X Box-360

An Xbox 360 console review

Right now there are three major gaming consoles on the market for you to choose from – the Nintendo Wii, the Playstation 3, and the Xbox 360. I have tested and written about both the Wii and the Playstation, so now it is time for an Xbox 360 console review.

Xbox 360 – A Complete Look

After I set it up I saw the Xbox 360 is a far cry from its predecessor. The original Xbox was big, black and boxy looking. The new unit is anything but. It is far smaller, although not as small as the Wii or Playstation, and white in color. For the first part of the Xbox 360 console review I give it a 4 out of 5 for appearance.

While appearance for some people is important, if you are a serious gamer then this is the least important thing. So let’s take a look into the next part of the Xbox 360 console review and look at the titles that are available. This is not an Xbox 360 game review, but rather a look at the games you can get. The first thing that stands out for this Xbox 360 console review is that the Xbox is the only system that you can get Halo for. While it has been made available for the PC, the game play on the console is far superior. The Halo series is perhaps my favorite of all time and this is a big plus in favor of the Xbox. While the single player is fun, this game truly shines with the multiplayer options, but I will get into that in the next section. For game titles I give the Xbox 360 console review a 4 out of 5.

The next thing that is really important when you get a gaming is system is the multi player options. The original Xbox blew its competition out of the water, and while Playstation and the Wii are catching up the Xbox 360 is still leading the pack. You can find games easily; get content, and almost all of the games released for the system offer multiplayer support. The score for its multi player is a 5 out of 5. I find it hard to believe that they could improve on this much.

The Xbox 360 in my mind is the best system if you are looking for online action. Without even looking at the graphics or doing an Xbox 360 VGA review it shines. It does not have the fun aspect of the Wii and most of the games are more adult in flavor. The Wii owns the market in fun, interactive games. For non online adult games the Playstation 3 might have a slight edge, but if it does it is very slight and the Xbox 360 can keep up with in almost every regard.

Well there you have it, hopefully this Xbox 360 console review has helped you to make your decision.

An In Depth Xbox 360 HD DVD Review

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I have taken a look at several different components of the Xbox 360 and now it is time for an Xbox 360 HD DVD review. What I would like to do in this Xbox 360 HD DVD review is take a look at what the current Xbox offers versus its competition and previous units. The first part of the Xbox 360 HD DVD review will compare and contrast the unit with the previous one, while the second part of the Xbox 360 HD DVD review will look at it versus the Wii and Playstation 3. If you are looking for a complete Xbox 360 console review I suggest searching for a different article.

Original Xbox Versus The Xbox 360 HD DVD Review

On the old Xbox you had the option of converting the unit into a DVD player. In order to do this you had to purchase a separate component that plugged into one of the control slot. There were a couple things that were really bad about this. First off was that although all the games for the Xbox were DVDs you could not read regular DVDs out of the box. IN addition when the DVD player was running you had to take one of the controller spots up so that you could not readily and easily switch between four players and DVD mode. That being said, the add on was not that expensive and it was fairly easy to switch and allow you to go into game mode.

Microsoft addressed these issues out of the box and the Xboxes are now able to read DVDs. The only real negative is while they can read regular DVDs, the HD DVD format is going by the wayside and is being taken over by blue ray. This threatens to leave this component of the Xbox in the dust and we will have to see what Microsoft does to address this issue.

Playstation, Wii Versus The Xbox 360 HD DVD Review

The Playstation comes with Blue Ray native on the unit. This was the format that is going to be the industry standard so for this the Playstation is clearly ahead of the Xbox. The Wii does not come with High Definition DVD playback ability, so the Xbox surpasses it in this area. As far as playback quality, HD DVD is the superior format but again Blue Ray appears to be the industry choice so while the Xbox beats at the Wii, it fails to beat the Playstation.

There you have it, a look at where the Xbox 360 stands against its competition in the HD DVD arena.