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title: Microsoft Unveiled New Xbox 360 And Kinect For Xbox 360 At E3
date: 2010-06-15 08:54:12
permalink: https://lesterchan.net/blog/2010/06/15/microsoft-unveiled-new-xbox-360-and-kinect-for-xbox-360-at-e3/
author: Lester Chan
excerpt: "Microsoft has renamed Project Natal to Kinect, arriving 4th November 2010, and I'm definitely getting it for my Xbox 360, rumoured at US$150. On the original console Kinect connects via USB plus a separate power cable."
categories:
  - Gaming
tags:
  - Kinect
  - Microsoft
  - Xbox 360
---

**Microsoft Kinect**

[![Microsoft Kinect](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4701239009_92d9d2b05f.jpg)](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4045/4701239009_f815251d1a_o.jpg "Microsoft Kinect")

First off, Microsoft Project Natal has been renamed to Microsoft Kinect and will be available on 4th November 2010. I am so getting it for my Xbox 360. The rumored price is US$150.

For the Xbox 360 Original, Kinect will connect to your Xbox via a USB cable and a power cable is needed for power (doh!). Whereas for the New Xbox 360, you just need 1 cable (see below).

Official Site: Kinect  
Fact Sheet: Kinect (docx)  
Source: [Microsoft Kinect gets official, Video Chat announced](https://www.engadget.com/2010-06-13-microsoft-kinect-gets-official.html)

**Xbox 360 Slim**

[![New Box 360](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4701872204_659d1136fa.jpg)](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4029/4701872204_8ba970ba44_o.jpg "New Box 360")

Microsoft also launch the new Xbox 360 which is slimer but personally from the screenshot, I think it looks uglier. It will go on sale from today in the US and priced at US$299

Here is a quote from Engadget:

> The new box is crazy sexy in glossy black with touch-sensitive buttons, and Microsoft says it’s “whisper quiet,” with one large fan instead of two — the new 45nm chipset undoubtedly generates less heat to begin with. On the features front, it’s got integrated 2.4GHz 802.11n WiFi, five USB ports, and 250GB of storage on a removable hard drive, although it’s not a standard drive or same drive as the old console, and older Memory Units won’t work, either. Upgraders can use a USB-to-Xbox hard drive connector cable to migrate to the new box, however. There’s also a “custom Kinect port” on the back that looks like an HTC-style ExtUSB port, and it also seems like the power supply has moved inside the case.

Official Site: Xbox 360  
Source: [New Xbox 360 gets official at $299, shipping today, looks angular and ominous (video hands-on!)](https://www.engadget.com/2010-06-14-slim-xbox-360-gets-official-at-299-shipping-today-looks-angul.html)

Press Page: Xbox E3 Press Page