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Amazon Slips, Leaks the New Xbox 360

by Tim Stevens on October 3, 2007 at 03:20 PM

Amazon Slips, Leaks the New Xbox 360

This week is all about retail stores stealing the thunder of big gaming companies. Yesterday it was a new PS3 model leaked by Best Buy before Sony had a chance to announce it. Now we have word of a new Xbox 360 model being leaked by Amazon.com and confirmed by Toys 'R' Us. The new model is a replacement for the cheapest 360 version, the cut-rate Core system that shipped with a wired controller and without a hard drive. It was Microsoft's play to the budget-conscious gamer, though it's never really found much success despite its low price of $299.

This new bundle will be called the Arcade system, named to match the console's popular Xbox Live Arcade service, which features hundreds of new and retro games for download, most for $10 or less. It's expected that the new version will include the convenience of an HDMI port (one cable for video and sound) first found only on the Elite Xbox 360 but later included on other models. Also, the package will apparently include five free Arcade downloads. But, beyond that, and a price of $279.99, it's unknown what else will be included in the box -- though we wouldn't be surprised if the controller loses its umbilical cord.

(Check out how the new system fits into the existing lineup of 360 consoles.)

From Team Xbox

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Tags: Arcade, PS3, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, Xbox360, XboxLive

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