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Xbox 360 Slim rumours untrue

The Lost Gamer writes "Earlier today, shots of a new motherboard that was claimed to be for an upcoming Xbox 360 Slim model were revealed.

Yet a member on the infamous NeoGAF forums has quickly shot down such rumours by pointing out that the board, which features a chipset codenamed Clarkdale, has absolutely nothing to do with the console."

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FangBlade5926d ago

No surpise there.
To make your console smaller, you need to have some basic knowledge in hardware.

Mr_Bun5926d ago (Edited 5926d ago )

LMAO
We are all thinking it

GameOn5926d ago

Oh, So you dont think MS can afford to hire engineers for that?

wazzim5926d ago

1st time in months that I really lol'ed at a fanboy comment.

Seriously, excellent! I really was ROFL'ing xD

GiantEnemyCrab5926d ago

Oh Saaking, if only you were born when the PS2 launched.. Oh the memories of Disc Read Errors and I bet there was someone just like you talking about how Sony can't even do hardware..

FangBlade5926d ago

Why so serious?
I was just joking.

BreakNeckSpeed5926d ago

"thelostgamer"

Brings a whole new meaning to the word. They take a forum members post as the absolute truth LOL

Heres Digital Foundrys verdict

http://www.eurogamer.net/ar...

Vip3r5926d ago

+Bubbles, fang, +bubbles.

v1c1ous5926d ago

"I'm lost. Wasn't the GAF poster just stating that the Clarkdale processor was wrong on Kotaku and the Chinese forum part? Nothings discredited at this point or untrue except for Kotaku's flubber, so why are sites reading one post and throwing S*** like this into their article. N4G posters are going to eat this up..."

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darthv725925d ago

It's coming. Sony denied rumors of the slim and yet it was all over the place. MS can deny this or we can try and believe some gaf-er who says its fake as well.

360 lite/natal bundle for $299 this november.

greatjimbo785925d ago (Edited 5925d ago )

@SECRETzSQUIRREL. I believe you may have posted in the wrong zone!
And if I were you, I'd stay away from mentioning IQ levels, lest you embarrass yourself...Oh wait!

duckman24705925d ago

This Story and picture are nothing but a fake that should be reported and removed.
I right clicked and "Save Picture As" Opened it up in Photo Shop and zoomed in. Ohh my what do i see lol

1st There is a Piece of main board missing where the fan/Heatsink extends past the mainboard.

2- The power for the fan does not connect to the fan lol instead they photo shoped it going directly into the heat sink which is not possible in real life, you dont mount power wires inside a HOT piece of metal.

3-the fan/heatsink used is not only a step backwards because there is only a basic heat sink with no heat pipes, plus its branded with a name "cooler master" Funny i didnt think MS would advertise for another company that makes PC cooling fans.

4-Zooming in on the main board shows many BLUR and CLONE EFFECTS used by photo editing software. There are several chips that were blured/cloned into this picture.

5-there is a quarter size hole in the center of the main board, if your trying to reduce the size of a circuit board you dont waste space as every inch is needed to cram everything together.
Beside that I have yet to come across a Mainboard that has a HOLE in the center, The only boards i have seen with this hole are DAUGHTER BOARDS in DVD drives and older Hard Drives as the hole is needed to allow the board to lay flat over the motor hump.

Sorry people but there will be no Xbox slim ever, maybe a xbox 720 down the line that i still wont buy however the 360 is basically done with revisions etc this generation.

darthv725925d ago

nice cut and paste there. Have you seen the pics without the heatsink on it? It shows what you are talking about the missing piece of the board as being what looks to me as a mounting spot.

Also, it doesnt appear to be a production board but more of a test sample. Regular heatsink/fans are used for general purpose testing. Is it possible this is just like what others are saying? The first signs of a smaller slimmer board for a revised 360.

If you have no interest in the 360 then just let it go. Those who have been wanting a new cooler unit seem to be more interested anyway.

greatjimbo785925d ago

Why have you re-posted the same post from the other article about a 360 slim, but under a different user name?
http://www.n4g.com/up/11770...

dabri55925d ago

The only things that look off to me is there are extra ports that the regular 360 doesn't have like what looks like a audio digital out port. I would say that the chance of a slim 360 coming out are very good but whether this board is what could be in it...I'm not sure.

arny5925d ago

its sounded too good to be true

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Omega45926d ago

A redesign is coming thats for sure. It will be announced at E3 or just before Natals launch.

Seedhouse5926d ago

It would me a sensible move by Microsoft to release a new SKU alongside Natal for sure :)

Motion5926d ago

a bigger case with more fans ;p

-Alpha5926d ago

There is a deal in Canada: Buy the arcade for $120 and get the 60 GB Live starter which comes with headset and 3 months live for $70.

If a smaller cheaper 360 is coming then I am not sure if I should take the chance.

darthv725925d ago

wow...that is a hell of a deal there. Even if the slimmer 360 comes out there is no reason to not get it when it does. Many a ps3 owner picked up the slim while already having the original. Nothing wrong with that. You would be getting the pro package right there for $190 cdn. Go for it.

Mike134nl5925d ago

Only problem is the size of the hard drive located on the top of the xbox360.

But since Ballmer already confirmed that there will be new designs coming,a slim model seem even more likely. However this doesn't necessarily means a slim model. (If Microsoft makes more space in the current casing who is the say they won't decide to put the power brick inside of the xbox360.)

However since the launch of natal will be treated as the launch of a new console, it is more likely that Microsoft might change the appearance of the xbox360 by slimming it down.

At least this time they are taking their time, hopefully to get things right.

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2FootYard5926d ago

Xbox 360 is just a brick no matter what you do to it. F*** that piece of s***. And f*** the PS3 and Wii as well.

TD_RJ5926d ago

Yes let out your anger.
F*** PCs F*** TVs F*** Life.

Convas5926d ago

So why're you two on a Gaming Website again?

TD_RJ5926d ago

This is a gaming website ??
ZOMG !
Can't you sense sarcasm on my comment ? =/

OpenGL5926d ago

Kotaku merely posted the codename of an unrelated Intel chip and retracted that a few hours ago. Based on the image though, I have seen no reason to discount this image as being part of a 360 revision.

Midgard2285926d ago

lmao y wud ms make a slim model? it would over heat and rrod way faster than it already does

mushroomwig5926d ago

That's what I fear the most, they still need to sort our their hardware issues on their current model before they even think about slimming the design.

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