We've got a couple spy shots hot off the production line in China of the Xbox 360 Elite. They were taken with a cellphone so the shots aren't of the highest quality, but they get the job done. The site hosting the thread is TGFCer, which stands for "TV Game Fans Club", and according to our tipster, is one of the biggest Chinese bbs for video game enthusiasts. A later shot was provided of the top of the hard drive, and you can barely make out the "12" in "120G HDD" due to over exposure, but with some Photoshop wizardry (Command+I, or Control+I for PC users) we were able to get the text to become more apparent. More pictures (including aforementioned inverted color shot) after the break.
Another reason we're including the inverted shot is because we're running on dual monitors, and on one the normal shot displays the text best and on the other the inverted shot displays the text best. This way, at least one of them should work for you.
[Thanks, RestlessDream]
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3-26-2007 @ 3:27PM
albo23 said...
Well, I and many other are pretty sure the Elite is now reality.
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3-26-2007 @ 3:29PM
Jon C. said...
Nice. Now if only I can afford one. Any bets as to which # comment will mention that this is "still" an April Fool's joke? ;-)
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3-26-2007 @ 3:31PM
Toph said...
Awwwww....crap. This sucks. So Microsoft is saying 'Let's make our own PS3'? I don't get the idea behind this at all.
Just give me a larger HDD and I'll be happy.
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3-26-2007 @ 3:34PM
Final Light said...
is there a rumored price tag of this? and i wonder if gamestop/eb games will offer some kind of deal. like, trade in your normal xbox and pay a certain ammount or something. i dont wanna whoop out over 400 dollars for a system again...
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3-26-2007 @ 3:36PM
kevdogg said...
so does this mean it's coming soon? i can't keep waiting around to get an x360! i need something to occupy my spare time after the semester is over.
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3-26-2007 @ 3:36PM
DeadPlasmaCell said...
I don't mind picking one up.. I don't mind selling mine off and taking a small $ hit.. It would be worth it to get out of my 360 refurbished console cycle.
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3-26-2007 @ 3:38PM
Jon said...
Yea, this confirms it for me. I was slightly skeptical still about the Gamestop "Hardive" poster.
If only I hadn't picked up a 360 over Christmas.
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3-26-2007 @ 3:39PM
DjDATZ said...
wow...those look amazing. i want one...im seriously thinkin of gettin one now...
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3-26-2007 @ 3:41PM
Josh said...
It's not a PS3. Some people need a larger hard drive and some need HDMI. They need to scrap the Core, use the 65nm chips, fix the ventilation issues and put built in wifi for the Elite to really sell well. Oh yea...and lower the price!! $300 for the Premium and $375 for the Elite.
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3-26-2007 @ 3:45PM
Derka said...
There it is! If that's not proof, I don't know what is. Seriously thinking about selling my old one and getting this one.
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3-26-2007 @ 3:54PM
Roger Rees said...
There is something innately satisfying about the fact that the HDD is 120 GB. Exactly double the high-end PS3. I like it!
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3-26-2007 @ 4:05PM
Raydahz said...
I adjusted the levels on the 120 G image to make it even more clear...
http://www.interstartv.com/images/360120gb.jpg
sexy!
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3-26-2007 @ 4:12PM
Feelz Good said...
Microsoft needs to just suck it up and announce this thing already. You lost the element of surprise long ago. Does anyone even mark Elite stories are rumor anymore?
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3-26-2007 @ 4:13PM
Matt said...
Yep, that seals the deal for me. I wouldn't just buy one of these outright, but if Gamestop was offering a nice trade in offer I might consider it. It funny how today with the internet, cell phone cameras, etc., you just can't keep anything secret! I love it!
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3-26-2007 @ 4:15PM
razer said...
Why are the pictures dated 2/14 and just being released now?? What was the hold up?
Damn MS, I have argued for your console since launch but things like this make those who argued your point of HDMI doesn't matter, etc look like a bunch of idiots.. I will not buy this and am done fighting in the fanboy wars for you.. Now how much are you going to screw me over a stand-alone 120gig HDD? $200 dollars maybe?? Get bent!
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3-26-2007 @ 4:35PM
Ciaran Gallagher said...
What about current 360 owners? I hope we aren't left behind! I want a bigger hard drive but I DON'T want to lose all the data I have on my current hard drive!
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3-26-2007 @ 4:35PM
Dragod said...
Well, I like the Black, but I don't know if it's even worth it for me. I have no use for the larger drive, as of yet, as I keep all of my music on my zune and just plug it in when I want some music. If it was only about $100 more than the current 350 premium I might just return my 360 and get it. But I am not getting an HD TV for quite a while, so I'm really not sure.
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3-26-2007 @ 4:36PM
Vader582 said...
I don't know much about the dev kits but could this be them instead of an "elite" 360?
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3-26-2007 @ 4:41PM
joedirt131 said...
Well, I'm convinced. I doubted it all at first, but now this can't really be a hoax, unless some guy had 17 360s he all decided to paint black, then printed a label on a 360 HDD, which I really, really doubt.
I just hope I can find a good deal on a trade-in, since I really would like the HDMI, and the bigger HDD would be nice too. Maybe Microsoft will do some kind of exchange program so people who already bought a 360 don't feel kind of screwed over by this, but I doubt that. People say that we shouldn't feel screwed over because consoles are redesigned all the time, like the slim PS2. But the thing with this is that it's happening a mere year and a half after launch, which is kind of early for a redesign, and it's including something you can't ever have from the original version of the console (HDMI).
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3-26-2007 @ 4:41PM
Sunny said...
This is half of the reason why I got my 2 year plan from BestBuy. The dark side of me would just like to take my system back and only pay 80 dollars to get this new baby.
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