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New XBOX 360: Review, Pics, PicturesIn the home console game market, Sony has been the long leader with its Sony Playstation and PS2, after displacing Nintendo64 and GameCube a few years ago. While the PS2 has dominated the last few years, a recent challenger has emerged in the Microsoft Xbox. Xbox was a new initiative for Microsoft, leaving behind their long leadership in desktop PCs operating systems and applications, and moving into the flashy, trendy world of home video games. The home video game market though had a lot of promise, with revenues more than exceeding the entire box office of Hollywood films. Games are a big business, and MS wanted a piece of that growing pie, which was in fact growing much faster than their traditional markets.
This was a critical release for them, getting the XBox 360 out in time for Christmas 2005 shopping season. To create buzz, they want everyone asking, where can I get the new Xbox 360? Hopefully there will be minimal shortages as MS still manages to ship some 3 million xBox 360s in the next few months. By being the first to market with the latest gaming platform, you get the first wave of consumers willing to invest money both in your hardware and your games - the vast majority of home gamers will buy only one console, so that might mean lost customers for Sony by the time the Play Station 3 is released. Buying a new Microsoft Xbox 360 - where to buy Xbox360The lastest Xbox 360 comes in two retail configurations. For $299 you get the basic system and a wired controller. For $399, you get wireless controllers, a 20GB HD, a headset for communicating on xBox live online system, a media remote control, and component AV-HD cables for connecting your system to your high definition TV. This is one of the selling points of the nex Xbox 360 - high definition gaming for the first time and surround sound (all games are designed for native 720p at 16:9 widescreen ratio). With new high speed processor and graphics chips, the Xbox 360 games have more of a cinematic look to them, with new levels of realism that was impossible with previous regular TV display quality. Of course, without games to play, it is just a plastic box sitting next to your TV, so with the launch of the new XBox 360 comes an initial slew of Xbox 360 games, like Star Wars Battlefront 2, King Kong, Quake 4, Madden NFL 2006, Tony Hawk AMerican Wasteland, Call of Duty 2, Battelfied, Half Life 2, PG Racing, and Perfect Dark Zero. Most Xbox 360 games cost either $49.99 or $59.99, similar to the normal xBox and PS2 pricing. In time, you can usually pick up used Xbox 360 games (or any console games) for about half price if you wait about 6 months - check Ebay or used listing on Amazon or your local video or game store that sells used games.Preorder a new Microsoft Xbox 360 - Waiting list for XBox 360Where to buy an xBox 360 online? Most online stores and electronic retailers carry the Xbox 360. There are initial allocations for the first shipments arriving before Christmas, so chance are if your favorite store sells out, it will not be able to get any more Xbox 360s until their next allotted shipment. You many want to ask exactly what day and time their next shipment arrives, or get on a waiting list if you are determined to get your xBox360 without paying exhorbitant prices from some 3rd party. Best Buy is supposed to get 15% of all the units built before Christmas, and Walmart is supposed to get 17% - so those are you 2 best bets. Online, you can check Amazon.com, ToyRUs.com. How does the Xbox 360 compare with the PlayStation 3? Both systems are designed around high end graphics and processing chips, so it is likely that overall gaming animation and graphics will be similar. PS3 will come with support for high definition DVDs, which Xbox 360 will not.
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