Sitting next to my PlayStation 3 Slim, my Xbox 360 looks like it could stand to lose a few pounds. Rumors have been flying for months that Microsoft has its own smaller, lighter Xbox 360 up its sleeves. But that's all they've been -- rumors.
But according to the well-informed industry analyst Michael Pachter, a slim Xbox 360 certainly could be on the way. Microsoft just won't call it the "Xbox 360 Slim," he says, as Sony's already laid claim to a similar moniker.
"I think there is a cheaper version of the Xbox 360 console coming out," he said on GameTrailer's "Pach Attack" web series. "I think it will probably have a different graphics card and processor, and if it does exist they will save around $20 [or] $30 on each unit."
He also thinks that Microsoft wouldn't cut the price on the console, instead bundling it with Natal or a 250GB hard drive. The idea, he says, would be to position Natal as "their future platform."
As usual, this is all speculation -- note the words "I think" and "if it does exist." Pachter isn't saying he knows anything for certain, but the guy knows his business. Perhaps we'll see something revealed at E3, along with the the Natal experience Microsoft is promising.
Pachter: Xbox 360 Slim is coming [Edge]
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12:40 PM on 05.03.2010
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I also don't understand the point of Michael Pachter.
To save space?
Maybe the RROD problem would be fixed, bigger HDD, less noise and get rid of the brick on the power cord. Seems logical.
So 2007.
Anyway if Pachter believes this, then it most likely ain't true.
Oh, right. Guess that's never been an issue for me though. It's not like the 360 takes up that much space. My cable receiver is larger.
Oh, right. Guess that's never been an issue for me though. It's not like the 360 takes up that much space. My cable receiver is larger.
I'll stick with my current 2 360's, no need for a slimmer one. In my experience, slim devices almost always cause trouble.
Pachter is an ass.
Although the internal HDD makes me think it won't, unless they're ready to go to cloud storage.
I mean, just imagine how much worse the RRoD would have been with internal HDD's.
This isn't news, this isn't a prediction. Its a fact. They already did this with the Jasper model and the on-board 512 MB memory chips in the Arcade models. Its just a matter of when.
I actually like Pachter. His Pach Attack videos on Gametrailers are surprisingly good and he speaks a lot of sense. Granted not all his predictions are spot on but in the first one he gave a lowdown on his job and how he is involved in the industry and his predictions are really just opinions. He does seem to be a real marmite person though :)
As for NATAL DEFINITELY not their future platform, what fucking planet is this guy from where he can be in an industry and not know anything? They will probably lower Xbox360 when the new Xbox is in final production unannounced of course as for NATAL I really think they are going to turn Xbox360 into a Wii version of the new Xbox. A cheaper more affordable version with possibly a SLIM version if NATAL takes off, but not a guarantee.
Given their history of naming their different SKUs Microsoft will probably go with 360 "Petite" or something.
Also after the shitty PS2 slims (and hopefully Sony & Microsoft learning from it) they can release a 360 slim that won't have that machines fuck up problems.
That's sarcasm, right?
Personally I think a Slim model is a great idea!
Actually, I agree.. it really is pretty unnecessary. I am positive that, for instance with the PS3, they could have made it that slim to begin with. It's not like that's new tech or anything.
It's totally a marketing gimmick. But, people eat it right up, so why not?
Hell, look at the DS. Let's make it big, then small, then big again. Tell me Nintendo isn't made of marketing genius's.
Fact is, the guy is paid to give his opinion. Not only this, but people get mad when he is asked his opinion and gives an answer people don't like. He's a human being, and a seemingly decent one at that.
If you don't like him, just skip past every article that features his name in the headlines. Simple, problem solved, chill the fuck out and go masturbate or something.
I'm waiting for it too, as my three years is up at Christmas and it'll only be a matter of time until the next RROD...
No i don't think even MS would try to do that, they would atleast keep the option open to buy a 360 without natal... so you'd have one sku with natal and a cheaper one without...
Though really depending on how advanced natal really is, it will be hard for MS to price it at anything cheap enough to bundle it with a 360 at it's current price
I predict...he will one day come out of the closet. That is, if his courage actually exists.
PATCHER SAYS THINGS!
On the console itself I think it'll come out and I think I still won't buy one because it shouldn't have been such a huge, ugly mess of a console in the first place. Don't get me wrong content Xbox owners, I play it plenty at friends' and think it has the best games selection this generation, I just wish it wasn't such a loud, obnoxious eyesaw with a chunky ass controller with weirdly aligned analogue sticks.
Personally I'm just gonna wait it out a little longer till the nextbox and hope it has B/C, this has come to late for me.