The XBOX 360
There was once a heavy battle staged by 3 thriving consoles and Microsoft's XBOX was among them aiming to capture the gaming market and attract gamers to their powerful system. With the competition becoming even fiercer, Microsoft decided to develop the XBOX's successor the XBOX 360 and released it to the world late 2005.
The Xbox 360 is far superior to the original Xbox which itself contained a powerful gaming engine. The developers of games are now able to create games that are very realistic and have the appeal to succeed in the market. This all allows the Xbox 360 to provide their customers with gaming entertainment that older consoles could not. Of course, the Xbox 360 did not remain unchallenged because Microsoft's two other competitors, Nintendo and Sony, also released their own consoles to compete with the Xbox 360. Still, the system continues to generate sales while at the same time providing an excellent array of games.
The XBOX 360 started out with the "Core" version priced at $400 USD, which was considered the entry version. This was later replaced by the "Arcade" version, which bundled it with a few games along with a wireless controller, Ethernet cable, and 256 MB memory chip built-in. The "Pro" version is also available for gamers that want a hard disk included. Constant improvements have been made throughout the system's history to these models by adding larger capacity and better hardware that solves noise and heat problems.
The XBOX 360 "Elite" version is the most expensive of the bunch and comes equipped with a 120 GB hard drive and sports a nice matte black finish with matching headset. Unlike the lower models, the Elite comes with an HDMI 1.2 cable to allow games to be played in full 1080p. Gamers who bought non-Elite versions must purchase a cable separately and that can be costly.
You need not be concerned that your older console cannot play the Xbox 360's games that are available in stores. Just because you happened to buy a less expensive system does not mean that the games for the Xbox 360 are unavailable to you. Not only do you get a composite cable for standard play with every configuration, you also get to enjoy Silver Xbox Live membership for online gaming.
On the hardware side, the XBOX 360 houses a Tri-Core CPU called Xenon which was developed by IBM and is clocked at 3.2 GHz. Microsoft also takes a turn and uses an ATI chip called Xenos instead of one by NVIDIA which was used for the original XBOX. The GPU has a speed of 500 MHz and comes with a heat sink to keep it cool. It has 512 MB GDDR3 RAM with 700 MHz speed and has a transmission rate of 1.4 GHz on its 128-bus. All of these features combined back up the sheer power that the system gives to the games.
The Xbox 360 can also play CDs and DVDs besides games, which, thanks to the way they are formatted can fit on one single disc. This all serves to make the Xbox 360 very useful indeed. Microsoft no longer includes the external HD-DVD because it was discontinued.
As already mentioned the Xbox 360 is a Microsoft development and because Microsoft is so closely linked with computers it is not at all surprising that many of the games for the Xbox 360 can also run on yr computer, and vice-versa. Whereas serious game enthusiasts will appreciate this console so will casual less ardent players as well. Thanks to this all gamers are more able to increase their own gaming library. - 18780
The Xbox 360 is far superior to the original Xbox which itself contained a powerful gaming engine. The developers of games are now able to create games that are very realistic and have the appeal to succeed in the market. This all allows the Xbox 360 to provide their customers with gaming entertainment that older consoles could not. Of course, the Xbox 360 did not remain unchallenged because Microsoft's two other competitors, Nintendo and Sony, also released their own consoles to compete with the Xbox 360. Still, the system continues to generate sales while at the same time providing an excellent array of games.
The XBOX 360 started out with the "Core" version priced at $400 USD, which was considered the entry version. This was later replaced by the "Arcade" version, which bundled it with a few games along with a wireless controller, Ethernet cable, and 256 MB memory chip built-in. The "Pro" version is also available for gamers that want a hard disk included. Constant improvements have been made throughout the system's history to these models by adding larger capacity and better hardware that solves noise and heat problems.
The XBOX 360 "Elite" version is the most expensive of the bunch and comes equipped with a 120 GB hard drive and sports a nice matte black finish with matching headset. Unlike the lower models, the Elite comes with an HDMI 1.2 cable to allow games to be played in full 1080p. Gamers who bought non-Elite versions must purchase a cable separately and that can be costly.
You need not be concerned that your older console cannot play the Xbox 360's games that are available in stores. Just because you happened to buy a less expensive system does not mean that the games for the Xbox 360 are unavailable to you. Not only do you get a composite cable for standard play with every configuration, you also get to enjoy Silver Xbox Live membership for online gaming.
On the hardware side, the XBOX 360 houses a Tri-Core CPU called Xenon which was developed by IBM and is clocked at 3.2 GHz. Microsoft also takes a turn and uses an ATI chip called Xenos instead of one by NVIDIA which was used for the original XBOX. The GPU has a speed of 500 MHz and comes with a heat sink to keep it cool. It has 512 MB GDDR3 RAM with 700 MHz speed and has a transmission rate of 1.4 GHz on its 128-bus. All of these features combined back up the sheer power that the system gives to the games.
The Xbox 360 can also play CDs and DVDs besides games, which, thanks to the way they are formatted can fit on one single disc. This all serves to make the Xbox 360 very useful indeed. Microsoft no longer includes the external HD-DVD because it was discontinued.
As already mentioned the Xbox 360 is a Microsoft development and because Microsoft is so closely linked with computers it is not at all surprising that many of the games for the Xbox 360 can also run on yr computer, and vice-versa. Whereas serious game enthusiasts will appreciate this console so will casual less ardent players as well. Thanks to this all gamers are more able to increase their own gaming library. - 18780
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