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Microsoft India: Xbox 360 Slim is Real

Split-screen writes: "At a recent event held in Delhi, Microsoft revealed some very interesting pieces of information. For one thing, most sites have posted conspiracies and possible shots of what appeared as the console's slim version; Engadget received a tip as far back as May concerning the planned 45nm Valhalla combined CPU / GPU motherboard design for the 360 and how it would most likely come in a new slim case."

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Published: 450 days 22 hours ago | News | Xbox 360 | Industry News
 
 

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Kinetix - 451 days ago
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Wow. Forget the price drops I'll wait for this one to come in the u.s cuz it's definitely sexy.
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v1c1ous - 451 days ago
1.1 - uhhh...
that's a concept drawing. looks more like a ps2 slim than anything.
also, realistically, i dont believe either the xbox 360 and ps3 would make a drastic decrease in size when the slim versions become available.

definetaly a slimmer case sure, but don't expect almost 50% shrinking like the ps2.
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solidt12 - 450 days 22 hours ago
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This is not a flame or diss, but if they combine the gpu and cpu I hope they have a hell of a cooling system because they are just asking for a fire.
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edhe - 450 days 21 hours ago
1.3 - @1.2
It'll be a 45nm process by the that happens. Considering that 90nm is 2x the dye size then you can understand that there should be a significantly reduced thermal envelope.

They wouldn't do it unless it worked, i think the TLoD issues forced them to rethink that approach.
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Lyan - 450 days 21 hours ago
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It's not that I don't believe this website, but I find myself unable to at the moment. They profess that it is "confirmed", however, unless I missed it, I see no direct quote, link, or reference to any official confirmation. There isn't even a mention of who specifically confirmed it's existence aside from "execs", which is pretty nondescript.

It would be really cool, but I'll wait until there is some actual substantial weight to this claim before I believe it. Even if the website is using conjecture I'm sure it is probably in development/developed.
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Quickstrike - 450 days 20 hours ago
1.5 - Heck ya
I hope this it real because I would buy it. I've been waiting for the price drop but now that the 360 slim is real I'll just wait for this and buy it a few months after it's released so I can see if there is RRoD with it. If no RRoD then I'll buy it and add it to my collection.
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N4Flamers - 450 days 20 hours ago
1.6 - thank you
this site does not have any sources, and on top of that has all kinds of misinterpreted facts. It says that indian gamers played halo 3 before the world, wow cuz there was no beta right. It also says that this pic is an artist rendering, then why would they have an official announcement for something that is coming out in two months, and not even have the design nailed down.
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theEnemy - 450 days 20 hours ago
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A slim Xbox360.

Optional Components:

-External Fan
-External HD
-External Power Supply
-External Fanx2
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jaysquared - 450 days 20 hours ago
1.8 - Knew this was coming...
Good move by M$ and probably the only way it will sell 100 million consoles just like the Playstation did. We all know that the 100+ million PS1 and PS2 consoles that sold half of those were because owners with bigger consoles upgraded to the slimmer version.. If Sony hadn't come out with the slimmer versions of the PS1 and 2 it would have never sold 100+million.. With this move many original 360 owners would want to upgrade from their bigger version guaranteeing another 20 million consoles sold for. The question is will they sell 100 million just like the PS did? We'll see.....
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power of Green - 450 days 20 hours ago
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That photoshoped pic is ugly as hell, the last time a PlayStation looked good was with the PS1.
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robep3 - 450 days 19 hours ago
1.10 - LOL @ they used slim PS3 pic
The IDIOTS used the slim PS3 pic LOL

http://www.slipperybrick.co...

Rob
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superaktieboy - 450 days 19 hours ago
1.11 - erm that pic is based on the PS3 slim
which is fan made, a while ago some magazine (if im right) said that Sony was 'currently' making PS3 slims, and it 'should be announced soon' or something in that sense..

so just so everyone knows.. this is not the actual slim 360 if it comes, and doubt that MS will base it on this..

but cool news .. if the cooling is good.. might pick one of these up..
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Lelouch V Brit - 450 days 19 hours ago
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"Wow. Forget the price drops I'll wait for this one to come in the u.s cuz it's definitely sexy. "

100% agree

Another Console To My Collection.

p.s: I own Launch Premium Console, Elite, Halo 3 Edition and a Modded Arcade.
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scottie2521 - 450 days 18 hours ago
1.13 - "They wouldn't do it unless it worked"
HA!!!

yeah right, heard that before
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badz149 - 450 days 15 hours ago
1.14 - if the picture is true...
where the hell would the HDD go? I know the picture is fan-made but at least, be sensible! as the way it is now, there is no way to shrink the 360 as far as the width is concern because of the HDD size! that of course if they are going to put it on top or at the bottom or simply introduce internal HDD. the later will surely piss off a lot of existing owners and will make the current propriety HDD obsolete thus I'm not sure if they would have ever think about it.

even the current model is still giving RRoD(don't ever tell me it's fixed, because I have a friend who just got burned), so I'm not putting as much faith over this slim model just yet! but interesting thing is, it would be a hit in Japan! you know those Japanese really love all those slim versions!!
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Wii60Fan - 450 days 8 hours ago
1.15 - Uhm,
That is just a white ps2 slim.
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red5ive - 450 days 3 hours ago
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that's not the actual system. it's a concept, or fanart, or whatever the hell you wanna call it. IF this xbox slim is actually going through then microsoft hasn't revealed it yet, obvioualy. article says december i think.
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San anto - 447 days 17 hours ago
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That is a nice ps2 slimline indeed.....
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Yi-Long - 451 days ago
2 - I wont be holding out for it...
... and I'll just get the Elite in a few weeks (gotta ait for a plasma first).

