XBOX 360 Question

Originally Posted by Darrell

Hell yeah it's worth it!

Well, it's good to have a HDD so you don't need to rely on a memory card for saving games.

Now that the new dashboard is upgraded and if you have an XBL gold account and Netflix, you can watch streaming movies.

XBOX 360 rocks!

Darrell what is the dashboard. I have a 360 and have never used it.

Originally Posted by Tombstone

Darrell what is the dashboard. I have a 360 and have never used it.

It's the menu system on the XBOX. It shows your achievements, gamer points, friend list, etc.

[Gophernut]

I was just signing on to post this question! My kid wants one for x-mas and I don't know a darn thing about them. What is the difference in the models other than 20gig, 30gig, etc.?

Originally Posted by Gophernut

I was just signing on to post this question! My kid wants one for x-mas and I don't know a darn thing about them. What is the difference in the models other than 20gig, 30gig, etc.?

Not much, other than HDD space. As far as I know. I know their is no "souped" up processor or anything, all of the processors are the same across the board, so it must just be the HDD space.

[Gophernut]

Thanks for the info. Are there any accessories that would be "required" for this assuming it's going to a 12 year old boy?

Definitely wireless controllers. A Wired headset comes with it and that's fine unless you wanted to opt for the wireless bluetooth looking headset. He's going to want to talk to his friends. Perhaps also the battery charger and packs, I go through a ton of batteries. Extra controllers.

Xbox Live membership and the networking adapter

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/accessories/

[AD720]

Originally Posted by Darrell

Not much, other than HDD space. As far as I know. I know their is no "souped" up processor or anything, all of the processors are the same across the board, so it must just be the HDD space.

There also used to be a difference where some models came with bulit in HDMI support and others required an additional adapter. I'm not sure if that is still true but it is something to look out for.

And of course the token 360 > PS3

[JE3146]

Originally Posted by kwoody

And of course the token 360 > PS3

That's so false, I don't even know where to begin.

They're about on par right now and it pretty much boils down to the exclusive game franchises you like, or the new emerging franchises.

The extra hardware cost of the PS3 can easily be justified for the blu-ray player.

While the PS3 may lose a few points in the exclusive titles department, it makes up for with free online play versus having to pay for a yearly subscription.

It really depends on what you want out of the system.

I own both consoles, and love both. The failure rate of the Xbox 360 (that's not even factoring in the annoying and abundant disc read errors... know how frustrating it is to spend an hour trying to beat a boss, you finally beat him, then get a disc read error at the cutscene before it saves?) and the requirement of a yearly payment online are my two biggest gripes with the platform as a whole.