Xbox 540: the new 360
It's been a good while since we've heard any decent Xbox 360-orientated rumours, but much like the great British bus, you wait ages for one and then a load turn up at once.
Top of the list is word from Taiwan of a new Xbox model, the 540, for launch in the autumn of 2009.
It will apparently feature the new Valhalla chip combining processor and graphics, enabling Microsoft to skinny its console down, PS2 style. It's also claimed to be faster and quieter, though there's no mention of the hoped-for Blu-ray drive to bring it in line with the PS3 after the HD DVD debacle.
