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DMeisterJ on 24 December 2008
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mrstickball said:

Could they really slimline the 360? I mean, in terms of height, it can't get any thinner than the Hard drive, unless they make the next one plop it on top or something really un-aesthetic.

Horizontally, thinner could be done, but how much thinner could it really be?

Even if one were to come out, I'd be surprised if they added in Wi-Fi, or made it slot-loading, since those would easily add to the costs, and to have all this retail for 200 when the Wi-fi itself is 100 is also a dream.

A slim for 299 encompassing all that is quite likely though.

@ Stickball

I don't think we'll see an Arcade drop at all this year. They need to fix the Pro and Elite pricing first.

Pro is too much more than the Arcade for only offering a bigger hard drive. And elite is too much more expensive than the pro for only offering a bigger hard drive and HDMI cord. I think MS will fix the pricing to 200, 250, 280 or something like that. And the Arcade will probably stay 200 for a long time to come since there isn't any point in more price cuts. It's already cheaper than the Wii, what are they aiming for next? PSP pricing?

Few notes:

1) Just because the HDD is 'X' wide doesn't mean the hard drive has to be placed on the top of the 360 as it is now. What if it was placed on the side? You'd be able to slim it down quite a bit.

2) If they did that, I don't think that it'd have to un un-asethetic. Such a docking bay could look very sleek & stylish if MS wanted it to. The HDD already looks kind of slimlined as it is, so if they incorporated the HDD into a new-look system, it could look pretty decently.

3) I agree that it's unlikely they're going to add slot loading or WiFi *if* it added much costs. But at the same time - if the slim reduces cost...They could always add more value (similar to the Arcade getting the 256mb of internal memory). Wifi may be pennies on the dollar by now for a X360.

4) The Arcade will drop next year. MS has passed along price drops whenever there's been a revision on hardware that's reduced prices on their end. A $179 or $169 slim would hurt the Wii if it dropped to $199 next year, and would continue to undermine the X360. PS3?

1.  We'll see...

2.  We'll see...

3.  Didn't they add the 256 MB of Memory and take away the Memory Card? 

4.  I don't doubt it will drop, I was just more concerned with fixing the pricing of the Pro/Elite which have essentially become as useful as the Core was.