ACTUAL photo of the Xbox 360

[rocksolidaudio]

From engadget.com

http://img234.echo.cx/img234/4954/xbox3609ht.th.jpg (http://img234.echo.cx/my.php?image=xbox3609ht.jpg)

Meh, kinda fugly.

[kaji7p56]

I guess when Bill Gates bought Apple, he had their design team do the XBOX 360's outer shell.

[Ugamer_X]

Nice...I hate the wireless part of it though.

[jam3582]

looks legit hmmm still ugly though .

[thehuskerfan]

looks legit hmmm still ugly though .
I agree.

[bmsdaddy]

Nice...I hate the wireless part of it though.

What don't you like about wireless? Just curious, not attacking your post or anything. I like the wireless controllers myself, have them for all 3 current systems. But I guess if you didn't like/need wireless maybe you wouldn't want to pay the extra $$ for it.

[The Dord]

He probably hates the having to go through many batteries to play with them.. Unless they decied to make them rechargeable.

[LinkinA]

theyre rechargeable via a cord, says gamespot (boo them anyways)

[elwood731]

The rumor is that they are rechargable. They will have cords which you can plug in to recharge them and still play while they're charging. Likely this will be under the "flip port." We shall see. Makes the wireless a bit better.

[Jonny Polychronopoulos]

Oh man is that webcam gonna be trouble.
Why do they feel the need to make it like the PS2s failed vertical capacity? I understand the need to appeal to the people looking for the PC tower but its pointless in a console fitting into an entertainment center. Headset will still be cheap ass plastic and break as soon as you put it on no doubt.

[alongx]

I hope you people who are saying it's ugly aren't saying that in comparison to the current Xbox. The current one is hideous, the new one is a welcome change

[paean]

I like this design, and I like the original xbox. It is the PS2 that looks fugly, even the slim one.

[dastly75]

Agreed definately better looking then the first xbox. Nothing earth shaking though in terms of innovative design...*anticipates E3 showing of the revolution*...

[dobiewan]

Yeah, that camera is going to be baaaaad news on live. I like the Penny Arcade comic on the Xbox 360's anticipated use of the web cam. All the pictures were of the dudes balls. I have a feeling we may be seeing more than just people's nether regions unless that shit gets moderated big time.

[Kaijufan]

It looks pretty average to me. I would like it more if it was black and green like the orginal Xbox.

[BLarR]

Bahh, original looked a lot better. No more green eyed machine, this is a catastrophe.

[RAMSTORIA]

I hope you people who are saying it's ugly aren't saying that in comparison to the current Xbox. The current one is hideous, the new one is a welcome change

damn straight, it looks big though, hopefully there is a hard drive in there and hopefully its backwards compatiable. I might just get one if so.

edit, oh yeah... i guess that photo leaked a couple of weeks ago was legit

[SkyGheNe]

slim ps2 > xbox 360 imo regarding design.

I like small non-tower designs that aren't all white. Anything but all white. I hope they have a different color scheme set for this.

Hell, i'll take the gamecubes design over this one.

[RAMSTORIA]

I like this design, and I like the original xbox. It is the PS2 that looks fugly, even the slim one.

i am completely baffled... how can you say the slim ps2 looks worse than the xbox. i mean the old ps2, maybe, but man the xbox is a fuckin boulder

[dastly75]

http://img152.echo.cx/img152/6429/av14171zc.jpg

[CheapyD]

I don't think the color is accurate.

[SkyGheNe]

I don't think the color is accurate.

Let us hope so. I'll go for a platinum...

[evilmax17]

I think it looks cool! You can see an eyetoy-like Camera in that shot too.

[$hady]

i cant wait to broadcast my naked booty on live.

[Vitamin X]

I think it looks pretty nice. Let's hope it's not a bulletproof monstrocity like the last one, anyways.

And for those bitching about the colors, rumor is that there will be different colors you can put onto the system. I kind of lament getting rid of the black and green motif, personally.

[scdoanintendo]

Is that black thing on top the add-on harddrive?

[Tromack]

I like it except for the color scheme. I would have preferred an all black affair, or silver if it was done well.

[hiccupleftovers]

It looks pretty average to me. I would like it more if it was black and green like the orginal Xbox.

Agreed. I really like the design of the Xbox in green and black. It could just be the resolution of these pics and just like the PSP, this machine will look a lot better in person. I think this one looks kind of ugly though.

