It has been confirmed 100% that the XB360 is moving to a 60g HDD standard. Those configurations are in design verification testing right now.  It is said that this changeover also contributed to the lack of units. When Microsoft changes major sub-assemblies like this, they try not to over produce the old configurations.

This is a very great time for 360 current owners and people who wish to own a 360. How you ask?

Current owners of 360s:

1. The 20gb will probably move to arcade and 60 gb as premium (meaning game developers can add cache to all their games). Faster loading times are always great.

2.Bigger downloadable content. Well the PS3 has a larger "sized" disks but the 360 has the ability to store half of a game on a HDD. Meaning LONGER gameplay on newer games.

People who wish to own a 360:

1.  Lower prices on all 360s (especially with the new chipsets around the corner).

2. Blu-Ray on 360? Get ready….it is not confirmed yet but it is almost very positive now that HD-DVD is out the door.

Last week, we told you about the rumored European price cut, which was expected to have the Xbox 360 Arcade’s current price of £199.99 to something closer to £170. Well, today Amazon unofficially confirmed this price cut after it dropped the price of all Xbox 360 editions. The Xbox 360 Arcade is now available for as low as £149.99, while the Premium is on sale for £189.99 and the Elite for £249.99.

After rumor and speculation that only followed after more rumors and MORE speculation, it's finally confirmed that Microsoft has made a pretty drastic price cut for European Xbox 360 shoppers. In fact, it even cuts some of the competition. The Xbox 360 arcade version will now be selling for a price of £199.99, which makes it cheaper than the Nintendo Wii by £50. Microsoft seems vigilant on making an impact in the living room, and after what many would consider a failed console, the first Xbox, many skeptics and analysts are now saying that Microsoft is leading a much stronger front than it had years prior.

If you have a few minutes to kill and like talk shows, head on over to Gamespot.com's "Hotspot ". One of the highlights of the show is a segment in which the Hotspot crew talks about the possibilities of internal [as opposed to external] Blu-ray options regarding the 360. The show is fairly witty and humorous, however, they offer insight into an issue that few people have really had the time to say, "well… what if?".

The crew also talks about the news post under this one that relates to Take-Two possibly being purchased by EA.

Couldn't get enough of Bioshock? Hopefully you answered, "yes" to that question

because Bioshock is here to stay… Bioshock 2, that is. Expected to be released

in the 4th quarter of 2009, Bioshock 2 is certainly a long ways from being complete.

Why release the news of Bioshock 2 so early? IGN speculates it is a strategic

plan to raise the value of the developing company, Take-Two, in order to profit

more from EA. Recently, EA has been trying to purchase Take-Two, and since the

first Bioshock has more than 2 million sales, it's fair to say that Take-Two is

making a smart financial move, to say the very least.

Source: IGN

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It is official!  $129

The Xbox 360 HD-DVD player is now $129. I am guessing the dramatic price drop Amazon had for a few hours ($79 for a 360 HD-DVD player coming with the choice of 5 free HD-DVDs) made Microsoft decide to make another price drop. Another reason is the Blu-Ray dominance at the moment and Toshiba chipped in to make a price drop happen. 

Well it doesn’t matter how it was done as long as it was. The consumer can now enjoy up to 1080P Hi-Def for $129. (HDMI 360 required)

This is very interesting…..very interesting indeed. Microsoft and Toshiba have worked close for the longest now…..but maybe not much longer. So far this is a rumor and is intended to be taken as one. Take it as you will though.

Marketing bigwig Jeff Bell says Microsoft has been talking to Blu-ray about the possibility of a partnership all along.

Warner Bros.'s recent decision to exclusively pick the Sony-championed disc format, and did not rule out the possibility MS will adopt it at some point in the future.

"We've been talking to Blu-ray all along because we have the best piece of software in the business, called HDi. It is the backbone that powers interactivity in HD-DVD and we have that available to potentially partner with others," Jeff Bell told 1UP.

"You never say never. I think we'd like to see how things evolve. Our commitment, however, to HD-DVD is profound and consistent, and we have done very, very well in term of our accessory sales.

We had the war and now it is over. One man came out on top, that was my (bkfraiders7’s) cousin. Here, he is named mzm31speedy.

Ace won 1 game but mzm31speedy (ALAxOV3RKILLxV2) had 2 awesome games after that.

NEXT HALO 3 tournament is Friday 1/18/08 at 10:55 EST again.

Leaderboard:

ALAxOV3RKILLxV2: 70

ace_012: 66

staxx: 46

bkfraiders7: 33

wizkid: 8

wix G: 2

Show up at 10:50 PM EST. We can include a few more people. If you would like to be a part of it please PM me or Ace BY 7:00 PM.

Get ready for the war to begin……

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