Friday, December 2, 2011

What are the differences between the 4GB and the 250 GB versions of the Xbox 360?

Question

Enticed by the Kinect, this will be the family's first step into a dedicated console so we aren't hardcore gamers. My current understanding is the 250 GB of the Xbox 360 version is for quicker switching/loading between different games (which isn't a priority).

Are there other considerations beyond gameplay? Differences related to integrating other media or Windows 7 peers from the home network?

The 250 GB version has an internal harddrive. Is it worthwhile to the non-hardcore gamer?

Answer

I own a 250GB Xbox 360. It gives me the following advantages over a 4GB version.

  1. I´m able to buy games from the "Games on-demand" store
    These games are like any other game, but paid with my VISA card and downloaded from the Xbox LIVE service, I do not need to insert a specific game disc to use them, they are available from teh "Games library" menu.
    There is barely place to store a single Xbox 360 game on 4GB
  2. I´m able to download music videos, movies? and other rich content from Xbox LIVE.
    You would only have place for a very limited amount of rich content on 4GB, my phone has more memory
  3. I´m able to store games from game discs on my HDD.
    Some games are designed to run better, or natively does, when "installed" on the HDD Halo: Reach is an example of a such game.
    The game disc needs to be inserted and working when playing "installed" games.
    Space will NOT be sufficient, again.

Trivia: An Xbox 360 game tends to be around 6GB.

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