Product Description

Microsoft 60GB Festplatte fuer XBOX 360

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #497 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Microsoft
• Released on: 2008-11-19
• Platform: Xbox 360
• Format: Unknown format
• Original language: German
• Subtitled in: German
• Dimensions: 2.76" h x 8.27" w x 12.99" l, 1.32 pounds

Manufacturer's Description

Go for the Gold and enter the online multiplayer gaming arena. Millions of gamers are online to meet, chat, play, strategize and compete together. With subscription you can get the most out of Xbox LIVE including online play, text, voice and video chat as well as access to exclusive game content. You'll also have access to instant streaming from Netflix.

• Great online multiplayer game play.
• Exclusive and early access gaming content.
• More entertainment choices with access to instant streaming from Netflix in November 2008 (Netflix Unlimited Subscription required).
• Revolutionary TrueSkill matchmaking.
• Enhanced gamer feedback.
• Enhanced friends list management.
• Enable video chat (LIVE Vision camera required).

* Streaming from Netflix requires Xbox LIVE Gold membership and a Netflix unlimited subscription plan.

The Xbox LIVE Experience

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		Xbox LIVE connects you to friends, family and the world's largest online entertainment centre, allowing you to play games, watch movies, and share moments on the couch or around the world.1 Be Entertained Instant Movie Night: Xbox 360 offers instant streaming of some feature films and television shows from Netflix; free to Xbox LIVE Gold members who also have a Netflix unlimited subscription plan.2 Extensive On-Demand HD Library: The Xbox 360 Video Marketplace has over 1,000 hours of HD movies and TV shows. Download the latest hit television shows like 30 Rock, and The Office, or even get a little old school with A-Team. If it's HD movies you crave, check out the latest blockbusters, the best in family films, cult classics, horror and much more. Movies and TV shows are also available in standard definition. Your Personal Game Room: Play classics like PAC-MAN, Galaga Legions, Bejewelled 2 and UNO as well as innovative new titles like Braid and Castle Crashers exclusively for download from Xbox LIVE Arcade. Where Community Plays First: The Community Games channel on Xbox LIVE will include creatively diverse games developed by the community, for the community only on Xbox 360. The Game Goes On and On: Xbox LIVE extends the life of your favourite games through the ability to quickly and easily download additional levels, map packs, songs and more.3 Downloadable content and entertainment is available on LIVE Marketplace as well as xbox.com. Be Social Leading Social Network: Xbox LIVE is the world's largest social entertainment network on your TV. Use text, IM, voice or video chat to connect your friends, family and the entertainment you love. Entertainment Shared: Xbox 360 allows you to create a virtual party on your TV with up to eight friends. With LIVE Party, voice chat while you play games, share photos real-time and entertain friends across town or around the world. Online Multiplayer Gaming: Play your favourite games with your friends, no matter where they are. Halo 3, Madden NFL 09, FIFA 09, Call of Duty, Gears of War 2, Fable II and other hot games suddenly have a whole new dimension. Be Expressive Express Yourself: Create a customizable, animated Avatar and literally jump into the world of Xbox LIVE.4 Your Avatar is your game face throughout the new Xbox experience — whether you're a LIVE Party host, playing online or chatting with a friend. Show Off Your Skills: With new ways to earn achievements and set yourself apart with your ever-growing Gamerscore, Xbox LIVE continues to be the best place to play games online. Master Your Entertainment: Take charge of your entertainment, any day of the week — movie night on Sunday, game show contestant on Monday, share new photos on Thursday, and play video games on Friday. It's ALL at your fingertips with Xbox LIVE.
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Xbox LIVE Membership Overview

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Xbox LIVE features two levels of membership, the free Silver and the paid Gold. Xbox LIVE Silver Memberships A Silver membership is included with the Xbox 360 console. All you need is a broadband internet connection to access exclusive game content! Download standard and high-definition movies, TV shows to enjoy great entertainment on your Xbox. Enjoy text and voice chat. Membership is free. Xbox LIVE Gold Memberships With a Gold membership you get all of Silver level benefits PLUS much more. Experience great online multiplayer game play including additional exclusive and early access gaming content. More entertainment choices with access to instant streaming from Netflix in November 2008 (Netflix unlimited subscription plan required). Features video chat along with text and voice chat. Membership for a monthly subscription fee. Xbox LIVE Gold Packs and Subscription Cards Pick the membership that best fit your needs. Get more for your money with a 12- or 3-month Gold Pack or pay as you play with 12-month+1, 3-month, or 1-month subscription cards. Microsoft Points Microsoft Points enhance game play and entertainment on Xbox 360. Redeem them on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for exclusive game content, arcade games, themes, HD movies and TV Shows, and more. Microsoft Points can also be used to purchase music in Zune Marketplace.

 

Xbox LIVE Services Overview

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		Xbox LIVE Marketplace Xbox LIVE Marketplace is your one stop gaming and entertainment shop. Download new game content, try out game demos before you buy, watch trailers of upcoming games, try and buy great arcade titles, and purchase new themes and gamer pictures to customize your Xbox 360 Dashboard and Gamercard. You can also download and watch the latest HD movies and TV shows, music videos and more. Free Demo Games - There's no need to wait for a disc in the mail! Grab playable game demos from Xbox LIVE Marketplace and check them out now. New Game Content - Use Microsoft Points to download new maps, vehicles, characters, weapons, and more for blockbuster titles like Halo 3, Gears of War 2, and Call of Duty. Even download your favourite tunes to play on Rock Band and Guitar Hero. Xbox LIVE Arcade Xbox LIVE Arcade is the place to check out a variety of games for your Xbox 360 console. Try challenging puzzle games, family board and card games, retro arcade favourites, and more! Download fun and easy-to-play classics like Frogger and Sonic The Hedgehog, or with a Gold membership play online with friends and conquer games like Castle Crashers, Geometry War 2 and Assault Heroes 2. Get the family together for UNO or Marble Blast Ultra. Xbox LIVE Arcade has the largest collection of fun social games.

