Ballmer announces 2010 Xbox 360 at The Executive Club Chicago? Options

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Ballmer announces 2010 Xbox 360 at The Executive Club Chicago? Posted by XanTium | June 18 18:21 EST | News Category: Xbox360

From tgdaily.com: [QUOTE] Rumors can be confirmed, as Ballmer stated openly during a speech on the recession to those in attendance at the Executives Club in Chicago, a new Xbox 360 will hit the store shelves in 2010. The new device will be equipped with technology that is "really, really, close" to an actuality. The console, which was described as having a "natural interface," will have a built in camera with the ability to recognize movement and voice. [/QUOTE] Full Story: tgdaily.com

[K1LLERHORNET]

hmmmmm,

i better start saving up then

[Ninjaman]

Plenty of games to play...not yet Microsoft...how about '11 or '12?

[highbomber]

Big mistake, Microsoft.

[rocky5]

Its not a new console just an upgrade of the original with added peripherals to enhance it also by then there probably will be no RROD am defiantly getting one.

[darylzero]

Its gonna be MS' version of a "slim" with the natal cameras installed (or detachable somehow) its gonna be basically a new SKU. I would be shocked if they actually upgrade any of the hardware specs. maybe they will add wireless g or somethings like that, but i don't see this being more expensive from day 1 than, say the elite.

This post has been edited by darylzero: Jun 19 2009, 12:38 AM

[sinister slipknot]

...................and so the 4th SKU rears its ugly head.. suggestion of names? 360 ultimate? 360 god???

[rocky5]

...................and so the 4th SKU rears its ugly head.. suggestion of names? 360 ultimate? 360 god???

The Xbox 360 Vision that's it lol if its is then i want some royalties as i named it lol.

[Strikerzex911]

If it will include onboard nxe and built-in wifi, I'll get one.

[somenutter]

Big mistake, Microsoft.

lol somehow i think your wrong

do you honestly think that a new xbox with more stuff built in is a bad idea ?

hope it has wireless n/smaller/no rrod/much smaller power brick and a 1tb hard drive because im running out of space so quickly

im gonna be at the doors of the shop waiting for it

[tbb033]

I hope it has a built in waffle maker and shoe buffer.

[fahrenheit]

Next hardware revision is Valhalla and its been on the roadmap for a very long time. It was always planned to merge the CPU and GPU into a single chip, which of course allows them to take an entirely different form-factor from consoles current design (Slim anyone?).

So no real surprises if this next revision is radically different. But its still just a 'revision' at the the end of the day.

This post has been edited by fahrenheit: Jun 19 2009, 01:39 AM

[Chrushev]

Next hardware revision is Valhalla and its been on the roadmap for a very long time. It was always planned to merge the CPU and GPU into a single chip, which of course allows them to take an entirely different form-factor from consoles current design (Slim anyone?).

So no real surprises if this next revision is radically different. But its still just a 'revision' at the the end of the day.

I think merging them like that in a gaming device (which utilizes all of the CPU/GPU pretty much 100% it is on), would create a crap-ton of heat. So they better have some good cooling solutions

And yah, as everyone else said. This isnt going to be a "New Console"... its just a new "SKU" of the existing platform, will have Natal built in.

I actually really doubt they will change the shell that its in. There is nothing wrong with the way the current one looks. And at this point they are actually starting to make money on selling the hardware. Redesigning it would put them in a hole on every sale again. Unless they take stuff out ofcourse.... which they wont.

My prediction: Same look (perhaps different color), built in Natal, built in memory (anywhere from 1GB - 20GB) to let people utilize more of their digital marketplace and make it easier to do software updates in the future. Everything else will stay the same.

At E3 2 weeks ago MS was all over the place stating that they are aiming for 10 year 360 cycle.. so we wont see a "new" console until like E3 of 2012, and it prolly wont hit stores until Xmas 2014. There is no reason for a new console really... sure we can always use more power, and DX10 and such... but do we really need it? not really. Were at the point now where visually jumps are really small. As opposed to going 8bit (NES) to 16bit (SNES) to 32bit systems (PS1). Look at Wii, its not even HD.. yet its totally viable in the market with machines that cost less than it, and in terms of hardware 3-4+ times more powerful.



This post has been edited by Chrushev: Jun 19 2009, 02:05 AM

[TreyTable]

I hope it has a built in waffle maker and shoe buffer.

I second that!

[BasicAir]

I bet it will have upgraded specs and I bet MS will want this to become the new "standard" (if you will) Xbox 360 that'll last until 2015.

I bet it'll have the CPU/GPU in one sure but I bet there will be more upgrades like much larger hdd (250gb-500gb most likely) and probably more RAM. Obviously, built in Natal is basically a guarantee at this point as well.