Possible New 360: Tall, Dark and Handsome?

Apologies for the late posts, but this had to be commented on.

It seems that a debunked rumor of a "pimped out" Xbox 360 release has resurfaced with a vengeance.

Yet no official announcement has been made, stores are registering a SKU tag for the rumored release of the new 360. Strange.

At a price of $479.99, the 360 will come with a 120GB hard drive, HDMI-enabling and a new sexy black finish.

What could be cooler than a new upgrade to your 360 with an additional dark and mysterious look? Don't know.

I'm excited about the hard drive and the color-scheme. Currently more space is needed and as a plus, the new black look will go great with my furniture.

The question: Will 360 owners buy this to replace their old console?

Not if Microsoft uses their brains, we won't.

Hopefully, Microsoft will just release the perks of this bundle separately thus allowing fans to just upgrade their existing console.

This must be the answer to Microsoft's weakness to Sony's PS3.

The 360 lacked in memory and Blu-Ray technology that is currently found in the PS3.

But with the PS3 priced at $599.99 (499.99 for a downgraded version), will this be another slap in the face for the PS3?

It was the high price that made most consumers say, "What $600 for a game system, hell no!" At least for me it was.

As a gamer, with no favorites, my opinion is that Sony will be forced to go through with it's talks about a PS3 price-cut.

Even after it's poor sales here in the U.S, Sony's Japanese fan base has kept the PS3 afloat.

But with the European release set for March will those numbers stay the same?

Anything is possible if the price were lowered.

Would it be far-fetched to say a price-cut here in the U.S. would cause sales to increase? Nope, I'd stake my money on it.

At the moment the PS3 has lacked to convince consumer's wallets and if Microsoft releases upgradable accessories, the future could be bleak.

But for now hold high hopes for Sony that they can still pull this off, gamers.

Let's keep our fingers crossed.

-R

*http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200702/N07.0216.1234.57890.htm
*image (NOT OFFICIAL) courtesy of http://www.planetxbox360.com/images/news/black_xbox360.jpg