Halo 3 Xbox 360 gets unboxed and likes it

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Halo 3 Xbox 360 gets unboxed and likes it

Posted Sep 17th 2007 4:30PM by Dustin Burg
Filed under: News, Halo 3

The $399 limited edition Halo 3 Xbox 360 just released yesterday and we're sure eager Halo fanboys are excited to see it in its green, unboxed glory. And thankfully the guys over at Gear Live pulled out their wallets, purchased the Halo themed 360 and posted high res pictures of their the green wonder. Make the jump to see up close pictures of the new console, its lovely orange bezel, its super sexy red wireless sync button and the text above the USB ports that reads "fuel intake". We can all agree that the pricing for this limited edition console is a little unforgiving and the fact that it doesn't come with a copy of Halo 3 is a tad puzzling, but after looking at these pictures we're going to have to say that it is quite attractive. Plain and simple, the orange accents really bring out the army green ... they really do.

Tags: bungie, bungie-studios, halo3, halo3-xbox360, xbox360

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9-17-2007 @ 4:33PM

zOmBiEcLoWn said...

Fugly

9-17-2007 @ 4:36PM

nerrrrrrd said...

i'm sure his mommy loves him.

9-17-2007 @ 4:37PM

Adorada said...

Yeah, its quite nice in person when unboxed as compared to other pictures. It's more dark green rather than puke green as some say. The only problem I don't like is the bright red button for the sync (to sync with the wireless controller). Other than that, the orange really shines. Pretty quiet too from what I noticed. Is it worth the $399 price tag? Probably not, if you already have a 360 (I do, but sold it to my brother and now we both have one), but it's still very nice and the best word to describe it is "unique." It isn't exactly ugly, I personally love the color. Was worth the $385 after 10% discount and taxes that I paid for it. Different strokes for different folks though.

9-17-2007 @ 4:38PM

SuperDave said...

Fuel intake? So that's where I should pour the Halo 3 Mountain Dew Game Fuel? Well ok....

9-17-2007 @ 4:40PM

Krusty said...

Fap fap fap fap fap fap...

9-17-2007 @ 4:40PM

Witz said...

I got mine today and it is really nice.

9-17-2007 @ 4:48PM

Glassbomb said...

I actually really like this, when I saw the pics it was kinda gross, but in person, well, it's grown on me

9-17-2007 @ 5:02PM

Justin W said...

@#3....i too noticed that it was quite a bit quieter than my old one. I'm very happy with it, and would take one of these over the regular one anyday. But i would rather have the 120gb hdd

9-17-2007 @ 5:14PM

Nick said...

This is so f'ing stupid. This is no different than if Nintendo was selling Super Mario Bros. edition Nintendo's in the '80's without the Mario game. It's absurd. No way in hell I'm giving MS my money for a "Halo" edition system without the Halo game.

All this is, is a glorified paint job without the game for more money.

9-17-2007 @ 5:16PM

NeoAngelicPrince said...

That picture makes it look really nice.

Seriously considering one now...damn you Microsoft!

I agree though. The Halo 3 Marketing Strategy has basically been FLAWLESS but the killing blow would have been this system released on Sept 25 packaged with Halo 3 inside of it for $399.99.

That would have been sick. SO MANY people would have gotten it and it would have been a far more attractive package.

9-17-2007 @ 5:18PM

Token White Guy said...

I wonder what little MC thinks about the new console?

9-17-2007 @ 5:24PM

Eddie said...

He probably thinks his daddies over at X3F were too cheap to buy him one.

And I don't blame them, he probably doesn't deserve it.

9-17-2007 @ 5:26PM

Token White Guy said...

But they took away little Chief's swag.

9-17-2007 @ 5:28PM

Brendan Riley said...

nice colour (color) compared to the puke green pics I might have to go pick one up.. btw does anybody know when they might stop selling this?

9-17-2007 @ 5:39PM

Witz said...

@#9
What is your point? Why are you so mad. No one is holding a gun to your head demanding you buy this.

9-17-2007 @ 6:07PM

EVANGELION NERV said...

What kind of DVD tray? And did it come with the new heat sinks?

9-17-2007 @ 6:11PM

Wulf said...

@9 All this is, is a glorified paint job without the game for more money.

...and the Falcon 65nm chip, and the quieter BenQ (LiteON-Phillips) VAD6038 drive, and the HDMI, and...

9-17-2007 @ 6:13PM

Allen said...

I picked one up yesterday, only because my premium 360 died yesterday.

- Looks better in person
-Its a very dark green
-The detail all over the console is really nice
-I like how the controller and headset also match the console
-I also noticed that the console runs and my nba 2k7 did load a bit faster than before, also it is much much quieter.

but... honestly if my 360 did not die on me I would not have piked one up.

9-17-2007 @ 6:26PM

bigmac375 said...

I guess it looks better in person?

9-17-2007 @ 6:32PM

ALEXOMG said...

WHY DONT THEY BUNDLE HALO 3 WITH IT AND RELEASE IT THE 25TH???

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