Xbox 360

The Xbox 360 is a seventh generation game console and is the successor to Microsoft's Xbox video game console, developed in co-operation with IBM, ATI, Samsung Electronics and SiS. Information on the console first came through viral marketing campaigns and it was officially unveiled on MTV on May 12, 2005, with detailed launch and game information divulged later that month at the prominent Electronic Entertainment Expo.

Upon its release, the Xbox 360 became the first console to have a simultaneous launch across the three major regions, as well as the first console to provide wireless controllers as a standard. It also serves as the first entrant in a new generation of game consoles and is competing against Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii. Microsoft believes that its push towards high-definition gaming, year-early head start and its Xbox Live online gaming service will help the console be successful. The Xbox 360 can also be System Linked with other Xbox 360s as well as the original Xbox, allowing multiplayer games to take place much more easily among gamers.

Three Halo games are in development for the Xbox 360; Halo 3, Halo Wars, and an Unidentified Halo Project.

All three original Xbox Halo discs are backwards compatible on Xbox 360; Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2 and Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack.

There will be a Halo 3 edition of the Xbox 360. It will be released on September 16th, and will have other things in the box like a wired Halo 3 headset.

Halo 3 on the 360
In the 360 there's a Halo themed background that comes with the 360 when bought. There are 3 Halo gamer pics that come with it as well. One is of the Master Chief, the other of another Spartan, and one of Sergeant Johnson. You can go to Xbox Live Market place and download more themes, pictures, and even download some free Halo videos.

Malfunctions
As great as the Xbox 360 has been, it is considered to be one of the most unreliable mass-produced electronic products in history. The most notable two problems are crashes and scratched discs. Total system crashes and the console's inability to operate are indicated by three of the four quadrant lights surrounding the power light that normally indicate which controllers are connected flashing red (called the "Ring of Death"). Other numbers of quadrants flashing red indicate other errors: 1 red light typically dictates a problem with an individual component, 2 red lights means the console has overheated and has shut off to prevent damage, and 4 red lights simply means the A/V cord has not been properly inserted, or that it cannot be read.