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December 29, 2005 5:15 PM

Firing Squad: Xbox 360 Faux Pas



One month after the Xbox 360 launch, FireSquad.com reels off the mistakes it thinks the Microsoft Xbox 360 team made in developing the gaming console (all in the name of constructive feedback, mind you). The overheating CPU/GPU is first, because "anyone could have seen this coming… thermal management has become a critical element of modern systems." Other criticisms include the lack of MSN Music integration – a "no-brainer" needed to compete with Apple: the puny 20GB hard drive (too small to make the 360 "the Trojan horse of the Living Room"); the inconvenience of having to sign on each time just to play games; the lack of an integrated Web browser; poor DVD playback quality; and no pressure-sensitive face buttons. Surprisingly, console shortages - whether due to poor planning or to incite demand – were left off the list entirely.

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