Xbox 360: Elite
As one of the first sites to break the news about Codename Zephyr, it comes as no surprise today to report that the story was true (much like the DMC4 story broke last night). Zephyr is now known as the Xbox 360 Elite, and will be the third Xbox 360 SKU offered by Microsoft.
The Elite will be limited quantities only; that may be as much or as little as a couple hundred thousand.
The case, controller, and Live headset will all be black. It will have all new packaging.
Elite will cost $479, and will be a 3rd SKU; it will be sold alongside Premium and Core packs.
Eventually Elite hardware (in white plastics) will take the role of the Xbox Premium. That is to say, after the Elite is launched and sold out, future Xbox Premiums will have 120GB / HDMI.
We do not yet know exactly when 120GB / HDMI will become the standard for Premium, but it is loosely estimated to be late summer or fall.
Elite models run cooler than normal 360s, but they are not yet confirmed to have 65nm chips.
Prices may remain the same with the 120GB / HDMI hardware upgrade in the Premium Xbox, but we may still see a price cut on the line when 65nm chips start shipping.
The HD DVD drive will not be internal or bundled — Microsoft never did or nor does not currently have plans to put an HD DVD drive in the 360.
There are no current plans to integrate WiFi into the Elite or future Premiums
It was also announced today that the next installment of the Ace Combat series, a series that has been exclusive to the PlayStation brand since it began, is now exclusive to the Xbox 360. Is there any doubt that Metal Gear Solid 4 is coming to the Xbox 360? Not for me there isn’t, it’ll be interesting to see if the PS3 is even still alive when MGS4 finally comes out in 2008.
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