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Microsoft Unveils Red Xbox
Following much speculation regarding its existence, Microsoft has confirmed that a deep red Xbox 360 is in production.
The console – essentially an Elite system where black becomes red – will be bundled with a Resident Evil theme, a copy of Capcom’s Street Fighter HD, as well as a copy of Resident Evil 5.
News site Kotaku reports that the limited edition unit, priced in the US at $399, has been manufactured as a cross-promotion between Capcom and Microsoft ahead of the release of Resident Evil 5. This may now be part of a wider tradition for Capcom and its Resident Evil franchise; the game’s acclaimed predecessor was released alongside a GameCube and PS2 chainsaw controller.
Red will be the fourth colour variety of the 360 as a mainstream unit, with white and black already sitting in retailers, and a Halo-tainted unit available on the pre-owned market. Currently Sony is selling both black and a small portion of white PS3s, while Nintendo has yet to follow up its insinuation made back in E3 2005 that the Wii will come in a range of colours much like the GameCube and N64.
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Yuck. Talk about overheating... this is like spraying vinegar on the wound, lol.
K-Mart has a really good deal right now on the Xbox 360.
I read that if you buy the Xbox 360 Elite, from now until February 28, you get a special coupon that allows you to save $50 on any Xbox 360 game you buy that costs over $50. I know what game I would be using that coupon on to save $50--Street Fighter 4!!!
All the Xbox 360 systems currently being sold are made with the new "Jasper" design that uses .65nm technology that generates almost no heat. In fact, it has a different power cord because it consumers less electricity. It also has an updated DVD-ROM drive that is very quiet.
Hey athlete, are you Kim? Just reply and say no, and we'll stop calling you Kim.
As far as your post, that's a pretty good deal. The Falcon also has a different power cord than the Jasper. I wasn't aware of that about a week ago and I tried to use the power cord from my wife's 360 (falcon) with my rusty elite (launch) and it wouldn't fit. The old power cables are forward compatible, but the newer ones are not backward compatitible (for obvious reasons). Thank god they put a little plastic thing on the Falcon/Jasper power cables so you CAN'T plug them into one it's not compatible with or else I would have tried and freaked out why my Elite stopped working. Both the falcon and jasper are super quite, expecially if you rip your games to the HDD, you can't even hear the xbox going and that's a big difference when compared to the Jet engine sounds the launch 360 made.
MS could release a console made from solid gold for all i care, until they get their shit together with manufacturing, then i'll continue to sit on top of the wall waiting for that all reliable system.
The falcon and jasper units are pretty solid, I think you should be safe. Coming from a launch 360 owner, there's a HUGE difference between the launch unit and the Jasper unit (65nm cpu/gpu as opposed to 95nm cpu/gpu), the system is super quite, uses 12 amps instead of 15, uses less watts, is cooler, and most importantly more reliable. Plus, you have a free 3 year warranty. C'mon Barla, join the darkside! Rydamgw did, bless his soul (he was kicked from EDGE).
The falcon and jasper units are pretty solid, I think you should be safe.
No, they're not! The 360's yield is currently at 92% i.e. Jasper model, so problems with the system still exist. Personally, i'll wait for MS to release a 360 system that's re-designed (i'm hoping for a E3 announcement) and fitted with 45nm cpu/gpu.
Failing that, i'll wait until the current units are installed with 45nm cpu/gpu and the yield at 100%.
I'm in no hurry for the system.
Fair enough barla. But I thought all electronics have an average of a 3-5% failure rate? I don't think anything can claim 0% failure rate cause there will always be units no matter what type of device it is that fail for whateve reason (that's why most electronic devices come with a 1 year warranty or else there would never be any reason for warranties). I heard rumors about a 45nm CPU/GPU and would be bummed if one came out shortly after E3 cause I just bought a Jasper arcade unit. Oh well...
"I'm in no hurry for the system."
I can understand you there, I feel the same way about the PS3, but for different reasons (price among other things).
