Xbox 360 250GB Console

Product Information

Today, we have millions of users a month from around the world, and assess more than 1,000 products a year. Gone is the attractively understated matt finish of both the original white Xbox 360 and the later, blacker, Xbox 360 Elite. The chassis design itself is updated to good effect, though, with the front having a far more pronounced “X” shape to it – albeit stretched out a little.

Microsoft has made many fine improvements to the new Xbox 360 to make it a worthy purchase—for new users. Updates in pursuit of power reduction aside, there’s nothing different about the Xbox 360 260GB’s silicon. com and PC Magazine are among the federally registered trademarks of Ziff Davis and may not be used by third parties without explicit permission.ports, HDMI, S/PDIF, and composite A/V ports, an input for the power supply, and a single custom auxiliary jack that will let you hook up the camera for the forthcoming Kinect motion-based controller.

Sony is countering Kinect with its PlayStation Move, which utilizes wireless Wii-like controllers and the PlayStation Eye camera to bring motion controls to the PS3 in September.Includes Xbox 360 250GB matte version console, power supply, HDMI cables, and a wireless Microsoft brand 360 controller.

While the hardware layout has changed, the core specs of the Xbox 360 250GB remain entirely unchanged. The disc-eject button now resides to the upper left; previously it was to the immediate left, and designed to appear as part of the system tray itself. The Xbox 360 Slim, the Xbox 360 Slimline the Xbox 360 S or even what Microsoft has actually decided to go with: the Xbox 360 250GB. Kinect for Xbox 360 (the add-on formerly known as Project Natal that will debut in November) utilizes a 3D camera with an integrated microphone that allows users to interact with specially designed games without using a controller or headset.As a result of the far-too-long-awaited Dashboard update which finally made Memory Units redundant, the Xbox 360 250GB forgoes the ports for those devices, leaving only two USB ports up front. Although the new Xbox 360 has a dedicated Kinect port, the add-on is compatible with previous Xbox 360 models (it will require multiple cables, however). Later this year, Zune on Xbox 360 will debut, letting entertainment-seekers with Zune Pass subscriptions stream music and HD movies. Dubbed the "Xbox 360 slim" by both journalists and consumers, the redesigned Xbox 360 has the same horsepower, game library, and rich online experience as previous Xbox 360 models, but contains several key tweaks and improvements—inside and out—that make it the best Xbox yet. Arguably it’s a greater boon than the console’s size-reduction – housing that oversized unit inside an AV cabinet wasn’t the easiest task.