MW2 gets Limited Edition Console
The release of Activision’s Modern Warfare 2 is being marked with a new limited edition Xbox 360. The console has a “high-speed, low-drag, battle-ready design” and will be exclusively available from Game and Gamestation stores.
Mmm...low drag.
We’d love to know exactly why Activision thinks we need a low-drag console. More exciting, though, is the fact that the Modern Warfare 2 360 is the first of its kind to sport a mammoth 250GB hard drive. There have been rumours that Microsoft is considering upping the drive space on its flagship console, and a 250GB 360 did briefly appear on Amazon Germany recently. With the Modern Warfare console announcement, we don’t think it’ll be long until a regular 250GB Xbox makes an appearance.
The limited edition console is bundled with the Modern Warfare 2 game (natch), a pair of controllers, and a headset. Unfortunately, it doesn’t include the nifty night vision goggles of the limited edition gamepack, meaning that true completionists will have a fairly major cash outlay ahead if they want both.
“It’s the highest compliment to the team and our fans to have a special themed Xbox 360 console,” said Vince Zampella, CEO of developers Infinity Ward. “The precision and detail that’s been put into the console captures the intensity and feel of Modern Warfare 2. We can’t wait for our community and fans around the world to see for themselves on November 10.”
The console was revealed at an exclusive preview event in Los Angeles where guests were the first to experience Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer gameplay on Xbox Live.
“It is thrilling to bring the exclusive Modern Warfare 2-inspired Xbox 360 console to Call of Duty fans. Being able to work so closely with the talented team at Infinity Ward on the design has enabled us to develop a console that will set bragging rights around the world,” director of Marketing for Xbox 360 Stephen McGill said. “These fans deserve the biggest Xbox 360 console ever, and we’re delivering with more storage space than ever before and freedom to enjoy all their favorite games and downloadable game add-ons, including the first two Modern Warfare 2 maps that will be available first on Xbox Live.”
