In a recent article a source who has worked on the Xbox 360 project for many years has shed some light on a lot of the problems and faults that are surrounding the 360. Unfortunately for the owners the article brought shame to their beloved consoles and proved that most of the faults could have been avoided if a little patience and smarts had been applied.

In the article previously mentioned the source confirmed that the failure rate of the 360’s was around thirty percent. It comes of no surprise that the PS3 and Wii are significantly less, in fact they are extremely low coming in at less that one percent. Most of these failures are the notorious RRoD or Red Ring of Dead which is a direct result of overheating. A good chunk of the problems surrounding the RRoD have been addressed in newer 360 models and Microsoft announced a while ago that they will extend the warranty; full information can be found here. With most of the problems being sorted out by Microsoft it looks like a good time to get your hands on an Xbox 360.

Another factor to consider is cost, if compared to the PS3 the 360 is extremely more cost efficient with the core coming it at $279.99, premium model at 349.99, the elite at 449.99 and the halo model 399.99. If you do some shopping around you are certain to find a good deal. The downside is that Microsoft makes you subscribe to get online play or commonly known as Xbox Live, on the other side of the console wars the PS3 comes ready to use the online play or commonly known as Play Station Network. But wait, if I just forked out all this money what am I going to play?

Well we’ve got the answer, the 360 has the largest and most versatile games list going around and the choices are extravagant. Here are a few games that are getting people buzzing. If you are an RPG freak and like to leave reality behind and become immersed in a world of graphics and watching your surroundings react to your every move? Than Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is your game. How about running around with a gun with a trigger heavy finger firing at everything and anything that moves? Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Or are you the stealth type, keeping to the shadows as you silently stalk your pray? Than Assassin’s Creed is the one you want. None of these taking your fancy than we’ve got one of the best games that ever hit the Xbox 360, Halo 3, not much needs to be said because even if you’ve never picked up a console controller you have heard of Halo and no doubt you heard about it in all its glory. The 360 games can range anywhere from $40 - $70 dollars which isn’t really too steep at all.

After all is said and done the choice is yours but hopefully you haven’t been scarred away with all the hype of the failures surrounding the 360. The problems are being fixed and with a good price and an insane list of games I think it’s the perfect time to buy an Xbox 360.

By Josh Sinclair