August 30, 2009
FrostyTheSnowman released a new revision of his 360 Modification USB Drive(info).
What’s new/fixed in v1.6 Revision 4:
* Added support for Lite-On DG-16D2S Revision 83850C
* Added new ‘FrostyTheSnowman’ logo (thanks Shinho!)
* Replaced FirmTool (by Caster420) with LiteTool (by Klutsh) for Lite-On drives
* Removed DummyGen for Lite-On drives (no longer required thanks to LiteTool, thanks Klutsh!)
* Replaced ‘USB Drive Format Tool’ with ‘Bootable USB Drive Creator Tool’ (custom-made for me by Team Modfreakz)
* Typo fixed in HTML code (thanks yaywoop!)
* Replaced HIMEM.SYS with FDXXMS.SYS (better memory management)
* Updated the ‘Creating Your 360 Modification USB Drive’ tutorial
* Added a small note in the menu about not using spaces in the ‘directory name’ due to MS-DOS limitation (thanks Guentha!)
Official Site: n/a, by FrostyTheSnowman
Download: n/a (contains modified FWs)
News-Source/Full Readme: xbins.org
August 29, 2009
From engadget.com:
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So much for secrecy. South African Xbox 360 distributor Comztek has told local gaming news site XboxGaming.co.za that the a 250GB “Super Elite” model is due there in October. Additionally, the Forza 3 bundle we saw heading to Germany is also en route to SA, retailing for R4,999 (US $646), or around the same price as the Elite before its recent global price cut.
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Full Story: engadget.com
August 28, 2009
From itworld.com:
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People in most of the Western world will start seeing price reductions on Xbox 360 game consoles Friday, but Japan and the rest of the Asia-Pacific region will have to wait.
Japan, home to Microsoft’s biggest rivals in the game console wars, Sony and Nintendo, may see price cuts to Xbox 360 consoles next week, but Microsoft is keeping the official time quiet. The company plans to hold an Xbox news conference in Japan next Wednesday, according to Julie Leong, at Microsoft in Hong Kong.
Other parts of Asia-Pacific will begin enjoying lower priced Xbox 360s on Sept. 10, the company said Friday.
The suggested retail price of an Xbox 360 Elite console with a 120GB hard drive will be lowered by around 28 percent to US$305 in Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. Microsoft has taken the HDMI cable out of the Xbox 360 Elite, one of the reasons for the price reduction. Amazon.com lists a number of HDMI cables for sale for between $10 to $20.
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Full Story: itworld.com
From engadget.com:
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Amazon Germany, who previously listed the PlayStation 3 Slim a good 20 days before the official debut, has gone ahead and posted a new Xbox 360 model, ASIN in tow, with a 250GB HDD, two wireless controllers, and Forza Motorsport 3. Price is listed at 279 euros ($397), a good 30 euros over the current Elite price. No release date, but Forza 3 isn’t due out until at least October 23rd so we’d say you got awhile to wait and see if this pans out.
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Full Story: engadget.com and amazon.de
