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Rumor: newer Xbox 360s will include HDMI

2:45 PM on 08.07.2007, Dale North 37 comments

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Ars Technica says that they've heard from an inside source that Microsoft will start making Core and Premium systems with HDMI ports after the exisiting stock has sold through.

According to my source, Microsoft wants to cut through all their existing inventory of hardware. They will then quietly "soft launch" a new version of the Core and Premium hardware in late August or September that will include an HDMI port. It's also expected that this new hardware will feature the 65nm process for the CPU and quieter DVD drives. The new hardware will ship in boxes very similar to what we saw on store shelves now, but there will be a small "call out" on the box so you know you're getting a system with the HDMI connection.

This may be a rumor, but it does have some weight to it. Both the upcoming Halo edition Xbox 360 as well as the currently available Elite sport HDMI outputs. It would make sense that newly made systems would follow suit. 

That's just great!  HDMI outs and cooler running chips? If this turns out to be true, then you'll have even more reasons to hate your current (probably ailing) Xbox 360.  We have to agree with Ars Technica's Ben Kuchera - if you think this might be true, you might want to hold off on buying a new Xbox 360.

[Via Ars Technicia

  


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RICHARD BLOCKER's Avatar
RICHARD BLOCKER at 08/07/2007 14:47
How Much can I get for my old 30 Gb at gamestop?
kintaeb's Avatar
kintaeb at 08/07/2007 14:48
And the reasons to wait for Falcon keep piling up.
908peruvian's Avatar
908peruvian at 08/07/2007 14:49
i wonder if Microsoft will exchange my 3RD DEFECTIVE Xbox360
for a newer one with HMDI.
and which version of HDMI is it?
HDMI 1.3 like the PS3 or what??
HarassmentPanda's Avatar
HarassmentPanda at 08/07/2007 14:56
Looks like I'll be using my extended warranty come this fall/winter.
UnnDunn's Avatar
UnnDunn at 08/07/2007 14:57
@HarassmentPanda

Same here.
waves's Avatar
waves at 08/07/2007 14:59
When can I get one of the green Halo controllers? It's the only nice looking thing about the Halo 360, plus I like having my controllers all look different.
GrayFox's Avatar
GrayFox at 08/07/2007 15:06
I want to get a system ASAP for BioShock. Should I just wait until the Falcon chips come out or would it work if I got a product replacement plan from somewhere like Best Buy and turn in my 90nm unit for a 65? Is it a "no questions asked" type of exchange, or are there a lot of stipulations and such?
Corak's Avatar
Corak at 08/07/2007 15:17
Microsoft Marketing 101: Give people a product they love but build in flaws so they will have to constantly upgrade for years and years. Holds true with their software and of course it goes for their gaming hardware as well.
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Dyson at 08/07/2007 15:20
Yeah, it's going to be hard to get rid of their current stock of systems considering all the well publicized issues they've had. And since they already lowered the quarterly sales expectations to accommodate too many units unsold, I think it will be at least next year before any of us see new units with the 65nm chips and HDMI.
Dale North's Avatar
Dale North at 08/07/2007 15:25
Dyson, I was thinking that. IF they really want to move them, they'll have to do better than $50
brainderailment's Avatar
brainderailment at 08/07/2007 15:34
Hmm, slowly getting there, now they just need free online, a faster processor, and a larger media drive and they'll be set for me to buy a new one.
Sheir's Avatar
Sheir at 08/07/2007 15:38
Man, it sure is uLGy.
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wonky360 at 08/07/2007 15:43
I would doubt very much that HDMI will look much better than VGA on my samsung panel. It look spretty much perfect to me. The orange is such a bad idea though, have they ever seen a colour spectrum, orange and green are evil enemies.
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BluFire at 08/07/2007 16:04
This is definitely convincing me more to buy a 360... in a year. I'm not buying those crappy ones sitting on the shelves. I'll wait until those sell through and I'll take a much better one for $350.
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Crunshii at 08/07/2007 16:06
brainderailment says:
08/07/2007 15:34
Hmm, slowly getting there, now they just need free online, a faster processor, and a larger media drive and they'll be set for me to buy a new one.

"ditto"
Quest's Avatar
Quest at 08/07/2007 16:25
lollllll many M$ fanboys told the PS3 was to expensive ... from what read here , many people now want to buy ¸the new version ... check this :

old 360 + new 360 = much more money VS the PS3

or

selling an old 360 and loosing money to buy a new 360 = still much more money VS the PS3 .... but hey you have more games right lollllll

Vigor's Avatar
Vigor at 08/07/2007 16:46
FLAVOR FLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAV!!!!!!!!
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method47 at 08/07/2007 18:12
And when the current systems sell out, they add HDMI and bump the price back up for these new SKUs.
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 08/07/2007 18:52
Dammit. I want a 360 this fall, preferably in time for Halo 3, not to mention Bioshock. Falcon has to come faster!

