Technology Black Xbox 360 is coming. And yes, it looks NICE.

[Dogmatic187]

It will apparently be called "The Elite.

The Elite will be limited quantities only; that may be as much or as little as a couple hundred thousand.

The case, controller, and Live headset will all be black. It will have all new packaging.

Elite will cost $479, and will be a 3rd SKU; it will be sold alongside Premium and Core packs.

Eventually Elite hardware (in white plastics) will take the role of the Xbox Premium. That is to say, after the Elite is launched and sold out, future Xbox Premiums will have 120GB / HDMI.

We do not yet know exactly when 120GB / HDMI will become the standard for Premium, but it is loosely estimated to be late summer or fall.

Elite models run cooler than normal 360s, but they are not yet confirmed to have 65nm chips.

Prices may remain the same with the 120GB / HDMI hardware upgrade in the Premium Xbox, but we may still see a price cut on the line when 65nm chips start shipping.

The HD DVD drive will not be internal or bundled -- Microsoft never did or nor does not currently have plans to put an HD DVD drive in the 360.

There are no current plans to integrate WiFi into the Elite or future Premiums (although that can always change).

http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/20/xbox-360-elite-new-black-limited-edition-xbox-with-hdmi-and-120gb-drive/

I already own a 360, but the black one is damn sexy. And this could be an April Fools joke, at least that's what I'm thinking.

 

[Khalistani Soldier]

that looks sooo much better then my plain white one. damn son.

 

[_carmi]

this black 360 looks damn sexy!

 

[Jeremy]

Fuck that. I'm not gonna buy another one.

 

[ARon]

I put green LED's all over mine. Its pretty.

 

[Prize Gotti]

Thats not a Black Xbox 360 thats pictured, its a Xbox 360 Dev console, the Black Xbox 360 may look different to that pictured.

 

[Casey]

This is gonna be ill. I wanna get a 360 at some point, they just updated the software emulation so xbox Shenmue 2 can be played on it now, which gives me a reason to get it.

 

[ska50]

Glad i waited to get one until 4/29. That sucks in a way though how products never stay new for long now due to updated technology.
I'll hold out on a PS3 for now, until they get some good games.

 

[hizzle?]

Thats not a Black Xbox 360 thats pictured, its a Xbox 360 Dev console, the Black Xbox 360 may look different to that pictured.

what is the difference?

 

[Preach]

what is the difference?

if i'm not mistaken, dev consoles normally have additional hardware/software for further customizing and debugging when testing games. "dev" as in "developer". the elite, on the other hand, will pretty much just be a black version of the regular xbox.

either that, or he just means it's a modded xbox.