New XBOX 360: Review

First look and you know, it s scored on the looks. Smaller, sleeker and a whole lot glossier version, the New XBOX 360 is complimented with a rather practical matt finished joystick, to avoid it from becoming a fingerprint magnet.

But is it really slim, as being touted around the world? Well the console does shed few inches but nothing radical when placed next to its predecessor, and that may just be the reason why Microsoft christened it the XBOX 360 S, rather than the Slim.

The new design also incorporates touch sensitive buttons for power and ejects functions.

The connectivity options have also significantly increased, with five USB2.0 ports on offer, along with an AUX port for connecting accessories like Kinect, an HDMI port, and the proprietary AV connector.

The console packs in a faster built in Wi-Fi support, along with a whopping 250GB removable Hard disk drive for memory.

Making gaming a lot more greener the new 360 consumes only 135W Vs 175 consumed by Elite and Arcade. The new console also packs in a single large fan design instead of the two smaller fans in the previous model, to address the long criticized noise problem during the gameplay.

But there still a few niggles left to be frowned upon, as the new 360 misses out on the all important Blu-Ray player, the external power brick could also been easily avoided and while the 360 S does provide you with a HDMI port, there is no HDMI cable in the box.

The new XBOX 360 is priced at nearly 22,000 rupees, which making it extremely competitive and a worthy value for price product