Microsoft said yesterday that the new Xbox 360 slim was shipping right now, and would be on shop shelves this week. We’ve got some bad news though: that’s not the case in the UK and Europe, where we’ll be waiting another month for the privilege of an Xbox with Wi-Fi actually built in. Read on for the exact date it hits, and price.
June, 2010
The Xbox 360 slim is out in officialdom, at long last. It’s smaller, quieter, and finally has Wi-Fi built in. But has it really been worth the wait? Have your say in our poll!
UPDATE: Ah. It turns out that when Microsoft says the Xbox 360 slim is going on sale this week to an international audience in a keynote being broadcast live across the world, it actually means that’s only the case in the US. Microsoft UK has just confirmed that it goes on sale on 16 July in the UK, priced £199. Set your schedule back a month, folks!
The Xbox 360 slim we heard rumours about is official. It’s got Wi-Fi, a bigger hard drive, a smaller shell, and yes, it’s out this week.
We knew that Microsoft Kinect was due out before Christmas, or the “Holidays” as they like to call it in the US, but now Redmond has finally seen fit to be a bit more specific, giving a launch date in one country at least – and the UK can’t be far behind.
Ubisoft has shown of Your Shape for Microsoft Kinect on the Xbox 360. Think a glorified Wii Fit where you use your whole body and you’ll get the idea.
Kinect Sports, one of the launch games for Xbox 360 motion control add on Microsoft Kinect, has been shown off in public for the first time at E3. Developed by Rare studios (Legendary developer of GoldenEye and Banjo-Kazooie for the Nintendo N64), it’s eerily similar to Wii Sports, right down to a boxing mini game, using your avatar.
Microsoft Kinect creative director Kudo Tsunoda has just shown off the Milo of pet simulation with an adorable demo of Kinectimals, showing how players can look after a pet tiger, of all things.
Thought Microsoft Kinect was just about motion control and games? Think again. Microsoft has just shown the finished Natal kit in action summoning films on Xbox Live, using just your hands – or your voice. And yes, it’ll work with Sky Player in the UK.