the xbox 360 console is overall very good but it does have its flaws but so does the ps3 and wii but if u just want to play a wide variety of games at a reasonable price this is the one for you but if you are young or just want fun a wii is better but its by far not as good as the xbox but if you...

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backwards conpatibility large controller more add ons than the ps3 which has every thing built in

4 years and one week later after the Xbox launch, the Xbox 360 console is launching to North America. There's no need to bore you with tech specs, you've heard about all the bells and whistles that system contains, there's huge potential here. But how does the launch lineup fare?

I've been playing on the 360 basically nonstop since I've received the system, taking only short breaks to work and/or sleep. There's a lot to like about the system, from the generational leap in graphical quality to the flexibility and choice that the Marketplace gets you.

Introduction As a hard-core gamer for over 30 years and a programmer to boot, both in the arcade and on PC and consoles over multiple platforms, I can say with authority that the true test of any new game system or technology is how much better it is then anything else that's come before it.

It was way back in November 2001 that Microsoft put its money where its mouth was and launched the big black Xbox into the world. Spin on four years and the firm is gearing up for round two with the Xbox 360.

When you've been anticipating something for a long time you often find yourself disappointed when you finally see/touch/use it - that won't happen with the Xbox 360. Microsoft has succeeded in pushing back the boundaries of gaming, and bringing media playback and streaming functionality into your...

Editors Note: The Xbox 360 is a much awaited product that people are keen to read about. To that end, we've split up the review for you, first providing an overview followed by a detailed analysis of the console for the gaming fanatics amongst us.

Sexy Design; Incredible power; Music streaming and integration; Great controller

Some unsupported file formats; No HD-DVD drive; no non-MSC support; average launch line up

Games and movies collide, again, this time in high-def.Microsoft's Xbox 360 HD DVD player is targeted specifically at the owners of the Xbox 360 gaming console-or those on the fence about purchasing one. It's an affordable way to bring HD DVD into your existing multimedia system.

Microsoft's Xbox 360 has been voted the best games console by technology fans. It fought off competition from Sony's PlayStation Portable and Nintendo's DS Lite to scoop the prize. About 5000 readers of gadget magazine T3 nominated their favourite appliances for the reader awards.

Three years after the first shots were fired in Console War VI, Xbox 360 is winning the fight with the only weapons that really count: the deepest game library around and the most fulfilling online experience via Xbox Live.

Multiplayer matchmaking fills your social void with 12 million friends; Streams media from your PC

Premium Xbox Live account costs 50 clams a year; Clunky UI is terrible for navigating long lists of media