XBOX 360 E User Guide

MORE THAN A GAME MACHINE
Congratulations! If you’re reading this book, you’ve obviously purchased or are considering purchasing an Xbox
360. It’s a fantastic console capable of delivering superior visual and aural experiences as well as superior
gameplay. Trust us, whether you’re into racing, first-person shooters, role-playing games, arcade titles, or
anything in between, you’ll be a happy camper.But did you know that the Xbox 360 is much more than just a gaming rig? Gaming alone is enough for many,...

Microsoft did some truly groundbreaking things with its Xbox Live service for the original Xbox, so you’ll be
happy to see how the service has evolved on the Xbox 360. Yes, it still excels at activities like online multiplayer
gaming and online chat (text, voice, and now video), but now there’s plenty more to do with Xbox Live.
Your Online Avatar
Superheroes aren’t the only ones with secret identities. Now you can create a unique
online identity that tracks all your gaming activities—online and...

Your Online Arcade
Old-school gamers, this section is for you. It’s happened
before: You’re ready to do some gaming, and you
instinctively fish around your pockets for some change,
only to realize that all you need to do is press the Xbox
Guide™ button to power up.Xbox Live Arcade brings all the comfort and ease of
arcade-style gameplay to the Xbox 360, minus the tokens.
With Xbox Live Arcade you can try out, download, and
play old-school classics and new-school sensations.
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Your Online
Community
Gaming stopped being a
single-player experience
a long time ago. Even sin-
gle-player games now
foster huge communities
of fans and followers.
Gaming has gone global,
and the community is
growing every day.Nowhere is it more
evident than on Xbox Live
and Xbox.com. Play with
your buddies on Xbox
Live, and connect with
like-minded gamers on
Xbox.com. As the saying
goes, “No gamer is an
island unto himself.” 
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Though getting your Xbox 360 online is...

Making It Yours
While creating a distinct online identity is as personal as it gets, the customizability of the Xbox 360 doesn’t stop there.
There are lots of things you can do to make the console truly yours. Start with something simple like changing
the faceplate of your console to make it reflect your personality. Download a theme for your Xbox Dashboard
and let your menus reflect your gaming. You can alter everything from the physical appearance of your console to how it looks when you’re...

Building on the Box
Gamers looking to expand
their experience beyond
the confines of a console
have come to the right
place. An extension of the
Xbox Live experience,
Xbox.com is Microsoft’s
way of bringing gaming
to the community, and a
community to gaming.
Here you can take part in
many Xbox Live activities
when you’re away from
your console. Send text
messages to friends,
scout people you played
with the night before, and
see which of your friends
are playing online. If you’re
looking to physically...

Because gaming is now
a social affair, and it is,
Xbox.com also provides a
huge community for
gamers. Go there to get
your news, go there to vent
about a tough game, go
there to chat with gamers
just like you, or go there to
kill a few minutes between
gaming sessions.  At the end of the day, if
you could browse only
one Xbox 360 site, this is
the one.
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XboxPipeLine.com is
your one-stop shop for
everything Xbox Live
Arcade. Built on the same
principles as the Xbox
Live Arcade menus,...

Mass Media Monster
Who says gaming consolesare just for games? Nobody at
Microsoft, that’s for sure. That’s why the Xbox 360 has
expansive multimedia capabilities. It can interact with a
number of digital devices, from portable music players
to digital cameras. You can use your music player to
add a custom soundtrack to any game you’re playing;
you can connect your digital camera to the console to
play photo slideshows in your living room. PC users can get even more when they connect their
computers to...

Worth a Thousand Words
Put your pictures into action! By taking full advantage
of the Xbox 360’s streaming media functions, you can
also view photos and images on your television. Your PC
is a great place to store photos, but then what? They sit
there, unappreciated, in defiance of the very reason you
took them.Using Windows XP Connect, you can route the 
photos and image files to your Xbox 360 and create a
dazzling slideshow for all to enjoy. The Xbox 360 can
stream images from Windows XP Media Center...

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