Xbox 360 Pro missing from new Elite packaging
by Richard Mitchell 
on Aug 24th 2009 10:50AM
The lifespan of the Xbox 360 Pro looks to be dwindling every day. First, the SKU
disappeared from the comparison chart on the Xbox 360 Arcade packaging, and now it looks like the
same change has occurred on the Xbox 360 Elite box. Perhaps even more significant is that the Elite has abandoned its traditional (and super 1337) gray packaging for white. White, as it happens, is
also the color of Xbox 360 Pro packaging. Coincidence, or proof that the Pro is on its last legs?
One final bit of (somewhat depressing) evidence, the Elite box states that it only includes standard A/V cables. No component, no HDMI, just plain vanilla A/V. In fact, the only features separating the Elite from the Arcade are a headset, an Ethernet cable and the 120GB hard drive. Even assuming the Elite
drops to $299, that's not a lot of extras beyond the $199 Arcade model. At least Canada gets
Halo 3 and a wireless adapter to make the deal a little sweeter.
