If you’re thinking about selling your Elite 360 (or Premium/Pro) console to put it towards the Limited Edition Modern Warfare 2 360 you might want to sit back on that idea. The biggest interest that the MW2 console seems to have with fans is the 250GB HD that will be included with it.
For those of you that have never had to migrate your data, Microsoft created a data migration kit for those that wanted to transfer data from their 20GB/60GB to the Elite’s 120GB HD. It’s not as simple as it sounds though. The migration kit is probably the hardest item to try get a hold of. It’s not available in stores or sold elsewhere online. If you just buy the Xbox 360 120GB separately, it will include the migration kit for you. Otherwise if you just bought the Elite console itself, it does not include the migration kit. The only way to obtain this kit for your Elite is to call Microsoft’s support. They require your original serial number, your Elite’s serial number, and of course your address information. The charge for it is around $14+ for it.
So you’re thinking that all you need to do is this migration kit and you’re all set for your Xbox. Well, as it stands, you won’t be able to use this migration kit at all to transfer to your shiny new 250GB HD. According to the support document for the current migration kit, it will only transfer within these variables:
20GB > 20GB
20GB > 60GB
20GB > 120GB
60GB > 60GB
60GB > 120GB
120GB > 120GB
“However, content can only ever be moved from the smaller drive only once. The transfer kit cannot move content from the larger 120GB drive. – source“
There has been no mention of a migration kit being included with the LE MW2 console which doesn’t surprise me as the migration kit was not included with the Elite console. Back in 2007 Microsoft did run a promotion where you were able to send in a form to receive a free migration kit but that has since expired for those within the United States. This form appears to still be valid for those in the UK, Asia, and Africa.
So unless Microsoft releases a new migration kit, I would hold off replacing your current 360 console until then.
New Dashboard Interface. I provided a picture courtesy of Engadget below. Check out a video preview here. Group Chat. (up to 8 people, Live Party System) Finally?! Create a party of up to eight friends, and stay with them from one game to another, or watch a Netflix movie together, or share a slideshow of your personal photos. It works with all Xbox 360 titles, not just upcoming games. LIVE Party allows up to eight people to chat in the dashboard, so you can meet up before playing. Play from hard drive Copy your games from the game disc and play directly from the hard drive. Not only will the drive not spin, but load times are quicker, as well. Of course, you will still need the disc in the tray to prove you own the game. Dashboard built into the new Xbox Guide. For everyone who loves the blades interface, it’s not going away; they are now built directly in to the new Xbox guide. Every feature and option is available right from the guide. Access Xbox LIVE Marketplace on the Web. Browse and purchase Marketplace content whenever you want from Xbox.com and it downloads automatically to your console. Purchase that new map, television episode, the latest Xbox LIVE Arcade game or set up a movie to watch when you get home from work. Netflix Movies. There will be free titles, not sure if all but there will be some. Xbox LIVE Primetime. This whole new category of games is going to give you more reasons to get online with your friends. Games will support everything you’d expect, like Achievements and leader boards, but many of these games will include real prizes. You can invite your friends, and even set a reminder for an upcoming show. Each game is broadcast simultaneously, so everyone is answering the same questions. Many events will have a live host, calling the shots as they happen. Avatars. Your online identity started as a Gamertag – it then grew into a personalized Gamercard. Now, it has evolved even further into avatars. You can express your style, check out new outfits and share this with the community. Avatars will also be integrated into Xbox LIVE Arcade games, LIVE Party, as well as retail games. New display support.
and more to come!