[David85]

Flat grey is the ugliest color, it should be platnuim or silverish.

The vertical part I think is to make it more like a computer than a gaming system.

[evilmax17]

http://img.engadget.com/common/images/1387385638449262.JPG

[chargeup45]

I like it. Ive gotten used to the XBox design, but this still looks nice and sleek. And keep in mind that there's a strong rumor of changable faceplates. I'm not sure how itll work, but it sounds like youll have some control over color. If all else falls, spray paint it yourself or go colorwarepc.

BTW, I thought the first picture of the controller looked cheap and plasticy, but evil's pic looks pretty rad. And one would think that MS would try to avoid Apple comparisons in terms of their color choices.

[Scorch]

Looks like a fucking VCR.

[strayfoxx]

I forget where I heard it from, but someone said that camera on the right looked like R.O.B and I couldn't agree more...

And I don't like that design one bit. I want the black and green leviathan back.

[Richlough]

http://img.engadget.com/common/images/1387385638449262.JPG

Am I imagining a "1,2,3,4" around the logo [on the four corners if it were a square] ?

I think it is to indicate which controller/player # you are .

[help1]

Am I imagining a "1,2,3,4" around the logo [on the four corners if it were a square] ?

No, also I heard the middle sivler thing is a button.


Heres another pic:

http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000040042613

[Jonny Polychronopoulos]

The middle button is teh Live menu since Live is supposed to be integrated in every single game now. You're right about the numbers tho- pretty sure they're indicative of which player you are.
I think Microsoft is trying to tap the might of Apples ipods iwith the color scheme.

[guyver2077]

why does microsoft continue with such big bulky products

[Jaket]

These are all pictures taken by assorted cameras (some camera phones) at MTV's "exlcusive" launch party I guess

http://www.jeux-france.com/Webmasters/Images/4editeurs20050507_215547_0_big.jpg
The one everyone has seen


http://www.jeux-france.com/Webmasters/Images/4editeurs20050507_233411_0_big.jpg
Close up of the controller (whats that wierd ball in the middle?)


http://www.jeux-france.com/Webmasters/Images/4editeurs20050507_232046_0_big.jpg
Pic of the media center remote


http://www.jeux-france.com/Webmasters/Images/4editeurs20050507_215547_1_big.jpg
pic of the custom power buttons available (SWEET!)


niiiceeee

[Ozzkev55]

Hmm...The Plot Thickens
Ill add more later

[help1]

http://www.jeux-france.com/Webmasters/Images/4editeurs20050507_215547_1_big.jpg
pic of the custom power buttons available (SWEET!)


niiiceeee


Pff, if you cared that much you could drawn on your 360.


Are these things you print out?

[zewone]

I like it.

[xspeedracerx]

Notice the windows media center button, and "Live TV" written under the B on the remote.

[atreyue]

I was wondering whether or not they planned to have the 360 double as a media center extender...

[modium]

pic of the custom power buttons available (SWEET!)
Actually, this was a reward pic from OurColony.net, so it hasn't been confirmed or anything yet. Not that anything else was, but this one's very vague, as all of Ourcolony has been thus far :P Here's a theoretical look, thanks to phoenix9 at Unfiction: http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/files/360s_194.jpg

[atreyue]

Actually, this was a reward pic from OurColony.net, so it hasn't been confirmed or anything yet. Not that anything else was, but this one's very vague, as all of Ourcolony has been thus far :P Here's a theoretical look, thanks to phoenix9 at Unfiction: http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/files/360s_194.jpg

All except for one look pretty crappy. Hopefully they'll come with matching custom skins for the box.

[Jaket]

Actually, this was a reward pic from OurColony.net, so it hasn't been confirmed or anything yet. Not that anything else was, but this one's very vague, as all of Ourcolony has been thus far :P Here's a theoretical look, thanks to phoenix9 at Unfiction: http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/files/360s_194.jpg


i would only like the green swirly one

[SteveMcQ]

White controllers...those are gonna get dirty quick.

[Ozzkev55]

White controllers...those are gonna get dirty quick.
Dust shows more on black surfaces, then white surfaces. Though with Webcams, these controllers might have other ways of getting dirty :puke:

[ryanbph]

looks fine to me, I really don't care what they look like, as long as it has good software

[help1]

Notice the windows media center button, and "Live TV" written under the B on the remote.

YEs, it will have TIVO like features.

