Microsoft Xbox 360 Arcade

892 reviews

Jun, 2013

Positive
Game selection (23)
Family (8)
Design (3)
Usability (2)

Negative
Connectivity (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 892 reviews from magazines and websites. Comments about the usability and design are on the whole positive. The value for money and game selection are also mentioned favorably. There are some negative reviews about the connectivity and portability.

game selection, value for money, family , design, usability

portability, connectivity

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Game Consoles the Microsoft Xbox 360 Arcade is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 81/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by: Daniel S. Evans (pcmag.com)

Microsoft XBox 360 Arcade

The Xbox 360 was one of the top gifts of the holiday season back in 2006 and could be again this year. Microsoft's new Xbox 360 Arcade ($199.99 list) is a stripped-down version of the game console that hits the pricing sweet spot that consumers are...

Inexpensive next-generation console. Intuitive new interface and streaming capabilities. HD gaming

Barely enough storage to upload the new OS, let alone download games from Xbox Live Marketplace. No Blu-ray drive

The Xbox 360 Arcade is a fine entry-level, next-generation console, but its lack of storage makes game play feel like that of an Atari 2600.

Nov, 2008

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Expert review by: Brian Lam (wired.com)

Xbox Aces Console Wars: Best Online Gameplay, Solid Lib...

Three years after the first shots were fired in Console War VI, Xbox 360 is winning the fight with the only weapons that really count: the deepest game library

Multiplayer matchmaking fills your social void with 12 million friends. Streams media from your PC

Premium Xbox Live account costs 50 clams a year. Clunky UI is terrible for navigating long lists of media

Oct, 2007

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Expert review by: 411Team Specialist (my411family.com)

Microsoft Xbox 360 Console Review

As the first of the next generation of video game consoles, it had a lot of expectations, and people were curious as to where the bar would be set for the later consoles from Sony and Nintendo. Microsoft did a good job at setting the bar pretty high....

Microsoft knew we wouldn't have a next generation console to compare the Xbox 360 to when it came out, but that didn't seem to affect the quality of the product that Microsoft released. This is a great media console that will play amazing looking video...

Feb, 2007

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Consumer review by: seabass4115 (cnet.com)

Very addictging

Cheaper than with hard drive

Not much memory

Aug, 2011

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Consumer review by: iqqi_sidhu (cnet.com)

Nice,Yet not Reliable compared to competitors.

Xbox 360 as a whole series changed what was thought about Microsoft in gaming industry especially in the hardware segment,there has been a lot that has changed in past 4 years of the xbox 360 regime Sony play-station 3 i think no chance for them they...

Graphics,positive response from at least 60% of the gamers another are anti-Microsoft by default but graphics sound quality and the best thing is Xbox live which is ultimate for many as it looks like

It's totally right to mark the console as unreliable for the time being still they are not as unreliable as they used to be (When they were released), xbox live subscription gold pack cost around $40 for a year still not totally free

Sep, 2010

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Consumer review by: iqqi_sidhu (cnet.com)

Nice,Yet not Reliable compared to competitors.

Graphics,positive response from at least 60% of the gamers another are anti-Microsoft by default but graphics sound quality and the best thing is Xbox live which is ultimate for many as it looks like

Sep, 2010

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Consumer review by: stigy22 (cnet.com)

AMAZING CONSOLE

i like this product because it was original (until PS3 copied xbox's ideas) so many games to choose from. you can enjoy this console no matter what age you are no need to worry about the prices of the games (unlike PS3) which most of them are...

mostly easy to use, wide variety of games to choose from, fun for all ages,if you think about it its quite cheap, beats any of its competitors (ps3,wii)

red rings of death (search it up in google),have to pay to go on the xbox live

Aug, 2010

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Consumer review by: harltron5000 (cnet.com)

Good Console

Works great for a first console.

Cheaper than pro if you just play games and don't plan on downloading movies or tv shows ; Comes with some arcade games and a retail game

None so far

Jul, 2010

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Consumer review by: Aghmat (cnet.com)

It is the only xbox with built in memory

I like this version of xbox because it is affordale and does not suffer from the rrod so easily such as the core model it also has built in memory which none of the other xboxes have.

built in memory,easily upgradable,dirt cheap

no chrome dvd drive, needs a hardrive to play old xbox games

Jun, 2010

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Consumer review by: Aghmat (cnet.com)