Update: Xbox 360 Elite slated for “late summer”

If no news is good news, then Eurogamer’s latest report on the arrival of an Xbox 360 Elite to Europe is simply positive. As it stands, there’s yet to be any announcement regarding the arrival of a 360 Elite to European shores.

Said Microsoft UK spokesperson Kate Szlendak, “At the moment we haven’t announced [the date]… The only information we have now is correct with the US market, so we’re waiting on the announcement for the UK and other territories.” According to the latest figures, however, there’s a certain sense of irony to not announcing a European version of the Elite since the set up would presumably cost US$ 480, or the equivalent  of 360 Euros.

On the bright side, it also means that there isn’t any sort of a claim that there won’t be a 360 Elite coming to Europe in the near future. Eurogamer also makes mention of a possible late summer release, though that still remains as speculation. Chances are, we’ll just have to wait a week at most for definitive news of a Euro 360 Elite.

Guess we spoke too soon about that. Right after posting this article, we got word of an update from Eurogamer as well. According to a spokesperson from HMV who spoke with Eurogamer, it’s now expected that late summer will be the tentative release date for the Xbox 360 Elite in Europe.

Said the HMV spokesperson, “All we understand is that it’s at some point perhaps around the late summer, but we don’t know anything beyond that.” On the bright side, we now know that it’s DEFINITELY heading to Europe.

If no news is good news, then Eurogamer’s latest report on the arrival of an Xbox 360 Elite to Europe is simply positive. As it stands, there’s yet to be any announcement regarding the arrival of a 360 Elite to European shores.

Said Microsoft UK spokesperson Kate Szlendak, “At the moment we haven’t announced [the date]… The only information we have now is correct with the US market, so we’re waiting on the announcement for the UK and other territories.” According to the latest figures, however, there’s a certain sense of irony to not announcing a European version of the Elite since the set up would presumably cost US$ 480, or the equivalent  of 360 Euros.

On the bright side, it also means that there isn’t any sort of a claim that there won’t be a 360 Elite coming to Europe in the near future. Eurogamer also makes mention of a possible late summer release, though that still remains as speculation. Chances are, we’ll just have to wait a week at most for definitive news of a Euro 360 Elite.

Guess we spoke too soon about that. Right after posting this article, we got word of an update from Eurogamer as well. According to a spokesperson from HMV who spoke with Eurogamer, it’s now expected that late summer will be the tentative release date for the Xbox 360 Elite in Europe.

Said the HMV spokesperson, “All we understand is that it’s at some point perhaps around the late summer, but we don’t know anything beyond that.” On the bright side, we now know that it’s DEFINITELY heading to Europe.