Mark Robbins asked:


Microsoft has tried to catch up with some of the titans of the gaming world, such as Sony with the release of the Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 offers many new features that players will love:

Free limited subscription to online gaming – This allows players who have not been participating in online gaming a chance to see what is available at no charge. All Xbox 360s come with Live-aware – This means you can get a friend invite or see who is online and what they are playing from your Xbox 360. The button in the middle of the controller makes all this very easy.

It offers great media features including listening to music while you play games, the ability to create custom playlists and your own custom soundtracks, the ability to rip songs from original CDs to your Xbox 360 and stream music from your MP3 player to your Xbox 360. You can also create slideshows of photos to share with friends and family. Xbox 360 has a wireless controller. No more tripping over the wires, although it can support two wired controllers through USB ports in the front. The game console is not only great for gamers, but developers as well. It is a powerful machine with an unprecedented amount of RAM – a feature added on the request of developers.

But, Xbox 360 still has some problems that need to be worked out:

Their Japanese third party support is lacking – While some Japanese developers offer software for the Xbox, it is small in number when compared to what the same developers offer for Playstation. While the controller is wireless, it eats batteries rather quickly. Standard alkaline batteries only last about thirty hours, so if you buy Xbox 360, invest in rechargeable batteries to save yourself some money in the end. When they were set up in WalMart stores before days before the launch, many suffered what is known as the Xbox “360 screen of death,” an error screen. The Xbox 360 had also had some problems with overheating. Some report the Xbox 360 system as being very noisy when playing an Xbox 360 disc.

Many people are eagerly awaiting the release of Playstation 3, which may occur as soon as November of this year. It has been said that the Playstation 3 has an outward feel (which allows it to stand vertically or horizontally on its own), as opposed to the Xbox 360’s inward feel. It is a much larger console than the Playstation 2 and closer to the original size of the Xbox. Game discs slide into the console like CDs slide into a car player.

Here are a few attractive features of the Playstation 3:

It is always on, so you can access your Playstation 3 from anywhere as long as you have an Internet connection. With a Playstation Portable, you can connect to your Playstation 3 and transfer media such as music and movies. The Playstation 3 appears to be much more powerful than that Xbox 360, Ninetindo Revolution, and Playstation 2. Initial reports say it will be twice as fast as the Xbox 360. Developers and publishers of over 230 games have announced titles for Playstation 3 games.

Here are a few reported cons and problems with the Playstation 360:

Comes with only 256 MB, less than the 512 MB the Xbox 360 will come with. Their Playstation Network Platform (the online service) is still in development and may not be ready by the time Playstation 3 is released.

The launch of the Playstation 3 has already been delayed due to disk problems.

Both the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 are incredible gaming consoles. It seems that although the Xbox 360 came out first, the best bet is still the Playstation 3. The strongest point of the Xbox 360 is its online functionality, but Sony may be working on something similar to Xbox Live right now. However, Microsoft is closing the gap with Xbox 360 and probably will eventually catch up with Sony in gaming consoles. For some users, it may come down to something as simple as which one is more compatible with the games they already own.



Grace

Dharmendra Chaudhary asked:


Introduction:  XBox 360

The gaming world has been taken to new heights not experienced ever before with the XBox 360 that keeps you on your toes and at your tips of your fingers in excitement, competition and alertness.

XBox 360 – star features

Controllers, DVD playback kits, adapters, cables, wireless gear and whole load of amazing accessories are part of the magic of Xbox 360.  These offer comfort, are accurate and remain controllable.  You can store your favorite movies, get wireless connected for online gaming and be set up easily with adapters and cables.

XBox 360 – Console Variety

There are two gaming consoles from XBox 360 and they are the Core and Elite Consoles.  While the Core focuses on basics such as plugs, control grabs and extra components that are added along the way at your own speed, the Elite consists of a big hard drive storage capacity, controlling systems that are wireless and a wired headset in premier black finish.

Extras from XBox 360

The XBox 360 extras can bring you the ultimate experience in games, movies and music entertainment and a few extras are given below for comprehending the vast range of the new XBox 360 game console.

