Xbox 360 Article
Xbox360 – Will it be more successful than the original Microsoft project?
When Microsoft first came out with its Xbox hopes have been increased with the new console system would be a good competition to the Sony Play Station 2 console, but the reality turned to disappointment for many. The graphics on the Xbox were admittedly better and the loading time, thanks to the internal hard drive, was cut at least in half in comparison to the PS2.
Xbox picked up where Sega Genesis left off, taking on a lot of projects from the old console that revolved around sports. Some first person shooters, such as Halo and Medal of Honor series, were a tremendous success. But it lacked on the larger scales, where RPG’s and action games were concerned.
When the platform first came out the selection of games was a miniscule portion of the games available for PS2. The genres were limited and many games were not in stock in the gaming stores. The sales of Xbox systems outside of the United States never came close to compete with the Sony console and many gaming fans were disappointed in the fact that some games, such as Final Fantasy series, were never available for the Xbox.
Even the obvious advantages of the system, such as the internal hard drive, which allowed to save the game without the use of the memory cards and the internet capabilities of it did not compensate for poorly managed repertoire of games it offered. It did not manage to turn many faithful PS2 fans on its side.
In the attempt to counter the Sony enterprises yet again, Microsoft developed a system, Xbox 360, which in their opinion will have better chances of competing with Sony’s newest project, the PS3.
The Xbox 360 system offers many more options, starting with a way to build up your own network of friends within the Xbox Live community. It allows you to play HD DVD’s, use the console as an audio player and recorder, load your latest pictures on your TV set, create movies and much more. Two different versions of the console are available to choose from depending on how much money you are willing to spend in one time.
A few new RPG’s such as Phantasy Star series, are about to make an appearance and many arcade and family games are also about to join the Xbox family. And finally for the undying Halo fans the 3rd game in the series is to make its appearance sometime in the nearest future.
The picture looks more hopeful now, when it appears that the Xbox 360 project was much better thought through. Gamers will just have to wait and see what happens when the PS3 finally hits the shelves in November of this year.
