Rumor of the Year: Xbox 360 relaunch brings much more to the table than ever expected
Posted on 08 September 2008 by Erik
VGChartz has rolled out a gigantic rumor concerning the launch of the new Xbox 360 dashboard which claims Microsoft will have a five-hour televised countdown beginning September 25th at 7PM Eastern leading up to the arrival of the New Xbox Experience and the software-based relaunch of the console at midnight. Reportedly, G4 will cover the event exclusively and Live members will be able to stream it from their console.
The rumor grows by claiming that three new components of the New Xbox Experience will be revealed when the update happens at midnight.
First is a partnership with Sirius Radio, allowing owners to access the satellite radio for a “modest monthly fee.” Second there’s the music store page; supposedly iTunes for your Xbox. Lastly, there’s the “mad lib” page, which your guess is as good as anyone else’s at this point.
On top of that, VGChartz source claims Microsoft will announce a dozen new titles– either “exclusive or first”–on the 360, including Assassin’s Creed 2, Mass Effect 2, a new Conker game and a pair of new Halo titles. If that wasn’t enough, six free original Xbox games will also be available to download, with the original Halo being one of them.
The rumor may not be as far out there as you think, here’s Joystiq’s take:
“The whole thing sounds like madness (and fanboy conjecture), but given the Xbox 360’s slipping sales, a mega-event relaunch might just be the reset button the company needs for the console best-known to general consumers for the RRoD. The whole rumor isn’t even that insane when we recall how Microsoft went all-out for the first Xbox 360 launch and, if Microsoft execs are to be believed, this is “an entirely new Xbox” made possible by ‘the magic of software.’”
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Tags | G4, Microsoft, relaunch, Rumor, XBOX 360, Xbox Experience
October 12th, 2008 at 10:33 am
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