[Ugamer_X]

Dust shows more on black surfaces, then white surfaces. Though with Webcams, these controllers might have other ways of getting dirty :puke:
There's a big difference between dust and dirt.

[redgopher]

White controllers...those are gonna get dirty quick.

Which is why my PSP is so sparkly and clean.

</sarcasm>

[epobirs]

Oh man is that webcam gonna be trouble.
Why do they feel the need to make it like the PS2s failed vertical capacity? I understand the need to appeal to the people looking for the PC tower but its pointless in a console fitting into an entertainment center. Headset will still be cheap ass plastic and break as soon as you put it on no doubt.

What makes you think the PS2's vertical stand is failed? Try not to be so geocentric. In many regions including the major market of Japan the space available in the home or room for equipment is much less than typical Americans are used to having. Being able to stand the console up next to a small TV is quite appreciated for those in tiny living spaces. These same people were also quite happy to have their DVDs played on the console as well for the space it saved.

Providing a similar accommodation on the Xbox 360 is an important part of winning over the Japanese market by acknowledging their needs. The sheer bulk of the Xbox wasn't a problem for most US gamers, despite all of the whining for whining's sake, but plenty of consumers elsewhere in worle had to consider, "Nice, but where would I squeeze that in?"

[YeahRight13]

dude it looks so gay but its cool that the controllers are wireless

[MrFriday18]

I could care less on what the 360 looks like, I personally do like it though.

[whiteboy]

Screw the design, if this thing has a tivo like function then I am definatly not buying a PSP but rather saving for this piece.

[pumbaa]

I have a Halo Edition Xbox... and based on pictures (I'd want to see it for real before I decide) I like my clear green Xbox more than this thing. It's very... appliancy. It's... vanilla and a bit bland.

BTW, I think the "power button" plates are actually going to be for the entire system. That'd make it more visually appealling... but since when does Microsoft = Nokia?

The best console design thus far IMHO is the 'Cube... small portable, easily crammable in the smallest of spaces. The PSTwo is also a sexy lil' beast. Xbox 360... meh.

[rafissaying]

i like the console itself....but the controller is another situation. the controller looks so ugly. i just hope that the wireless controller comes out a plus on Microsoft's part.

[epobirs]

dude it looks so gay but its cool that the controllers are wireless

Always a mark of intellectual depth when someone tries to apply a sexual orientation to an inanimate object.

[epobirs]

Screw the design, if this thing has a tivo like function then I am definatly not buying a PSP but rather saving for this piece.

You really don't want DVR functions in a console unless you like having it unavailable for games when it's recording a show. Producing a device that can do both at the same time requires the inclusion of separate processing elements that would drive up the cost considerably, resulting in a package hardly less expensive than buying them separately.

Microsoft already has the Windows Media Center systems sold by numerous vendors. What the Xbox 360 is going to offer, either pre-installed on the hard drive or as an add-on, is a newer version of the Media Extender available on the current Xbox. Say you have a Media Center PC connected to your main home theater system with a big HD screen and the Xbox 360 connected to a smaller HD screen in your room. You've recorded an HD movie from HBO on the Media Center but want to watch it in your room. The Xbox 360 can reach over the household network and have it piped over. If the network isn't fast enough for real-time display over the network the Xbox hard drive can serve as a pre-loaded buffer. Tell it what recording you want to watch and go assemble your snacks or whatever. By the time you're ready enough of the movie is residing locally for the network to keep up with transferring the rest. This can also be applied to video on demand situations.

Once 802.11n is ratified it should be easy to stream an HD video stream in real-time over a wireless network. If I was moving into a new place and had the chance to run cables I'd put in Cat 6 everywhere for a Gigabit Ethernet backbone. It's getting remarkably cheap to do this now. Fiber would be tempting but it takes a lot more skill than I have to do it right. Copper I can handle on my own.

[epobirs]

Which is why my PSP is so sparkly and clean.

</sarcasm>

Well, you ARE a filthy burrowing creature, so yours is a special case.

[BlueWingX]

I don't really care for the look, but it's not the best picture either. Maybe it'll look a little better on it's side in my gaming shelves. Still, it's not the look, but the function that's gonna matter...

[humidore]

I don't have any place to put a vertical standing console, so *whew*, that was easy....;)

[YeahRight13]

i cant wait till this mother fucker comes out

[Battousai1002]

Am I imagining a "1,2,3,4" around the logo [on the four corners if it were a square] ?

