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Limited edition GTA IV 360 is kind of nice, you can't have one photo

Hey, look what was dropped off at New York City office of Marc Ecko's Complex magazine -- a fancy limited-edition Grand Theft Auto IV-themed Xbox 360! 

It looks like this limited run of 500 custom consoles is only being sent to press to generate hype, so if you're thinking about picking one up at EB Games, you're out of luck. While the system is simply an Elite that's been given a glossy coat of paint, branded with GTA IV cover art, and numbered, it does look pretty slick. The console also came with a shiny metallic box filled with peripherals like the Xbox LIVE Vision Camera and the universal remote, both of which will come in handy when playing Grand Theft Auto IV. 

I'm not going to lie -- I'm kind of jealous. Hey Rockstar and Microsoft, you have my address. Can I get console number 127? I haven't played it yet, but I'm pretty sure Grand Theft Auto IV on the Xbox 360 is like, so much better than it is on the PlayStation 3. I think we can work out a 12 out of 10 review score here ...

Feel free to drool over the other images found on the Complex blog, but watch the rugs -- we just had them shampooed.


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47 comments | showing # 1 to 47

Y0j1mb0's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 13:16
Y0j1mb0
They really didn't do much design wise with this though..they could of done a WHOLE lot better..but free is free.
ToeKing's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 13:17
ToeKing
Man I wish people would send me free stuff like that. All I get with my job are a few demo boards with some led's on it, occasionally a display too.
pixelsword's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 13:18
pixelsword
lolz! You kiss that much ass just for a skicker on the front and side?
Jaren Face's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 13:19
Jaren Face
While the design is pretty simple, I really dig how it looks. I think it's simplicity makes it appealing, to me at least. I wouldn't mind one of those.
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 13:20
Cheeburga
Ps3 sucks.













Can I has 360 now?
Rainbowblack's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 13:27
Rainbowblack
how are the Remote and Cam going to come into play

Well I guess the live camera is kinda obvious, but the remote?

lucky me I have the adorable tiny remote that came with launch units. my friends remote is one of those huge ones. I cant imagine playing that game with that huge ass thing
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 13:28
Holyetheline
Oh I totally want one of these!
Jetsetlemming's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 13:29
Jetsetlemming
500 consoles sent out to people whom almost certainly already have 360s and are almost certainly excited as possible over GTA4...

I dunno, that sounds just kinda like a waste to me. $200,000, not counting the cost of the artwork and shipping 500 consoles out, for press hype you've already got.
*shrug*

I'd take one if offered, though. Being a cblogger at Destructoid counts as being a member of the gaming press, right?
AgentMOO's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 13:30
AgentMOO
Yes but does it redring?
vexed alex's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 13:30
vexed alex
I agree with Y0j1mb0.
SantanaClaus89's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 13:35
SantanaClaus89
Who the hell would want thier console to have a game's advertising plastered all over it? I don't understand the interest in stuff like this.
Snaileb 's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 13:36
Snaileb
That is some hot MSoft publicity right there.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 13:37
Samit Sarkar
So essentially, they wanted to make it look like a PS3? Notice the sleek “automotive-quality” paint instead of the Elite’s matte black color.
Kryptinite's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 13:37
Kryptinite
I think the Mass Effect one is way sexier.
jdub28's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 13:38
jdub28
Does the remote have a speaker in it?
The cell phone would be a lot better if it worked like the one for No More Heroes. I might have looked like agoffball but holding the wiimote up to my ear like a phone always made me giggle a little bit out of joy
jdub28's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 13:39
jdub28
*a goofball
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 13:44
Dexter345
12 out of 10? That's one more than is even possible.
brainderailment's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 13:48
brainderailment
I would like to have a 360 that matches my ps3. I don't dig matte black. I likes the gloss.
Alex's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 13:48
Alex
you can win one of these in germany at gamestop. you can win it with a copy of gta4 .. i will try to get it :D
Projectexodus's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 13:49
Projectexodus
I'll laugh my ass of if some of them gets a RRoD :P
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 13:50
king3vbo
Kind of want
JT706's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 13:55
JT706
I'm really trying to be impressed by this, but I've seen console skins on sale at Gamestop that look nicer.
Redzie's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 14:05
Redzie
Letsee MS scrub that shit off when it gets sent off to repair.
B-Radicate's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 14:16
B-Radicate
Damn that's sexy.

