Microsoft Xbox 360

...improvement in the graphics department. Microsoft really does seem to have gone all out to give Sony and Nintendo a run for their money. I know a lot of it will depend on the actual game but over all it looks very realistic. In Gears of War the chainsaw looks like it's chopping through the baddie's head, there is blood squirting out everywhere, severed hands being kicked about on the floor during the course of the fight between good and evil, it's ...
...has been done best by Microsoft and their baby; XBOX Live. However there seem to be a few bugs that require ironing out here even now 2 years after the console was released in the UK. Regular updates are ironing out most of the problems and updating now only takes seconds which is a lot faster than before. It's just so annoying when for whatever reason you can't get into a ranked online match of Call of Duty 3 because something has gone haywire. ...

nereesa85 28.01.2007 · Read full review
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...however was excellent. I think Microsoft took a leave out of Apple's book. It was packaged and designed I think anyway, with white and visually beautiful aesthetics and packaging. It looks a very professional package, which should be the case given the cost of this unit. The Package ========= The box comes with: -Console -Mini remote -HUGE power adapter -Live headset -Wireless controller -Manuals -AV component cables I should add that ...
...audible. Setup ==== Microsoft recommends that the unit and the power adapter be placed in a well ventilated area. I would heed this warning. The Xbox 360 gets hot, very hot! ALSO, I believe Microsoft made a large design flaw. The console looks best standing up, that is clear. However the main air intake is through some grated mesh (very much like the apple G5 metal) on the bottom of the console. If the console is lying flat then this intake is ...

Jpmayock 18.12.2005 · Read full review
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...much what the steve's at Microsoft have done is shrunk an extremely high end PC into a box that can fit neatly into any existing set up. Each piece of hardware just about is custom made for the Xbox which is where it differs from the Playstation 3 but that's another story. It is essentially a customised IBM Power PC which boasts an unbelievable 3 x 3.2GHz all three offering 2 hard ware threads, which to compare for you, my PC has just one 2.4GHz ...
...heating problem but I think Microsoft would've been smart enough to check that out for us. A couple of reasons they've been able to shrink the size of the 360 down so much (its actually smaller than the original Xbox) is because of two main things, the huge power brick you get with it and the detachable lap top hard drive they've went for, and as luck would have it, they can now charge you a hard drive, but its also a nice design feature, you can ...

gaz_close 10.01.2006 · Read full review
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...- however i guess microsoft use this money to improve their services, since they such a honest company- :P NOT- PS3 has live which is FREE!!!! - A very short Ethernet cable- annoying since if your internet connection is away from the room you put your Xbox in you'll have to get a extension or the Xbox wireless card- roughly £60 - how expensive :( - thats the advantage of the PS3. A built in wireless adaptor and its FREE online. - HD AV Cable -Power ...
...more games than the PS3 but were in 2009 BABY, and things have changed, so both consoles have a decent range of games. The good about the PS3 is that its compatible with nearly all the old PS2 and PS1 games without having to update the PS3 console- yet the 360, a lot of original xbox games werent compatible with the 360, including my FAV GAME! and if they are compatible u have to update it, which requires you to connect your xbox to the internet- ...

masteraok21 05.04.2008 (20.01.2009) · Read full review
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...games are more sophisticated now Microsoft still recognise we still go for the high score and proved this with the success of the gamer card, so you will need to setup your Xbox Live, Now you have 2 options, Live silver or gold, silver is free and allows access to your gamer score, some downloads and a few other online features, Gold is 34.99 a year and allows full access to everything online including multiplayer gaming in my opinion it's well worth ...
...for a small cost using Microsoft points (purchased online or a retail stores) and you can store these on your hard disk all arcade games allow you try before you buy. You can buy a variety of things through live like new game content, movies, music documentaries etc. I would suggest getting gold and trying the full experience it's a one off charge each year and if you don't use it well you don't have to buy it again. Live is one of the best things ...

