There's a great article warning Bidders to Beware on Xbox 360 auctions at Newsfactor Magazine. Ebay sellers have tricked buyers into bidding on Xbox 360 boxes instead of the console. You know the cardboard that it came in. One of these listings read: "This is the Xbox 360 Core bundle box. It w ...
Ok, the 360 disks are only scratched when you move the console from horizontal to vertical or vertical to horizontal. Check out the video of exactly how this happens. If you're an industrious kinda guy (or chick), and don't mind working on the innards of your 360, the guys over at Llama.co ...
Consumer Reports just wrote up their take on the new 360 console. Here's a summary of what they thought, with my own thoughts in (parentheses): What they liked: Stunning images and sound (The HD generation baby!) Expanded online capabilities (Yes, Xbox Live is the bomb) Multimedia versat ...
IGN has a decent article about the problems the 360 has had so far. First they mention lockups/freezing. If you have this problem, make sure your power supply brick is well ventilated. If that doesn't cure the problem, call Microsoft at 1-800-4MXBOX. They'll help you determine if you have a ...
Trusted reviews gives a thorough 9-page review of the Xbox 360 console. These brits pull no punches, so you can count on the real low-down from these guys. Overall: 9 out 10 "When you’ve been anticipating something for a long time you often find yourself disappointed when you finally s ...
Reports show that 40,000 Xbox 360 consoles have been sold on eBay. That's 10% of the estimated 400,000 to have been sent to North America. I hate the fact that this is going on. Many gamers and gift-buyers are falling for the outrageous prices at ebay. I know some people waited in the cold a ...
Here are some screen shot comparisons of the original Xbox vs Xbox 360 games. First up, Madden football: Nice eh? Next up, Kong, on a Standard Def TV: HD makes a huge difference, but look at the standard TV difference! Wow, that's quite the next gen step. Found via Joystiq ...
Here's a scan of a reported corporate memo that the next Xbox 360 shipments for Best Buy will be December 16 to Dec. 18. The stores are to have 20 minimum of the Pro systems on the 18th. Whether they'll be selling some on the 16 and 17 is not stated for sure. At least there will be more ava ...
GameShout reports that gamers are saying the 360 is scratching game disks which basically makes them worthless. The problem is, Microsoft won't replace the disk, but will repair the console. They offer a free copy of Perfect Dark Zero as a replacement, but that does no good if you already have or ...
Well, the European launch for the Xbox 360 has come and gone. The UK sold out of units within hours, probably just long enough for the buyers to reach the register. "The Xbox 360 has virtually sold out in the UK as gamers rushed to snap up Microsoft's next generation games console, say ret ...
