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[subarurulz]

XBOX 360 prototypes released...

[crazycoop]

so how big is that picture?

[Nola]

OK, I'll bite.

I'll call these Pics "Reward" (we got this as a reward a few days ago), "40 GB" (the one with the 40 GB plaque) and "Render" (the front view is clearly a computer render)

This is my analysis:

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FACT: The front left corner of the object in the Reward pic is convex (curved to the outside), and the plaque is blank

FACT: The same spot in the 40 GB pic is concave (curved to the inside), and the plaque reads 40 GB

SPEC: The Reward pic is the Xbox with no hard drive, and only a plastic cover for aesthetic purposes. The 40 GB pic is an Xbox with the optional 40 GB drive installed. There appears to be a release button, suggesting the hard drive will be a plug and play, removable unit.

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FACT: The 40 GB pic shows the DVD tray, an eject button, a memory slot and an IR port.

FACT: The Render pic shows these same elements, plus a second memory slot, a power button and a notch I don't recognize.

SPEC: The Render pic is not real... it is a fake render based on the 40 GB pic... the real thing will probably have a similar outside perimeter (easy to deduct if one assumes simmetry), but the "face" can hold a surprise or two.

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SPEC: The IR port is not for the controllers but for the remote control. No more DVD kit!

[Exulus]

The small round button next to the memory card ports? Almost looks like like the standard hard drive logo but on its side.

[Starf]

Now, it probably is wireless controllers..

so that little button next to the memory card ports.. wouldn't it be some sort of configuration thing to set up the controllers?

Example; I have a wireless keyboard and a wireless mouse on my PC that both use the same rf receiver plugged into the back of it. When I set it up from new I had to press the button on the rf receiver, then a button underneath the keyboard, then press the same button on the rf receiver again, then a button underneath the mouse.

If we're expected to play 4 player games on this new Xbox console youd need a way of setting up the joypads in order.

Just thinking out loud again.

[Nola]