Xbox 360 Reviews and New Releases

The Xbox 360 is one of the most important products for Microsoft this year and it has your living room squarely in its sights. It has even been described as the second coming of Sega's Dreamcast! This new Xbox is smaller than the original and its wireless features, along with its stylishly concave shape, make it fit nicely into the living room, a very welcome change from the standard X Box. In fact, it's about 20% smaller than the original and the console can either rest on its end or on its side. The sides are "sucked in" and the power button is oversized and surrounded by a ring of glowing green light. Finally, the color of the console is a soft white, compared to the harsh black color of the original that really made it stand out.

As far as the technology the X Box incorporates, all of its hardware is custom-made from the ground up. It also features a custom graphics chip designed by NVIDIA, which is not entirely dissimilar to the GeForce 3. This graphics chip is the most powerful of any other game console. As you may know, graphics-intense applications such as video games are in fact mathematically-intense applications so the graphics chip of a game console can perform is of crucial importance to the gaming performance it can deliver. In fact, the whole purpose of graphics chips is to aid in the mathematical computations so if for example a circle needs to be drawn, the processor passes the circle's center and radius to the graphics chip and the graphics chip does all the computations, rather than have the processor create the circle's surface pixel by pixel. What the X Box does is delivering PC-level processing power to your living room. Far more than a game console, the X Box 360 is in fact, a total media center.

So how exactly is that PC-level power integrated in what looks like a game console? Well, first of all, it uses MTEC technology to liquid cool the hardware, so as to avoid noisy fans. CoolIT, the vendor of X Box 360 cooling system claims it's a unique solution that gives more stable performance and better temperatures. The X Box also has a built-in hard drive used to save games and download goodies off of Xbox Live. As you might have guessed, it also features an Ethernet connection port which gives it built-in broadband capability. It also supports wireless connectivity for up to 4 different controllers. The controllers can actually act as full remote controls and turn the X Box on and off. Apart from that, the device also has three USB ports and three memory slots, with memory units starting at 64MB.

As far as what games you can play on the X Box 360, Electronic Arts announced the largest commitment in its history to Xbox 360. Other key industry publishers announced that there are more than 160 X Box 360 games already in development! These new X Box 360 games, Microsoft says, will be making better use of the X Box 360's advanced video and audio capabilities. It also seems that while PS3 games will be at around $80, X Box 360 games are at around $50! Currently, most X Box 360 games are ports from the standard xbox and don't fully utilize the console's advanced capabilities. Even the first crop of X Box 360 games is expected not to take full advantage of some of X Box 360's features.


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Xbox 360 now gives its fans the opportunity to communicate with each other live using the extra feature Xbox Live. Become an Xbox Live Member! In the Xbox 360 package is included that Xbox Live members have the ability to chat with each other via the Xbox 360 Headset. You can discuss any topics with your friends and family, using Xbox. Whether you are planning a game strategy with your team, or just chatting with a friend of yours, Xbox lets you chat for free. You can interact also with thousands of other Xbox players. All Xbox Live members are included in the chat list. You can shop in Xbox LiveMarketplace. You can download additional game contents. You can watch preview videos. And many more!

If you decide to become one of us, Xbox Live gives you the opportunity to choose what kind of membership you like to get.

1) Xbox Live Silver is available to anyone with an Xbox 360 or Xbox 360 Core System Console. You also need your hard drive or memory unit, and a broadband connection to become part of it all. Messages and downloads are only two extra features provided by Xbox Live Silver.

2) Another possible membership is Xbox Live Gold, which gives you the chance to play multiplayer games online. It costs the same as your original Xbox Live subscription.

Apart from the incredible Xbox Live features mentioned above, Xbox 360 uses a new system for saving games and can give you player information unlike any other console before.

With Xbox 360 you can create a unique profile of every gamer, both of guests or family. You can create the display of the console in the colours you have chosen. Each player can have a different name and specific genre characteristics, also different dashboard theme and customized settings. You can also store your Xbox Live account information and know all the features of a particular player you selected.

The other great thing about Xbox Live , is memory. Game saves, although separate from profiles, have some things in common. After you create your specific profile, Xbox 360 saves all the games you have played and also the game levels you reached. When you sign into your personal account, you may re-play the level and improve your scores. Everything is in store for you, and no information is ever lost. The Hard Drive, or Memory Unit, has a great space potential. For more information click Xbox 360 Live

As you may have already noticed, Xbox 360 is the miracle of all games. It offers great gaming experience. By becoming a member to Xbox Live, you have the unique opportunity to share your experience with other gamers, and to get to know theirs. Through sharing information, you will improve your gaming experience and acquire the full potential of Xbox 360 sooner.


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