The Xbox 360 is promising to be a phenomenal console. But
despite all the bells and whistles and an improved game
selection, it may still have an achilles heel that keeps it from
grabbing new buyers from Playstation.
Not only will the slick Xbox 360 design build on the
grean and black of the original, you will be able to snap on
customizable face plates for your own look. In answer to the
dismay over the apparent lack of an included hard drive, it was
recently announced at http://www.xbox-games.xbox-360-news.info
that attachable hard drives will be available. No harm done.
The Xbox 360 will include a much hyped "Ring of Light"
and Xbox Guide Button on the xbox controller. This button will "
connect you to your games, digital media, and the world of Xbox
Live™ ", but I still see the controller as having a potential
deal-killer. It's about control.
The Xbox 360 controller appears to still hae the same
button configuration at the previous incarnations. That setup,
tho adequate for many games, doesn't work well with one of the
best selling game franchises of all time, the madden football
series. Altho the xbox controller's trigger works extremely well
for 1st person shooter games, it lacks 2 additional buttons in
the trigger areas, which means fewer control options.
For instance, Madden football games on the playstation consoles
use the 2nd button for additional audibles, and quick decision
options during any play. The Xbox 360 controller, lacking
those two buttons, means any Madden player will be limited.
Let's cross our fingers and pray to the powers that be that the
Xbox 360 controller is as versatile as the Sony
counterpart.
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