¹Hard drive recommended for LIVE, and is required for some features. LIVE Gold membership and/or other fees may apply. See xbox.com/live.
²Streaming from Netflix requires Xbox LIVE Gold membership and a Netflix unlimited subscription plan.
³Games and downloadable content sold separately.
⁴256 MB memory unit or greater required to customize avatars.

Customer Reviews

60GB Live Starter Kit
Having bought an Xbox 360 Arcade console, I was missing a hard drive somewhat, so I decided to buy this package for it's great value for money. You get:

+ 60gb Hard Drive - which you quite simply click in... and that is it!
+ A networking Ethernet cable to plug your xbox 360 into your router.
+ Headset for talking to people online.
+ 3 months of Xbox Live Gold to get you started.

By all means this is a great package, but having seen what Xbox LIVE has to offer, I have to say that I won't be renewing my package. None of the stuff you can get off the marketplace is of any interest to me personally, and I haven't had the best of experiences playing online. Particularly with Fifa 09 when the game continuously crashes when you start a match. This is a problem a few people I know have had. There has also been the issue of when I have played someone, they end up screaming on their end of the microphone and quitting before the match finishes. I have had similar problems with other games, and I can't justify spending a yearly fee on this kind of service.

The hard drive itself is fantastic. It is easy to set up, and even if you don't want to use Xbox Live, then it is still great to have because you can store your music, pictures, videos, etc on it, and you can also install games to the hard drive for better performance (The Last Remnant and Mass Effect have been visibly better installed).

From what I have seen Xbox Live is NOT what everyone has been saying, but I realise everyone will experience it differently, and perhaps I have just had an extremely unfortunate experience. This package itself is very good for the money, and if you want a hard drive for your console, and to try out Xbox Live, then look no further, this is what you need.

A good buy for Xbox 360 Arcade owners
This is good value for Arcade owners looking to experience some of the other things that the 360 can do. All 360 games apart from one or two can be played without a hard drive, but with this 60GB hard drive you can do the following: -

1. Install games. Apart from 1 or 2 older titles, any disc based game can be installed to the hard drive. This leads to slightly faster loading times in most cases, a reduction in noise (as there's no disc spinning in the drive), and less wear and tear on the system. The game disc still has to be in the drive to prove that you own the game, but it doesn't spin up at all during play. Installs take up to 11 minutes and can be deleted at any time, so you can go back to playing the game from the disc if you want to make space on the hard drive.

2. Download content from Xbox Live. Whether you pay for a Gold subscription or not, you have access to a ton of content on Xbox Live. There are Xbox Live Arcade games (all of which have a demo), demos of many of the disc based games, original Xbox games, add-ons and downloadable content for games (and a fair bit of it is free), new themes and gamer pics, game videos, plus movie and TV show rentals, a lot of which have a HD option.

3. Rip CDs to the hard drive. You can rip audio CDs and then play the songs while you're playing games, replacing the audio from the game but not the sound effects.

It also gives you more room for game saves and multiple gamertags.

The hard drive just clips to the side of the 360, so fitting it is dead simple. You can actually clip it to any 360, so you can take it round to a mate's house and clip it to their console if you want to play a downloaded game at their house for example, although you will need to be signed into Xbox Live to access certain content if you do that.

The rest of the kit is designed to get you up and running on Xbox Live. The ethernet cable connects the console to your router (or modem) so you can get Live access, and the headset plugs into the bottom of the controller so you can chat to friends or chat to other people that are playing the same game as you. You also get 3 months of Xbox Live Gold which is worth about 13 quid. If you like Xbox Live, the cheapest way to extend your account is with a 12+1 month card which can be bought online for £25-£30. Subscribing through the Xbox itself is actually the most expensive way, so avoid that if you can.

For those wondering what the difference between Xbox Live Silver and Gold is, Gold gives you the following: -

1. Online play
2. Video chat
3. Access to demos and other content 7 days before Silver users
4. An occasional freebie XBLA game or theme

So if you're not interested in online gaming, you could sell the 3 months of Live and you can still maintain a friends list, voice chat with your friends, and have access to all of the content mentioned above. It's also worth mentioning that game patches/fixes are installed via Xbox Live too. If an update is available you're prompted automatically to install it before the game starts. Without being connected to Live, you'll never receive these updates and patches.

You cannot copy files to the hard drive, so you can't put your own videos or photos on there, and you can only put music on it by ripping CDs, but if you connect the console to your router, you will be able to stream audio, video (including DivX and Xvid files) and photos that are stored on your computer's hard drive straight to your TV. If you have Windows Media Center or Vista, you can use the 360 as a full media extender.

Unless you plan on downloading a ton of content from Live, or unless you want to install as many of your disc based games as possible, I think the 60GB hard drive gives plenty of room for most users.

So yeah - If you have an Xbox Arcade and you want to see what Xbox Live is all about, this is the kit for you.

60gb live starter kit hdd and 3 mths subs to xbox live gold
my son is very pleased with this as he can now use xbox live and is really enjoying this. It was very good value for money and quick delivery.