Xbox 360 Fanboy

My HDTV doesn't have an HDMI input, so aside from the HDD (which I don't have a compelling need for at the moment) and the color (which I don't really care about), this is a pass for me. A couple more features- built in WiFi or other such goodness- and I'd be sold, but as it stands... I'm good, thanks.

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Maybe it is true, but at the same time, I have a hard time trusting Game Informer about much of anything.

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Ugh. I just got my 360. This is.. unfortunate timing. I wonder if MS has any plans on accommodating consumers like myself.

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My TV (and many, many others) needs the HDMI input in order to display 1080p. I'm all over this, I've been looking for someone to sell my launch system to since the video of the Zephyr's HDMI port was released.

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A YO! WHAT IS GOING ON TODAY??? DEVIL MAY CRY, ACE COMBAT(!!!!) AND NOT THIS!!!! WOW I HAVE A 360 THAT I LOVE... BUT IM GETTING THIS THE FIRST DAY IT COMES OUT! AND TO ALL THE COMMENTERS THAT WILL SAY PREXISTING OWNERS ARE GETTING SHAFTED.... STOP WHINING! JUST GET IT... U KNOW U WANT IT! AND BTW BLACK LOOKS 1 MILLION TIMES BETTER THAN THE WHITE! LETS GO IM SO HAPPY I PICKED THE RIGHT CONSOLE! NOW HURRY UP AND BUY CAPCOM SO WE CAN GET SOME BRAND NEW STREET FIGHTER GAMES! 1

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And to think I confirmed this months ago: http://adidat.blogspot.com/2007/01/new-xbox-360-confirmed.html

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It looks like my launch 360 just crapped out yesterday. Freezes up every 5-10 minutes. Hmmm, how do I sweet talk Xbox support to send me one of these? :-)

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how are they going to help us transfer our content from our 20gb hdd to our 120? (im thinkin of just gettin the hdd because this doesnt include the HD DVD drive.)

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Yo Grrim, the button right next to the "A" is "Caps Lock" Turn it off noob.

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Erm, April issue? Potential April fools?

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I don't really feel the need to get the 120 gig HDD yet, but I do think this is great news because now Microsoft can't keep the 20 gig priced at a ridiculously high $100 dollars. I've got a buddy with a core system who has refused to buy the hard drive and I really couldn't fault him for it- 100 dollars is way too much for 20 gigs. HDMI is awesome but hardly worth buying a new console for, IMO.

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I'm disappointed for a few reasons.
1)I already have a 360 thats 2 months old.
2)Im seeing how easy it is to fill up the 20 gig (actually 13 gig)HD and I know MS will charge an arm and a leg to get the new 120 gig HD.
3) black looks so much better. I hate that my 360 sticks out like a sore thumb in my entertainment center.
4)I want to see 360 succeed which is why I don't understand why MS would release an even more expensive 360. Wouldn't lowering the price make more sense? Now someone could just pay an extra 20 bucks and get a blu-ray player equipped ps3. I hope this is an April fool's joke

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If they bring this out in white, I'll get it. I just want a quiter DVD drive.

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#6, you didn't confirm it, Paul Thurrott did. Sort of.

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Nope. I'm calling April Fools on this one.

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Ithilis this has pretty much been on the radar for the last two months, if you bother to do any research you would have know this, beyond the HDMI the two are pretty much the same, granted the new verison will have internal hardware updates which will not be noticeable, but everything in terms of features and IPTV will all still work, i believe IPTV will require the 120gb HD, but i dont think MS will faction the base agian, the IPTV thing can be done over firmware update.


this shouldnt really piss anyone off, what i am interested in is if the HDMI/VGA/Componet will have a impact on the image, HDMI is a digital signal in theory it should look better. but i remeber reading that the 360 output is analog signal only, (granted this too could just have been turned off and reactived later with firmware).

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I'm not picking this up. I just don't have any reason to. I don't download movies on my XBox 360 and 720p is good enough for me right now.

If they'd put the HD DVD player in this thing, then maybe I would've gone for it. If I were buying a brand new XBox 360 that'd be different. I'd still probably go for the cheaper 20GB model.

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i've got HDMI on my tv but it's only 720P anyway, so i don't care about that. i like the white machine as much as the black.

the only difference maker for me is if the black one will have the 65nm chip inside. if not, i'll just buy the bigger hard drive, then.

how does that work anyway? do you lose all your save games and whatnot? achievements? etc etc. can you just swap the drives as needed? does the machine have to be off to do so?

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I already have an Xbox360. I have the VGA output and the component output, and both of them have a 5.1 optical-out. I will NOT use IPTV simply because of bandwidth requirements and the fact that RDI (french canadian CNN) will not be 'casted on IPTV360. I rarely download demos - movies and such are let to optical media.

Soooo... Why do I need this again?

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As far as wanting this goes, I don't. I really don't care for the look of the black system at all. I don't even have HDMI for my TV, although admittedly it would be nice to have for the future.

The hard drive is the real thing of interest and honestly I'm just unwilling to pay almost $200 for it. I might pay $100. There's just so many ridiculously cheap hard drives out there, it just seems like a waste. At least when they start allowing 120 GB hard drives in the firmware (currently they do not), I should be able to do that "hack" and install my own drive for cheaper.

Plus, with all those things you read about Live Arcade games not loading up as full versions unless you're online by people who had to buy new systems... it just doesn't seem worthwhile.

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