Xbox 360 Live Review
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Xbox 360 is one of the newest gaming consoles available at the market today. It is the successor of the Xbox, the first gaming console developed and produced by Microsoft. It came out a year earlier than its competitors, the Sony Playstation 3 and the Nintendo Wii. Since then it has sold more than 20 million copies around the world ever since its inauguration in 2005. This gaming platform is currently one of the top rated gaming platforms available for gaming fanatics today.
As a seventh generation console, the Xbox 360 boasts of the Xbox Live, its online gaming service. It is available in Gold, Silver and Free membership packages. The Gold membership features a wide selection of online content like exclusive previews and trailers of upcoming games. Gamers having this plan have full access to the Xbox Live Marketplace unlike the other two. The Silver package enables the gamer to access the Live Marketplace as well, but the downloading privileges are limited. The Free membership package is a promotional package which gives a one month free activation and use of either the Gold or Silver package. After the trial use, the gamers are required to send feedback about the Free Xbox Live package that they availed of, and the feedback will be used by Microsoft for developing its gaming services better.
The Xbox 360 also has some excellent games known for high quality graphics and high definition gameplay. One of the best Xbox 360 Games is Halo 3, which has sold 8.1 million copies since its release. The console also has other best selling games featuring famous Marvel titles such as Spiderman, Incredible Hulk, Iron Man and Fantastic Four. The console also supports older Xbox video games from its predecessor with the use of its compatibility mode.
An Xbox 360 unit usually comes with a 20, 60 or 120 gigabyte hard disk drive primarily used for data storage. It also comes with a wireless controller, a matte headset available in wired or wireless form and a 256 megabyte memory card for saving game data. The console also has other accessories such as web cams for video chatting, dance mats for dancing games, guitar controllers and steering wheels for racing games. These accessories can also be bought to maximize one’s gaming experience.
The Xbox 360 is one of the best if not the best of the seventh generation gaming consoles available for gaming fanatics today. It lives up to the awards that it had received from the Game Critic Awards and it really is a must have for any and all gaming patrons and critics from all over the world.