[T Sizzles]

Xbox 360 Elite being phased out in favor of limited edition models?

Xbox 360 Elite could be replaced by limited edition consoles with bigger hard drive

By Donald Melanson

This one's still a long ways from actually panning out, but Fudzilla is reporting that Microsoft could be about to phase out its standard Xbox 360 Elite console and instead fill out the top end of the scale with limited edition models like the recent Resident Evil 5 bundle. According to the site's unnamed sources, Microsoft would get the transition started by simply letting inventory dry up beginning sometime in the second quarter of this year, during which time it would apparently limit sales of the console to North America and Europe. Then, once those have all been moved off the shelves, Microsoft would supposedly shift its attention to new, potentially even pricier, limited edition consoles, which themselves could well be limited to select retailers. In other Xbox 360 news, Fudzilla also says that Microsoft could soon be offering a new standalone hard drive that's bigger than the 120GB drive now found in the Elite, although there's no indication as to exactly how much bigger.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/06/xbox-360-elite-being-phased-out-in-favor-or-limited-edition-mode/

[KranK]

Stupid....nuff said.

[Nubble]

Yeah this is pretty lame... They will lose alot of money if the do this...

[BoMeR2ReMoB]

idk they may get a lot of cash also, from the people that think that there 120G will fill up some time this gen of gaming.

[T Sizzles]

Just slap a 250GB on it and keep the price the same.

[fullmetal297]

Meh... I don't think it's going anywhere.

[Mizwax]

i dont see how they would replace the black xbox. i wasnt about to stick a white xbox on my shelves with all my other black tv accessories....
this is dumb

[Claircognizant]

T Sizzles said:

Just slap a 250GB on it and keep the price the same.

knowing microsoft, that would come with a $100 price bump.

[AxelOwnes]

and what if my store doesnt have any black elite models anymore? they only have the red ones and im still under the store warranty i purchased? do i get a red one or a white one? this is bollocks!!!!!!!

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alexjowen said:

and what if my store doesnt have any black elite models anymore? they only have the red ones and im still under the store warranty i purchased? do i get a red one or a white one? this is bollocks!!!!!!!

Your still under warranty. they'd just give you one of the newer 360's

[knockem]

Wow I hate this they are always coming out with something better wtf I'm afraid to freaking buy a 360 now since they come out with a better one ever 4 freakin months.

[tOxiC x]

Not necessarily better, just different.

[knockem]

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Not necessarily better, just different.

Yeah for the most part, but I mean look at all of the different motherboards out there, the bigger hard drives, different colors, and better cooling not to mention HDMI. It's kinda gay since all of this is the same price as the consoles that don't have the nice upgrades bought just a few months earlier.

[Mizwax]

i just sucked it up and got an elite. i dont care if they upgrade now. it has full 1080p, people say they dont over heat as much, and its black to match my setup.

im completely happy with my purchase i made over the summer. :thumbup:

[Dukes 1800]

they are trying to match the size of ps3s which is ridiculous

[Mizwax]

rediculo... that would be a gay thing to do if you are talking about physical deminsions.

[knockem]

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rediculo... that would be a gay thing to do if you are talking about physical deminsions

I think the guy was referring to hard drive size lol

[Mizwax]

knockem said:

I think the guy was referring to hard drive size lol

oh. i knew that... :blushing:

[Ibdc]

This is just retarded. Nuff said

[Mizwax]

you basically just quoted KranK
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