E3 2010: Xbox 360 Slim Announced, Shipping Today

[John Funk]

E3 2010: Xbox 360 Slim Announced, Shipping Today

With a 250GB hard drive, built-in WiFi, and a sleeker, smaller design, the redesigned Xbox 360 "slim" is real ... and it's coming out, um, today. Wow.

Earlier this year, we learned that a redesigned "slim" Xbox 360 E3 2010 press conference [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/99239-Rumor-Xbox-360-Slim-in-Production], Microsoft announced that it would be shipping the units to stores ...

...today.

Talk about your last-minute announcements, huh?

It comes with built-in WiFi (no more pricey network adapters!), redesigned hardware that is supposedly "whisper quiet" and hopefully much less prone to the dreaded Red Ring of Death, a 250GB hard drive, and costs the same [http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-250GB-Elite-Console/dp/B003O6JJKY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1277736307&sr=1-1] as the standard Xbox 360 - $299. It'll be in stores by the end of the week.

That is, unless you were lucky enough to be in the audience at the press conference, in which case Microsoft gave you one free. I am so jealous right now. It's like Microsoft is being run by Oprah Winfrey.

Catch everything you missed from the Xbox 360 E3 2010 presser here [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/101327-Liveblog-Microsoft-E3-2010-Media-Briefing]!

Keep track of our E3 2010 coverage here [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/conferences/e32010].

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[Natdaprat]

Damn that's awesome. It's not enough to make me buy a whole new console that's pretty much the same as my current one, especially with Kinect coming, but it's nice to see this.

 

[monnes]

Certainly impressed that they were able to keep this quiet

However, it doesn't interest me, and the entire press conferance was a dissapointment.

 

[Tzekelkan]

What the fuck, no fair! Now I wanna be a press guy, er, I mean journalist.

Anyway, it's nice to see built in WiFi in the thing. If ever I am to get an XboX 360, this is the one I'll buy.

 

[Mrsoupcup]

FUCK!!! I just bought a replacement one two weeks ago....

 

[FinalDream]

Since my launch day 360 sounds like a jet engine taking off I might pick this up.

 

[Ranooth]

I knew there was going to be a new model! Been waiting since Jan to buy one but my waiting has paid off!

 

[SoxFan96]

Umm, unfair.

I really hope that this means that the price of the network adapters is going to go down. This is a very good opportunity for anybody who is just getting the console though, internal hardrive, quite, and wifi adapter.

Lucky bastards though in the audience though,

 

[Radeonx]

I've had my Xbox since release, and it hasn't broken, so I have no plans on getting one.
That, along with an extra Xbox 360 Arcade I have lying around will keep me satisfied for quite a while.

 

[Marik2]

Certainly impressed that they were able to keep this quiet

However, it doesn't interest me, and the entire press conferance was a dissapointment.

Did they show any new games?

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

I JUST bought a new 250 GB hard drive a few weeks ago for fucking 125 dollars!

And I just bought an adapter for 60 on Amazon in February.

And a new 360 last August.

God damn it...

 

[Woodsey]

They're 5 years into it's cycle, it all seems a bit late in the game to me, even Natal...

 

[Matt_LRR]

New 360 is stupidly sexy. now I just have to wait for my 360 to crap out to justify the purchase...

-m

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

New 360 is stupidly sexy. now I just have to wait for my 360 to crap out to justify the purchase...

-m

Exactly the same feeling. Never thought that I'd be HOPING for a reason for my 360 to break.

 

[Kiithid]

Oh... my... god... Microsoft giving something for free! Run for cover the sky is falling!
But now thinking, it may be an evil scheme to sell at least x kinect units.
(Where x stands for the number of the participants on the floor)

 

[Fallen-Angel Risen-Demon]

Microsoft: Xbox 360 slim. all new! this hasn't been done before at all!
Sony: Well....
Microsoft: Shut up!
OT: i see it as another waste of money

 

[T-Bone24]

I have to say, that is a sexy, sexy machine.