So Yeah, The Smaller 360? It's Pretty Much Definitely Real

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  • ThQp
    I Used To Work Here
    • Feb 2007
    • 1095

    #1

    So Yeah, The Smaller 360? It's Pretty Much Definitely Real

    In the past few weeks, many rumors have been circulating about the possibility of a 360 price cut, re-design, and packaging of Project Natal. Well, all three of these seem to be just about right. With Microsoft's E3 press conference tomorrow, the final rumors have started trailing in. Kotaku has found the most likely candidate for this rumor, along with a new name for Natal. Check it out:

    Project Natal is now called Kinect: We're hearing that Microsoft's motion-sensing Project Natal add-on for the Xbox 360 will be officially renamed Kinect. While it's possible that the news won't hit until tomorrow, our money is on the name popping up tonight during Microsoft's big show. There is a trademark for the term filed by Microsoft in late April for "computer software, computer hardware, and computer peripherals." The term Kinect appears in an Italian Xbox ad, and while it could refer to something other than the bound-to-be-renamed Project Natal, the prominence in the ad suggests it is the new name for the new Xbox hands-free control system.

    Microsoft to unveil a smaller black Xbox 360 this week: Not only have a number of our sources been telling us that a mini-Xbox 360 is coming, but now ads for the device appear to be popping up on some international sites. The ads say it is compatible with "Kinect" and that it sports a 250GB harddrive. (The ad had been running on this Italian site, linking to the official Xbox Italy webpage, but it was pulled a few minutes after this posted was published.)

    Stay tuned tomorrow as Microsoft will more than likely prove these rumors to be true.
  • Shawn Zipay
    Managing Communities 24/7
    • Apr 2003
    • 69279

    #2
    Re: So Yeah, The Smaller 360? It's Pretty Much Definitely Real

    Really hard to tell from that shot that it's any smaller than the current 360 model. And "Kinect?" Ehhh... I can see sort of where the name comes from, but right now Natal still sounds better.

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    • MrChris_CJ
      Mudkips
      • Jul 2005
      • 2610

      #3
      Re: So Yeah, The Smaller 360? It's Pretty Much Definitely Real

      Kinect lol, it looks really underwhelming atm, not just with the name

      as for the redesigned Xbox, if thats the design they are going with then lol, it looks pretty stupid for an xbox, looks more like a PC case mod and barely any difference in size

      red square of death

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