XBLA Portable: Worst fake product mock-up ever? [update 1]

by Joystiq Staff { Aug 9th 2006 at 10:15PM }

There's this guy, this guy named Jeff. And well, Jeff sent us this post of what he claims to be a "real" portable Xbox. Jeff goes on and on about the specs, and everything seems well and good, but then the bad stuff hits: actual photos of the "product" he claims he has possession of.

Look at what our boy Jeff says will be in this XBLA device (just try not to laugh too hard while doing so):

It has a 1" screen, and a D-Pad, Front Button, and 2 Rear Buttons.
They have between 512 MB to 2 GB of space, and can play music.
Microsoft is also to announce, to combat the Virtual console, may retro systems to be playable on XBLA and this device, notably the Atari 2600.
There are 5 different "Shells" this will come in. Some have a few more buttons, some don't.
The base model (I have this one) will start at $39.99 - and the top model will go at around $99.99.

Wow, OK Jeff. You got us there, good one. Not only are the specs ridiculous -- one inch screen? -- but the pictures of what the actual product looks like are about spot on for a third grade science project. We'd like to think Microsoft doesn't have third graders creating prototypes for them, but you never know.

Check out the other brilliant pics after the break.

[Update: It really is the worst mock-up ever. Why? Because it's a cereal toy. Way to go Jeff. You tried to pawn off a toy as your very own portable Xbox. You're the man now, dog!]

Tags: Portable Xbox, PortableXbox

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Brian @ Aug 9th 2006 10:23PM

Best. Mockup. Ever.

Dr.Swiss @ Aug 9th 2006 10:26PM

does it dispense candy?

ZeldaX @ Aug 9th 2006 10:27PM

I LOL'ed

ZeldaX @ Aug 9th 2006 10:28PM

.....I LOL'ed at the post

Tim @ Aug 9th 2006 10:28PM

Actually it's just some toy that came in MiniWheats, hopefully this picture I took will help you out.

http://static.flickr.com/61/211423881_133c327cc6_b.jpg

Maybe you haven't seen them since it's a Canadian thing.

No need to thank me.

R.U.Sirius @ Aug 9th 2006 10:28PM

Poor Jeff.

-R.U.Sirius

Lyle @ Aug 9th 2006 10:28PM

Do you know what would be even worse???

If this was actually the real thing

Tony @ Aug 9th 2006 10:30PM

Hey I know exactly what this is. It actually is a licensed xbox 'toy' that will be dropped into "specially marked" boxes of cerial q4 of this year. There are 6 (i think) in total. The one pictured above and a few more, including one with a sort of motorcycle handles.

James B @ Aug 9th 2006 10:31PM

There is a promotion in Australia atm where you get a free mini xbox with purchase of a certain breakfast cereal (Nutri-Grain).

That pic is one of those mini xboxes. Obviously, the specs are a joke.

Check it out:
http://www.kelloggs.com.au/DisplayPage.asp?BrandID=9

john @ Aug 9th 2006 10:36PM

sad just sad now while thats out of the way I have in possesion of a top secret new device that is compatible with the ps3 it has 4 cm long screens that plays classic ps1 and ps2 games and holds up to 89 to 390000 gb. It also allows you to connect it to the ps3 and make it transform into a giant robot whose catch phrase is its ridge racer ridgeeeeeeee racccccer. this device Isn't a small hand held device its super ultra happy dead inside potential.

007craft @ Aug 9th 2006 10:38PM

I got the one in the center with my corn pops. Me and my friends turned it on and 10 seconds later, smashed it with a hammer lol.

These toys are those crappy black and white handhelds where you move like 3 spaces and try to catch the balls or whatever. I would of rather had the extra 2 grams of corn-pops my box of cereal was missing in order to account for the space of that xbox toy.

Tim @ Aug 9th 2006 10:38PM

http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=211430356&size=l

Some betterish pics of the box. Sorry I dont have a (working) scanner.

Scott @ Aug 9th 2006 10:43PM

OH MY GOD. Those are given away locally (Australia) in the Nutri-Grain cereal boxes. They are in silver/gold and if you ever find a Gold one in the Nutri-Grain box, you receive an XBOX360. This is pathetic how someone could get one of these out oc a cereal box and try to pawn it off as an XBLA Portable. Does he think that noone else has gotten the same thing from the same cereal, wot an idiot!.

Tony @ Aug 9th 2006 10:44PM

Yeah I forgot that they were sent to canada already. But they WILL be in the states in q4. The one with the black handle sucks, but the one with the handle bars type thingys isnt to bad!

Huzzah!! @ Aug 9th 2006 10:46PM

HAHAH IPOD KILLER!!!!!! LOOK OUT!!!

Spider-Prime @ Aug 9th 2006 10:49PM

I got 2 from my Kellogg's Fruit Loops boxes, there's 5 to collect.

They are just like the old Tiger handhelds. But not as fun.

Moose @ Aug 9th 2006 10:51PM

Yeah they come in Cerial boxes up here in Canada. I got mine in Rice Krispies.

D @ Aug 9th 2006 10:52PM

lol stupid joystiq those things are a promotional toy that is given out in select cereal's, lol slow news day.

Joey @ Aug 9th 2006 10:55PM

The fact that you morons posted this means he succeeded. He did this for attention, you gave it to him, and now you have the balls to insult him?

I can taste the irony in the room. Tastes like a gym sock.

Tim @ Aug 9th 2006 11:01PM

"The fact that you morons posted this means he succeeded. He did this for attention, you gave it to him, and now you have the balls to insult him?"

He posted it in jest, knowing it was fake but throwing it on here for the humour. Clearly it was lost on you. Or you're smart enough to understand and you just felt like being a stupid dick.