Microsoft Corporation has announced the release of a new model of the entertainment system Xbox 360

13th April 2007

Xbox 360 Elite has got a hard drive of increased capacity of 120 GB, HDMI port (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) and glossy black colored case. Besides, kit Xbox 360 Elite has a wireless controller of black color and headset to be used with online services Xbox Live. Due to hard drive of 120 GB, Xbox 360 Elite can preserve the full library of games of online services Xbox LIVE Arcade, and also thousands of musical compositions and a lot of video clips, series episodes and full-length films with Xbox LIVE Marketplace. HDMI-interface allows Xbox 360 Elite to achieve the highest possible quality of video, with full HD-dimension 1080p. Besides of a new interface Xbox 360 Elite has got means to improve the graphic dimension for DVD-video. Now movies in DVD format can be viewed on Xbox 360 Elite in higher quality than on common home DVD-player. New Xbox 360 Elite will be on the sale in North America at the end of April. The new hard drive with capacity of 120 GB will be sold as a separate accessory for basic and Premium models of Xbox 360. Additional accessories, such as black wireless controller, charger Xbox 360 Play & black Charge allowing charging the controller without interrupting the game, and black battery Xbox 360 will be sold also separately. To date, there have been released more than 160 games of HD high-dimension for Xbox 360. Xbox 360 is sold in 37 countries around the world. More information on the entertainment system can be obtained by reading the articles with general features and the most up-to-date figures and on the official site of Xbox 360.