Microsoft has released a special edition Halo 3 Xbox 360 to go along with the spectacularly well selling Halo 3. Will anyone actually buy one I wonder? The original Xbox 360 visually, is a well designed games machine and in my opinion looks a lot better than the Playstation 3 which is rather clunky and tends to look a lot better in pictures than it does sitting under your TV.

The Spartan green and gold Halo 3 special edition 360 is fine and actually looks pretty good. The futuristic detailing sits well with the Master Chief’s military green although I’m less convinced about the controller, which lacks any of the intricate charm of the main console. Will it sit well with your TV? I’m not so sure. The gold (or is it orange?) is unlikely to compliment much in its vicinity and in reality the original styling is still superior. Will owning one make you ‘believe’? Probably not, for that you’ll want the hand painted custom version.

Unfortunately – and this is probably the key factor – spec wise the Halo 3 special edition is only the 20GB Premium version, doesn’t come with the game itself, and at £280 you can get the black Elite for a mere £20 more. Surely even the most hardcore Halo fan will do the math here?

So will people buy it? Probably not, but it certainly beats the all the pink consoles that have been released over the years.