So the X-Box 360th
There are several aspects that make the X-Box for me the best alternative:
The games selection. Exclusive titles like Mass Effect, Halo 3, Fable 2 or Viva Pinata make playing a real experience. Of course there are also many non-exclusive titles that can sweeten the one dreary winter evening.
The Price. You could buy for under 200 this bundle before Christmas. Value for money 5 star.
The Live Community. Although costs in Gold status, but that the server run very stable and there is also a lot of nice touches such as some addons for games or demos completely free (with the silver membership).
Unfortunately, there are also negative aspects to report.
Price of Games. New releases cost usually around 70 (!); I think this is a joke. My pain threshold (as an ex-PC gamer) is 50. Of course, there are also older games from mostly 20-30 to acquire.
Volume of the system. The X-Box is saulaut. Anders you can not say it. Of course, it does not fall on one when you play on decent volume or even with headphones, but if you watch eg a quiet film, the volume can already interfere. With the new firmware update but you can at least install games to the hard drive. They usually occupy nearly 7GB. This reduces the volume considerably, since the DVD drive of the console is very noisy.
The Design. Of course, my purely subjective opinion, but visually appealing, neither the housing nor the controller.
But that's an insignificant disadvantage, there are indeed the intrinsic values)
Five stars from me just get (almost) perfect products. Perfect the X-Box 360 is not sure, but after considering all the strengths and weaknesses I'm on very good 4 stars.
I hope this review might help you.
Small note. I think due to the formatting of the hard drive are in the end only good 50GB writeable.
Also, I recommend as a supplement to this packet, the Play and Charge kit, with which you have to buy any more batteries and can charge the controller while playing comfortably.