by Rhys Rosser

Created on: July 02, 2008   Last Updated: March 20, 2012

I have been thinking about buying an Xbox 360 since it came out and a few years ago, I bought one from Game station. I paid 199.99 for the Core Console and a game, this game being Call of Duty 3, I thought that this was a very good deal so went for it.

If you are thinking of waiting for the price to go down, don't bother because Microsoft are already losing money on them but are getting the money back by charging high prices for the games.

The basic (CORE) package gets you a XBOX 360 with one pad and the AV connection cables, and a white disc drive. The Premium XBOX 360 package gets you a Multi-AV cable (High Definition component cables), Hard drive (20gb), Wireless Game pad, Communication headset (plugs into the pad) and a silver DVD Drive.

Both of these come with an external power brick that's at least a 3rd of the size of the main box, and both of these emit a loud fan noise from the cooling system. Everything about this console, from the concave case to the removable face plates, to the wireless pads suggests Microsoft have spent a long time refining the correct formula for success.

Of course, you can't just sit staring at a box, it has to do something!
When you turn your console on you're treated to the Xbox Dashboard and then you begin to create your profile which you use in gaming. There are many other features other than gaming, with the 360 being a multimedia console it can connect to the computer using Vista Premium to send files and E.T.C.

The graphics are the best thing about the 360, they are incredible, usually in 720 ip. There is now 1080ip beginning, one of these games being Virtua tennis 3, putting the graphics on a par with the PS3 but it is also 200 cheaper to buy a 360.

As soon as I began to play the game I realised how refined the graphics were and how I felt in complete control of the game, not it controlling me. The graphics were good on the Xbox they are 360% better on the 360. (An awful lot)

There are loads of titles available on 360, and these show off the graphics even more, Oblivion, this has a vast land for you to explore and with the graphics being so refined you can see for miles ahead. On Call of Duty 3 you can tell the colour of peoples eyes form distance using binoculars and it is now so defined that everyone looks completely different. With many more brilliant release titles coming up like Halo 3, only available on Xbox 360, and GTA ( The next one) The Xbox 360 looks certain to get much better as the games flow in.

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