At the end of June Ars Technica hinted that the Xbox 360 Pro bundle would be phased out, with the Elite dropping down in price as it’s replacement. Well, after box art renders appeared on the NeoGAF forums, the boxes have been spotted in the wild. Kotaku have, thanks to a GameStop employee, posted a picture online of the new Xbox Arcade bundle box.
As you can see the new box only shows the Arcade and Elite with no mention of the Pro. As you may also notice it says “FREE” next to Xbox LIVE rather than “Silver Membership” on the older box. This probably doesn’t hint at LIVE becoming free but instead stops confusion for consumers over what Silver membership implies.
No details yet to the pricing of the Elite bundle but it should be announced soon by Microsoft.