naesxx 07.03.2008 · Read full review
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...purchase a 360 once the Microsoft 360 demonstration booths began to appear in local stores, and I could see first hand what all the hype had been about. Impressed, I sold a rare guitar I owned, and sat in the comfort of my own home wading through eBay listings until I found a realistically priced 'Buy it now' auction that had literally just been placed online. Two days after launch, and exactly 24 hours after I had placed my eBay bid, I received ...
...graphics engine, and this means Microsoft have a list of games (approximately 200 at the time of writing) which will work if you take the steps I have detailed. If not, tough! Any benefit with this? Well, the graphics are improved as the old games are running on better graphics engines. So if and when you can locate a hard drive, it's fine, so long as you own one of the 200 on the list. Will they ever complete the list to all titles? Who knows; but ...

sifair 29.04.2007 · Read full review
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The Xbox 360 is an amazing machine, no really it is! But if you are going to buy one be prepared to get it replaced every once in a while... On to the review! ____________________________________________________ THE GAMES The Xbox 360 caters strongle to the shooter fans likes (Like me of course!) with amazing titles to play on, including the likes of Halo 3, Call of Duty 4 and Gears of War all of which are simply amazing offline but the real fun ...
...to the shooter fans needs this console also strongly supports many other genres such as Adventure, RPG and Action games. My favourite "sandbox" game on the system at the moment is GTA IV (Refer to my GTA IV review to find out why!) with my favourite shooter currently being Call of Duty 4 for the realism of it. Whether you are a "Hardcore" (God I hate that word) gamer or a casual gamer the Xbox 360 will appeal to you. Also It should be mentioned that ...

NinjaPanda 06.05.2008 · Read full review
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...the full but it means Microsoft have a budget pack on the market as well as the full system. I decided that for me it was best to just buy the full system now and save the money later but obviously everyone will have their own opinion on that front. The great thing about the 360 is the fact you just plug it in and it's ready to go. To many the Xbox 360 will just look like another games console but if you like games and enjoy that bit of escapism ...
...in the PR department for Microsoft but just one look at the specifications and it becomes obvious. They have installed three core processors that improve the graphics, sound and even the look of all the games. For instance when you play games like Fifa the players actually look almost like real people than computer generated characters. As well as improved game play Microsoft have followed Sony's lead by doubling the 360 as a games console and DVD ...

Andy.mack 21.07.2006 · Read full review
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Microsoft wanted to make sure this time around that they didn't loose out to Sony in the race for being the best developers of next-gen consoles. As a result they released the Xbox 360 about a year ago, and although early stock was limited, and the stock that was available had some minor faults, it has only gone from strength to strength ever since. With the Sony PS3 now put back to a March 2007 European release date, this Christmas Microsoft look ...
...titles released for the console, Microsoft are now really starting to roll out the games that have achieved milestones in terms of gameplay. Give Dead Rising for example, its unique game engine allows for literally hundreds of zombies to be on the screen at once, something that has never before been achieved. As a result, this saw the game leap to the top of the charts and remained there for some time. With more ground breaking titles set to follow ...

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...live leaflet, extended warranty from Microsoft leaflet (offers 2 years on top of standard 1 year warranty for £59.99) Headset (plugs into wireless controller) Component connection cable and SCART adapter ***** A closer look ******* The xbox 360 is white, with a chrome finish DVD tray on the front left. A large central power button is located on the front with 4 LED light strips around it. These LEDs serve to indicate the status of your wireless ...
...to connect. In typical Microsoft fashion using the Internet connection sharing on the laptop is anything but simple, especially if you are using a firewall. I am an IT technician and I would say the process is pretty painful to set up, so anyone who wants to set it up this way will probably need to do a lot of googling to troubleshoot any problems!!! You can also use xbox 360 as a media center extender if you have media center on a PC (such as my ...

