Xbox 360 Discs Updated This Autumn

It won't be Blu-Ray, but Microsoft are testing an "updated Xbox 360 disc format" very soon on US members of the Live community, starting with a new version of Halo: Reach. What the major change will be in the new hardware when it ships to Xbox Live Gold subscribers over the next fortnight is unconfirmed by the developer, but reports are already suggesting that the capacity of the disc will be increased by 1GB (allowing for visual improvements and reducing the need for multiple discs to play one game- yes, Mass Effect 2 and Final Fantasy XIII, we're looking at you) and anti-piracy technology will be implemented to make the Xbox Live experience less easy to hack into in future. Provided all goes well with the experiment, we should see games on these discs this Autumn (which wouldn't be surprising considering big titles like Batman: Arkham City, Forza Motorsport 4, Gears p War 3, Star Wars Kinect, Steel Batallion: Heavy Armour and Mass Effect 3 are all heading our way at the end of the year!).