down to around 100-125 watts which will shrink the power brick or even internalize it (which might be why it still looks so big). I guess we'll find out for sure very soon.

Better be Wireless-N or I'm not buying!

Finally Wireless, hope it's N. and it better have a Blu-ray drive. Eh, it doesn't matter, I'm still only going to purchase a 360 when it's 50 bucks anyway.

Vented sides? Will they finally have adequate cooling?