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Well, Microsoft has finally addressed our fears on the size of the Xbox, and plans to make a smaller model nicknamed the “XSbox” after it being “eXtra Small”. Although the box does come with some small exclusions: no modem and a reduced Hard Drive allow the console to lose much of it’s mass, while the interior noise damping has almost completely been removed. The fan has also been made smaller, the big green “eye” that Bill Gates uses to spy on people has been lost.
However, there are some additions. The console now comes in two new colours: luminous orange and fluorescent pink- targeted at introducing more girls to gaming. The console will also be supplied with the smaller Japanese Xbox controller as standard as demanded by Western gamers.
There was also an announcement today about a screen to add onto the console just like the PSone screen add-on. However, oddly the screen will only be available in red (?!). When asked about this, a PR for MS said that the screen was designed to be used by people in their cars. With red being the most popular car colour, this will be the only colour available at first (although more are planned).
With the XSbox costing $300 and the screen coming in at $100, MS have said that the console is aimed mainly at the Japanese customers who have been complaining that the Xbox takes up a sizable proportion of their house. With the new console MS hopes that more people will have 2 consoles- one at home and one in the car.
It’ll be interesting to see how well it sells.
Sonic
However, there are some additions. The console now comes in two new colours: luminous orange and fluorescent pink- targeted at introducing more girls to gaming. The console will also be supplied with the smaller Japanese Xbox controller as standard as demanded by Western gamers.
There was also an announcement today about a screen to add onto the console just like the PSone screen add-on. However, oddly the screen will only be available in red (?!). When asked about this, a PR for MS said that the screen was designed to be used by people in their cars. With red being the most popular car colour, this will be the only colour available at first (although more are planned).
With the XSbox costing $300 and the screen coming in at $100, MS have said that the console is aimed mainly at the Japanese customers who have been complaining that the Xbox takes up a sizable proportion of their house. With the new console MS hopes that more people will have 2 consoles- one at home and one in the car.
It’ll be interesting to see how well it sells.
Sonic
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"the big green “eye” that Bill Gates uses to spy on people has been lost."
LOL! :-D
LOL! :-D
:-)
Girls buying an X-box???
Surely they'd be worried about breaking their nails due to it's size! But the colours may appeal to them, and they could put other off! The green on black they currently use is fine.
Surely they'd be worried about breaking their nails due to it's size! But the colours may appeal to them, and they could put other off! The green on black they currently use is fine.
So with no HD and it being a slightly more basic version of the giant box, it's quite likely that this couls be what the X-box would've been like, had it been launched as a console of the previous generation, along with the N64 and Playstation! But LOL, I don't see how the X-box can EVER really be called 'portable'. It'll still probably be too big at a reduced size!!
If Microsoft wanna make a portable console, they should go head-to-head with Nintendo and bring out somthing handheld, like the GameBoys and GameGears we've seen over the years.
Maybe the 'GameX' or 'GameBox' would be suitbale??
And it'd probably still be huge in size, like the X-box compared to other consoles!
If Microsoft wanna make a portable console, they should go head-to-head with Nintendo and bring out somthing handheld, like the GameBoys and GameGears we've seen over the years.
Maybe the 'GameX' or 'GameBox' would be suitbale??
And it'd probably still be huge in size, like the X-box compared to other consoles!
Well, Microsoft has finally addressed our fears on the size of the Xbox, and plans to make a smaller model nicknamed the “XSbox” after it being “eXtra Small”. Although the box does come with some small exclusions: no modem and a reduced Hard Drive allow the console to lose much of it’s mass, while the interior noise damping has almost completely been removed. The fan has also been made smaller, the big green “eye” that Bill Gates uses to spy on people has been lost.
However, there are some additions. The console now comes in two new colours: luminous orange and fluorescent pink- targeted at introducing more girls to gaming. The console will also be supplied with the smaller Japanese Xbox controller as standard as demanded by Western gamers.
There was also an announcement today about a screen to add onto the console just like the PSone screen add-on. However, oddly the screen will only be available in red (?!). When asked about this, a PR for MS said that the screen was designed to be used by people in their cars. With red being the most popular car colour, this will be the only colour available at first (although more are planned).
With the XSbox costing $300 and the screen coming in at $100, MS have said that the console is aimed mainly at the Japanese customers who have been complaining that the Xbox takes up a sizable proportion of their house. With the new console MS hopes that more people will have 2 consoles- one at home and one in the car.
It’ll be interesting to see how well it sells.
Sonic
However, there are some additions. The console now comes in two new colours: luminous orange and fluorescent pink- targeted at introducing more girls to gaming. The console will also be supplied with the smaller Japanese Xbox controller as standard as demanded by Western gamers.
There was also an announcement today about a screen to add onto the console just like the PSone screen add-on. However, oddly the screen will only be available in red (?!). When asked about this, a PR for MS said that the screen was designed to be used by people in their cars. With red being the most popular car colour, this will be the only colour available at first (although more are planned).
With the XSbox costing $300 and the screen coming in at $100, MS have said that the console is aimed mainly at the Japanese customers who have been complaining that the Xbox takes up a sizable proportion of their house. With the new console MS hopes that more people will have 2 consoles- one at home and one in the car.
It’ll be interesting to see how well it sells.
Sonic
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