Unboxing New XBox 360 Slim

After weeks of checking Best Buy stores all around Houston for availability of the new XBox 360 S, was finally able buy one. Shipping down to Nigeria took a bit longer too but alas I have it here at last.

I would have loved it shipped with MS Kinect but that could be purchased later. THe pack include, the XBox Console, ever humongous power pack (though much smaller that the one I used to have), a single wireless controller with 2 batteries, and AV cable (this is quite disappointing as I would expect HDMI cable instead).

With that said, I'd like to record a personal review.

To My Review
Seeing the black glossy device on my shelf was a welcome change to my former XBox 360 Arcade. Packaging was cool too.

Though Microsoft claimed the XBox 360 S was much quiet that the former, I still cannot help but get a bit mad with the humming sound coming out of the device.

The device buttons require light touch that even a mosquito bumping into the switch can flick on the device. Not particularly sure this may be in my wish-list while using the old XBox 360 but I consider this cool.

I use a NTSC TV in a region with lots of PAL devices so I love that it's got HDMI slot which is my main reason for changing to the new device. Just why did it not get shipped with a cable.

Most annoying is that I saw an immediate need to want my games and achievements on the old device copied to the new XBox 360. Microsoft did not have a zero cost pocket friendly solution to this simple need but for a purchase of $15 copy kit. Right now, I may have to replay my seven XBox titles. Kinda pathetic.

Before now, I have read quite a few review of this new hot-selling device but never noticed any complaint on the incompatibility of the memory card on the old device. I had four of this which automatically became useless and will just have to give these away to whosoever I sold the device to.

I love the new 250GB (would prefer more) but not finding making my former 120GB unusable pleasant. I bought this separately and having to do away with it hurts.

My recommendation is if you already had the former XBox 360, there is little to gain buying the new device but if you do not, this is a console you'd love to Jam a cool Xbox title on.