The truth is hard to find

Despite the promises that the MTV Xbox special would deliver the goods on the new console, it actually turned out to be a bit of a joke. Just one direct glimpse of the console, one of four players going head to head ... and that was it. The rest of the half-hour broadcast last night was packed with (admittedly entertaining) performances from Snow Patrol and The Killers.

Luckily, the nitty-gritty on Xbox 360 has leaked through another outlet, the community site called OurColony. Drop by Eurogamer for a round-up of the specs - good jaysus, it's a beast! - and the link to a streaming video from the design team.

The even better news is that Log On will be reporting live from LA at the E3 games conference next week where more detail will emerge of the battle of the 800lb gorillas, Sony and Microsoft. The lowdown on the PS3 is expected on Monday afternoon LA time, followed quickly by an Xbox presentation. Tune in on Tuesday for more.