Xbox 360

One of the gaming consoles introduced by Microsoft in late 2005 in the United States was the Xbox 360 which is a modified version of the Xbox and this was compiled in collaboration with other software giants like SiS, IBM and ATI. The Xbox 360 was made available in the market, divided into several kinds according to differences in configuration. The first among these is the Xbox 360 Arcade which substituted the Xbox 360 core which had been introduced primarily. Its features include 256 MB Memory Unit, Composite AV Cable, a Wireless Controller, 5 Xbox Live Arcade titles and HDMI 1.2 output. This is priced around US$279.99. The Xbox 360 having all the constituents of the Xbox 360 Core has a removable 20 GB Hard Disk Drive which is used to store the games and game information. Worth around US$349.99, the Xbox 360 is currently available with the HDMI 1.2 output accompanying a Zephyr motherboard and a GPU heatsink.

The priciest of the Xbox 360 variants is the Xbox 360 Elite released recently which is constituted by a 120 GB hard drive and HDMI 1.2 output along with headsets and controllers and is available at a price of US$449.99. The Xbox 360 can perform a variety of functions like it facilitates viewing of .wmv format videos, MPEG-4, allowing users to listen to music of their choice while playing games and also while watching pictures. The various hardware components of this gaming console include controllers, headsets, memory cards, HD DVD players and webcams, while there are also several system softwares which aid its functioning.

In early 2007, there were some complains that the Xbox 360 had damaged the game discs of some users. It has also been alleged in case of any malfunctioning of the Xbox 360 that while it had a comparatively low failure rate around 30%, any kind of major defect was incapable of being cured.

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