korova_blue 23.11.2008 · Read full review
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...no news yet If the Microsoft will release a 120 GB hard drive upgrade, In my opinion they should, but it's unlikely to happen for a while , since Microsoft would want people to buy the Elite Console rather than simply upgrade your premium. To enable your Xbox 360 to access the internet wirelessly will set you back another £60. That’s a hefty price when you consider that 54Mbps wireless card for a PC would be about £20 or less. A 64MB memory card ...
...can pick up for about £20, it's no replacement for a hard drive, but if you are looking to take your game saves round to a friend's house this is the best way of doing it. For choice of games, this console wins hands down at present as there are a wide variety of games available, as it has been a more established console then the PS3 or WII. The console's games also look great in High Definition if your TV supports HD AV Component Inputs. Unfortunately ...

crazyconsoles 01.08.2007 · Read full review
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I bought Xbox 360 just after Christmas 2008, I got mine from Game Station for around £160 for the premium one, must have went down around Christmas because its went back up for premium the contents I got with the console are : Two wireless controllers Ethernet cable which isn't very long 60GB hard drive which you can take out Headset for when your playing with other users to communicate SILVER membership but one months free GOLD membership I also ...
...Kung Fu Panda and Indiana Jones - The Original Adventures. With the controllers the battery's last a long time mine lasted two months and I played it every day. You get different games with each package that you buy. For the arcade pack the cheapest I've seen is around £129.99, for the arcade one you can't play online with other xbox 360 users. The premium that I have, you can play with users from all over the world online and talk with them through ...

heylin1234 20.02.2009 (21.02.2009) · Read full review
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...months (new prices) and for microsoft points it is around £35 pounds for around 4000, but those won't last you long. If however you don't want to pay all that money then you can stick with the free silver membership which still allows you to buy things on xbox marketplace and chat with friends, but you do miss out on playing against your friends. Another set back is the fact that you need broadband. The easiest and fastest way to connect to xbox ...
...however this often results in cables being run through your house. So you will probably want to buy the MS wireless addapter which retails at around £50. I'm a cheap-skate so I connect via my laptop which has wireless, this is easy if you you just search instructions on the internet. Overall I think the the xbox 360 is a fantastic machine which is not just for gaming, it does so much more. All I can say is buy it! Hope it helps. ...

Jojomojoe 06.04.2009 (05.04.2009) · Read full review
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Microsoft worked hard to crack the video games market with it's original XBOX, but never quite made it. Over 20 million were sold, but it was big and expensive for them to make. With Sony's impending Playstation sequel, Microsoft had to act fast. In brief, the XBOX was essentially a Custom designed PC with a fast graphics system, whereas the 360 was designed from the ground up with games in mind. From the custom CPU to the custom graphics chip, ...
...from ATI, designed especially for Microsoft using a 'Unified Shaders' system for rendering graphics. Rather than having dedicated 'pipes' for each rendering type, everything is programmable to do whatever you need it. On top of this, there's a 10mb frame buffer of extremely fast built in RAM (Similar to the PS2s 4mb frame buffer). Then there's the unified memory system, giving programmers a continuous 512mb total system memory, available as graphics ...

sibod 26.10.2006 · Read full review
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...elite model, then you're sorted, microsoft HDMI is included, if like me, you went for the 20GigHDD model, then you need to get your hands on an HDMI, great if your amp takes an HDMI, mine doesn't, still in the days of fibre optics here, only way you can have HDMI & optic out, is to either buy the Microsoft cable (Pricey?), or be a little sneaky, prise open the connection @ the 360 end of the cable, take half the plastic off (be careful, you don't ...
...a year or so, but Microsoft covered it, I think they give a 3yr cover on the xbox against RROD these days (I guess they had to, as the stories that were flying about must have been putting everyone off the system). Maybe I've just been lucky with my consoles but @ the moment, they ALL still work, (Mega Drive, Saturn, Dreamcast, Xbox, Wii, 360 & PS3) even my original Mega Drive (the dreamcast did need a minor repair which I did myself after a little ...

andyamn 24.10.2009 (27.10.2009) · Read full review
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