Xbox 360 FAQ

After a promising entry into the extremely competitive world of console gaming, Microsoft has taken their game to the next step. The Xbox was a mere test, a plaything for the powerhouse that was used merely as a stepping stone to their true aspirations in the industry. Their next system, the Xbox 360, will finally complete these aspirations. This time around, the console wars are truly on and the big MS is going head on into the battle, armed to the teeth with hardware, features, and plenty of game publishers on deck. Their plan is simple: Take down Sony and finally defeat the almighty Playstation.

To help them in their task, Microsoft has designed a gaming beast from the ground up. This system is so jam packed with raw power and features that it makes current consoles look generations old. From Microsoft's own website, they describe their next system to be:

-Hardware, software, and services: Unveiled to the world on MTV on Thursday, May 12, 2005, Xbox 360 represents a dramatic leap forward in high-definition gaming and entertainment experiences. Fusing powerful hardware, software, and services, Xbox 360 fully engages you in a gaming experience that is more expansive, dramatic, and lifelike, where the possibilities are limitless and your imagination knows no boundaries. The next generation is here.

Even Bill Gates himself has called Sony out by challenging them with the pride and joy of the Xbox, Halo, and it's upcoming sequel, Halo 3. "'It's perfect," Gates says, emanating sheer pride, "when Sony launches [the new PlayStation], and they walk right into Halo 3.'" So what are Bill Gates and the boys at Microsoft so prideful in? The specs definitely tell an interesting story. Here is a list of the Xbox 360's specs:

Custom IBM PowerPC-based CPU• Three symmetrical cores running at 3.2 GHz each• Two hardware threads per core; six hardware threads total• VMX-128 vector unit per core; three total• 128 VMX-128 registers per hardware thread• 1 MB L2 cache