Hardware Review: Xbox 360

Hardware Review: Xbox 360

  The hardware system that I will review today is the Xbox360, from Microsoft. It is relatively the older version to its most recent model, the Xbox One. Xbox360 is a hardware system, composed of many gaming graphic chips and motion chips that surpass my scope of knowledge. I purchased the Xbox 360 exactly about a month ago, for the purpose of owning a cheap gaming platform that would not be too outdated to play new game releases. My roommate and I purchased this at $179.00, which is significantly cheaper than the Xbox One, which costs $400.00.

  The Xbox 360 does what other gaming platforms do, playing CD games specifically designed for it. The main body of the Xbox connects with the television or other forms of screen display outputs via the HDMI cable. The graphics of the Xbox 360 is great, considering its price. Although having been released couple years ago, it still manages to be compatible with the heightened definition standards. Other strengths of Xbox is its access to Xbox Live, which allows me to get the most updated squads and line-ups for the sports game titles, such as FIFA 15. The Xbox Live feature also grants the users access to Xbox's free contents, such as downloadable games, free music and et cetera. In comparison with the competing Playstation Network, the Xbox Live feature goes under fewer maintenance, (drawing from my personal experience), which is definitely a benefit for the online game users.

  The two most viable competitions of the Xbox 360 can be considered as the previous Playstation 3 and the Nintendo Wii. The Xbox definitely has more ergonomically friendly controller design, which has been critically acclaimed. Also, the gaming engine focuses on the high speed of game progression; what I mean by that is, that when games are run through Xbox, it tends to run faster than other hardware systems. Overall, I definitely believe this Xbox 360 still has a selling pitch considering its affordable price, and also because it has all the updated features of the Xbox One. Additionally, it works great as a "smart platform," successfully connecting the users to various applications on the Xbox network.

This is an assignment from the Immersive Education course that I am taking at Boston College. The course is called Collaborative Computing. For details, visit the immersive BC portal at http://ImmersiveEducation.org/@/bc