Amazon.comXbox 360 sets a new pace for digital entertainment. More than just a cutting-edge game system, Xbox 360 also integrates high-definition video, DVD movie playback, digital music, photos, and online connectivity into one sleek, small tower.
About the Xbox 360 Hardware
Xbox 360, shown with separately sold wireless controller, is a sleek, customizable gaming and entertainment system.
Xbox 360 is much smaller than its predecessor--it measures approximately 3.3 by 12.2 by 10.2 inches and weighs 7.7 lbs. It's powered by custom IBM PowerPC-based CPU with three symmetrical cores each running at 3.2 GHz. It also carries a custom ATI graphics processor 10 MB of embedded DRAM. This is powerful enough to draw 500 million triangles per second. In other words, it makes for great looking games in standard TV definition, and even better thanks to built-in support for HDTV 1080i televisions. It also supports the widescreen 16:9 format.
The unit has a 12x dual-layer DVD-ROM drive, which plays both the game media and progressive-scan DVD movies right out of the box (the Media Remote is sold separately). For game-save and media storage, users can choose between 64MB flash Memory Unit, or detachable and upgradeable 20GB hard drive. Along with storing files, the hard drive will make the Xbox 360 backward-compatible with part of the existing Xbox game library.
Xbox 360 uses a refined button layout for its controllers. Back and Start buttons sit at the center of the controller and between them is a new Xbox Guide button, which instantly takes the user to the Xbox 360 user interface. From there, they can check for friends online, access personal digital content like photos and songs, and more. The black and white buttons of the first Xbox controllers have been replaced with new shoulder buttons placed above the left and right triggers. Xbox 360 can accommodate up to four wireless controllers and has three USB 2.0 slots to use for wired controllers or for streaming your digital media from digital cameras, MP3 players, and any Windows XP-based PC. Microsoft has announced plans for a upcoming video-conferencing camera that will work with the system.
Xbox 360 can manage your games, your online friends, and your personal digital library.
About Xbox 360 Games and Media Xbox 360 is scheduled to launch with more than 20 launch titles, with several more slated to be released within the following month. Launch titles include Madden NFL 2006, Project Gotham Racing 3, and the long-awaited Perfect Dark Zero. All Xbox 360 titles can be played in either standard or high-definition resolution in 16:9 widescreen, with anti-aliasing for smoother graphics. Game designers will be able to take advantage of the system's multi-channel surround sound. The Xbox 360's digital media allows users to supplement any game's music from tracks in their own personal library.
About Xbox Live A built-in Ethernet port allows users to connect their system to a broadband connection for access to the new Xbox Live Silver. The included service lets anyone create a Gamertag and gamer card to express your online identity, chat live with voice chat (separately sold headset required), and connect to the Xbox Live Marketplace to buy expansions, maps, and other digital goodies for your games. The subscription service Xbox Live Gold adds to that online competition, game stats, and video chat/messaging. The separately sold wireless adapter supports the common 802.11a, -b, and -g standards.
What's Included in Core System
Xbox 360 console
Wired controller
Detachable faceplate
Xbox Live Silver membership
Standard AV cables
Note to Customers Release dates and pricing are tentative and subject to change based on availability at launch. Product is not guaranteed on release date. Orders are shipped on a first-come, first-serve basis due to limited supplies and indeterminate launch quantities.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - To bashers and flame posters
I know that many people have complained about the system thus far and I do understand where your points are coming from. There are bugs in the system, for example: There is the issue of over-heating (Happened in the first Xbox aswell) 2) There is a Microsoft SoD (Happens via overheating of the processor) and finally the crashes that happen in certain spots in Madden. Now before we come straight to Amazon and bash the system lets think. Does a system really work perfectly 100% out of the gate. NO! ... Read More
Rating: - Not quite phenominal cosmic power, but a heck of a lot of fun!
I didn't want to camp out in the cold for this (or any) system, so I got up early and stood in line at Target instead, and happened to get there early enough to learn that this store had wisely withheld information about how many units they actually had from the crowd that camped out to give everyone else a shot at the console. I managed to get a core unit, I was hoping for a premium console, but oh well. I went to best buy to pick up most of the things I was missing out on getting only the core ... Read More
Rating: - Almost killed me!
Let me cut to the chase. I'm not under 13, i just didn't want to be foolish by signing into this online store. I waiting seven hours in line for the xbox 360, the whole time thinking about the potential that this little machine has. I have heard that this is enviromental and uses less power consumption, wrong! The external power supply is massive! This thing is unsafe. One day I was playing PG3 on my new deathtrap, forgetting to turn it off before going to the store. I came back in half an hour and ... Read More
Rating: - Big Disappointment
Xbox 360 is really Xbox 1.5....The graphics are no better than the current games on your home PC. The console has MANY problems. It crashes just like a Windows PC! I mean get real. Consoles are supposed to just play games and never crash. I have never seen a Playstation 2 crash. This is insane! The Xbox 360 is also overheating and having system errors.
Microsoft products are dangerous. A woman almost died recently because her Xbox caught fire due to a defective power cord. If you buy one ... Read More
Rating: - Not at all worth the money.
After scanning over various catelogs in the newspaper a weekend or two ago and noticing the Xbox 360 and its ridiculous price -- 400 bucks -- I've come to a conclusion: People need to use their common sense about this. We had the release of the first Xbox, and people were all over it, the price was somewhat reasonable. Now we have this new bulk from Microsoft that is, essentially, the same exact thing, but with better graphics. So why would people spend 400 smackers on a graphical update? The answer presently ... Read More
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- To bashers and flame posters
- Almost killed me!
- Not at all worth the money.