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Xbox 360 to Finally Receive 100GB HDD, Xbox.com Maintenance

LeeŽ   on 19 October 2006 - 20:27 · 8 comments & 5124 views

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After long complaints about the petty size of the Xbox 360 (20GB) hard drive, Microsoft will finally offer a 100GB version on the shelves. Right now there is no price set, but we're looking at something expensive. Considering after a few demo downloads and videos from Xbox Live Marketplace, your 360 would soon be full, this is a welcome addition for 360 gamers.

It was initially announced at the Korean X06, and to be launched in March 2007. Let's hope we hear more details on the price and availability elsewhere in the world.

You can see a screenshot of the PowerPoint presentation that shows off the new 100GB hard drive here. Although the only striking thing is the image of the hard drive and the word "100GB", since everything else is in Korean.

On a related Xbox note, the Xbox.com website is still undergoing problems after its maintenance. The My profile page currently does not work, and Major Nelson posted a quick update on his website regarding this: "Meanwhile, back in Redmond the engineers are tying up some loose ends regarding the yesterday's maintenance." The maintenance was to bring exciting new features to the community, but right now we've only seen extended family controls.

Screenshot: >> Click here <<
Link: Xbox.com
Link: Team Xbox Story

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#1 nemo on 19 Oct 2006 - 22:04
looks fake.

can anyone translate?
#2 macrosslover on 19 Oct 2006 - 22:31
well the 100gig harddrive has been rumored/confirmed at least earlier this year. There has been an article on it before, but I don't know why they didn't show it at E3, so this doesn't suprise me. I think it would be even better if they make a way to transfer data off the old 20gig harddrive and onto the new 100gig harddrive.
#3 Un-Dead Soldier on 19 Oct 2006 - 23:32
I hope we can transfer.
#4 badger face on 20 Oct 2006 - 00:00
yeay 1 week after i finally give in and buy the crappy 20GB
#5 Overseer on 20 Oct 2006 - 06:56
The bullets
  • Xbox 360 Live Vision (Camera)
    Oct 21 Price: 44900 won
  • Xbox 360 Wireless Wheel - Forcefeedback
    Nov 20 Price: TBD
  • Xbox 360 Wireless Headset
    Nov 20 Price: TBD
  • Wireless PC Adapter
    Janaury Price: TBD
  • Xbox 360 HD-DVD Player
    March Price: TBD
  • 256 Megabyte Card
    (blocked) Price: TBD
  • 100 Gigabyte Drive
    (blocked) Price: TBD
#6 Smigit on 20 Oct 2006 - 12:04
any chance they would bring this into the premium pack instead of the 20GB, that would be really awesome.
#7 Mystakill on 20 Oct 2006 - 18:59
They ought to throw the 20GB drive into the Core Pack and make the 100GB drive standard in the Premium Pack (FWIW, MS support folks have recently begun referring to is as the "Pro Pack"...)
#8 PeterTHX on 21 Oct 2006 - 07:10
Guys there is no "premium" pack.

There is simply the XBOX 360 System and the XBOX 360 Core System.

I know "everyone" says premium but look at the box, look at Microsoft's literature, etc.

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