With the announcement of the Xbox 360 Elite came a flurry of news posts around the intertron, many of them featured right here. While the box has been confirmed for an April 29th release here in the States, our friends across the Atlantic have yet to receive any official date from Microsoft. So far, Eurogamer has conjured up two sources pointing to the nebulous date of late summer. The first source is Albert Penello, Microsoft's director of global platform marketing, who spoke on Major Nelson's 360 Elite blogcast. The second source, a spokesperson from retailer HMV, also suggested late summer, adding that they would likely receive the new SKU "sooner rather than later." When questioned about the launch date, Microsoft responded that it was still awaiting confirmation of the European launch date.
360 Elite launch date MIA in Europe
With the announcement of the Xbox 360 Elite came a flurry of news posts around the intertron, many of them featured right here. While the box has been confirmed for an April 29th release here in the States, our friends across the Atlantic have yet to receive any official date from Microsoft. So far, Eurogamer has conjured up two sources pointing to the nebulous date of late summer. The first source is Albert Penello, Microsoft's director of global platform marketing, who spoke on Major Nelson's 360 Elite blogcast. The second source, a spokesperson from retailer HMV, also suggested late summer, adding that they would likely receive the new SKU "sooner rather than later." When questioned about the launch date, Microsoft responded that it was still awaiting confirmation of the European launch date.
Related Headlines
Reader Comments
(Page 1)2. Now class, does someone want to tell Ritchie why Canada and Europe are getting the run around on the Elite?
"Umm, because, umm, they have practically no content in the video marketplace and thus there's no point to having HDMI or a bigger hard drive?"
Very good, Billy. You get a gold star.
Posted at 5:59PM on Mar 28th 2007 by James
3. Exactly. Why does this news not fucking surprise me?
I bet it'll still be out before we get the fucking Video Marketplace aswell.
Rant over.
Posted at 6:39PM on Mar 28th 2007 by Boff
4. Yes, both Canada and the States on the 29th.
Posted at 6:55PM on Mar 28th 2007 by CDN Crockett
5. What's 'Canada'?
Posted at 7:46PM on Mar 28th 2007 by Dixer
6. May 4th for Canada as per Xbox.ca.
Posted at 9:25PM on Mar 28th 2007 by b_spraggs
7. @Dixer
Canada is where the US keeps its extra natural resources. Kind of like overhead storage...
Apologies to Canadian readers, twas merely a jest.
Posted at 11:22PM on Mar 28th 2007 by AoE
1. Is this release date for Canada as well?
Posted at 4:00PM on Mar 28th 2007 by BSpraggs