@ Quest: You know one of the rules here? "Don't suck?" Apply it to your writing, because despite your valid point, it looks like fanboyish drivel.
Quest's Avatar
Quest at 08/07/2007 19:03
@ Necros

lolll have fun with your halo 3 ... also with your lord of the ring ...of death :)))))))))
Arcanum's Avatar
Arcanum at 08/07/2007 19:27
@ Quest
Have fun with the AIDS i gave your mom
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TheBrain at 08/07/2007 19:35
I believe it. This is the kind of thing they'd want to keep secret until they clean out the current stock. If it is true I'll be getting an Xbox 360 this fall.
Sharpless's Avatar
Sharpless at 08/07/2007 19:58
@Quest
You might want to reboot a few times and try again. You, not the computer.

Well, HDMI is a cheap enough add-on. I hope they do it. And I hope those Falcon 'Boxes come out soon. Is there a way that we'll know? Or is someone going to have to crack one open to find out?
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 08/07/2007 20:07
@ Quest
Maybe I'm a little out of it right now, but I can't see how waiting nearly two years for the hardware to not suck so I can buy one pegs me as a Xbox fanboy, nor how buying a single, improved 360 (that supposedly won't have the RROD) is more expensive than a single PS3.
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 08/07/2007 20:08
Oh god. I just realized that I engaged a troll in a pointless fanboy argument. I feel...unclean.
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kintaeb at 08/07/2007 20:12
Honestly, I think Crunshii and brainderailment want far too much for a far too low price. $50 a year is nothing to pay for unlimited games compared to what you pay to play a game like WoW. Also, the processor speed might as well be a completely new system. Elite already has 120GB of media storage, what more do you want, seriously?

I'm not an M$ fanboy by an stretch either, never owned a PC, only recently got the original Xbox. You people want a kick ass computer for $300, you are spoiled with the console market.

This news is good, I can't wait to pick up a 360 by the end of the year, assuming Falcons are in by the Fall.
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tonymas13 at 08/07/2007 20:25
I bought an elite when it launched, the DVD drive went on it within a couple of months. Brought it back to Target and they exchanged it with a new one no questions asked they just took it, looks like I'll be doing that again really soon. I hear the falcon boxes should hit shelves for the elite sku earlier, since the turnover is higher and they're in higher demand. They've started manufacturing them in mid july, should hit around mid August and Semptember. If the drive is actually quieter like they procliam I will shit myself.
Quest's Avatar
Quest at 08/07/2007 20:41
@ Sharpless

your so fanboy you smell like M$ ... shit

@ Necros

if i wait 2 years that price come down for the PS3 ... would you tell the same ... many would another argument to bash the PS3 .. when it'S not one thing , it's another ... no impartial comment on this site

what's good for M$ is not for sony ... and what's bad for M$ will in any way be good in the future ... what's bad for sony will never be good according to many here

see the point now

about the fanboy thing yeah i like my PS3 call me fanboy if you what i don't give a shit! and yeah i'm a bit on M$ fanboys ...because i remember not so long ago all the bashing and insult to all the PS3 owners from xcrap fanboys who were laughing at us big time ... remember some people here telling how stupid we are because we prefer sony to M$

when i see bad news about M$ don't be suprise if i'm happy
Sharpless's Avatar
Sharpless at 08/08/2007 00:20
Quest, if you're going to troll, please get an education first. You type like a retard barely out of grade school. Even taking into account that English might not be your first language, you still sound like an idiot. Anyway, you're the fanboy troll here, sonny boy, not me. I'm a realist, not a fanboy.

Seeing as though you've already made yourself irrelevant, I shall end it here and say goodbye. I shall see you the next time your raging, Sony-stamped hard-on leads you back to troll again another day.
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 08/08/2007 00:36
@ Sharpless
Ditto.
GrayFox's Avatar
GrayFox at 08/08/2007 02:43
Every single Halo 3 edition xbox will have the 65nm chipset. Also, it appears that the new heatsink will fix all the RROD problems.
Sharpless's Avatar
Sharpless at 08/08/2007 03:19
Where's your source for the Halo 3/65nm info? Sweet, if it's true.
richardiswutang's Avatar
richardiswutang at 08/08/2007 03:29
that xbox is ugly as shit. i wouldnt take is for free...... well mabye for free, but id paint it pink. lol
Fading Star's Avatar
Fading Star at 01/29/2008 01:16
Yay?
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