E3: Xbox 360 Elite to launch in Europe and Canada August 24

via Games Industry


Microsoft has revealed that the Xbox 360 Elite will launch in Europe and Canada August 24.

Speaking at Microsoft's pre-E3 conference in Santa Monica, VP of marketing Jeff Bell also stated that the Video Marketplace service will arrive in Europe before the end of the year.

"We're committed to bringing Xbox 360 to the world," offered Bell.

According to Microsoft, so far USD 125 million has been spent on Video Marketplace content in North America. The service offers over 2000 hours of content, from 28 different studios.

New to the offering is a partnership with Disney, with content from the leading movie studio added to the US service from today.

Sorry, but this has got to be bull. Canada has had Elites since the U.S. has. I know for sure, because I was there when my friend bought his, like two months ago or so. The only thing we don't have is the damn video marketplace, like it would be hard to network that to Canada........ bastards