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Thursday, December 22, 2005
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All in all, the Xbox 360 is an impressive piece of hardware. Microsoft has really succeeded in pushing forward the technology in game consoles. With High Definition, wireless remotes, and state of the art technology, the Xbox 360 is a definite winner. However, we suggest waiting it out until the PS3 and Revolution are released, and then choosing the best console. Of course, not everyone likes to play the waiting game and if you simply have to have the latest greatest then the Xbox 360 offers exactly that at the moment...
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Saturday, December 3, 2005
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There are two versions of the Xbox 360 available, the basic Core system and the Deluxe package - I received the latter for review. Inside the very nice packaging you'll find the X360 itself, complete with the 20GB (removable) hard disk attached. You also get a wireless controller, an HD ready component video cable - this will also carry composite video for those with normal TVs, a SCART adapter, a remote control - complete with Media Center button, a headset for Xbox Live use and four AA batteries. For £279.99 that's a pretty good bundle...
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Monday, November 28, 2005
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Let's take a look at the hardware specifications for the Xbox 360. It's no secret that this console is a powerful machine - much of the hardware specifications were released to the general public earlier this year. Processing wise, the 360 utilizes three IBM custom designed PowerPC based processor cores running at 3.2 GHz each. You get two hardware threads per core which translates to six hardware threads in total across the entire system. Graphics wise, the Xbox 360 employs a custom designed ATI Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) capable of processing 500 million triangles per second. There are 48 parallel shader pipelines within the GPU that game developers can optimize to obtain the proper game performance that they want...
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Wednesday, November 23, 2005
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The Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system places you at the center of the experience. Available this holiday season in Europe, Japan, and North America, Xbox 360 ignites a new era of digital entertainment that is always connected, always personalized, and always in high definition. Xbox 360 gives you access to the games you want to play, the people you want to play with, and the experiences you crave when and where you want them...
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Tuesday, May 24, 2005
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...we do have a bit more about Microsoft's Xbox 360, however. Today, we were given some time to play around with everything from the console itself (non-working), to some of the new Xbox Live features and the new wireless controller. And that's what we're bringing you today...
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