Okay, we totally didn't report this when it was tipped to us early last week. An ad for Best Buy showing a Black 360? This is just some sort of mix-up: there's no way a random Gamespot banner ad is going to break the 360 going ebony. But it's getting so much press, let's just get it out of the way.

As reported at our sister site, Gizmodo, and every other frickin' site on the neck, Gamespot is currently featuring an ad featuring a black Xbox 360. "Is this simply a photoshop mishap? Is this an early leak? Is this just a freak accident from a wormhole? My money is on early leak."

Photoshop accident is hard to believe, and I don't doubt a black 360 is coming. But isn't an alternative that the ad designer just Googled up an image of one of the many black Xbox 360 replacement cases? Like this one? The angle is almost right, after all.

If this was a leak, it's hard to believe Microsoft hasn't stamped down on the ad yet. Florian Eckhardt

Black Xbox 360 Coming? [Gizmodo]

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