Happy Xbox 360 Elite launch day!
by Dustin Burg 
{ Apr 29th 2007 at 11:30AM }
No matter if you are somewhat annoyed by the black beast or have been anticipating its release since its announcement, the Xbox 360 Elite is officially here. Today, April 29, 2007, is Xbox 360 Elite launch day when retailers can officially put the black console up on the shelves and fanboys all over the US can have it in their possession for a mere $479. Again, congratulations Xbox 360 Elite, we welcome you to the 360 family even if you are a different color, more expensive, have a bigger HDD, and are somewhat cocky (group hug).So fanboys, how will you be celebrating Xbox 360 Elite launch day? Will you be trading up to an Elite purchase or will you simply acknowledge its existence and carry on gaming on your white console?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
a ham sandwich @ Apr 29th 2007 11:37AM
yeah, no. i prefer white anyway. i may pick up the bigger hdd, tho.
frenchy64 @ Apr 29th 2007 11:54AM
Yay! It's finally here!
one of my xbox fanboy mates is getting one, but i'll just stick with my white one for now thankyou very much (which i got for free on teh interwebs coincidentally :O...maybe I can get an elite from there too)!
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http://xbox360s.freepay.com/?r=37889120
AnOffday @ Apr 29th 2007 11:55AM
I'm happy with my white. It's been going strong since launch day, so there's no way I'd trade her in. She's been too good to me.
Nick @ Apr 29th 2007 11:58AM
I just got back from Best Buy and getting the 360 Elite...My old 360 picked a perfect time to give me the "red ring of death"...pretty sweet
nick @ Apr 29th 2007 12:01PM
I perfer black only because it would match the rest of my equipment-- white stands out too much, but because the noise level is the same I really having a hard time justifying buying another one just for the color.
A quieter drive would have been HUGE, as this could have replaced my DVD player on our main TV. Instead I guess I'll keep the 360 connected to an LCD display, shared with my PC.
trainwrecka @ Apr 29th 2007 12:01PM
these things look pretty sweet. they seem a bit pricey though without an HDDVD drive built in... of course that would just be a waste since the games aren't HDDVD games... hmmm... either way - i want one!
http://twibe.com
Raycer @ Apr 29th 2007 12:02PM
not worth upgrading for IMO, The bigger drive doesn't so much for me since no games really require any space on it. The HDMI is sweet but not worth ditching my old 360 for. Had it included wireless and/or HD-DVD, I would have bought it immediately.
foxdie @ Apr 29th 2007 12:06PM
the power plugs are different. the old 360 brick had a 3 prong(with a ground) power plug. the elite has a regular 2 prong. i think i want my money back.
foxdie @ Apr 29th 2007 12:08PM
and they put a shorter network cable in the elites box, instead of the 15-20 feet long network cable in the regular 360. now i really want my money back
allmodcons @ Apr 29th 2007 12:09PM
I agree with Raycer, if it had the HD DVD drive it would have been a no brainer for my bedroom system, unfortunately I will be going to the darkside and getting a second PS3 instead. It is also dissapointing that the HDMI on the Elite is not version 1.3 and that we will not be able to get Dolby HD from the HD DVD drive.
Ronin Chef @ Apr 29th 2007 1:28PM
They still carry the Hitachi DVD drive. So it's still very loud. I don't feel like exchanging it over and over again like the white one expecting to get a BenQ drive.
I don't really need a bigger HD since all i do is just play games. Demos are deleted upon viewing as are trailers.
The HDMI cables are for Movies only.
The whole point of the white 360 was to show a change for them. I still like white and green vs. black and green.
So, i really don't see why it is called Elite to begin with.
vahdyx @ Apr 29th 2007 12:26PM
I'm sad, I almost had one! My local Game store told me I can trade it with my warranty and pay the difference, but when I got there this morning they said they can't anymore. They can't send back working units and they can't replace a broken unit with the option to upgrade. Lame huh, well I'm just out of luck....
TheLegendary87 @ Apr 29th 2007 12:39PM
Waiting until the fall when they start producing 360's with 65nm CPU's. Though I could use the HDMI, bigger HDD and like the black, I don't think it's worth it without smaller, cooler running CPU's.
Final Light @ Apr 29th 2007 12:41PM
my current 360 has been freezing alot. i have warranty under it so im going to go get a new replacement and sell it to my friend for 335. so its actually the same price if i buy the HDD or the elite.
now excuse me, i have to go on a phone fenzy and ask if anybody has elite's instock.
Peff @ Apr 29th 2007 12:45PM
no problems whatsoever with blanca (thats her name haha) so theres no point of changing to the elite. and im saving the money for more games
FJ Noob @ Apr 29th 2007 12:57PM
all very well for you americans, but we english people will have to wait for ours
Wasabi @ Apr 29th 2007 1:09PM
Do you think there'll be a price drop in the Premium any time soon?
