- Includes a hard drive to save games, download new content and play key original Xbox games.
- Xbox Live ready.
- Includes a Wireless Controller.
- Includes a Component HD AV Cable which is optimized for high-definition as well as standard TVs.
- Enjoy your movies with progressive scan DVD playback.
- Stream your music and digital photos from a wide range of portable music players and digital cameras.
- Connect to your Windows XP or Windows Media Center PC..
Product Description
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The Xbox 360 comes fully loaded for the ultimate gaming
experience, with components and accessories that would cost over
£100 if sold separately.
Included in the pack:
Xbox 360 console:
Sexy styling that packs a punch -- three powerful core
processors are poised to pump out 720p/1080i output, 16x9
cinematic aspect ratio, anti-aliasing for smooth textures, full
surround sound and DVD playback right out of the box.
Xbox 360 hard drive (20 GB):
The detachable hard drive allows gamers to store their games,
music, downloaded trailers, levels, demos and community-created
content from Xbox Live Marketplace.
Xbox 360 wireless controller:
Hassle-free high-performance precision wireless gaming features
the Xbox Guide Button for quick access to digital movies, music
and games libraries. The controller has a range of 30 feet and
battery life of up to 30 hours of life on two AA batteries.
Xbox 360 faceplate:
The removable Faceplate comes in stylish white and can be
swapped out with custom faceplates to reflect gamers
personalities or room decor.
Xbox 360 headset:
This lets gamers form strategies with team-mates or trade banter
with nents while playing games on Xbox Live.
Xbox 360 component HD-AV cable:
This connects gamers to the world of Xbox 360 games and graphics
through high-definition and standard-definition connections.
Xbox Live silver membership:
With this, gamers can chat with friends online, send and receive
voice and text messages, and access new content from Xbox Live
Marketplace such as trailers, demos and casual games from Xbox
Live Arcade.
About the Xbox
The Xbox 360 console will be the first next-gen console released
and will fuse powerful hardware, software, and services to
provide a dramatic leap forward in high-definition gaming and
entertainment experiences.
The key technical specifications of the Xbox 360 console are
unlikely to make much sense to any but the most technical. But if
a custom IBM PowerPC-based CPU with three symmetrical 3.2GHz
cores, a 500MHz custom ATI Graphics Processor with 10MB of
embedded DRAM and unified memory architecture of 512MB GDDR3 RAM
and 700MHz DDR doesnt mean anything to you just consider this:
with specs like that the Xbox 360 is already more powerful than a
£2,000+ state-of-the art PC.
The Xbox 360 will also have three USB slots and both HD digital
and standard audio visual outputs, which can pump out games in
widescreen at 720p and 1080i resolution, complete with
anti-aliasing functionality. This will result in much higher
resolution games than ever seen before: the beginning of the HD
(high definition) era.
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The Xbox 360 is Microsoft's successor to the Xbox
( http://www..co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005RHQT ) console, and is
the first "next generation" games console to hit the market. It
has three powerful core processors which pump out 720p/1080i
output (translation: graphics look great), 16x9 cinematic aspect
ratio (translation: it's sort of like the cinema), anti-aliasing
for smooth textures (translation: characters look less like
chimps and more like people), full surround sound and DVD
playback right out of the box.
A multi media experience
Xbox 360, shown with levitating wireless controllerIn comparison
to the Darth Vader inspired design of the original Xbox, the Xbox
360 a thing of (near) wondrous beauty.
In addition to playing games and movies, the Xbox 360 can stream
music and video from a wide variety of electronic devices,
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and the Sony PSP ( http://www..co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002S9JAM ) .
Get Live
The Xbox 360 offers an online gaming experience via Xbox Live.
This allows you to play multi-player Xbox 360 games on the
internet via your broadband connection. The service also lets you
download--and save on the console's hard drive--new missions,
characters and vehicles for your favourite games. You can also
shout real-time abuse at your nents using the Xbox 360
headset ( http://www..co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000AYYACU )
Choose the package that's right for you
The Xbox 360 comes in two different packages: the deluxe package
includes a wireless controller, 20GB hard drive, and a number of
other accessories. Alternatively, the Core System
( http://www..co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000AXFKGQ ) bundle has a
standard wired controller and no hard drive.
Which option is right for you will depend largely on your gaming
needs--are you a fan of downloadable content? Do controller wires
upset the feng shui of your living room? There are pros and cons
for each option: for instance, if you do plump for the Core
System you will have to buy a separate memory unit
( http://www..co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000AYYACK ) if you want to
save your games. Likewise, if you opt for the deluxe version you
will need a steady supply of AA batteries or a rechargeable
battery pack ( http://www..co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000AYTQ7E ) to
power the wireless controller.
The Xbox 360 is only backwards compatible with a limited number
of original Xbox titles, and a hard drive is required for this
function.