Xbox 360 and Gears of War

I bought a Xbox 360 last Friday evening due to a Micro Center deal.


I then bought "Gears of War", and there went my unproductive weekend as I did nothing but playing the game. Not just a game - it was an awesome game!

Speaking of the console though, Xbox 360 has much more noise than what I expected. It also generates more heat than what I thought. There are two fans at the back of the console, and I pretty much used it as a heater in the room. To prevent it from burning itself down, I had to buy a separate fan that blows cool air to the console to decrease the temperature and extends the unit's life span.

Comparatively, PS3 would be a better built system with integrated Bluetooth, WiFi, Card Reader and a giant heat sink that replaces the fans, not to mention the Blue-Ray disc drive that even a Blue-ray player costs ~$1000USD in today's market. Really want one, but damn it Sony is on allocation...

Tags: Microsoft, Xbox 360, Sony, PS3, Blue-Ray, Gears of War