Gamespot has again announced another Microsoft product [or update], before quickly pulling it down. However GamingTalkHQ was able to grab the information…

According to Gamespot, Microsoft is expected to announce an Xbox 360 Mini-Keyboard sometime in the near future.

“New attachment snaps onto system’s standard pad for quick and easy instant message typing.To ease the task of typing in messages without the aid of a full-sized keyboard, Microsoft today announced a new text input device for the Xbox 360 controller. The attachment snaps onto the bottom of the controller through the headset jack and features a QWERTY-style key layout with 47 keys.

The keyboard attachment has not been priced or even named yet, but it is expected to see release this summer.

This definitely seems to be true as with the upcoming spring dashboard update and, Live Anywhere the texting is quite difficult with the on-screen keyboard