After being outed yesterday by an Italian advertiser, it was finally revealed at the E3 Expo today that the dark and angular 360, is 100% real. It goes on sale today, becoming available at retailers later this week, for only $299, while the original 360 and the 360 Elite will soon see a $50 price drop after having production discontinued.
Among some of the upgrades from it’s predecessors includes built-in 802.11n wi-fi, new fan design for a quieter system, a new 45nm chipset, 5 USB ports, a special ‘Kinect’ port (previously known as Project Natal, MS’ attempt to copy the EyeToy a decade late), the power supply is now internal, and it comes with a 250GB removable hard drive (though sadly, the hard drive is not the same as old hard drives, so no swapping them out).
According to Engadget, all earlier models of the 360 have now been discontinued, only staying on shelves until stock runs out, after which time, we’re stuck with the younger, darker cousin of the 360 we’ve grown to love. Assuming it gets through the first few weeks without any major issues, I don’t think anyone will mind though.
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