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December 22, 2005
XBox 360 - first impressions
Here's hoping my kids don't read this and/or don't understand what I've written. Anyway, last night I took the "console" for a spin to see if everything works before putting it under the tree. We don't want to risk tearful kids eyes - do we ... Great excuse for taking an early look actually. I unpacked everything and connected all the various bits and pieces (including a long network cable) and played around for about 30 minutes or so. Here are my first impressions:
- Awesome!
- Make sure you take all the protective covering off, before trying to put a game in - the disc tray just will not open if there is something sticking to the front
- A blinking red circle on the power button means you haven't put the A/V cord in properly - you need to firmly press it in
- Setup is pretty easy. The keyboard interface works well.
- Wow, the power brick is really big and heavy. Not something you'll want to carry around with you.
- I love the wireless controller. Freedom.
- The console/fan is pretty loud - but I was expecting that and it didn't bother me while playing
- PGR 3 looks really neat. Graphics are extremely good (compared to my previous console experience)
- Downloading the emulation for an old XBox game worked smoothly, but I had to do the XBox-Live sign-up thing before it would let me.
- In fact I think the whole XBox-Live sign-up procedure was a little tedious.
- My gamertag is "mlangham"
I was able to drag myself away and repack everything after about 30 minutes. I haven't tried any online play yet - something for Christmas. Oh wait, it's a present for the kids... I forgot there briefly for a moment. So, see you around on XBox Live soon!
Posted by Matthew at December 22, 2005 07:55 AM