Xbox 360 Arcade Console/Xbox 360 console system/Xbox 360 Elite 120GB Console

[Scholesy22]

Right I'm looking at buying a Xbox 360 console just I dont know the differences between these 3 console's, so any answers would be appreciated + do all of these console's allow online gaming?

[pepsi yorkie]

the xbox 360 needs an intercooler to stop it over heating, the xbox 360 elite has a built in cooler and a bigger hardrive and on the first xbox you cannot unlock achivements.

[Cakeboy]

This was answered recently, if you search back a few pages, it'll be there.

Quickly, don't bother with the Arcade machine, it has no hard drive which is pretty much essential for online gaming. You can only game online if you buy Xbox Live membership at �40 per year. You don't have to have this, but you can't play any multiplayer online games without it.

Buy a copy of Official 360 magazine and there's a bit about the difference between the three and a general introduction to the 360 and Live - doesn't matter which issue, they have it in every issue

[Phantaxus]

http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/09/euro-xbox-3 60-price-cuts-landing-monday/

maybe wait a week

and the next issue of the official xbox 360 mag should be out this Thursday

[Scholesy22]

thank you for the answers :) sorry about posting a similar question >.<

[Neilzulu1]

Get a ps3, it has free online play. No �40.00 a year rip off.

[Mattk]

...but no games to play on it!

[Mattk]

ps �40 a year is only retail value.

I got 13 months live gold from ebay for �28(just over �2 per month).

if the payment means a problem free gaming network than i am happy to pay...unfortunately it doesnt!
that said, if anyone thinks that the psn will be free of problems when its numbers reach xbox live levels then you are sadly mistaken.