It wouldn’t be long to find a way to use your PS3 controllers on your Xbox 360 console. XCM has today informed us their first of its kind, the XCM Cross Fire adapter for Xbox 360 is near completion. Boxes are being printed, and products should be rolling out to distributors within a week or two.
The latest gaming rumors suggest that Microsoft is considering putting the Xbox 360 Elite onto the back-burner, taking no more orders for the console and allowing existing stocks to dwindle. The Elite would then be treated as a limited-availability option in the company’s gaming lineup, on sale on at select European and US retailers. Microsoft’s decision is believed to be prompted by mainstream retailers, who would prefer two SKUs – low-end and high-end – rather than the current three.
How turned on you are by the Microsoft Red Xbox 360 Resident Evil Limited Edition does really depend on your attitude both to the color red and the game Resident Evil 5, but in case you’ve been wavering on the fence there’s now an unboxing of the whole bundle. Major Nelson, who does actually work for Microsoft, is today’s lucky unboxer.
Microsoft have confirmed a limited-edition red version of their Xbox 360 console to tie in with Resident Evil 5. The Exclusive Red Xbox 360 Resident Evil Limited Edition Console will, aside from its new paintjob, come with a copy of the game itself, a red wireless controller and a number of other peripherals, though they won’t be color-matched.
Hori are already known for their arcade controllers, and now they can be known for an expensive arcade controller. The Hori Real Arcade Pro EX SE for Xbox 360 takes the company’s standard arcade stick, tosses out the regular stick and buttons, and replaces them with components made by Japanese firm Seimitsu who supply the controls for real arcade cabinets.
After Microsoft announced 5,000 job cuts as part of its financial control measures, speculation has begun about which departments will be hardest hit. The earliest identified target appears to be the Entertainment and Devices (E&D) unit, responsible for Xbox, Zune and Windows Mobile development, who according to some sources will be bearing the brunt of the initial 1,400 redundancies.
Those of us die hard Final Fantasy players apparently will have to wait a while before getting our hands on the newest installation, Final Fantasy XIII. Square Enix said that they won’t be releasing it until next April, by next April they mean April 2010.
“Brand advocates” sounds like a generous way of referring to comment spam or viral marketing, but in Microsoft’s case it actually involves sending Xbox 360 party-packages to 1,000 different women and asking them to demonstrate the console to their friends and neighbours. The promotion was part of an attempt to enthuse non-traditional gamers, with the packages including microwaveable popcorn, Xbox trivia game Scene It? Box Office Smash, a universal media remote control, a three-month subscription to Xbox Live and 1,600 Xbox Live points.
Well it finally happened, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 was fit into a Playstation 3 case. This May be able to fool your friends into thinking you had enough money for you, but look at it twice and you will see that there is something very strange about it. For one there is a big hole in the front.
Turning your Xbox 360 into a character from popular culture can be pretty limiting given its tombstone shape, but the Microsoft console makes for a pretty decent Domo-Kun. Painted by deviantART member ricepuppet as a gift for his sister-in-law, both the 360 and the controller have had a high-gloss makeover.
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