This is an awesome product and its very good for people on a budget. The only downside is the subscription for the online gaming. Other than that its very wonderful and doesn't overheat like previous models.

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

Always a formidable gamer and now a much more appealing media hub

Stunning gameplay; increasingly capable online services; quieter and slicker than before

No Blu-ray drive and no 3D abilities

The next-generation of gaming is here, and Microsoft is first to the party. Should you buy the Xb0x 360 now or hold out for the Playstation 3? Read on to find out!

HD Content; User interface; Mass market appeal; Seamless online connectivity

High price point; Needs a killer app; Demands an HDTV; Dodgy backwards compatibility

First Impressions My reaction is I remember when playing a video game was a ridiculously simple thing. When I fired up Frogger on my ancient Atari back in the late 80s, all you had to do was push the joystick in one of four directions to get to the other side and win the level.

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.

Unless you've been living in a Buddhist Temple in the mountains of Tibet for the past few months you will be well aware that the Xbox 360 launches in the UK today. Although there has been a massive amount of coverage and speculation in the technology press regarding the X360 – quite a lot of it on...

Unless you've been living in a Buddhist Temple in the mountains of Tibet for the past few months you will be well aware that the Xbox 360 has launched in the UK. Although there has been a massive amount of coverage and speculation in the technology press regarding the 360, the general marketing has...

In every generation one video game console stands out as a leap forward in gaming. In the last generation it was the Playstation 2 which came to market, obliterating the Sega Dreamcast and revolutionizing the home entertainment market by making DVD the fastest growing medium in history.

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

Only this year things are slightly different. Little Johnny might be overjoyed to find Santa has left a shiny new Xbox 360 Kinect under the tree, but imagine his heartache when he realises his living room isn't large enough for his parents to play along.