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Article: Video Games: Microsoft's Xbox 360 makes a strong debut
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- Elk Grove Times (IL)
- Article date:
- December 1, 2005
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Microsoft's new video game console, the Xbox 360, was met with long lines of anxious gamers last week. With a limited launch supply and huge demand, some people went home disappointed. But for those lucky individuals who walked away with the most powerful video game console to date, we ask, "Was it worth it?"
Each 360 unit is built around three 3.2-gigahertz processors running in triplicate. This means is that, in terms of raw data-processing power, the Xbox 360 is roughly three times more powerful than a fairly high-end personal computer. Wireless technology is built right into the system, so controllers and other cordless peripherals work seamlessly.
The Xbox 360 can use a 20-gigabyte ...