10 things i love about the Xbox 360
with all the hype of the late release of the Nintendo Wii and the PS3, i thought i'd recap all the stuff i love about the Xbox 360 platform. to be clear, i'm not a game platform bigot. i'm equal opportunity. i fully expect to own all 3 of these platforms before this is all said and done, and i expect them to all coexist peacefully in my home neighborhood.
1. the controller - let's see, let me go through all the gaming systems i've owned - pong, atari 2600, sega genesis, sega game gear, ps1, ps2, N-gage, PSP and the Xbox 360. the 360's controller blows them all away. it fits perfectly in your hand, and just becomes a part of you. how come no one else could do this before. and the wireless works great too. it's RF, so there's no need to have line of site[sic] open to the console.
2. xbox live - xbox live is done right on so many levels. yes, having to pay to play other people sucks big time, but for the $50 per year, i think it is well worth it. surely, xbox live has forced Sony to think very hard about how they would go to market with multiplayer gameplay, and i see this as Sony's hardest challenge in marking up feature for feature with Microsoft. this is because xbox live is so much a part of the gaming experience on the xbox that it doesn't even make sense for me to play without it. the fact that it is recording achievements (see #9) while i am playing is actually a big motivation to play in addition to the fun of playing. when playing my PSP i long for having achievements or something similar on this platform.
3. the graphics - well, compared to pretty much anything else currently available, the 360 blows everything away, and that's on the first generation games. it always takes developers a couple generations to learn how to tune a platform. this will only get better.
4. the sound - i come out of a game of call of duty 2 with my heart racing and wide awake. adrenaline is clearly racing through my body. i think this has everything to do with the 5.1 sound coming out of the optical port on the xbox 360 cable.
5. the media player - i've had a number of solutions for my stereo that allow me to stream music from a server on my network and play music. the xbox360 does it better than all the others i've had. AND, i can also play a slideshow of pictures from any computer in the house to the TV while playing this through the stereo. i can play music off of one server, and pictures off of another, no problem. no media center PC required.
6. making my own soundrack for any game - i am the type that usually has the stereo on while playing video games. i love the fact that i can be playing a game, and also streaming my music collection from any computer in the house in the background to the game. given #4, i don't do this a lot, but it is nice to have the option.
6. the demos - it's awesome to be 10 minutes away from trying any game. over a cable modem, downloading a 1GIG game demo is pretty effortless, and you can now do it in the background while you play. this online marketplace feature is a winner.
7. the arcade - sometimes you just need a simple, mind-numbing game. sometimes you just don't have time to take on an entire level of oblivion or game of NCAA football. that's where the arcade comes in. a quick game of Zuma or Hexic can be a blast and boost your gamer scrore to boot. and the kids love Marble Blast Ultra.
8. platform compatibility - games on the pc are great, but i'm flat out tired of compatibility problems. half the games i get for my kids' pc do not work out of the box because of some system incompatibility, lack of disk space, what ever. what a pain. platform gaming is just so much easier for the average joe, and people who just don't have time to pimp their ride. the backward compatibility of the 360 leaves something to be desired, however, having to have the team at MSFT issue a patch for any original Xbox games.
9. achievements - every game on the 360, whether it be on disc or the arcade, has "acheivements" that add to your "gamer score" in Xbox Live. this is a remarkable concept, and is remarkably addictive. you don't feel like you've had an attractive gaming session unless you've upped your gamer score. achievements vary greatly based on the game, from scoring a rushing touchdown of more than 30 yards in NCAA 2006, to winning the war in Call of Duty 2.
10. the stats - i'm a stats junkie. whether you know it or not, every XBox 360 game is required to log some set of stats to the Xbox Live server as you are playing. there's numerous services that have partnered with Xbox Live to give you stats on what you've played, how long you've played it, as well as your "gamer score" and "achievements." i expect them to open this up a little more in the future to other third parties to develop additional services.
all in all, the Xbox 360 rocks. i could probably find 10 things i don't like about the Xbox 360, and maybe i will post those soon. but for now. i highly urge you to go out and buy one so i can play you.
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