Posted Apr 04, 2007 at 04:17PM by Ryan A. Listed in: News Tags: Microsoft, Circuit City, Best Buy, Future Shop
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Xbox 360 Elite pre-orders begin - Image 1If you're still not over about Microsoft's move on coming up with a new SKU for Xbox 360, we have a simple and direct advice for you: simply get over it, embrace the change, and "jump in." The new SKU is quite aptly called Xbox 360 Elite and even this early, the demand for the monster of a console is growing.

As a matter of fact, a handful of retailers are already accepting pre-orders for the said SKU. For the early birds in the U.S., fans can just go with Circuit City as no other retailer, we believe, have began accommodating early adopters. The deal will cost US$ 479.99.

If you happen to be living in Canada then lucky you as you have more options. Your Best Buy are also accepting pre-orders for CA$ 549.99 or just around US$ 5 higher than that of the U.S. Online retailer Future Shop, likewise, is also offering pre-orders for the same price. The estimated time of arrival of Xbox 360 Elite is on May 4.

We had a report yesterday on the possibility of having a motion-sensing controller for Xbox 360 and Microsoft said that it will wait and see if demands pick up.


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   by ME (Unregistered) - 2007-04-04
 » LOL

LOL

This is too funny, LOL. ROFL.


   Re: yui (Unregistered) - 2007-04-05
 » Elite is the Elite of consoles

Ordering mine Tuesday
   by Quixand - 2007-04-04
 » lol..

aside from dealing with PS3 fanboys... does xbox 360 supporters need to deal with Elite Fanboys now dissin their console?


   Re: elite fanboy (Unregistered) - 2007-04-05
 » premium sucks

HAHAHAHAHAHHA. elite FTW!!!!

xbox 360 premium sucks!! HAHAHAHA... so quick to buy your machine only to be pwned 1 year later. you guys are gay!!! have fun paying $880 for a system im gonna pay $480 for. Thinking you can sell your premium? Nope, you gotta compete with other gay premium owners trying to do the same thing. HAHAHHAHAHA.

See what happens when you wait..... actually no you guys dont... cuz you guys are here calling shots on who won this console war only after 4 months.

360 premium owners + pwned!!! HAHAHHA
   by poxtomod (Unregistered) - 2007-04-04
 » what about canada

hey i am beginning to wonder if MS is ever going to run its video marketplace in Canada. Does anyone know? If they are not why would we need a 120 gig drive?


   Re: freedomgundam (Unregistered) - 2007-04-04
 » no need

In a word, we don't.

Anyways, of course Best Buy (CA) and Future Shop have the price the same - they're the same store with different color schemes.
   by . (Unregistered) - 2007-04-04
 » Hmmm

So what's the point of the Elite? I have about 11 gigs left from my 20 gigs I see it's cause it's black and the hdmi who cares mehhh.

   by ps3 rules (Unregistered) - 2007-04-05
 » ?????????????

ELITE EWWWWWWWWW PS3 YEAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!

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   by M$Hater (Unregistered) - 2007-04-05
 » Just what Microshaft told them to say.....

"if you're still not over about Microsoft's move on coming up with a new SKU for Xbox 360, we have a simple and direct advice for you: simply get over it, embrace the change, and "jump in." The new SKU is quite aptly called Xbox 360 Elite and even this early, the demand for the monster of a console is growing."

Yea get over it Xbots! Jump right in there and buy another POS console.
Now you get spend even more, for what? Built-in HiDef drive, right? Oh no that's right, sorry. Ah Built-in wifi, that should be easy to do! Oh no, that's right, sorry. You got a new processor then right? Oh sorry, not that either.

Hmmmm what do you get? Oh! It's black again! Yea like the first xbox. And they fix the fan noise and overheating! (they did fix it, right?) WOW! thats great. Oh and you get HDMI connector, but since you can't play games on the HD-DVD drive, at 1080p, that will come in handy!
Makes sense to me! Perfect common sense!

Oh, and if anyone wants to buy a used slightly bricked xbox 360 I have one for sale. You could take the white faceplate and put it on the elite.


   Re: fu (Unregistered) - 2007-04-06
 » fu

*****ing moron, just because you can't play games on the HD-DVD doesn't mean their won't be games at 1080p.

   Re: q (Unregistered) - 2007-04-06
 » q

Actually the 360 already has two native 1080p games. Virtua Tennis 3 and NBA Street Homecourt. They have better online functionality and graphics than the PS3 versions on top of it.
   by willegrove (Unregistered) - 2007-04-13
 » 360 rules

cant wait to buy elite



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