The Xbox 360 is the successor to Microsoft's Xbox video game console. Upon its release on November 22, 2005, the Xbox 360 Video Game Console became the first console to have a simultaneous launch across the three major regions, as well as the first console to provide wireless controllers as a standard. Microsoft believes that its push towards high-definition video gaming, year-early head start and its Xbox Live online gaming service will help in the console's success.

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as they relate to HD DVD video playback. "Microsoft's vision is to deliver high-definition (HD) entertainment experiences on every screen in the home, and Xbox 360T is the killer app for HD televisions. Today Xbox 360 plays HD games, lets you download HD content from Xbox Live Marketplace, view live and prerecorded HDTV and HD movies from Windows Media Center Edition PCs, and view photos in HD by connecting a digital camera or Windows XP PC."

As mentioned previously, there are two versions of the Xbox 360 available. The $299 Core System delivers the bare basics: the console, a single wired controller, and a standard composite A/V cable. The $399 "premium" bundle includes the console, along with several key accessories that you'd otherwise have to purchase separately: a wireless game controller, a communications headset for Xbox Live, a component A/V cable, an Ethernet networking cable, and--most important--a snap-on 20GB hard drive.

The Xbox 360 video console was designed from the ground up to be ready for the HDTV era. As such, all the games have been designed to at least 720p resolution (1,280x720 wide-screen), with many titles available in 1080i. A system update in October 2006 added 1080p (1,920x1,080 wide-screen) support, but games at that resolution won't start rolling out until 2007. Furthermore, not many HDTVs can handle 1080p via component. To see the graphics in HD, of course, you'll need to be connected to an HD-ready TV or monitor via the component-video adapter, which is included in the premium $399 Xbox bundle. Alternately, you can pick up VGA video adapters from Microsoft ($40) or Joytech ($20), which let you connect to HDTVs and PC monitors that offer a standard 15-pin VGA/RGB connector. The VGA adapter offers a handful of other PC monitor-friendly high-def resolution choices, such as 848x480 and 1024x768 as well as the traditional high-def resolutions available via component. The Xbox 360's component adapter includes a fallback composite output, and the system can output good ol' standard 480i resolution with formatting for squarish 4:3 (non-wide-screen) sets.

Just like the old Xbox, the new system offers top-notch Dolby Digital audio. All of the A/V cables include an optical audio output, and each A/V cable also comes with standard analog stereo connections for connecting to a TV or stereo.

One of the major successes of the original Xbox was Xbox Live, and it is an even more intrinsic part of the Xbox 360. Silver members have access to the Xbox Live Marketplace, Microsoft's online bazaar. In order to play multiplayer games, you'll need to upgrade to Xbox Live Gold. Moreover, Microsoft has added another feather to the 360's Marketplace cap with the addition of TV show downloads and feature-length movie rentals, available in both standard and high-definition videos.

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