NYCC: Suddenly the Star Wars Kinect Xbox 360 Seems a Lot Less Cool

Wandering through the floor of New York Comic-Con this afternoon, I had to stop and gawk at the neatly crafted R2-D2 and R2-Q5 statuettes adorning the table of Major League Mods because, well, I'm a sucker for astromechs. But then I noticed the miniature robots had game controllers in front of them. Then I realized that they are, in fact, functional game systems: Artoo is an Xbox 360, while his darker counterpart is, naturally, a PlayStation 3. Not only that, but in a nod of the hat to the movies that inspired these amazing frivolities, Artoo's projector (with which he beamed Princess Leia's holographic distress signal) is, in fact, a real-life projector.

I thought I was in love with Microsoft's limited edition Xbox 360 bundle for Star Wars Kinect, but now I'm not so sure. On the other hand, these custom mods are priced according to their ability to inspire awe, coming in at a cool $1200. Expensive, sure; but to be fair, their creator (Major League Mods owner Mark Bongo) builds each one to order. He also does randomly awesome other mods, like a 2.1 stereo speaker system built into a glossy Death Star, and an Xbox 360 slim model customized to look like Iron Man's convertible briefcase armor.

Source: http://www.1up.com/news/nycc-suddenly-star-wars-kinect-less-cool

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