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Smaller XBox 1.5 Rumored In Japan

Posted by simoniker on from the first-controller-now-hardware dept.

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to a Gamesindustry.biz article rounding up the Japanese rumors that an XBox 1.5 will launch later this year. It seems Japanese magazines such as WAM and Dorimaga are reporting a smaller-sized XBox will be launched alongside the flagship Japanese RPG True Fantasy Live Online. But the article suggests that "..it's not expected that any changes will be made to the internals of the system, however - this is, by all accounts, a purely cosmetic makeover."

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  1. XBox by BigChigger · · Score: 2, Insightful

    is dead in Japan. THey are getting absolutely hammered by Sony. This has a desperate feel to it. BC

  2. Re:1.5? by davidhan · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Its not that its smaller, but newer. Newer models are often given bigger numbers. But, I think they should call it "XBox S" to keep in line with their controller nomenclature. I don't think the current XBox will fit in any of the available shelves in my entertainment center, so I'd like to see a smaller one.

  3. It is because it is smaller. by misfit13b · · Score: 2, Insightful

    "(MS)...plans to release a redesigned Xbox, dubbed "Xbox 1.5", which will come in a significantly smaller case than the original model."

    "It's not expected that any changes will be made to the internals of the system, however - this is, by all accounts, a purely cosmetic makeover."

    Calling it Xbox 1.5 doesn't only not make sense from a silly pedantic POV (as in my parent comment), but it is also misleading for the Japanese consumer who may be lead to believe that this is a technically better version of the original Xbox. Xbox S, as you suggested, is a much better name.