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> http://xboxmedia.ign.com/xbox/image...71730404.jpgThe
> Real Xbox 360?A new, suspicious, and convincing image appears on the
> Net.by Douglass C. PerryApril 22, 2005 - Late Friday afternoon, a
> purportedly leaked image of thenew Xbox 360 appeared on the Net, giving
> gamers their first potentially reallook at Microsoft's
> soon-to-be-announced next-generation console.Multiple images have appeared
> on the Web in the last month, all with claimsto be the next Xbox 360. The
> last included a wild-looking console boxpartially surrounded by a
> quarter-circle handle. That image was actually asneaked photograph from a
> Microsoft office and the alleged console was heldby Microsoft's Vice
> Corporate President J Allard. The image, while possiblyreal, looked more
> like a prototype than a final console. This new imagelooks intriguingly
> more like an actual final model for a number of reasons.Microsoft normally
> doesn't comment on rumors or speculation, so while a fewphone calls were
> placed, it was much too late in the day to reach arepresentative to
> comment on the image. Real or fake?Leaked onto a forum Friday,
> April 22, -- and not related to the Microsoft"ourcolony" viral campaign --
> this image shows a Macintosh-esque, Tivo-likeconsole with a silver
> metallic shell and luminiscent green outline. Thegeneral shape is that of
> a PC with soft edges, and subtle concave lines.It's also quite small. Much
> smaller, in fact, than the current,Cadillac-style Xbox. To get a feel for
> how small it is, the DVD-tray looksmore than half the width of the entire
> console compared to the currentconsole, containing a disc tray that's
> smaller relative to its larger widthand depth.The face shows two Memory
> Units A and B, plus a black I/O port,theoretically for the RF controllers.
> Instead of the multiple green swirlsshown in previous Microsoft ads, a
> large green circle appears on theright-hand side. And a round-edged
> sliding disc tray appears above thememory units. And, in line with
> information spread to us from developers,the unit appears as if it could
> sit horizontally or vertically, like Sony'sPS2 unit.The leak is
> interesting for a couple of reasons. Normally fake images areproduced in
> RGB, and they have been, so far, low-res images. This image isin
> high-resolution, plus it's formatted in CMYK, a printable
> format,suggesting it could have come from an asset disc. Additionally, the
> imagecorroborates the design ideas we've heard about, with the system
> lookingmore similar to a PC or a Tivo than a console system. Even more so,
> thereare RF slots for wireless controllers, memory slots not contained on
> thecontroller, and the console lacks four controller ports, as we were
> told.As with anything leaked on the Net, this image could also be a
> completefake, and some sneaky online artist is drinking beer and laughing
> his assoff at all the speculation. Or it could be the real thing and
> Microsoft isagain trying to find the informant.We'll have more on Xbox 360
> soon, whether it's speculation, fact, or purelyartistic
> rendering.http://xboxmedia.ign.com/xbox/image...22071730404.jpg
>
>

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> http://xboxmedia.ign.com/xbox/image...71730404.jpgThe
> Real Xbox 360?A new, suspicious, and convincing image appears on the
> Net.by Douglass C. PerryApril 22, 2005 - Late Friday afternoon, a
> purportedly leaked image of thenew Xbox 360 appeared on the Net, giving
> gamers their first potentially reallook at Microsoft's
> soon-to-be-announced next-generation console.Multiple images have appeared
> on the Web in the last month, all with claimsto be the next Xbox 360. The
> last included a wild-looking console boxpartially surrounded by a
> quarter-circle handle. That image was actually asneaked photograph from a
> Microsoft office and the alleged console was heldby Microsoft's Vice
> Corporate President J Allard. The image, while possiblyreal, looked more
> like a prototype than a final console. This new imagelooks intriguingly
> more like an actual final model for a number of reasons.Microsoft normally
> doesn't comment on rumors or speculation, so while a fewphone calls were
> placed, it was much too late in the day to reach arepresentative to
> comment on the image. Real or fake?Leaked onto a forum Friday,
> April 22, -- and not related to the Microsoft"ourcolony" viral campaign --
> this image shows a Macintosh-esque, Tivo-likeconsole with a silver
> metallic shell and luminiscent green outline. Thegeneral shape is that of
> a PC with soft edges, and subtle concave lines.It's also quite small. Much
> smaller, in fact, than the current,Cadillac-style Xbox. To get a feel for
> how small it is, the DVD-tray looksmore than half the width of the entire
> console compared to the currentconsole, containing a disc tray that's
> smaller relative to its larger widthand depth.The face shows two Memory
> Units A and B, plus a black I/O port,theoretically for the RF controllers.
> Instead of the multiple green swirlsshown in previous Microsoft ads, a
> large green circle appears on theright-hand side. And a round-edged
> sliding disc tray appears above thememory units. And, in line with
> information spread to us from developers,the unit appears as if it could
> sit horizontally or vertically, like Sony'sPS2 unit.The leak is
> interesting for a couple of reasons. Normally fake images areproduced in
> RGB, and they have been, so far, low-res images. This image isin
> high-resolution, plus it's formatted in CMYK, a printable
> format,suggesting it could have come from an asset disc. Additionally, the
> imagecorroborates the design ideas we've heard about, with the system
> lookingmore similar to a PC or a Tivo than a console system. Even more so,
> thereare RF slots for wireless controllers, memory slots not contained on
> thecontroller, and the console lacks four controller ports, as we were
> told.As with anything leaked on the Net, this image could also be a
> completefake, and some sneaky online artist is drinking beer and laughing
> his assoff at all the speculation. Or it could be the real thing and
> Microsoft isagain trying to find the informant.We'll have more on Xbox 360
> soon, whether it's speculation, fact, or purelyartistic
> rendering.http://xboxmedia.ign.com/xbox/image...22071730404.jpg
>
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> side of the Xbox 360 - with Hard Disc Drive
>
> http://media.teamxbox.com/games/ss/1141/1114229643.jpg
> http://img252.echo.cx/img252/794/360hdd4qb.png
>
> not sure if this is the Xbox360 with harddrive, or the harddrive

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>
> http://media.teamxbox.com/dailypost...ox360_front.jpg

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> probably photoshopped
> http://media.teamxbox.com/games/ss/1141/1114223718.jpg
>
>
> http://forum.teamxbox.com/showthrea...556#post5146556

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> Man, that is BUTT UGLY!

