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The New Xbox 360 Elite It's official: Xbox 360 Elite with HDMI & 120GB HDD (Originally posted by 360 Fanboy) Months and months of speculation, leaked photos, and random bits of information have finally come to an end. Microsoft just officially announced what we've all expected, the black Xbox 360 Elite. Everything we've heard before is pretty much true; HDMI connectivity, a massive 120GB HDD and everything is painted a matte finished black. You'll be able to purchase this black wonder April 29th for $479.99 US which even includes the HDMI cable. The Xbox 360 Elite is not a limited edition package and will not replace the current offerings, but will be treated as another SKU. Microsoft also announced that other black accessories will be available for purchase separately including black play and charge packs, controllers, and headsets. Finally, the 120GB HDD will also be available separately for $179.99 US. Read the full press release after the break and be sure to check out Joystiq's lovely Xbox 360 Elite photo gallery ... oh the joy! So fanboys, will you be going black this April? Via [Joystiq] Microsoft Unveils Xbox 360 Elite Premium black console includes 120GB hard drive and line of new accessories. REDMOND, Wash. - March 27, 2007 - Microsoft Corp. today announced the upcoming availability of Xbox 360ÃÆââââ¬Ã¾Ãââ Elite, a new model of the video game and entertainment system that will include a 120GB hard drive, a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) port, a high-definition cable, and a premium black finish for the console, wireless controller and Xbox LIVEÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâî headset. Xbox 360 Elite has enough space for a library of Xbox LIVE Arcade games and thousands of songs, as well as downloadable high-definition TV shows and movies available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. The new 120GB hard drive also will be sold as a stand-alone accessory to give current Xbox 360 owners greater choice and flexibility in their games and entertainment experience. Additional Xbox 360 Elite accessories, such as the black Xbox 360 Wireless Controller, Xbox 360 Play & Charge kit and the Xbox 360 rechargeable battery, will be available separately. The Xbox 360 Elite and its accessories are expected to begin arriving in U.S. stores on April 29. "Today's games and entertainment enthusiast has an insatiable appetite for digital high-definition content," said Peter Moore, corporate vice president for the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft. "Xbox 360 Elite's larger hard drive and premium accessories will allow our community to enjoy all that the next generation of entertainment has to offer." Distinguished by its black finish and signature metallic detailing, Xbox 360 Elite will have an estimated retail price1 of $479.99 (U.S.)/479.99 euros/349.99 pounds, and will come packed with components and accessories for the ultimate high-definition entertainment experience. ~ Xbox 360 Elite console. The console is equipped with a premium black finish and three powerful core processors capable of producing the best in HD entertainment (up to 1080p), 16:9 cinematic aspect ratio, anti-aliasing for smooth textures, full surround sound, HDMI output and DVD playback with upscaling capabilities right out of the box. ~ Xbox 360 120GB hard drive. The 120GB detachable hard drive allows gamers to save their games and store television shows, movies, music, pictures, trailers, levels, demos and other content available from Xbox LIVE Marketplace.3 The hard drive is sold separately for an estimated retail price of $179.99 (U.S.)/179.99 euros/119.99 pounds. ~ Xbox 360 Wireless Controller (black). This award-winning, high-performance wireless controller, now in black, features the XboxÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâî Guide Button for quick, in-game access to friends and music. It has a range of up to 30 feet and a battery life of 30 hours on two AA batteries. It is sold separately for an estimated retail price of $49.99 (U.S.)/44.99 euros/32.99 pounds. ~ Xbox 360 headset (black). Now available in black, the headset lets gamers strategize or trade taunts while playing games and send voice messages to friends on Xbox LIVE. ~ Xbox 360 HDMI cable. New to Xbox 360, HDMI allows consumers to get HD video (up to 1080p) and multichannel surround sound, all from one cable. ~ Xbox LIVE Silver Membership. With this, gamers can chat with friends online, collect achievements and gamerscores, send and receive voice and text messages, and access Xbox LIVE Marketplace content such as game demos, HD movies and TV, as well as the best in downloadable games from Xbox LIVE Arcade. ~ One-month subscription to Xbox LIVE Gold. An Xbox LIVE Gold Membership provides a complete online entertainment experience. Those who subscribe to this premium service can engage in competitive online multiplayer matches, tailor their matchmaking via feedback and accomplishments, chat with more than one person at a time, and take advantage of unique privileges in the Xbox LIVE Marketplace and Xbox LIVE Arcade. The following accessories for the Xbox 360 Elite console will only be sold separately: ~ Xbox 360 Play & Charge kit. Complete with a charging cable and a black rechargeable battery pack, the Xbox 360 Play & Charge kit allows gamers to recharge their Xbox 360 Wireless Controller without interrupting their gameplay. it is sold separately for an estimated retail price of $19.99 (U.S.)/19.99 euros/14.99 pounds. ~ Xbox 360 rechargeable battery (black). The rechargeable battery pack provides more than 25 hours of gameplay per charge. It is sold separately for an estimated retail price of $11.99 (U.S.)/11.99 euros/9.99 pounds. About Xbox 360 Xbox 360 is the most powerful video game and entertainment system, delivering the best games, the next generation of the premier Xbox LIVE online gaming network and unique digital entertainment experiences that revolve around gamers. Xbox 360 has a catalog of more than 160 high-definition games and is available in 37 countries. More information can be found online at: Xbox Home Major Nelson You can also check out the Major Nelson Podcast over at: "The One About Xbox 360 Elite" Or just download the show: [iTunes] [RSS] []MP3] 120GB HDD transfer limited to one 20GB HDD Via [Joystiq] Aside from HDMI, the biggest feature of the Xbox 360 Elite is undoubtedly the 120 gigabyte hard drive. Much to the relief of 360 owners everywhere, we now know that the 120GB drive will come with a transfer cable allowing users to transfer data from the 20GB drive to the 120GB drive. Sounds great, right? Don't answer that yet, because Joystiq has uncovered a few caveats to Microsoft's transfer solution. Do you have two 20GB hard drives? You'd better pick a favorite then, because the transfer software allows only one 20GB drive to be transferred to the 120GB drive. Maybe you have data on your 120 GB drive you'd like to stick on the 20GB. Too bad, because you can only transfer from the 20GB to the 120GB. Any other combination -- transferring 20GB to 20GB for example -- won't work. As if all that wasn't bad enough, transferring data automatically deletes any data already stored on the 120GB drive, and all files transfered will be deleted from the 20GB. Finally, data cannot be transfered back to the 20GB from which it originally came. Of course, some of these issues can be nullified by purchasing a memory card -- a financial fact of which we're sure Microsoft is aware -- but the data transfer cable seems unnecessarily restrictive. Essentially, it will only be useful one time, unless you really want to format your 120GB HDD for some reason. Please Note~ The Last Topic Was Closed Due to Getting Off Topic, Please Don't Let The Same Happen To This One Discuss! :P

