Xbox 360 Elite Console (120GB Hard Drive)

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Very little has changed at the rear of the console, with the HDMI port squeezed in next to the standard AV connector.

Likewise, dark and atmospheric games like the superb Bioshock and Gears of War looked crisp, clean and just generally awesome.d The audio dongle features two RCA connectors for left and right audio and a TOSLINK optical audio connector.

All Xbox 360s come with Xbox Live Free membership (Prior to October 2010, the free service was known as Xbox Live Silver) [62] and a one-month trial of Xbox Live Gold membership (only new accounts are eligible). The Xbox 360 features an online service, Xbox Live, which was expanded from its previous iteration on the original Xbox and received regular updates during the console's lifetime. The "Xbox 360 Core" was replaced by the "Xbox 360 Arcade" in October 2007 [111] and a 60GB version of the Xbox 360 Pro was released on August 1, 2008. i "Transforming D-pad" controllers feature a D-pad that can be rotated to switch between either a "plus" (4-way) or a "disc" (8-way) D-pad.On November 19, 2008, the Xbox 360's dashboard was changed from the "Blade" interface, to a dashboard reminiscent of that present on the Zune and Windows Media Center, known as the "New Xbox Experience" or NXE.

Each core had separate L1 caches, each containing a two-way set associative 32-Kbyte L1 instruction cache and a four-way set associative 32-Kbyte L1 data cache. In October 2006, 1080p support was added for all models in a system update, [12] including the "Core" using either the component/d-terminal cable, or the new VGA cable (although 1080p via component was not widely supported by televisions). At Microsoft's E3 press conference on June 10, 2013, another hardware revision of the Xbox 360 known as Xbox 360 E was unveiled for immediate availability. But its current sales trends puts it on par with Xbox 360, which over time went on to do 9m units in the UK. The drives are detachable, making it possible to move data from one console to another, and to upgrade the size of drive on a console.

At least you know that if your X360 suffers from the red ring of death within three years of purchase, you’ll get a replacement free of charge – no questions asked! The bundle included a Special Edition Blue console, which included a 500GB hard drive which was the most storage available in any Xbox 360 model.

It also lacks the TOSLINK connector found on all other (pre-2010) A/V cables (including the Component HD A/V Cable). At the E3 2007 press conference, Microsoft announced the Halo 3 Special Edition Xbox 360 Pro console, released September 25, 2007, along with the game. The first live events streamed on Live were the 2012 Revolver Golden Gods, Microsoft's E3 2012 media briefing and the Miss Teen USA 2012 beauty pageant. The bundle contains a red 120GB Xbox 360 Elite, a red wireless controller, a black wired headset, an Ethernet cable, a standard definition composite A/V cable, an HDMI cable, a physical copy of the game, an exclusive dashboard theme, and a digital voucher to download Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix from the Xbox Live Marketplace. Since the console's release in 2005, users have reported concerns over its reliability and failure rate.

The S model carries a smaller, streamlined appearance with an angular case, and utilizes a redesigned motherboard designed to alleviate the hardware and overheating issues experienced by prior models. In fact the Halo 3 themed X360 that will appear next month in line with the game launch, will be a Premium console with only a 20GB hard drive, but with HDMI output. In addition, Xbox 360 versions of cross-platform games were generally considered superior to their PS3 counterparts in 2006 and 2007, due in part to the difficulties of programming for the PS3. It was announced at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2012 and it integrates with Windows 8 and Windows Phone as well. The hard drives themselves are manufactured by various companies, including Fujitsu, Seagate, Samsung, Hitachi and Western Digital.