I just bought an Xbox 360. What do I need to know?

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Infamous said:

It comes with an Ethernet cable, you don't have to worry about buying one. You can leave the system any which way you prefer, there are no repercussions to leaving it vertical instead of, say, horizontal. I myself keep it flat down. There are several different types of rechargeable battery kits you can buy, depending on your style of play (i.e charge-and-play or a regular one that just charges when you finish playing). You don't need any extra accessories except for the charge kit and possibly another controller, if you really want one.

Install games that you're going to be playing alot on your harddrive, your 360 will be silent as a mouse and the disk won't even spin. Load times, etc will be alot faster, too.

So, you mainly like third-person shooters, racing and fighters?

Get Dead Space along with Gears 1/2, Forza 2/Burnout Paradise and check out Dead or Alive 4, Mortal Combat: DC Universe and Soul Calibur 4. Be sure to look out for Street Fighter 4 and Tekken 6 next year.

Don't limit yourself to the genres you like, though, because there's TONS of other must-play games on the 360.

oh, and congratulations!

 

 Thanks for the info and welcoming me to the Xbox 360 family. Haha.

I opened it to check out the system and included items and I was happy to notice it did come with the ethernet cable and also a headset since I didn't know it came with that either. I see it does use traditional batteries so I might get the Nyko charger since I've been happy with the one for the Wii.

On the game front, I was interested in Burnout. I also all over SF4 when it releases along with Resident Evil 5. I'm down with Capcom! I will also look out for reviews on other games and maybe borrow some from a friend or two who have the Xbox 360 already.

Thanks to everyone else for the info.