Juansito @ Apr 29th 2007 1:10PM
Got mine,
Now i got 2 Xbox 360s, I will most likely sell my xbox to a friend.
vahdyx @ Apr 29th 2007 2:58PM
does hdmi improve the video quality over a 720p-1080i dlp set
blueGrassTubb @ Apr 29th 2007 1:19PM
Got mine last night at Wal-Mart right at midnight. I didn't think that actual users were clamoring to buy the new units, but I wanted to beat the eBay assholes (as I call them) from buying up all of the systems in order to create an artificial supply/demand problem and make a huge profit. Fuck those guys. Scalping systems shoud be illegal.
DaveC @ Apr 29th 2007 1:38PM
I'll be sitting in my house in Scotland, waiting for the release of the launch info.
foxdie @ Apr 29th 2007 1:39PM
I took the Samsung MS28 dvd drive and put it into the Elite 360 this morning and when I booted it up it says error e 66.
Brian @ Apr 29th 2007 1:54PM
My 360 broke 30 days ago so I used the warranty. Because I'm In the 30 day mark I just got the Elite and I'm transferring the data now. And will be returning the console soon for store credit to my new purchase of the Elite.
I had to buy the 120 gig hard drive so I can get the transfer cord to change the data. If I waited any loger for the cord and ordered the free version off of Xbox.com I would of ended up with a 400 dollar store credit at best buy.
C Mac @ Apr 29th 2007 1:54PM
Woke up this morning went to my local Gamestop they only had 2 and I was lucky enough to get one. There wasn't anyone there when I went up there at like 10 AM so I was first one in the store.
nerrrrrrd @ Apr 29th 2007 1:54PM
foxdie, i sure hope you know you can't just take a DVD-rom from one 360 and slap it into another 360. If the firmwares don't match you'll get E66.
Mark D @ Apr 29th 2007 1:59PM
Same here Dave C except I'm in London.
I'm looking to buy an Xbox before the end of the summer (or when Mass Effect hits) and with the article I read on IPTV in 360 magazine yesterday the Elite is seeming like a tempting proposition.
Richard DeV @ Apr 29th 2007 2:29PM
I honestly had my $500 sitting here nicely so when sunday came around I could get an elite. But after finding out that they STILL arent putting the "new" chip in that they've been talking about for like a year now I had to hold off. Im not upgrading my 360 until they put that new chip in like they said they would a long time ago.
Murc @ Apr 29th 2007 2:39PM
cool. I plan on keeping my current 360 though...no need to upgrade...since my HDTV is a few years old and doesn't have HDMI...and I dont need the bigger HDD, and mine its allready been painted black...I shall call it Pre-elite.
Enon777 @ Apr 29th 2007 3:00PM
I picked mine up today and it looks great next to all my black equipment and my new Sony 60" SXRD HDTV (black). Now I have 3 360s. I love having money.
Jim @ Apr 29th 2007 3:31PM
Picked up my Elite today from Target. I got #2 of 2 that they had available. When I was moving my 360's 20GB drive to the Elite I noticed that the Premium's case was broken under the hard drive; apparently during original shipping or packing, but not with me. So I took it back to Sam's to get it replaced. Sam's is the way to go; it's been at least 45 days and they replaced it no problems!
Dave C @ Apr 29th 2007 3:47PM
Can anyone answer me this, if you were to transfer content to an Elite's 120GB hard drive, then put that drive on a Pro console, would you be able to access it without being signed into live?
Steve @ Apr 29th 2007 3:51PM
if i had a hi def tv i'd be all over this, maybe. i like the white one, and well i still have a year left on my replacement plan at best buy, so i'll wait till around then for my xbox to "stop working."
guitarherolover @ Apr 29th 2007 4:22PM
360 elite is to much. I'll stick with my good old white. Although, I may by a 120 HD someday.
mamardilla69 @ Apr 29th 2007 4:59PM
WHY AN HDMI(BTW 1.2) FOR A CONSOLE THAT BY ITS SELF JUST PLAYS DVDS? BECAUSE OF ALL THE POSTS I HAVE READ, THIS SMELLS LIKE FAILURE...
mamardilla69 @ Apr 29th 2007 5:01PM
Sorry for the typo
*Itself
This Keyboard no longer works fine
brokein2 @ Apr 29th 2007 6:15PM
I've got the Elite 3 red lights of death.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j35/brokein2/IMG_0292.jpg
bDavid @ Apr 29th 2007 6:22PM
not released til may 4th here in Toronto, i pre paid online (futureshop) ... so it should be here in the mail the 6 th or 7th , i can wait my 'O' 360 is still sweeeeeet...
allmodcons @ Apr 29th 2007 7:53PM
mamardilla69,
HDMI is a digital connection. Component is analog. 360 games are HD and digital, DVD's are digital, most people TV's are digital hence HDMI provides a pure digital connection that is better than an analog connection.
