If you're at all interested in online gaming, you need an Xbox 360.
For starters, it's home to the most popular multiplayer games, "Halo" and "Gears of War." And its redesigned interface, the New Xbox Experience, makes it easier than ever to meet your friends (or make new ones) online. Even if you prefer playing solo, the Xbox 360 is the only console that lets you download bonus material for "Fallout 3," "Fable II" and (later this month) "Grand Theft Auto IV."
The results of Microsoft's Community Games project continue to surprise, with such clever amateur productions as "Rumble Massage," which turns the Xbox controller into a neck massager. And Xbox Live Arcade remains the premier source of downloadable original games, most costing $10.
A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.
Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.
15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.
The name "Hewson" carries a special weight for anyone who grew up during the golden age of British computing. As the son of Andrew Hewson—the man behind legendary publisher Hewson Consultants—Rob Hewson didn't just grow up playing video games; he learned to spell his name from their title screens. However, Rob didn't just rest on his family's 8-bit laurels. From leading major LEGO franchises at TT Games to tackling the high-stakes world of technical porting at Huey Games, Rob has carved out a unique path in an ever-evolving industry. In this candid interview Rob to discussed the burden and beauty of a family legacy, the technical "scar tissue" left by the ambitious Hydrophobia, and why porting a masterpiece like Inscryption to consoles is far more than a simple copy-paste job.
To celebrate Tomb Raider: Legend's 20th anniversary, the official channels have shared an early in-development gameplay demo.
There is no doubt that the 360 has more uniformity and options. But other than cross-game chat and a few other things, there is not much difference in my opinion. Tack on the $50 price tag, and they about even out. BOTH systems allow you to play online, which for ONLINE gaming...is that not the point?
With the state of the World's economy, this generation will last longer than any other. How can MS convince enough people to buy yet another Xbox in 2 years?
Sony and MS will BOTH continue to refine and evolve their online networks. One will remain free, while the other...who knows? One thing I see is that the PSN has drastically improved since launch and until the recent NXE Live changed very little. Live was very good right at launch so MS saw no need.
Yet again the Mainstream Media thinks that the 360 has a 20M console lead instead of a paltry 7M or so.
Let's see where Sony's and MS's networks are by the end of 2009.
Essential huh?
I think a lot of PC and PS3 gamers would disagree with that claim.
To me, telling consumers "If you're at all interested in online gaming, you need an Xbox 360." sounds very much like part of a marketing campaign.
To?...people that don't know where to shop around?
Or "Pee-Cees".
FAIL
Side note: The MAW is kinda fun though