Xbox 360
For the serious, hard core gamer, the most popular gaming platform is definitely the Xbox 360, outselling its nearest competitor by 2-to-1. The Xbox 360 comes with either 4 or 250GB of on-board memory, is Wi-Fi enabled, has wireless controllers and can be paired with the optional full body ... View more - View less
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Buying Guide - Xbox 360
Features
The Xbox 360 has seen an assortment of different models released, with a glut coming in the past couple of years. Abandoning the HD-DVD format two or three years into its development cycle, the Xbox 360 has focused instead on providing a good spread of features throughout its models. Primarily a video games console with excellent online support, the Xbox 360 also houses an assortment of multimedia features as well as providing ease of use for all users.The new Xbox 360 S model was launched in the summer of 2010 and provided significant enhancements to features from the previous Elite, Pro and Core models, as well as a much more aesthetically pleasing design. These new S models come with a redesigned chip architecture, allowing for smoother running and more space. The top of the range model features a 250 GB hard drive built in to the system, offering storage space for the many downloadable Xbox games available from the Xbox Live Marketplace. With six USB ports (one specially designed for the new Kinect sensor), along with built-in wireless internet, the Xbox 360 S is much more suited to a modern entertainment system than its predecessor.
All Xbox 360s now come with HDMI ports, allowing a much easier connection and a higher quality picture than could be had with the old component cables supplied with the console. The Xbox 360 also allows streaming directly from a Windows Media Centre-enabled PC, meaning that video or music can be played from the Xbox on your television. The video player uses H.264 codecs, providing excellent playback quality and an excellent rate of streaming through the wireless connection. Netflix is also available on demand in some regions, offering the direct movie streaming service through your television.
The Xbox 360 comes in 250 GB and 4 GB models, with the hard drive size being the only significant difference between the two. Rumoured to coming out in time for Christmas 2013 is the "Xbox 720", but the official name and features of Microsoft's newest console has yet to be official released.
Games
The Xbox 360 has a huge range of Xbox games that can be played straight out of the box. Microsoft often pushes very hard for exclusivity for third-party games and has a good number of first-party developers it uses regularly.The Halo series of Xbox games are exclusive to the 360, with the original Xbox series also available to play. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 1 and 2, as well as Black Ops all have extremely busy multiplayer servers.
Aside from the AAA blockbuster titles from Activision and Microsoft, there are plenty of Xbox games that will appeal to any level of gamer. Microsoft has recently been pushing their casual gaming product line, previously dominated by the Nintendo Wii. The Xbox Kinect sensor has a solid line up of Xbox games for all skill levels; each Xbox Kinect sensor comes with a copy of Kinect Adventures to get started with as well.
Beyond the casual and shooter genres, the Xbox offers everything from adventure games and RPGs to racing games and sports simulations. Forza Motorsport is an Xbox game exclusive to the Xbox 360 and the original Xbox console, offering an unparalleled racing experience with excellent AI and a ground breaking physics engine.
On top of this, the Xbox Live Marketplace has a great collection of primarily exclusive games available to download. These are known as Xbox Live Arcade Games, or XBLA for short. The Xbox Live Indie Arcade game store was opened recently and contains a number of games developed by very small developers. Some of these are available free or with a free demo, while others cost as little as £1. These often offer an afternoon’s entertainment, but can provide much more. Cthulu Saves the World is one example of a top Xbox Live Indie Arcade game.
Xbox Live is another feature-rich component of the Xbox 360 multimedia package. Customers who sign up for a Gold Account get access to Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm services as well as exclusive downloadable demos.
Of course, the main benefit of Xbox Live has to be the ability to play games online. Xbox Live is the primary online gaming service in the world and attracts a lot of people. Most games now have some sort of multiplayer component to them allowing the game to be expanded past the end credits; indeed, some multiplayer-only games have come out requiring an internet connection to be played.