Xbox 360 Gets All Wordy

Posted Apr 9, 2007 by Wes Phillips

Updated Apr 9, 2007 at 10:27 PM

Over at Micrsoft’s official Xbox PR blog, they are touting the latest in text inputing technology. With the creative name of Text Input Device comes an Xbox 360 accessory for the writer in all of us.

The device will attach to the bottom of existing Xbox 360 controllers and feature a full QWERTY keyboard. It will be useful in a couple of situations. First ... as a complement to the just-announced addition of Windows Live Messenger to Xbox 360. Second ... it’s a quicker way for you to type in all your credit card info so Microsoft can suck you dry with a couple dozen “Halo 3” expansion packs.

There is no pricing, name or release date announced yet, but I imagine you’ll see a black Text Input Device to match the new “Elite” version of 360. It may also be an overture to show Blizzard that a version of “World of Warcraft” could work on the console. Okay, that’s just wishful thinking on my part.