Announced at E3 in June 2010 and in stores days later, the redesigned Xbox 360 S was slimmer, quieter, had built-in Wi-Fi and a 250 GB drive, and included a port for Kinect. Xbox Live, at $50 a year, was where Halo: Reach and Call of Duty: Black Ops players spent their nights.
- Maker
- Microsoft
- Released
- 18 June 2010
- Launch price
- $299 (250 GB)
Specifications
| Storage | 250 GB (4 GB model from August 2010) |
|---|---|
| Connectivity | Built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi, HDMI, Kinect port |
| Online | Xbox Live Gold, $50 a year, rising to $60 in November 2010 |
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