Wednesday, January 11, 2012

XBOX 360, THE NEW VIDEO GAMES FROM MICROSOFT

The new generation kids all know the meaning of Xbox. Xbox is the 6th Generation video games manufactured by none other than Microsoft. The first edition of Xbox was

released in 2001 in North America. Xbox is Microsoft’s first step into its gaming platform and is compatible with Sony Play station, Nintendo & Sega.

The latest invention in Xbox is the Microsoft Xbox 360 which was released by Microsoft in the year 2005. This version of Xbox

games is very powerful and mysterious in nature. Its power can be matched only by its mystery.

There are mainly two versions of Xbox 360 games. They are known as the Silver version and Gold version. Silver version can be used free and it allows players to

communicate with their friends through online voice chat. But however, users cannot play the games online, whereas with the gold version, users are allowed to access

almost all features and the best part is that users can communicate online through voice chat and at the same time even play games online.

The basic configuration of Xbox 360 includes 3 symmetrical cores with a speed of 3.2 GHz each, 500 MHz processor, 512 MB DDR3 ram, 20 GB Hard disk space, 3 USB ports

2.0, 2 memory slots, wifi, Video camera, more than 250 audio channels, unit can be placed both vertically and horizontally etc.

Some of the main features of Xbox 360 games are as below:

1- High Definition – The most important feature is that Xbox 360 is a high definition video game system. To play Xbox 360,

users do not require having an HDTV at home, as the system itself produces games with High definition quality. But incase the user does have HDTV, than the resolution

can be much higher as it would mean two High definition systems combining with each other.

2- Xbox live market place – This is a place where users will be able to download most of the game trailers and any new content that has been introduced for

existing games such as more characters, new levels, more sophisticated weapons, vehicles etc. Some of these can be download free and some of it will have to be

purchased online.

3- Digital Music – The Xbox 360 games come with digital music which will provide that extra boost to players while playing the game. Moreover, Xbox 360 allows

users to rip their music onto their hard drives during games. Players can also upload their photos onto their hard drives and share it with their friends on Xbox. Xbox

360 can also play DVD movies.

4- Personalize consoles – Users are allowed to change the display of their system by simply changing into an all new face. There is no need for users to buy new

faces as long as they are able to customize the current face by being able to paint the faces.

5- Price - Depending upon the configuration, Xbox 360 gaming console can cost anything between $250.00 up to $450.00.

Newbie’s can definitely go for the above mentioned Xbox 360 games, which is the latest video game console from Microsoft. Currently there are 2 versions of Xbox SKU’s

available, known as Xbox 360 Arcade and Xbox 360 Elite. Hence, there are various options to choose from.

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