by Skoomie
From the front the new 360 does look like a bow-tie. But will it perform like the "original"? Coffin and all? For only $299? Lets find out...
  
     With the reveal of the new 360 hitting news from it's debut at this years E3, I feel that we can all feel comfortable with the new design. With new features ranging from a touch sensitive interface to built in 802.11n WiFi, it has; in my personal opinion; what gamers wanted with the original 360. Features that are sure to please include not only 4 USB ports.... but 5, oh yeah, HDMI ready and fully functional with this years upcoming release, Xbox Kinect, a 250 gig HDD and last but not least built in WiFi... as stated previously.

     Microsoft is also boasting of it's super ability to remain whisper quiet and NO RED RINGS. That's right all you fine folks out here in Iron Muffin Land. The new console will no longer show you the AMAZING RROD, or Red Rings of Death... for you laymen gamers. Instead the console will use a series of Green, that's right, Green lights to show errors, hopefully a different shade of Green than the Green that displays normally when the console is turned on. Also, no longer a need for those pesky GIANT memory card sticks, just plug a USB stick into the back of the unit and save away... for those gamers that can't leave home without their GamerTag.

     Let just look for a moment at a comparison of the two different styles of memory sticks. First the GIANT Xbox memory stick compared to say... a small child. You obviously see the dilemma here.

Now let us take this same child and compare her to a USB drive, that will be compatible with the newly designed 360. WOW, I mean just wow.... now I can see carrying that around, a whole lot easier, can't you?... uh, the USB... not the small child.









     Well, folks it's time for me to skidaddle outta here. In my opinion the new 360 blows away the old by a mile, ok, well maybe not a mile, but 10 feet at least. I, for one, am intrigued at what the capabilities in store for this new console release will be. I will be picking mine up as soon as possible.