I'm sure the 'slim' will look nice etc, but given MS's trackrecord, I certainly wont be buying a 'new model', affraid that once again they will have skipped proper testing, and we'll be stuck with another fragile console.
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Gam71 - 450 days 22 hours ago
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By that logic you wouldn't have bought a new model ps2 last gen.
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Panthers - 450 days 22 hours ago
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Well he is going by M$ track record. Sure the PS2 had some problems early, but not on the same scale.
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Gam71 - 450 days 22 hours ago
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but on the biggest scale by that point.

also how good is sonys record?

batteries laptops psp's etc so i don't think sony fans should be questioning ms.
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spandexxking - 450 days 22 hours ago
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not on the same scale by far. plus i wonder what there gonna do about things like the HDD/wi-fi. i doubt its be able to fit onto the slimmer version. if its all built in then theres no worries!
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jay2 - 450 days 23 hours ago
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Very stupid releasing this after Xmas.
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jaysquared - 450 days 18 hours ago
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It won't be released after this christmas but I expect before christmast of 2009..
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TheIneffableBob - 450 days 22 hours ago
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I knew the slim was real.

There was no way that 360 looked slimmer because of an angle issue.
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No Way - 450 days 22 hours ago
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I thought the same thing. In that post talking about the "angle issue."

I replied with "I still think it does look smaller. Oh well."
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rosko486 - 450 days 21 hours ago
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That supposedly slim console was at most one half inch thinner than the other one and it was the same width and same depth. Do you really think Microsoft is going to make a huge deal like this for a console that is one half of an inch thinner?
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TheIneffableBob - 450 days 21 hours ago
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It's called an iPod Nano.

Nano-chromatic is just a tagline for all the different colors they have.
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DarkBlood - 450 days 17 hours ago
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your calling me a sony fanboy well im not a fanboy thats for sure i own a wii as well and ds and psp i would like to get a 360 but im afraid of this rrod that i keep hearing alot so i dont want to spend something that could get broken in a few days only because im not the kind of person that can go buy another one or call up the service because im hard of hearing and it would ne useless with me getting help and there are games id like to get on the 360 too

te reason i said im getting the persia games for the ps2 and selling my xbox versions is because im getting the new game for ps3 so to me it wouldn't make sense having other persia games on another console
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R_1993 - 450 days 22 hours ago
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If the slim is really coming out then I'll probably be picking it up next summer but as for now it looks like I'll be busy with WKC,killzone,LBP etc. for my ps3
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R_1993 - 450 days 21 hours ago
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my bad sorry 'bout that I shouldnt have mentioned any of them
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PimpHandStrong - 450 days 22 hours ago
7 - lol
hey hey hey

They copied Sony!

lol

JK

looks good even if it looks like a PS2! (yes its a concept picture)

i wonder if it will have a HDD? For some reason i doubt it! I think MS wants the 360 to be a powerfull Wii!
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Reibooi - 450 days 22 hours ago
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I will laughing when it has a 99% RROD rate because of the smaller size and more heat in the thing. However there is also a chance that it will work far better then the normal 360's
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Bryla84 - 450 days 22 hours ago
9 - haha
If it aint broke, dont fix it!!! haha
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idontcare - 450 days 22 hours ago
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Sony should do a slimmer version of the PS3. it's still a little bit too bulky for me.

back to Wipeout HD ;-)
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Strikepackage Bravo - 450 days 22 hours ago
12 - No way
Im waiting for this, I need a next gen console NOW, and these prices on 360 are hard to pass up. By the time this slim line comes out I will be picking up a PS3. My goal is to ultimately own both. Im not interested in the wii, Im more of a serious gamer.
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mfwahwah - 450 days 22 hours ago
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"Im more of a serious gamer."

When I'm playing games I this is my face: :D :D :o :D :D ^.^

When you play, is it more like: :| :| :| :| >:|?
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dcbronco - 450 days 22 hours ago
13 - I don't think this will be released until next September.
MS seems to do all of their die shrinks in the summer. They may announce this after Christmas, but release it much later in the year for holiday '09. The "Valhalla" chip is supposed to be much cheaper and use a lot less power so a case shrink and price cut would be possible. A $170-160 slim 360 will sell a ton.
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DarkBlood - 450 days 22 hours ago
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well as much as i dont like microsoft for soem weird reason i forgot now id get this slim one but for the first time i'll wait till to see if the system will cause problems maybe this will be my first 360 console

im still wondering if i should keep my xbox or not i plan to get the persia games on the ps2 for my ps3 first then selling the xxbox version n so on
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cappakrako - 450 days 16 hours ago
14.2 - @ sena
why does your comment say I'm OF to another thread
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sak500 - 450 days 22 hours ago
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I doubt if they incorporate same dvd and hdd that it will be that slim. Unless they come up with slot drive and smaller casing for HDD. But again will they risk more heating issues even with reduced size of GPU/CPU?
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spandexxking - 450 days 21 hours ago
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they could do it like the ps2 slim and just have a flip-top. problem solved.
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cheapndirty - 450 days 21 hours ago
16 - Xmas next year..
I am going to get one of those next year. Hopefully for 129.99-149.00
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