[Console] Xbox 360 PRO 60GB

The Good:

• Extremely well thought out online marketplace with Netflix, Facebook, Last.fm, twitter, and game marketplace.
  
• Good online gameplay (Xbox LIVE)
  
• The insane amount of games and exclusives like Halo, Gears of War, Saints Row, PGR, Left For Dead 1 and 2, and the Fable series.
  
• Other timed exclusives. Since Microsoft is such a big company, they have the power to ask companies for "timed exclusives" This happened with Modern Warfare 2 where Microsoft made a deal with Activision to have the map packs release on the Xbox first. The same thing is expected to happen with Call of Duty: Black Ops.
  
• More ergonomically hand fitting controller and layout (Opinionated, but many people with agree).
  
• Processor and GPU combo chip named "Jasper chip" allows for better cooling and eliminates the RROD.
  
• Integrated cross game chat, where a person playing one game can talk with someone playing another game.
  
• Better dashboard layout (Once again, opinionated)
  
• In game dashboard, if you're saying "The PS3 has that as well," I'd say you're correct, however, the Xbox had it first and it hasn't changed since it was made.
  
• Adding friends. I know some people who complain about this. If you want to add friends you met in a game you actually have to close your game and then go to your friends list add friends etc etc. This is not the same in the Xbox. For the Xbox you press the home button, go to recently players press A over their name, and push A on "Send Friend Request" and then you can press the home button and continue your game.
  
• Kinect or "project Natal" some people like it, some don't. I think it would be awesome to play Halo with it.
  

 

The Bad:

• Failure rate. Hopefully this changes with the "Slim" 360
  
• No Blu-Ray
  
• PS3 has some exclusives that even the most 360 fan boy's want.
  
• Loud. This is one of the major problems with the Xbox. If you have an original one you know what I'm saying. That thing can sound like a jet engine sometimes.
  
• No wi-fi. This doesn't bother me as I prefer a hardline connection for better internet. If you're a serious game you should never want a wireless console, as it can affect your online play.
  
• Massive power brick. They improved it a little bit with the new Xbox.
  
• Huge! This thing is thick and long as hell! (Note: No, that's what she said jokes allowed :P)
  
• Some people have found that the DVD-Rom drive scratches the disk but if you have a newer model I don't believe this does it anymore.
  

The Rating:

I would highly recommend this console if not for anything the exclusives and Kinect (If you're into that sorta stuff). This console has a lot to offer from intense online play, HD graphics, and most of all the online experience. This gets a 9/10. The reason it gets a 9/10 is because of no Blu-Ray. It is said that the new Xbox (720) will have a Blu-Ray drive. This is good because it allows for more intense graphical situations and bigger games.

• Price: $150-250 USD
  
• Score: 9/10
  
• 100% Kickass product