It only comes with a 60gig and not the 120gig? If it retails for $399 and is an elite that's just red, that means that it comes with a 120gig (which normally retails for $399. So you're essentially getting SSF2HDR and RE5 for free. If I didn't already have SSF2HDR and was actually interested in RE5 (and didn't just pick up a Jasper arcade) I'd pick this bundle up. It's a great entry 360 though if you're looking to pick one up. Two games, a $75 value, for free? Can't beat that.
The closest PS3 equivalent is probably the "gun metal"/"steel" MGS PS3 bundle which went for $599 and only had a 40Gb HD. I guess to be fair, that was a limited edition, and no doubt a way for Konami to really gouge the super hardcore MGS fans.
Though the regular PS3 MGS4 bundle was a pretty good deal, $499 for an 80 Gb model, and if I remember correctly, the model in the bundle was one that had some level of backwards compatibility.
I was considering this elite for a minute, since I'll be picking one up in the next 2-3 months for the bigger HDD and HDMI port, but the only upside is the guarantee it'll be the latest hardware build, otherwise the colour, and the fact I already own SSF2HDR and didn't intend to buy RE5, are downsides for me.
Just some info for you. All 360s come with HDMI ports now (the elite is the only one that comes with an HDMI cable though). Also, make sure when you buy a 360, that you make them show you the box first. Look into the little opening where is shows the serial number of the 360 and make sure it shows 12.1A. It'll have some dashes after it and like an S1 or something. The 12.1A means it's the Jasper model which is the newest one with the 65nm CPU/GPU. 14.1A is the falcon (65nm CPU, 95nm GPU) which is still a lot better than the launch brick.
Looking past all of the trolling and flaming going on in this thread, I think this is a solid concept. Competitively speaking, anyone considering buying a current generation platform b/c of RE5 would surely pick up the 360 version. You get the console, two games, a 60GB hard drive and HDMI cable, all for $400. What's not to like?
Edit: I read somewhere that it was going to be a 60GB, but if 120GB is true, all the more reason to pick it up.
Karma,
It'd have to be the 120 gig or they're actually charging MORE for the system than if you just bought a 60gig 360 ($299) and the two games seperately ($15 for remix, $60 for RE5). You'd be paying $25 bucks for the color. The story specifically says Elite, which comes with a 120gig. Maybe they could clarify that?
edit: You think MS would avoid anything red after that which will not be named.
I see Edge's resident Sony Defense Force came out for this minor press release. If Sony were releasing a red PS3 all of you would be singing their praises and claiming that this alone will turn around their fortunes.
Not sure there's many home entertainment systems that would match the color of this console.
Yeah because my posting history certainly backs up that nonsense that you've pulled from your arse.
Nah, your posting history only shows your disturbing hatred for one faceless corporation and even more unsettling infatuation with another one.
Have you actually looked at my posting history?
Yeah, I now have a Pavlovian response whenever I see your screen name - automatically picturing Cpt. Picard holding his head. ;)
I think Kim deserves it to be fair, he/she/it is a next level fanboy.
"it"? lol
uh, Arron, i think he was referring to me. lol
Still, even if it was a PS3... nah. Red only looks good in things that go reallly fast.
Seriously though, despite the admittedly hideous color, this package is actually a pretty good value. I didn't catch it at first, but this Elite bundle also includes both RE5 and Super Street Fighter Turbo II HD Remix (whew, that was a mouthful) - and the HDMI cable and headset (what a concept).
Don't expect much of a response to that other than maybe, "Teh headset suxxors compaired to my 50 dollar bluetooth, and I can get an HDMI cable for .02 cents from newegg! And no Wifi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" RRoD is my favorite colaaaaaaaaaar!" I'm in a good mood today, sorry.
Seriously though, that is a good bundle. You're basically getting two free games, and of course the components MS already offers with the system (HDMI, headset).
I'm sorry guys.. nothing against the hardware or Resident Evil! but that colour is hideous.
What great idea! This will surely fix the hardware issues!
Should've made it blue--and added blu-ray support. Red reminds me of that other dead HD format -- I hope Xbox doesn't suffer a similar demise.
What a great idea, now the casing will match the ring of light.
rofl, Arron