Xbox 360

chilli_dog

Hi,


Im thinking of buying an Xbox 360 to replace my old Xbox.

If anyone owns one can you give me some feed back on them?

are they worth the price?

I think Toys R Us do the best packages at the mo, anyone reccomend anyone better?

Sorry about the questions, thanks in advance

Martin

jamesybravo

Best thing I ever bought, but you need to play on live to get the full benefits of it tbh. Not sure about best deals though.

ichiban1962

if you ask my kids its the best thing since sliced bread...

until the playsation 3 comes out that is

xbox360 games are a bit pricey but shoud come down as soon as sony release their system

be prepared it is bloody noisy as well

other than that games look fantastic the sound is great
good system but dont buy the core go for the premium one
works out a bit cheaper in the long run

ABH_3

chilli_dog wrote:

Hi,


Im thinking of buying an Xbox 360 to replace my old Xbox.

If anyone owns one can you give me some feed back on them?

are they worth the price?

I think Toys R Us do the best packages at the mo, anyone reccomend anyone better?

Sorry about the questions, thanks in advance

Martin

They have a tendancy to 'lock up' and cease to function around the 6 month marks seemingly. Here for more: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php?t=49622

HTH

C_Ronaldo

ive had mine since just after xmas last year and its been fine

wolfman

Yeah I think that's a small percentage of users, and even then with one of the earlier units. I think you'd be unlucky to get a faulty unit, and if you do just return it and get a fresh one.

I've had mine since January, and only had one lock up.

For me:

Pros:
- Excellent graphics.
- Very complete, overall package.
- Wireless controllers, I've always like MS's controllers, and their wireless controller is brilliant. Well built, comfortable, robust.
- Xbox Live, best online package about.
- Looks good, nice and small too.

Cons:
- Still not a huge selection of decent games.
- Can be noisy, depends what DVD-ROM drive you get. Some are noiser than others. I think I've got a Toshiba.
- Wireless adapter is quite expensive at around £60.

For games, Elder Scrolls - Oblivion is incredible, probably the best game on the 360 at the moment in my opinion. It offers huge value for money too, one of the best games I've played in a long time.

Other good games are Project Gotham 3, Ghost Recon AW, Burnout Revenge, Call Of Duty 2, Rockstar Table Tennis (cheap, frantic action, good laugh with a few mates). Apart from those you'll be hard pushed to find many other exceptional titles.

greyster

someone just posted that Asda may be doing a 20% off consoles deal this weekend only. Linked to a newspaper voucher deal.

So if your buying soon, perhaps keep eyes peeled on this forum?