xbox 360 elite price, release date confirmed
March 27th, 2007 comments (112) stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
The Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite has been confirmed by Microsoft’s resident Xbox guru, Major Nelson. The new model will feature a 120GB hard drive, HDMI output and a new black case, all of which have been rumored for some time. Unlike the PS3, the 360 Elite includes an HDMI cable in the box, so you can use it right out of the box.
Pricing has been at $479.99 for the new model, and the release date is set for April 29, 2007 in North America. Other markets should get the updated console a little later in the year. To go with the new model, Microsoft will offer black versions of their wireless controller, headset and a charge-and-play cable. No other black accessories are planned at present.
At the same time, a 120GB hard drive upgrade for existing Xbox 360’s will be available $179.99 (rather expensive, if you ask me.) The standalone drive will include a transfer cable and software to copy your data from your old 20GB hard drive automatically.
A full gallery of images can be seen here.
[UPDATE 7/11/2007: This just in... For all of my European friends, The Xbox 360 Elite will be released in Europe on August 24, 2007. Pricing will be about the same as it is in the U.S., around £237/€350.]
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March 27th, 2007 comments (112): stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
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hey every 1 im gonna buy elite been livein away from things for couple of things and now got silver and blk xbox thinkin of buying xbox 360 elite wonderin what does premium mean is it just an american term im in uk let me no plz thx
if i own a 360 and i am buying an ELITE, can I transfer my hard-drive contents (like my ranks in all of my games and gamerscore and videos etc.) to my new ELITE?
Yes, but you’ll need to grab a transfer kit from Microsoft.
Just look at comment #85 above for details.
ps3 ye wat eva blue ray ye wat eva i have a dvd player that plays both stick to microsoft and u know u cant go wrong hiphiparay sony loses again lol
Are you even speaking English?
I believe that the 360 overpowers the ps3 and im not even talking about the elite, just the 360, because of its online play, because when you play with online with the ps3 it is much to complicated and unfun and that is just the one piece
I cannot play dvd movies through USB and upload movies in the 120GB drive. What shall i do?
If you cannot play movies from USB then you need to connect to xbox live(Silver it’s free) and the codecs Div-X etc will download and your USB will play just fine, you can use any size USB drive as long as you format it the right i.e use partion magic on PC or format it on a mac “Google it” if you are not sure
jimm
i have an xbox 360 halo edition console and it has the 3 red rings of death problem…..does the xbox 360 elite have the 3 red rings of death problem?
All Xbox 360s can get the RROD, but it’s mostly 360s built before the Xbox 360 Elite was released that frequently have the problem. I’m not sure if the Halo edition was released before or after the 360 Elite. AFAIK, Microsoft started making cooling improvements to all 360s produced after the 360 Elite came out. Models made in 2008 and on run on the Jasper board with a cooler running 65nm GPU and CPU. So your best bet is to buy a brand new 360 model and look for a JASPER board, and your chances of overheating and the RROD will be much lower. Here’s a great post that describes the differences in what’s changed under the hood over the years:
http://www.overclock.net/xbox/446845-xbox-360-console-revision-s-information.html
The 360 Elite just got its price cut by $100. You can grab one over on Amazon for $299 USD now.