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xbox 360 pro 60GB price and release date announced

Xbox 360 Pricing

Microsoft today confirmed that it is preparing to release a new Xbox 360 model, the Xbox 360 Pro. The console will hit U.S. and Canadian stores in early August, and will be priced at $349. The new model triples the storage from the current Xbox 360 Premium to a much more usable 60GB, offering plenty of space for downloads from…

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July 13th, 2008 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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xbox 360 ultimate in the works?

Xbox 360 Elite Closeup

Is Microsoft getting ready to announce a new Xbox SKU? The guys over at Stuff.TV are reporting that the company is readying a new top-of-the-line console model called the Xbox 360 Ultimate.

Aimed squarely at Sony’s Playstation 3 high-end hardware features, the Ultimate console is rumored to include built-in HD-DVD playback, Wi-Fi, improved audio circuitry, a 65nm chipset, and a…

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January 2nd, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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game crazy reveals black xbox 360?

Black Xbox 360 Case Mod

According to a user over in the Cheap Ass Gamer forums, a SKU popped up in Game Crazy store’s point-of-sale system for a new Xbox 360 model, listed as follows:
“GM-XBOX 360 (black/ 120GB) $479.99 NEW $439.99 USED.” It’s also listing a release date of 5/1/2007.
If this is true, it would put an end to the rampant rumors of the…

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February 16th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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