XBox 360 V2!

[rockykabir]

XBox 360 v2

http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/05/t...dename-zephyr/

has a 120GB HDD and a HDMI port apparently

[Stephen]

I want....

[chigley]

Phwoar!

[Bazza]

Sweet! I feel a new freebie target coming soon.

Also noticed a 1TB pc hard drive on that page

[8dayssooner]

holy zephyr :o

i wonder if that includes a HD-DVD player built in?

[rockykabir]

Originally Posted by 8dayssooner

i wonder if that includes a HD-DVD player built in?

Apparently it is...it is supposed to be a direct competitor to the PS3 I think

[8dayssooner]

nice!

so i would imagine this will be released about the same time as the PS3 in europe.

i may take this on as another freebie target aswell, and flog my normal 360. haha

[mattflower]

Microsoft haven't confirmed it though, that picture could be of anything?
If it's the same hardware/game compatability and stuff an HDMI port really doesn't bother me and the 120gb hard drive will be available as an add on surely?

[mrbean]

no way Jose - but what is all the HDMI malarky about anyway?

Why do i want this cable

[chigley]

Originally Posted by mattflower

Microsoft haven't confirmed it though, that picture could be of anything?

Looks like a picture of a normal console with a few changes made in Photoshop. I find it hard to believe this one after looking at it properly. I could be wrong.

[mattflower]

Well it could even be a photo of a real Xbox360 with some sort of modification to allow HDMI, this stort is basically made up from one photo which may or may not be real

[Bizk1d1]

Isn't Photoshop that! Plus looks to real. Id defiantly say this is the new xbox 360!

[CRW1]

Jesus! i just order an "old" xbox 360 (well last week, should come 2morrow) and they bloddy come out with that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *Angry*

Alwell, ill just sell my free one when i get the greens and buy that "new" one

[bmh16]

As stated CRW, it is not yet official. This may yet not be true.

[CRW1]

I know but still! LOL I bet if they do they will include a few other things, surley? Like a physical upgrade too? Could make it look EVEN better

[chigley]

The picture says "Microsoft Xbox 360" nothing about V2

[mattflower]

would love to get to the bottom of this??!?
I reckon it's fake/a development photo and nothing will materialise, you can get HD through composite video/vga so why would you need an HDMI?

[Strider]

It's real fellas. I've seen a demonstration video.

I think Component/VGA can give just as good a signal as HDMI

BUT

There is the fact that with the current setup, its:

Xbox 360 (Digital Signal) --> Outputting via Component/VGA (Analogue) --> HDTV (Converted back to Digital).

Gotta be some quality loss in there, even if its only minimal.

With the HDMI connection its fully digital.

Also, to have a HDMI connection added to the 360 (especially having its own connection port), requires a re-design and updating of the motherboard - which costs a LOT of money to do....so it must be worth it cause I cant see Microsoft spending loads of cash on something that isnt even planned for release.

There's also going to be a new 65nm processor (Google it if you dont know what "nm" is) which will result in cooler operation temperatures and faster game loading times - Massively reducing the amount of 360's breaking down (a very common fault).

This will probably come as a bit of a kick in the teeth to the early-adopters who ran out to buy 360's, and even those of us who have worked at getting referrals for free 360. Lets just hope Microsoft offers a free/low-cost console upgrade or some form of HDMI adaptor because I can see a lot of people getting very annoyed about this

[Horror]

and this is the new xbox in action. I'm guessing this was the demonstration video you were talking about http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcACuy4x8nA

[Strider]

Thats the one