New Xbox 360 model by Claudia Sonea

On May 12, 2005 Microsoft unveiled on MTV the Xbox 360, a video game console produced in collaboration with IBM, ATI and SiS. Players can compete online and download arcade games and content such as game demos, trailers, TV shows, music videos, or rented movies through its Xbox Live service. Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii are its rivals. Well, now they launched a new version called Xbox 360 Arcade that both Directions on Microsoft analyst Matt Rosoff and Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey say it doesn't even represent a challenge to the Nintendo's Wii console. First of all, the price, that usually represents high interest to the casual gamer, is with thirty bucks more than the Wii, $279. However, it has a Wireless Controller, 256 MB Memory Unit, Composite AV Cable, HDMI 1.2 output, and 5 Xbox Live Arcade titles: Boom Boom Rocket, Feeding Frenzy, Luxor 2, Pac-Man Championship Edition and UNO, are joined in a single disk, which also includes a Welcome Video, and several game trailers and demos. Also it includes 256 megabytes of memory, but there comes the flaw: the version lacks a hard drive. All in all, nice going for Microsoft, but what's the point? Who would actually buy something that is more expensive and not less good than others like the incredible Wii consoles with unique motion-sensing controllers? Some might do it, if not from loyalty to this brand, at least because you're a hardcore player and see something promising in it. Although I wonder how promising can it be without the hard drive. Just wait and see!

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by Claudia Sonea for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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