Microsoft Xbox - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Can Gates give Sony and Nintendo a run for their money?

Verdict: Breathtaking graphics and sound make the Xbox a true next-generation games console. It's a shame that you have to pay extra for funtionality, though.

Review summary: Microsoft... yes that large company based in the USA run by William Gates... Consoles, the classic things made by Nintendo and Sega... Microsoft and Consoles mix them together and what do you get -well you get the XBOX. The console was first launched ...

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Review summary: As Microsoft steams into the gaming world, we wonder if the Xbox has what it takes to toast Sony's PlayStation 2. Not quite, but it's going to be a good fight.

Verdict: So, has Microsoft created the ultimate next generation console? Well it's certainly done a lot of things right, but the extra cash you'll need to fork out for digital sound and DVD playback takes some of the shine away.

Pros: Powerful hardware, can play DVDs, offers online gaming capability.

Cons: Big and heavy, DVD play requires optional remote.

Verdict: Impressive power, some notable hardware, and a growing list of games make the Xbox a good all-around gaming machine.

Review summary: A battle for the hearts, minds and trigger fingers of gamers everywhere.

Verdict: Gamecube has potential, particularly with hardcore gamers and Nintendo's traditional family audience, but that might not be enough to give it genuine, mainstream appeal.Xbox, for the moment, is the great unknown. With the right games, it could wipe ...