Halo 3 Wireless control support systems back the XBox 360

The Xbox 360 Halo 3 Wireless Headset is another extra that adds more excitement

The Xbox 360 wireless control is an extra in elite black

The Xbox 360 racing wheel wireless for action-packed sports

The user’s guide book of Xbox 360 is an necessary extra to handle and understand the dynamic unit

Xbox 360 HD DVD player is yet another extra

There are player and charger kit as well as rechargeable battery kit for XBox 360

The universal media remote is one more nugget from Xbox 360

The wireless reception of games for Windows is an Xbox 360 specialty extra tool

The XBox Live vision is enhances Xbox 360

The windows media center extendable package provides Xbox 360 extra vision in gaming, movies and music

Prices for XBox 360

The prices for the Core Console of XBox 360 are around US Dollars Four Hundred while that of the Elite is approximately US Dollars Five Hundred.  The accessories, adapters, cables and wireless connectors range between twenty dollars and one hundred dollars depending on the accessory, cable, adaptor or connector chosen.



Roberta

Dharmendra Chaudhary asked:


About XBox 360

The XBox 360 is the futuristic way of playing your games, music and movies and encourages competition that works your fingers to the bone.  There is a list of prior Xbox games that the new xBox 360 can play for you that is backward compatible. 

XBox 360 – the attractions

Controllers, DVD playback kits, adapters, cables, wireless gear and whole load of amazing accessories are part of the magic of Xbox 360.  These features are meant for total comfort, very minute accuracy and complete control with favorite movies that can be replayed, adapters and cables to set your Xbox for paying and wireless connectors to get your game online.

XBox 360 – Hardware

The XBox 360 has twenty GB HD along with a wireless control support, wired headset and much more such as the Halo 3 Accessories and the compatibility with Windows Media Center

XBox 360 – The Consoles

The consoles of the XBox 360 and they are the Core Console and the Elite Console.  The Core Console comes with the basics such as plugging in the console, grabbing the controls and playing where extra components can be added at one’s own speed.  The Elite Console has a large hard drive, a control system that is black and without wires, a headset that is wired and a complete superior black finish.

XBox 360 Accessories

The XBox 360 accessories are indeed mind-blowing because the extras accessorize the complete experience of the XBox 360, taking it to unimaginable heights.  Here are some of the accessories:

The Halo 3 Wireless control support system for XBox 360 is one of the accessories

The Xbox 360 Halo 3 Wireless Headset is another accessory

The Xbox 360 wireless black control accessory

The Xbox 360 racing wheel without wires for adventurous sports

The user’s manual of Xbox 360 is an important accessory for handling the dynamic unit

Xbox 360 hard dive DVD playing media is another accessory

The Xbox 360 playing and charging kit and rechargeable battery kit

The universal media remote is also another of Xbox 360 accessory

The wireless game receptor for Windows is an Xbox 360 accessory

The XBox Live vision is part of the Xbox 360 accessories

The windows media center for extending kit from Xbox 360 accessories



Carlos

Mark Bell asked:


If your Xbox 360 has been bitten with the 3 Red Light Error like a lot of other gamers, you have two options. Send it to Microsoft for a Lengthy Repair or Fix it Yourself. If you send it back to MS, plan to pay around $150 for the repair and shipping costs and Wait up to 8 weeks before you ever see your console again! Or, if you are any sort of a handy person you can purchase a digital download repair guide with high quality HD video tutorials for less than $30 and have your Xbox 360 purring again in no time!

Fixing your Xbox 360 Yourself

Like many of you I looked everywhere for a solution or for guides to getting my Xbox 360 fixed at a relatively cheap price. I came across this site with a review of four of the best guides and all where just under $30 and they all came with money back Guarantee’s.

Once you go through easy video demonstrations for fixing your 3 red light error, you will only need less than 2 hours to repair your console. Not only will you save weeks without you xbox console but you will save more than $100 fixing it yourself!

I had a friend, Samual who bought one of the repair guides which turned out to be great, he followed the step by step guide and his X box has all green lights again! He would rather do the fixing himself than to send his Xbox back to Microsoft, especially since his warranty was expired already. So I purchased the same guide Sam had used, although I’m not as handy as Sam, it took me a little longer to get mine fixed, but I did it myself and my Xbox is still working great after 4 and half weeks.

Bottom line, if you are the least bit handy, you can save yourself the hassle of dealing with an Xbox 360 Repair Center and Repair your own xbox, save some money and be being playing your favorite games again within hours.

If you want to checkout the guides we used visit fix-my-xbox-360.com

Other Resources:

How to Fix Your Xbox 360

Xbox Easy Fix Guides & Tutorials



Charles