| The XBox 360 is going to be one of the most | | | | 2 to 10 times more powerful. If you are lucky |
| sought after gifts of this upcoming holiday season. | | | | enough to own and HDTV you will really notice |
| However many people want to know is it worth | | | | the difference, although it will work on standard |
| upgrading now, or should you wait, here are some | | | | TVs as well. |
| factors you may want to consider. | | | | With this console Microsoft is also making a |
| The base price for and XBox 360 is $300, the | | | | concerted effort to make the Xbox part of your |
| most common accessories are the 20GB hard | | | | media center. It can connect to any other |
| drive ($100), wireless controllers ($50) and | | | | windows networked computer in your house. It |
| headsets ($20). Many vendors are offering | | | | can be used to play movies, slideshows of |
| packages with a variety of options with prices of | | | | pictures, and MP3 files. If you own and IPod or |
| $500 or more. While some of these options | | | | digital camera you can also connect them directly |
| depend on your gaming style and preferences the | | | | to the USB port located on the front game |
| hard drive is the one option we recommend you | | | | console. |
| get right away. The hard drive allows you to save | | | | Lastly youll want to think about Xbox Live. This is |
| games to play back later and install updates that | | | | a paid online membership that allows you to get |
| make many older games compatible on the new | | | | free trials of new games and play in head to head |
| platform. | | | | action against other players over your high speed |
| One of the advantages the XBox 360 will have | | | | internet connection. You also have access to |
| over other game systems is graphics. The | | | | updates and patches as they become available. |
| graphics of other gaming systems are top notch | | | | For hard core gamers there is no choice, they will |
| but on newer games like Project Gotham Racing | | | | do practically anything to get their hands on the |
| 3, NFL 06 and Call of Duty 2 which were written | | | | newest and latest systems available. For others it |
| for this platform, there simply is no comparison. | | | | may be worth waiting until 2006 when Playstation |
| When you compare the specifications the XBox | | | | 3 is released to see how platforms compare. |
| 360 to any of its competitors, its anywhere from | | | | Copyright.Gamer411.net, All Rights Reserved. |