Microsoft Xbox 360

Microsoft's new Xbox is now a great, sleek, gaming and media station. With Online game play and market, new games, better graphics, and its multimedia power. The Xbox 360 fights for the being the best game system in the seventh generation.

The Xbox 360 has, as of yet, the best online modes of all other gaming systems. "Xbox Live" offers two different Xbox Live accounts. Silver (which is free) gives you access to the online market where you can download movie trailers, game demos, game add-ons, arcade games, wallpapers, and also allows you to chat with online friends, and play some online games. Gold (costs about $60 per year) gives you access to the marketplace and allows you to play all the online multiplayer games with friends or strangers. The Xbox Live uses a matchmaking system to match you with other games of similar skill so your not bothered with "noobs" or picked on by "pros".

Xbox 360 has the second best "maximum resolution" of the seventh generation but some people say that they actually use the best they can whereas the PS3 (which has the best) does not. Most people can't even see a difference between the two because they both use up to 1080p HD graphics and you need a great TV to show that much.

The Xbox 360 is well known for the multimedia functions it can do. Not only can you watch DVDs in HD (with an attachment) but you can play music while you play games, or while you watch a slideshow of pictures (which you can download to your hard drive), watch TV shows, music videos, or even movie trailers downloaded on to the HHD. The dashboard is customizable, and even the system itself is customizable. (Customizing the system will void its warranty and I do not recommend that you do this).

I find that the Xbox 360 is, in my opinion, is the all-round best system of the seventh generation. But this gaming beast has one Major defect, the infamous "Red Ring of Death". This is a hardware failure where three flashing red lights appear on the front of the console and is covered by the warranty.