JoeyCrack @ Apr 30th 2007 8:10AM
I will keep my regular old 360. Even though it locks up quite often. An annoying habit that prevents me from playing COD3 with its unskippable FMV's. Does anyone else have this problem??
crack.
Langx @ Apr 30th 2007 1:28AM
Bad News. I guess I will be buying a PS3.
I had two 360's and sold both.
I was hoping the elite would fix the problems that were already documented with the original two releases.
I had the disk scrathing problem with the first. The heat issue made me sell the second.
I knew it was only a matter of time before it gave me the 3 lights.
Damn. Microsoft. I really love the 360. I just cant support a system I have to replace yearly.
Langx @ Apr 30th 2007 1:30AM
Forgot to post the bad news.
http://loot-ninja.com/2007/04/29/xbox-360-elite-prone-to-same-problems-as-others/
Xbox 360 Elite Prone to Same Problems as Others
Xbox 360 Elite Contents Large ImageWe’ve had numerous reports coming in of users getting 3 red lights on their brand new Elite consoles this morning. While this is a daily occurrence with 360 Premium and Core systems, we thought Microsoft would have had a better handle on the situation with the Elite.
We’ve all seen the pictures of the motherboard changes. I assumed that these would protect the console better from heat and such to make sure less consoles would die. But alas, no. Microsoft has introduced another new product that is failing at a higher than normal rate.
To top it all off, the disc scratching issue is back. Seriously Microsoft, what the hell? Did you completely get rid of your QA department?
XXSmall @ Apr 30th 2007 4:24AM
Got mine, th elite look is killing me..
I have also got the controller and play charge bundle at http://www.tmove.net and also purchase a 360 black controller shell with light kit to replace my old 360 controller =) Now have a full set of accessory to go with elite...
Burnt Meatloaf @ Apr 30th 2007 4:27AM
65nm, please. Even then the "regular" one will do for me. I doubt the premium system will eventually be replaced by the Elite.
Allen Schultz @ Apr 30th 2007 4:50AM
I bought the Elite today and rather than get the lousy trade in of $250 for my premium Xbox 360 I decided to put it up on ebay with some extras. I'm pretty sure it will fetch better than a mere $250.
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=010&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&viewitem=&item=200105201664&rd=1&rd=1
JimJimBinks @ Apr 30th 2007 8:17AM
Yesterday I put my 360 Premium with a few games I never play anymore on Ebay with a buy it now price of $420. It sold in half an hour. I went and bought the Elite, along with a seperate 120GB Hard Drive (For the transfer cable) used the cable to transfer my info from the 20GB to the Elite's drive, returned the seperate 120GB Drive, and today I'm shipping out the premium.
NGP Gunhaver @ Apr 30th 2007 9:45AM
I got an Elite yesterday and it is so sweet. I never had a 360 before and now that they offer a huge HDD I had to get one. I almost didn't get one because people complained that the 360 was really loud (thought I might wait for new chips or drive to come out). Boy am I glad I didn't listen! The Elite is really quiet, didn't even notice any sound comming from it all day yesterday. Maybe mine has different parts than the white ones. Either that or people are waaaaay too picky (Like the guy who wants to return his Elite because the power plug has two prongs instead of three, WTF?!). Anyway, if any of you are hesitant about getting an Elite because you are waiting for it to get 65nm chips or something, don't torture yourself. Get one now, it's totally awesome.
Stephen @ Apr 30th 2007 10:56AM
I should have known something was up when GameStop wouldn't take pre-orders for the Elite. Every location in New York City and I mean every, including Jersey, only got 3 to 5 consoles and sold out immediately. Most are saying they will not get another shipment until June...hmmm...that's funny because that will be just in time for their offer ($250 Premium... $50 Xbox) to end. Interesting...and lame!
Justin A @ Apr 30th 2007 11:09AM
Don't have HDMI so don't care about the Elite. I will hack a 120GB drive sometime.
HighDef Edition @ Apr 30th 2007 12:57PM
Picked up mine at EB Games in Weston, Florida yesterday morning. There was a long-ass-line for both the 360 & Wii and I was 3rd in line.
Downloaded the entire Blade Series plus 4 Demos, the 1st Horror Double Feature on Marketplace, CSI and I still have over a 100 GB left. Sweet.
Charles @ Apr 30th 2007 2:50PM
Waiting on the 65nm chips, they are much more worth it than this, i hate the black system anyway and the HDMI aint so cool, i want lesss freezing and more unreliability, so i'll wait till fall to buy my first 360 (yes I am a fan and dont have one, sad right :S)