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Hello there I am writing this post to tell you about a couple of things to better your understanding of the xbox console from microsoft. I will talk about who microsoft are, what consoles are and how they started, what the xbox experience is and how it will benifit you, the gamer.
First lets look at the history of who microsoft are. Well microsoft entered the electronics market in appoximetly 1985 when the released software that would organise your files and important documents etc which was ideal for businesses and in the years to follow the home user for the personal computer.
Consoles came about from the idea of not paying through your teeth for each go of an arcade machine to last about 5 minutes. Some very clever person said or thought, (I dont know really) That it would be cheaper and more enjoyable if you could play the games you love in the comfort of you own home so the first console was produced (Sorry folks I dont know the name of it but I am sure a notable could name one)
Well technology has advanced and advanced and gaming has finially become cool, but those who love games and are hardcore gamers didn't care if it was cool or not anyways :). The console that has made gaming cool is the sony's Playstation which was released in 94/95. With games like GTA and tomb raider and Metal Gear Solid it was the console to be with.
Well Sony have released there follow up to the playstation with the very original Playstation 2 (Oh the sarcasm) This was entering a new era of consoles become much more than just a console more like a entertainment centre.
Well that looked like the natural progression until the nintendo gamecube came along and asked for just gamers to buy their console. This progression continued with microsoft's first entry into the console market. The Xbox this console wanted to offer everyone a little something movie goers a dvd playback facility online gamers for a pc background with the broadband connection and home based battles with 4 controller ports.
The xbox has tried and tried to be perfect but was marred by a quite plagued launch the price was too expensive the markets price range had moved on and microsoft has had to drop the price of the console by a whopping £100 but I am confident that the console with reign supreme eventually.
Sorry about some inaccruraces in this post this was what I wrote basically in my english paper 3 exam for GCSE so I hope you all like it :)
First lets look at the history of who microsoft are. Well microsoft entered the electronics market in appoximetly 1985 when the released software that would organise your files and important documents etc which was ideal for businesses and in the years to follow the home user for the personal computer.
Consoles came about from the idea of not paying through your teeth for each go of an arcade machine to last about 5 minutes. Some very clever person said or thought, (I dont know really) That it would be cheaper and more enjoyable if you could play the games you love in the comfort of you own home so the first console was produced (Sorry folks I dont know the name of it but I am sure a notable could name one)
Well technology has advanced and advanced and gaming has finially become cool, but those who love games and are hardcore gamers didn't care if it was cool or not anyways :). The console that has made gaming cool is the sony's Playstation which was released in 94/95. With games like GTA and tomb raider and Metal Gear Solid it was the console to be with.
Well Sony have released there follow up to the playstation with the very original Playstation 2 (Oh the sarcasm) This was entering a new era of consoles become much more than just a console more like a entertainment centre.
Well that looked like the natural progression until the nintendo gamecube came along and asked for just gamers to buy their console. This progression continued with microsoft's first entry into the console market. The Xbox this console wanted to offer everyone a little something movie goers a dvd playback facility online gamers for a pc background with the broadband connection and home based battles with 4 controller ports.
The xbox has tried and tried to be perfect but was marred by a quite plagued launch the price was too expensive the markets price range had moved on and microsoft has had to drop the price of the console by a whopping £100 but I am confident that the console with reign supreme eventually.
Sorry about some inaccruraces in this post this was what I wrote basically in my english paper 3 exam for GCSE so I hope you all like it :)
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Ah, nice post.
But, you said you were going to explain what the XBox experience is and how it is for us, the gamers..... I couldnt really see that there. I was loking forward to it, ive probably just missed it though.
hhmm
:(
Anyways, what do you meen "English paper '3'" exam for GCSE. Weve only done 2.
hhmm
Ah well, good good, keep it up.
:)
But, you said you were going to explain what the XBox experience is and how it is for us, the gamers..... I couldnt really see that there. I was loking forward to it, ive probably just missed it though.
hhmm
:(
Anyways, what do you meen "English paper '3'" exam for GCSE. Weve only done 2.
hhmm
Ah well, good good, keep it up.
:)
Hello there I am writing this post to tell you about a couple of things to better your understanding of the xbox console from microsoft. I will talk about who microsoft are, what consoles are and how they started, what the xbox experience is and how it will benifit you, the gamer.
First lets look at the history of who microsoft are. Well microsoft entered the electronics market in appoximetly 1985 when the released software that would organise your files and important documents etc which was ideal for businesses and in the years to follow the home user for the personal computer.
Consoles came about from the idea of not paying through your teeth for each go of an arcade machine to last about 5 minutes. Some very clever person said or thought, (I dont know really) That it would be cheaper and more enjoyable if you could play the games you love in the comfort of you own home so the first console was produced (Sorry folks I dont know the name of it but I am sure a notable could name one)
Well technology has advanced and advanced and gaming has finially become cool, but those who love games and are hardcore gamers didn't care if it was cool or not anyways :). The console that has made gaming cool is the sony's Playstation which was released in 94/95. With games like GTA and tomb raider and Metal Gear Solid it was the console to be with.
Well Sony have released there follow up to the playstation with the very original Playstation 2 (Oh the sarcasm) This was entering a new era of consoles become much more than just a console more like a entertainment centre.
Well that looked like the natural progression until the nintendo gamecube came along and asked for just gamers to buy their console. This progression continued with microsoft's first entry into the console market. The Xbox this console wanted to offer everyone a little something movie goers a dvd playback facility online gamers for a pc background with the broadband connection and home based battles with 4 controller ports.
The xbox has tried and tried to be perfect but was marred by a quite plagued launch the price was too expensive the markets price range had moved on and microsoft has had to drop the price of the console by a whopping £100 but I am confident that the console with reign supreme eventually.
Sorry about some inaccruraces in this post this was what I wrote basically in my english paper 3 exam for GCSE so I hope you all like it :)
First lets look at the history of who microsoft are. Well microsoft entered the electronics market in appoximetly 1985 when the released software that would organise your files and important documents etc which was ideal for businesses and in the years to follow the home user for the personal computer.
Consoles came about from the idea of not paying through your teeth for each go of an arcade machine to last about 5 minutes. Some very clever person said or thought, (I dont know really) That it would be cheaper and more enjoyable if you could play the games you love in the comfort of you own home so the first console was produced (Sorry folks I dont know the name of it but I am sure a notable could name one)
Well technology has advanced and advanced and gaming has finially become cool, but those who love games and are hardcore gamers didn't care if it was cool or not anyways :). The console that has made gaming cool is the sony's Playstation which was released in 94/95. With games like GTA and tomb raider and Metal Gear Solid it was the console to be with.
Well Sony have released there follow up to the playstation with the very original Playstation 2 (Oh the sarcasm) This was entering a new era of consoles become much more than just a console more like a entertainment centre.
Well that looked like the natural progression until the nintendo gamecube came along and asked for just gamers to buy their console. This progression continued with microsoft's first entry into the console market. The Xbox this console wanted to offer everyone a little something movie goers a dvd playback facility online gamers for a pc background with the broadband connection and home based battles with 4 controller ports.
The xbox has tried and tried to be perfect but was marred by a quite plagued launch the price was too expensive the markets price range had moved on and microsoft has had to drop the price of the console by a whopping £100 but I am confident that the console with reign supreme eventually.
Sorry about some inaccruraces in this post this was what I wrote basically in my english paper 3 exam for GCSE so I hope you all like it :)
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