We showed the rumour yesterday about the new format xbox, but it turns out it was completely true. The new 360 (in nice shiny piano black) is a fair bit smaller than the current beast but comes with built in wireless (a/b/g and n) and a new format hard drive which slides inside.

The new box also comes with 5 USB ports and a super special Nat.. sorry Kinect port which both acts as the USB connector and drives power to it for one wire use.

The buttons on the front (ON/OFF and Eject) have been made touch sensitive ones (ala PS3). This makes them more annoying but should help reduce mechanical failure.

The machine is covered in fan holes and has one huge fan inside. Both the machine and the DVD drive (yes, DVD - not BR) are near silent in operation.

It will be available within the next month and is looking to retail for about $199 for the 250GB device (probably about £139 here)