Update: Slim 360 Rumours

Added 09/28/2008 by Joe Robinson

Yesterday we reported that a couple of sites, one based in India, are reporting that Microsoft plans to release a slim 360 model.

So far, the validity of these reports have been brought into question due to the lack of specific sources, however the author of the Split-screen article made a public statement over N4G:

"... First of all, on the validity of the source: It came straight from Microsoft India's Retail Services Manager. The reason you don't see him named (simply the words "MS execs" are displayed) it's because MS and Genesis (the PR company who promotes the 360 here) were ping-ponging back and forth about whether to let some sites run the story or not. Some things like the package deal could be reported and others like the new IPs announcement you'll see on gameguru.in were not allowed. However, the key word is "ping-ponging": They had no problem with us noting the info, they said they had no prob making it public and for that matter, we haven't received any phone calls (neither Split-screen nor Gameguru) telling us to remove it. Other sites like The Angry Pixel have not been so fortunate and had to hold back a large amount of news as a result.

The point is: It's real and we can expect an announcement in December, which seems in line with Engadget's report on the new redesign coming in 2009 along with Valhalla chips combining the CPU and GPU chips..."

The plot thickens. This guy says what he is reporting is true, and its presence on gamesguru seems to back him - so why haven't the 'big boys' taken up the story yet?

Stay tuned.