I think it is to indicate which controller/player # you are .
If there's only four channels how do LAN parties work without the signals interfering? Does each Xbox have a different set of signals or something? Or does it recognize that there's an Xbox nearby and adjust its signals accordingly?

[Admiral Ackbar]

One thing I do love is how everyone talks about it being a copy of Apple. Like Apple has a monopoly on the white box. Anybody does anything that looks like a white box and it's ripping off Apple.

One thing is that in scale to the controllers it looks big. Now, either the controllers have shrunk again, or the thing is as tall or taller than the original xbox, which would be a huge mistake on Microsofts part.

[Noodle Pirate!]

It look just as big as the xbox 1 just turned on its side. I wonder if it still weighs a ton.

I do like the fact that putting it on its side like ps2 makes it easier to store and save some space though.

[the3rdkey]

This thing looks like it comes equipped with ballistics.

[javeryh]

Does this mean I'm going to have 3 DVRs in my house this coming generation (PS3, 360 and the Comcast one I already have)? Ugh...

[Aleryn]

Hell I like it. Especially if the controllers ARE rechargable. Never liked vibration controllers much any way. If that thing is backwards compatible, AND comes with a hard drive (or it's reasonably priced add-on) then they got a winner.

[spoo]

Damn that is Sexy.

[whiteboy]

I dont give a damn if i cant play games and record a show at the same time. having a DVR at all is slick for my cheapass. How much do you guys think this will go for? Im guessing 500-600 dollars.

[captaincold]

Does anyone find it weird that the most powerful console this generation is the 1st system to move into the next generation?

[David85]

I like how the system looks, much better than the black refridgerater box.

The controlers I don't like the looks of, but MS will most likely change like they did for the Xbox.

[dmpolska]

I'm probably one of the few people that really like how the system looks. My favorite console color is white so this is fantastic. Dreamcast was my favorite system and if anyone noticed the controller (which I love) resembles the controller of the Dreamcast (which I love as well.) So this is all good.... I just hope it's not too pricey.... $350.00 would be a fair price IMO.

[epobirs]

One thing I do love is how everyone talks about it being a copy of Apple. Like Apple has a monopoly on the white box. Anybody does anything that looks like a white box and it's ripping off Apple.

One thing is that in scale to the controllers it looks big. Now, either the controllers have shrunk again, or the thing is as tall or taller than the original xbox, which would be a huge mistake on Microsofts part.

The angle of the photo, supposedly produced on a cellphone camera, creates a forced perspective. The thing to look at is the drive tray. That is the one item in the picture that must conform to a fixed set of dimensions to work with DVDs. This machine is much closer the original PS2's size than the Xbox.

[whoknows]

Meh...its ok I guess. I'll definatley wait on getting any of the next gen consoles until they are all out. You never know what could happen.

[epobirs]

Does anyone find it weird that the most powerful console this generation is the 1st system to move into the next generation?

That power came at a cost. The Xbox is also the expensive console to produce by a large margin and cut off from the normal procedures used to reduce that. Sony can eaily drop the price of the PS2 to $99 and possibly will during E3. For Microsoft to do the same with the Xbox would mean taking a nearly 100% hit on the hardware cost and not seeing any profit on the machine until the owner buys close to a dozen games.

The Xbox 360 is designed to require less subsidizing at launch and to scale down. gracefully over its lifecycle. The sooner Microsoft can retire the original Xbox the better their chances of competing effectively with Sony.

[doubledown]

Does this mean I'm going to have 3 DVRs in my house this coming generation (PS3, 360 and the Comcast one I already have)? Ugh...

Isn't the Comcast one a DUAL-DVR ;)

I have no need for the XBOX DVR...but if they release TWO consoles, I would hav eto get the one with the HDD

[magilacudy]

It looks decent to me.

But then again, it is wireless, so you can hide it from view and still play games. :P

[ArthurDigbySellers]

The angle of the photo, supposedly produced on a cellphone camera, creates a forced perspective. The thing to look at is the drive tray. That is the one item in the picture that must conform to a fixed set of dimensions to work with DVDs. This machine is much closer the original PS2's size than the Xbox.

Actually a site, possibly IGN, already did a comparison using the DVD drive as a reference and it comes out to be just slightly smaller than the original Xbox.

EDIT: Which seems to be about the same size as the original PS2 - d'oh!

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/608/608394p1.html?fromint=1

[Zoglog]

HAH And all of you thought it was fake

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49084

posted long ago ;)