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> That is
> the DVD tray, simplewit.

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> Good thing they are sticking with the Vomit
> Green.

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> I am running
> out of tears from laughing so hard, hahahahahahahahahaha!!!

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>
> "Blig Merk" <blig_murk@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1114270616.440060.126380@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
than[vbcol=seagreen]
>
> If your purpose in posting was to come across as a complete illiterate

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> babbling idiot, let me be the first to congratulate you.
>

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>
> Man, that is BUTT UGLY! What the frick are you babbling about? That is
> the DVD tray, simplewit. Good thing they are sticking with the Vomit
> Green. Have to say, this time around, everything fits the way it
> should. Stealing Revolution from Nintendo with XFLop Full Circle,
> sticking with the Vomit Green, producing a box that is even uglier than
> the original, multiple configurations, inclusion of WebTV, micro-penny
> XFLop Dead, the list just goes on and on. I am running out of tears
> from laughing so hard, hahahahahahahahahaha!!!
>

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> Blig Merk wrote:
>
>
> Betcha a buck you typed out this post months ago and have just been

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> for the first pic of the new Xbox to be shown. It could look like

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> Garner's naked tits and you'd say you think it's ugly, cocktroll.

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> again, you probably would genuinely find any woman's naked breasts

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>
> He's talking about the dark protrusion on the left side of the unit,

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>
> The only green thing on the entire unit is the power button, retard.

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> rest is white, kind of like, oh, I don't know, a popular piece of

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> electronics called an iPod. Are you completely colorblind?

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>
> Too bad you ran out of sanity and dignity long, long ago.

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> Wrong. You lose. Where is my buck? Welcher.

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> Personally, I don't think Jennifer Garner is all that great looking,
> kind of average.

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> No, wrong again, Zackcrybaby. At least I prefer women's breasts unlike
> your preference for man breasts.

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> Oh, and now you are defending Cygnus? Do you ever stop swinging back
> and forth between your multiple personalities?

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> I will give you that. It is Piss Yellow and Puke Green. Yes, a major
> improvement.

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> If that is white to you, then it is you that needs to see an eye
> doctor. That is a silver gray and it is hard to tell at this point
> since different images are showing different surfaces.

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> You were the twat saying how
> superior the XFLop was for having only one configuration to program
> for, that would lead to better, more powerful games. It didnt'

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> and now
> here is XFLop Full Circle with at least two different configurations,
> maybe three.

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> Then you were saying how much more powerful the XFLop was
> because it had a built-in hard drive. That ended up being wrong.

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> And
> now here it is, one XFLop Full Circle with a hard drive and one
> without.

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> You were the one going on how much better the XFLop was than
> the PS2 because it didn't require "all that extra cost" of a memory
> card. That ended up being wrong.

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> Now, here is XFLop Full Circle with
> TWO memory card slots -- like the PS2. That really was good for a
> laugh.

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> Another good monkey copy, like almost totally ripping off the
> Dual Shock Controller.

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> At least you continue to be boringly
> consistent, Zackcrybaby. You have never been right about anything.

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> Zackman wrote:
>
>
> waiting
>
> Wrong. You lose. Where is my buck? Welcher.
>
>
>
> Jennifer
>
>
> Then
>
> Personally, I don't think Jennifer Garner is all that great looking,
> kind of average.
>
>
>
> ugly.
>
> No, wrong again, Zackcrybaby. At least I prefer women's breasts unlike
> your preference for man breasts.
>
>
>
> you
>
> Oh, and now you are defending Cygnus? Do you ever stop swinging back
> and forth between your multiple personalities?
>
>
>
> The
>
> I will give you that. It is Piss Yellow and Puke Green. Yes, a major
> improvement.
>
>
>
> consumer
>
>
>
> If that is white to you, then it is you that needs to see an eye
> doctor. That is a silver gray and it is hard to tell at this point
> since different images are showing different surfaces.
>
>
>
>
> I am the one that is laughing and you are the one crying with frenzied
> anguish, Zackcrybaby. Your descriptions of me sound more like
> descriptions of yourself. Let's see. You were the twat saying how
> superior the XFLop was for having only one configuration to program
> for, that would lead to better, more powerful games. It didnt' and now
> here is XFLop Full Circle with at least two different configurations,
> maybe three. Then you were saying how much more powerful the XFLop was
> because it had a built-in hard drive. That ended up being wrong. And
> now here it is, one XFLop Full Circle with a hard drive and one
> without. You were the one going on how much better the XFLop was than
> the PS2 because it didn't require "all that extra cost" of a memory
> card. That ended up being wrong. Now, here is XFLop Full Circle with
> TWO memory card slots -- like the PS2. That really was good for a
> laugh. Another good monkey copy, like almost totally ripping off the
> Dual Shock Controller. At least you continue to be boringly consistent,
> Zackcrybaby. You have never been right about anything.
>

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>
> Let's see. You were the twat saying how
> superior the XFLop was for having only one configuration to program
> for, that would lead to better, more powerful games. It didnt' and now
> here is XFLop Full Circle with at least two different configurations,
> maybe three.