The Xbox 360 is the successor to the Xbox, and competes with Sony ’s PlayStation 3 and Nintendo ’s Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles.

The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft, and was developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, and SiS.

The integrated Xbox Live service allows players to compete online and download content such as arcade games, game demos, trailers, TV shows, and movies.

So the console wars rage on… Microsoft’s Xbox 360 is arguably the best console out there.

The original shipment of the Premium version included a cut-down version of the Media Remote as a promotion.

The Civil War gets a contemporary twist.

Many accessories are available for the console, including both wired and wireless controllers, faceplates for customization, headsets for chatting, a webcam for video chatting, Dance Mats and Gamercize for exercise, three sizes of memory cards, and three sizes of hard drives , among other items, all of which are styled to match the console.

The console sold out completely at release in all regions except in Japan, and, as of July 17, 2008, 20 million units have been sold worldwide according to Microsoft.

Offering a place to not only store, but also charge your 360 controllers while you’re away.

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It features a port on the top to which a custom-housed hard drive unit can be attached in sizes of either 20, 60 or 120 GB.

Music, photos and videos can be played from standard USB mass storage devices, Xbox 360 proprietary storage devices , and servers or computers with Windows Media Center or Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or higher within the local-area network in streaming mode.

Return to Stilwater to battle new rivals in this action-packed sequel with more of everything that made Saints Row great.

Xbox Live Arcade is an online service operated by Microsoft that is used to distribute downloadable video games to Xbox and Xbox 360 owners.

There are more gangs, vehicles, missions, customizations, combat options, and weapons.

The Xbox 360 will use the iPod’s database for media information and works with both Windows and Mac formatted iPods.

As the leader of the Saints, you’ll battle with rival gangs and a menacing multinational corporation to rule the metropolis.

The Xbox 360’s graphical user interface is the Xbox 360 Dashboard; a tabbed interface that features five “Blades” , and was designed by AKQA.

Known during development as Xenon, Xbox 2, Xbox FS, Xbox Next, or NextBox, the Xbox 360 was conceived in early 2003.

It allows users to create a user profile, join on message boards, and access Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade and Marketplace and talk to other members.