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  PrimeSense today announced that Microsoft will use their “3D-sensing” technology for Xbox 360′s Project Natal. The Israel-based organization provided a reference design of its PrimeSensor and MS’ hardware engineering team customized it as per Project Natal’s requirement. Project Natal as we know is Microsoft’s answer to Wii’s motion-sensing controller that with the help of [...]

  It’s official. Microsoft will be rolling out a system update starting April 6 that will bring USB flash support to Xbox 360. The drive will be able to store gamer profiles, saves, demos etc. Users will be able to use any flash or USB HDD having more than 1GB of space. However, as we [...]

  Microsoft sent out invites of the world premiere of Project Natal to media. The premiere will happen at E3 in June where journalists will get an hands-on experience and will be later followed by a press conference, where we can expect the exact release date and the pricing. For the uninitiated, Project Natal is [...]

  Xbox 360’s 250GB add-on HDD is on sale in Japan since last month and despite the initial plans of not launching the drive elsewhere, Microsoft has made it available in the US. The drive will give users double the storage from the current maxed 120GB HDD option for $129.99. The previous high capacity HDD, [...]

  Microsoft is on its way to add one of the most requested features in Xbox 360. The 2010 software update will give Xbox 360 USB storage support, which means users will then be able to download and run Arcade games, DLC, save games directly off the USB storage device. Although a good news for [...]

  The image you’re looking above is supposedly of a motherboard belonging to an updated version of Xbox 360. The updated part is apparently Xbox 360’s smaller and slimmer form factor and a single chip housing both the CPU and the GPU. This image surfaced from a Chinese source so we can’t reckon the legitimacy [...]

  Time and again we hear a similar statement from MS so it’s not surprising we’re hearing it again when someone compared Xbox 360’s DVD format size restrictions to that of PS3’s Blu-ray. CVG recently had a sit down with Stephen McGill, director of Xbox and Entertainment and this is what he replied. “We have [...]

  Microsoft is already selling 250GB Xbox 360 bundles in US & Europe but Japanese will be the first ones to get the 250GB HDD as an add-on accessory. The drive will be available in retail stores from March 11 for 15,540 Yen ($172) and as per Microsoft’s spokesman, Kei Iwasaki, MS currently does not [...]

  Datel has issued a release stating that they’re suing Microsoft. Why? Microsoft had locked out unauthorized memory cards with the latest Xbox LIVE update, eventually making unauthorized memory card from Datel incompatible. Datel is claiming that Microsoft is using “to forbid cheating” as a pretext to clamp down on its Max Memory Card that [...]

  Since the unveiling of Project Natal, Microsoft has been playing coy with its most important details – the price and availability. However, if this new report is to be believed, that has apparently occurred behind closed doors in UK, Natal might be very well coming in November next year. Some more details were spilled, [...]

  Even though Microsoft bluntly refuted the possibility of an Xbox 360 with Blu-ray, the hopes are again rejuvenated with a statement given by Microsoft’s honcho, Steve Ballmer to Gizmodo. In an interview, the site popped up a question of Blu-ray on Xbox and this is what Ballmer said. “Well I don’t know if we [...]

  Xbox LIVE Preview Program that brings Zune, Facebook and Twitter to Xbox 360 is underway but with the latest update there’s another change that won’t go well with the Xbox 360 users. The update makes the unauthorized memory units used in the console incompatible, effectively forcing you to buy certified (overpriced?) Xbox 360 storage [...]

  Just as rumored, Microsoft today announced the Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Bundle that comes with the Elite console and two games. For the same $299 price, a user will get LEGO Batman: The Videogame and PURE along with the Elite console that includes a 120GB HDD. It is unclear if a user can claim [...]

  Xbox 360 Elite recently got a price cut to $299.99 but if you want to save few more bucks, $50 precisely and don’t mind rebates, Microsoft is offering a $50 mail-in-rebate for a limited time (sold from Sep 22 till Oct 5). You can go over here to know more and claim your rebate. [...]

  After bringing the limited edition 250GB Xbox 360 Modern Warfare 2 pack, Microsoft has announced Xbox 360 Forza Motorsport 3 Super Elite Bundle, again equipped with the 250GB HDD. In addition to the extra storage, a user will get two wireless controllers, an Xbox 360 Headset and a Standard Edition copy of Forza Motorsport [...]