Xbox 360 Brings Online Gaming To Life


by Richard Davies - Date: 2006-12-11 - Word Count: 292 Share This!

The Xbox 360 was given a launch on MTV in May 2005. This was later followed by a more in depth launch in the same month at the Electronic Entertainment Expo. It is currently sold in two versions. A core system and a premium edition that has an in-built hard drive, communication headset, Ethernet cable, a HD AV cable, a wireless controller and a subscription at silver level to Xbox Live

Xbox 360 Graphics Look Stunning On A HDTV

The high definition graphics look absolutely fantastic on a HDTV and still really good on a normal tv.

Xbox Live

There is so much you can do on Xbox Live, including but not limited to downloading old arcade games for a quick play or demos of new releases. You can also download trailers of blockbuster films. A neat touch is how you can be playing a game and receive notification one of your friends has logged on. At the push of a button you can invite that friend to play against you or join his/her game.

You can also chat to each other over a headset both when you are playing and even if you're not. Third party support for the system is good. It also has a decent dvd player already built-in. A HD DVD player add on is coming out soon. In particular, the Xbox 360 is very good for first person shooter games.

A Gaming World Brought To Life

Developer for the Xbox 360 games have also added AI programs to give the characters in the games the appearance that they have the ability to think like a real human being. Because of the tremendous power of the Xbox 360 it brings the whole gaming world to life in a way that we have not seen before.


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