Also, LOL @ redzie.
wardrox's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 14:17
wardrox
ok, that's hotness. Very much want.
Rainbowblack's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 14:21
Rainbowblack
ROFL @ Redzie
BluFire's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 14:43
BluFire
I have dibs on console 69
outrage's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 15:22
outrage
mmmm, shiny. I would trade my elite for this anyday :)
Crapsh00t's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 15:29
Crapsh00t
GTA4 exclusive for Xbox 360.

Does that mean I get an extended warranty for free.
monosylabik's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 15:47
monosylabik
it looks pretty ugly.
too plain and underwhelming.i give it a d+
Orionsaint's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 15:49
Orionsaint
If these get on ebay they're gonna fetch a hefty price
Cube's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 16:41
Cube
Damn that thing is ugly and I hate grand theft auto DO not want.
poonster's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 17:01
poonster
big deal! i already have a black 360 (modded,painted black) and i could just print out a GTA sticker to put on the top.
it's just another stupit cash grabbing gimmick buy the Microsoft Clan.
DrNutt's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 17:28
DrNutt
Yes, a cash grabbing gimmick, considering they're not producing them to be sold. You're a moron, poonster.

Also, I didn't read the title carefully at first and I thought it meant the 360 wasn't getting the limited edition version of the game and I was pissed for approximately 2.4 seconds.
mistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 17:47
mistic
I'd like a glossy elite-console :-) just think the top is a bit messy like that...
RoMeRtHeGaMe's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 17:57
RoMeRtHeGaMe
This console looks nice, Arrgghhhh I always fall for limited edition items!
Capn Birdseye's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 18:44
Capn Birdseye
I love the limited edition stuff too, but it would have been nicer if it wasn't just black with a GTA sticker on the side. maybe a bit more colour and some artwork on the faceplate?
Wedge's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 18:54
Wedge
Is that really what it looks like? That's hideous. You could do a glossy printout of the game cover and tape it to a 360 and have the same thing.
animateria's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 19:51
animateria
/shrug

This is definitely a 'LIMITED' edition, since we can't purchase it.

Not that I'd buy one.
poonster's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 21:11
poonster
FUUUUUU$$$KKK U DRNUTT so i was mistaken,i just browsed the story,do you work for MicroSoft? dickhead!
Fubar's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 21:39
Fubar
It looks better than the fugly Halo 3 one but it's still kind of plain looking to me.
HarassmentPanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 02:00
HarassmentPanda
12/10! I am not a real big fan of the glossy paint. Gloss plastic looks kind of cheap a lot of time.
dgonchild's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 11:36
dgonchild
This looks pretty whack...
DrNutt's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 15:11
DrNutt
I do work for M$$$$$$$$$$, they pay me in dead babies.
YadGadge's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/23/2008 12:36
YadGadge
Now you can win a Limited Edition GTA IV Xbox 360 from the Xbox Site, just got this email:
http://ebm.email.xbox.com/c/tag/hBH5XW$AlyGDmB3mcwbAxk66nnH/doc.html?i_footer=2
In Reflection 7's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/23/2008 17:01
In Reflection 7
I'd take one of those, 'specially for free.... then sell it to a zealot GTA fan for a bazillion dollars and settle with the 360 I already have without they ghey box art.

Would have looked better with different art... who wants a cover for a console?

like I said... sell it for a bazillion.
loki d20's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/24/2008 07:45
loki d20
I still have no clue why they treat reviewers so well since giving them free stuff rarely changes their view on the game they're reviewing. They should have had a contest to give at least 400 of those away to people interested in the game rather than reviewers who oftentimes already get their games free as well as other crap all the time. I'm looking at you, IGN.
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