Microsoft reveals Xbox 360 hardware refresh available today

The Xbox 360 gets another hardware redesign

Microsoft's Yusuf Mehdi took the stage during the company's Xbox One keynote at E3 2013 to speak briefly about the Xbox 360 before the main event.

He revealed that the Xbox 360 is getting a "slimmer, sleeker" hardware refresh that's available today in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia and Ireland, with more regions being added in the coming months.

Back to business

While emphasizing the point the Xbox 360 is far from the grave, the rest of the announcements all focused on the Xbox One.

Microsoft ran through an impressive lineup of Xbox One games, including Metal Gear Solid 5, Forza Motorsport 5, Killer Instinct, Dead Rising 3, and many more.

Chief among these was a new Halo game, though Microsoft pointedly did not refer to it as Halo 5.

The company also revealed new features for the console, including Twitch integration that will allow players to stream gameplay live.

And this is just the beginning for E3 2013 - TechRadar will be at the show all week so stay tuned for plenty more.

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Michael Rougeau is a former freelance news writer for TechRadar. Studying at Goldsmiths, University of London, and Northeastern University, Michael has bylines at Kotaku, 1UP, G4, Complex Magazine, Digital Trends, GamesRadar, GameSpot, IFC, Animal New York, @Gamer, Inside the Magic, Comic Book Resources, Zap2It, TabTimes, GameZone, Cheat Code Central, Gameshark, Gameranx, The Industry, Debonair Mag, Kombo, and others.

Micheal also spent time as the Games Editor for Playboy.com, and was the managing editor at GameSpot before becoming an Animal Care Manager for Wags and Walks.