Last year’s PlayStation 3 slim had no influence on the announcement of Microsoft’s slimmer Xbox 360 at this year’s E3, according to Xbox worldwide product marketing manager, Ryan Moore.
“I think the decision to do this was made before their announcements last year,” Moore told CVG. “It’s part of the natural generation of a console to refine the components and make it sleeker and quieter and all that.
“I wouldn’t say it was directly related [to PS3 Slim].”
The Xbox 360 slim, announced at E3 last week, sports a 250GB hard-drive and internal wi-fi for a $299. It is available for purchase now.