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It's reached that stage again in the console war. Everyone's made their big opening salvo – now it's down to all sides taking pops at each other from the trenches by releasing add-ons and special editions.
But even knowing all of that the Xbox 360 Elite is a peculiar beast. Sure, it's nice to have a bigger 120GB hard drive and an HDMI 1.2 connection, but is it really enough to justify a stealthy new paint job?
Something's missing...
It certainly justifies the extra £60 on the price tag. If you still haven't plumped for one side in the PS3, Xbox and Wii War, you'd be bonkers to go for a non-Elite Xbox.
The hard drive alone is worth it. Hand on heart, the HDMI connection is nice, but it's shades of difference – and with HDMI slots often hard to come by on first or second-gen hi-def sets, it can actually be a bonus to be able to run 1080p content via a component HD cable.
There are also some obvious bits missing – like, why is there no HD-DVD drive built in? More importantly, why didn't they build in Wi-Fi, since the big sell here is about downloadable content?
Hi-def downloads
Overall, the Elite is pretty neat. It still obviously benefits from the strong Xbox games catalogue. And the hard drive and HDMI connection is really Microsoft's way of promising Xboxers more downloadable content with some in hi-def, a process that's already well under way with Enter Shikari videos already popping up in all the game videos on Live and entire TV series promised.
Review continues after the break...
But to then let slip – before Elite comes out in the UK – that the Premium Xbox 360 will soon be packing HDMI too makes this one of the most forgettable console updates since the Pikachu edition Game Boy Colour. You'll also soon be able to buy the 120GB hard drive separately, although it's still nice to have it all in one smart-looking box.
Ring of death?
The big question, though, remains unanswered. We love our Xbox 360, but we hate how often the damn things blow up. Will the Elite, which, like all new Xboxes has been subject to a 'progressive' series of hardware updates, be any less prone to going Red Rings of Death smack bang in the middle of a gaming session?
Ours remains green and sprightly so far – but for how long? More updates soon if the Rings show their glowing red face...
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carlbug
1 week ago
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carlbug
1 week ago
I don't have it yet, but I will buy it for sure in the near future.
imssol10
2 weeks ago
I don't think it's worth paying 60 extra ponds just for this. no wonder a lot of guys didn't "upgrade" software solutions
carlbug
3 weeks ago
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4 weeks ago
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Henry12
6 weeks ago
Thanks for such a great post and the review, I am totally impressed! Keep stuff like this coming.
carlbug
7 weeks ago
seems to be the state of the art in this domain. I am sure that they will upgrade it soon. hard money
djslinky2004
15 weeks ago
Best games console ever made, roll on the 720 !
JulianAnd
17 weeks ago
Microsoft Xbox 360 is a high-definition video of the game. This is not the case with the Nintendo Wii. The Wii is the standard definition and does not offer the same video and audio quality of the Microsoft system.
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petermarco
17 weeks ago
Well, this one really a fragile limited edition stuff. It shame I buy it, kinda disappointed tough.
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carmassi
24 weeks ago
Sometimes, it is far more troublesome than having to finish the software. But, indeed, inevitably have made a feature to the audit. lean manufacturing
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27 weeks ago
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srobbo71
39 weeks ago
My hubby had one that died, this one has been great - he's had it about 2 years with no probs and it's used constantly for online gaming and Skyplayer.
tesuhoha
39 weeks ago
My son had one of these but it stopped working.
markster
1 year ago
i think credit must be given to the 360 100%. right now on this machine your getting HD gamed at its best. now to get this quality on ps3 they are all blue ray games. the 360 does that quality on conventional dvd. so what does that about the hardware. very powerful.