You can... (Live Anywere) I think your missing the point. XP isn't powerfull enough to run it. Either it comes out on vista, or it doesn't come out at all!

On Halo there was a zombie game on relic - but we had battlerifles. I was the last on my team and all 15 of the zombies where running at me... I lost count of the killamajaro's I got, but It was over 20. :) Another time was at bashcon, we were down by 2 kills 49 - 48 and I got a double kill to win the game (no joke.)

And you just found out about this? It's been up on Bungie since it's been announced >.< And I don't mind about Vista, I'm glad it is good enough that is only capable of running of Vista. :) Quality is number one in my book.

Very tought question acually. I would have to go with Bunny Ears just because some day I could get a Party Hat... But I will Never be able to get bunny ears.

I think that there should have been an option for the Tip.it Times. It's so unique, and I always love reading it every week. :)

That was great! :P No wonder they always finish all the guides so promptly! :-$

(A-gility) = Agility (C-onstruction) = Construction (F-letching) = Fletching (H-unter) = Hunter (M-ining) = Mining (R-unecrafting) = Runecrafting (S-layer) = Slayer (S-mithing) = Smithing

Like omg really please? Ah April

I like the guide except for one bit... Oh come on; that's just arrogant, It's not as if you know everything.

Thanks for pointing out that typo, it's now fixed. :) Indeed, when I wrote this guide the Shadow Sword Mini Quest didn't exist. It's kinda ironic that I forgot to mention that, since I wrote the Guide for it, and helped write the official tip.it guide for it too! (And I mentioned this guide on that guide! :oops: ) Anyways thanks for pointing that out too, and it's now mentioned. :) Acually I said it "May be", but I will take up your advice and call it Debatably the Hardest Quest. Hope that's better :) ~Added Thanks Also I appreciate all of the compliments! :P

There's not acually a game... It's a joke. :lol:

Where's the Dragons? :-k Anyways, the music is way better :)

Just want to give a friendly tip that you can find a Goal Signiture that is legal over at Draynor.net. It is very usefull if your working on a fletching goal and you want a reminder, or a little achievement for how far your getting levelling. I am going to put up a little subsection about Goal Signitures when I get the time. : Also since there's no where else to put it, I really haven't had much time to donate to Runescape, Tip.it, or this guide; that is why I haven't been active in about a week. My stepbrother is coming back for spring break and he's an avid 'scaper, so that's when I will probably be getting back.

Same! I just don't post that much. :uhh: Exactly, I try not to spam every topic. :

Agree. I have done this quest, and your not alone it it taking an extremely long time to do. :| I guess your best bet is luck & patience!

Eh, im tired from Halo right now. I just got back from Bashcon 8-)

Nope :

There's also an almost deserted place in the Gnome Stronghold underground mine (But you must have completed The Grand Tree Quest.)

Yes, the "Mysterious Voice in your Head" is my favorite too. And no, it's just for fun because of how "Hard" Postie Pete's journey was this time. :wink:

Are-Der-Roog :oops:

True, but they always give little jokes here and there. :) *Another Crackdown fan I see!

Cold War And I hope they make an update/new quest to make the floor usefull. Great potential... A blue floor. :)

:lol: Brilliant!

Well, Mixing Fletching & Alching gives heaps to your Mage xp.