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Price: £179.99 (Core version), £199.99 (Arcade), £249.99 (Premium), £279.99 (Halo 3 Limited Edition) £299.99 (Elite) Latest deals
Best exclusive games: Gears of War, Crackdown, Viva Piñata, Forza Motorsport 2, Bioshock, Halo 3, Project Gotham Racing 4, Mass Effect.
The lowdown:
Although it has by far the largest number of games available for any of the new home consoles the Xbox 360 is still seen by many as a hardcore gamer's system. This is beginning to change though and Xbox Live is leagues better than any other console's online service. The Core and Arcade versions don't have a hard drive though so the Premium model is the best value for money.
Value for money:
Future proof:
Range of games:
Pros:
Greatest number of exclusive titles and widest developer support.
Normally has best versions of multiformat games.
Xbox Live is by far the best online service, although it does have a monthly fee.
Cons:
Variety of games still relatively limited, especially for non-hardcore games.
Needs a separate drive to play HD-DVD movies.
Confusing range of console models with no hard drive as standard.
