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The Depth of the 360

Posted by Zonk on from the lots-of-shinies dept.

Kotaku has a long day's worth of hands-on information about the Xbox 360. Information covers packaging, hookup, the Interoperability, Multimedia, and Live interfaces. They also have hands-on impressions of some of the launch titles, including Kameo, PGR3, Amped, and NBA 2K6. From the hookup article: "I was surprised at how much I like the new controller. The design feels lighter that current gen stuff and the minor tweaks to the shape really help make holding it a pleasure. The button layout is mostly the same as with the xbox controllers with one major exception. The black and white buttons, always a pain in the ass to find in the middle of intense Xbox games, have been converted into two small rectangles located over the triggers, making them much more intuitive to use."

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  1. Have to Agree by Shadow+Wrought · · Score: 2, Informative

    I tried one of the 360 controllers at a local Game Crazy and, I have to say, they were the most comfortable controllers I've used. I'm not a big fan of MS, or the XBox, but props to them (or whoever they hired) for the design.

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  2. The brick by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/images/3604.jpg

    Though Xbox 360 is a bit smaller than the original one, if you add this huge power brick it's bigger.

    1. Re:The brick by Keeper · · Score: 4, Informative

      The brick is in the final retail unit as well. Though if you think about it for a second, it makes sense. The 360 probably has the same power requirements of a mid to high end PC. When was the last time you saw a tiny PSU for a PC?

  3. Wow by MullerMn · · Score: 1, Informative

    So, Nintendo have come up with an entirely new way of controlling a console, that is totally different from everything that has come before it, atleast in the main stream.

    Microsoft, with their enourmous resources, have made the controller lighter, and moved some buttons.

    Pathetic.