Xbox 360 console

Does the games console that promises the next evolution in gaming match up to the hype or should you wait another six months for the PlayStation 3? One week before the launch in the UK, we find out.

Reviewer: Stuart Miles
Review Date: 25 November 2005
Manufacturer: Microsoft
Price as reviewed: £279.99
Latest price: £175

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9/10

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User: Aaron 15, Rothwell, UK
Date Posted: 11 June 2006
Review: You just got to buy this console the graphics are amazing and the Xbox live features just put the cherry on the cake, so what if its noisy you just take advantage of the Dolby digital surround 5.1 and make it over lap the noise. BUT the Playstation 3 looks in good standing as well as it has Bluetooth is also HD ready and has a program called blu-ray which is a high definition DVD player which on its own costs about 400-500 quid and the controllers are also wireless and are bluetoothed. The downside is that this console is quite big and it looks like a George Forman griller! The Xbox is great for the money and the ps3 is slightly over but if it was anything like the 360 maybe even better, then the world will be a better place. Thank you.
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User: Scott, Sydney, Australia
Date Posted: 7 January 2006
Review: This is a must buy. This machine has much higher all round performance stats than the playstation3 and has more of those well known games to play with. Plus the Xbox live functions bring all the greatness together with the capability to ply with heaps of other people online all day every day. I'm really looking forward to that perfect dark zero and call of duty two. Anyway, the Playstation 3 won’t be able to compete this time being released later and with less power and function than the Xbox 360.
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User: Mark, Winchester, UK
Date Posted: 8 December 2005
Review: Just bought one for my sons - one of the lucky few who ordered 3 months ago and just had to check it works before they come home from scout camp :-) - graphics great - noisy in use, just like the Xbox - mfg warranty of only 3 months! - will Microsoft ever trust their products? - Nothing to do with the extended profits, oops warranty cover.
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User: Matthew, Leeds, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 7 December 2005
Review: A few weeks ago I was going on non stop about the Sony PSP and on the fringe of buying one, I was just worried that it would not be very easy to use and after playing on it I found it was hard to use the controls. Now after reading a review about the Xbox 360, I think I have something else to talk about at school. The consoles graphics are amazing after testing one out at Virgin Megastores in Leeds. The only think I have heard but have not had confirmed is that you can record TV programmes to the harddrive and watch later, very much like a Sky+ box. This addition would be a great addition and absolutely make me buy one. The only thing is I have had Playstations before, and buying this console means I will not be able to play my old games and will be forced to buy all the games again. But overall, this console does seem fantastic, it’s just a question of do we wait for the Playstation 3 or go for the Xbox 360. I am undecided!
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