Microsoft's new Xbox 360 Arcade ($199.99 list) is a stripped-down version of the game console that hits the pricing sweet spot that consumers are looking for in a dismal economy. Unlike the other two consoles in the Xbox 360 line, the Xbox 360 and the Xbox 360 Elite, the Arcade ships without a headset, a network cable, or a hard drive.
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This lack of hardware limits game-play options, but the Arcade is a outstanding media center once you install Microsoft's New Xbox Experience (NXE) OS. Microsoft didn't stray very far from its original design with the Xbox Arcade (12 by 3 by 10 inches, HWD). In fact, except that its profile is thinner because it lacks a hard drive, it looks almost exactly the same as any other white Xbox 360.
(The Elite is the only Xbox with a black finish.) On the front panel you will find a large on/off button, an IR receiver, a loading tray for DVDs and games, and two slots for memory cards. On the back of the console you will find USB, HDMI, and Ethernet ports. The Arcade ships with a wireless controller and a 512MB memory card but not much else you basically get just enough to get started. Since 1982, PCMag has tested and rated thousands of products to help you make better buying decisions. ( Read our editorial mission (Opens in a new window) & see how we test everything we review (Opens in a new window).) It does come, however, with five Xbox Live Arcade games (Pac-Man, UNO, Luxor 2, Boom Boom Rocket, and Feeding Frenzy) so you can play something immediately. Internally, the Xbox Arcade is not much different from its predecessors.
The Arcade features the same triple-core 3.2-GHz, 95nm IBM CPU as the other Xbox 360sat least that's the official Microsoft line.
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