http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/08/22/rumor-new-199-360-sku-with-motion-controller/ I think it's false because Sept. 7th is so close and they haven't showed off any motion controller and I highly doubt that the new fall update will be ready to be pre-loaded on the system.

Well, the price cut on current models and the launch of this new SKU could be two different events. This might be released a little closer to the holidays.

Then again, yeah, it could just be bullshit.

http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/04/09/rumor-x360-motion-sensing-controller-by-winter-codenamed-newto/

they are goign to make one but people will see throu the crap.

Also, the trackball and then four buttons ina line is very dumb and wouldnt seem comfortable.

This would make me NOT buy a 360 when I get my bonus check next month.

This again?

meh!

Did you guys miss E3? The microphone to be used with Lips has accelerometers in it for motion sensing. That's what's in the picture. They can use that for other things too.

This would make more sense to me. I dont see why no one goes after the Wii. Its a hell of a lot cheaper than trying to create multi-million dollar games that won't appeal to nearly as many people.

The mini-games don't even have to be that great. It just needs to be some sports games with better graphics than the Wii at a cheaper price point and you would get lots of peoples attention.

I can see Microsoft doing something like this, and frankly it would not bother me too terribly damn much. What I am afraid of however is that Microsoft is going to go too far with their new casual fetish. Already we have scary rumors going about when it comes to the fall update. There is talk of the system being poisoned to bring it in line with the Wii.

The most depressing rumor I have heard thus far is mandatory Avatars. Players will have a mandatory requirement to create an Avatar before they can even log onto live. I really despise the Avatars for their childish appearance, and more to the point I do not agree with shallow conformity. Being in an online community should be about self expression not replicating real life appearance. Which says nothing about me as a person.

Rumors like these are a part of the reason why I will not be extending my Live subscription this September, and more to the point why my console is going to be disconnected from the internet a week before the fall update is even released. Anyway other rumors are too heinous to imagine. Log in streaming commercials. Mandatory console password locking. Automated play dating, and reminder notifications.

I am just going to lock my console away until I know what is coming is safe, and isn't going to relieve me of my freedoms. So if I am taking these rumors serious enough I should take this rumor serious enough as well.