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Xbox 360

The XBox's size is comparable to that of other consumer electronics.
The fridge is small, lol.
The fridge is small, lol.

Just The Facts

  1. It's the second home video game console produced by Microsoft.
  2. It currently comes in three flavors: Elite, Pro, and Worthless.
  3. Its size is comparable to that of other consumer electronics.

Cracked on Xbox 360

The Xbox 360 is Microsoft's second foray into console gaming, and is named as such because there's no way a 2 could possibly compete with PlayStation's 3. It is the most successful of their two consoles, having not lost nearly as much money for them as the original Xbox (see: Life after the Video Game Crash). As of this writing, it has sold nearly 25 million units worldwide, putting them in second place in the console arms race; a race fought with gimmicky motion controllers, gimmicky copycat avatar things, and gimmicky Second Life clones.


The future of gaming. Not pictured: games.

Released on November 22, 2005, the Xbox 360 was first available in two versions: the Pro (with 20GB hard drive), and the Less Than Worthless (sometimes referred to as the Core). In late 2007, the Elite (with 120 GB hard drive) and Worthless models were introduced, with the Xbox 360 Worthless replacing the Less Than Worthless. And in August of 2008, the Pro system received an upgrade in the form of a new 60GB hard drive. The console's user interface has also received an overhaul, with the Blade layout being replaced by the New Xbox Experience. Among its new features are being able to install games to your hard drive for faster loading, find Marketplace content easier, and the ability to make your old Xbox themes absolutely useless.

Oh, also, it has a pretty decent library of games and is mostly a good system unless you happen to be one of the many who got one of the units (mostly early production models) that later got the Red Ring of Death.

Essential Links

List of Original Xbox Games Playable on Xbox 360 - Play original Xbox favorites like Aquaman: Battle of Atlantis and Yourself!Fitness on your Xbox 360 while your copy of Beyond Good & Evil continues to gather dust.

Xbox LIVE Community Games Index - An index of every Xbox Live community-made game that includes helpful user ratings. Unfortunately, there is not yet a way to filter games by which ones are about farts.

Xbox 360 discussion - Cracked's all-purpose discussion thread for everything related to the 360 itself.

Gamers' Quarantine - The Cracked forum's gaming discussion area. Here you'll find threads on individual games and other things gaming related.

Xbox 360 Articles

Shock! New Xbox Elite bundle with Halo 3, Fable II   Submitted by: Navigator2001Plus   |   Apr 23, 2009 | Source: Joystiq.com
I feel bad for anyone who already bought the Elite bundle that included Lego Indiana Jones and Kung Fu Panda.
What your Xbox 360 dashboard could've looked like   Submitted by: Navigator2001Plus   |   Jan 30, 2009 | Source: ComputerandVideoGames.com
Images from an early NXE prototype.
Xbox 360 Tops 28 Million Consoles Sold   Submitted by: Navigator2001Plus   |   Jan 6, 2009 | Source: Blog.Wired.com
I know you're probably thinking of the same joke that I am, but in actuality, only 10 of those 28 million happen to be multiple purchases from customers whose consoles ended up dying.
Unwire Your Xbox   Submitted by: Navigator2001Plus   |   Jan 2, 2009 | Source: PopSci.com
"Get your Xbox 360 online wirelessly with an old router and free software."

Even better than getting your 360 connected for cheap is this bit from the comments:
"BTW Happy New Year To All...2009...Yeaooow

4 out of 8 people found this comment helpful"
Xbox 360 Disc-Scratching Document Suggests Microsoft Knew   Submitted by: Navigator2001Plus   |   Dec 23, 2008 | Source: washingtonpost.com
I don't see what the big deal is. The Xbox 360 manual clearly states in point 4 font to not so much as even give a sideways glance towards the Xbox while it is running.


Cracked Talk on | Xbox 360

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0 Replies | Reply | Posted on 11/5/2009 7:05 PM
kaly76hummer

Recently, I found an age-gap site called __Agegapmingle.com__ It's a nice and free place­ for Younger Women and Older Men, or Older Women and­ Younger Men, to interact with each other. Age gap is­ not problem there. You may check out or tell your­ friends.

0 Replies | Reply | Posted on 11/5/2009 7:05 PM
kaly76hummer

Recently, I found an age-gap site called __Agegapmingle.com__ It's a nice and free place­ for Younger Women and Older Men, or Older Women and­ Younger Men, to interact with each other. Age gap is­ not problem there. You may check out or tell your­ friends.

0 Replies | Reply | Posted on 11/5/2009 7:05 PM
kaly76hummer

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