Since the New Xbox Live Experience was implemented some months back, the Xbox 360 drive became an even more significant element of the console.
As you may remember, the Xbox 360 can be bought in a variety of packages, one of them being the arcade package in which you get the console, a controller, a game, 2 Xbox arcade games, and a memory card. That's right, the Arcade bundle does not come with an Xbox 360 drive to make the package more affordable and more enticing for budget-challenged gamers.
However, the Xbox 360 hard drive has become a prerequisite due to the fact the NXLE added a groundbreaking feature for the console, allowing games to be downloaded directly to the hard drive. This is revolutionary, and highly beneficial for Xbox 360 owners for the following reasons :
1. By permitting the console to read games from the Xbox 360 hard drive, heat inside the system will be minimized because the DVD reader, one of the main heat sources, will be hardly used.
2. Playing games will be easier. The largest Xbox 360 drive today, which is 120GB, can store up to twelve full games.
3. Playing games straight from the Xbox 360 hard drive will minimize, if not eliminate, the hazards of lens damage - one of the most common breakages for the console.
4. Beat of those disc read errors that you keep receiving for particular games. Once your favourite games are installed on the Xbox 360 hard drive, you won't have to encounter such a message again.
5. Many gamers say that playing Xbox 360 games straight from the drive provided a smoother experience. Loading time has become quicker.
6. Disc loading will be a thing of the past. No more sights of doors opening solely to hide the fact that the game is loading up.
Bigger Xbox Hard Drives bring all these benefits and more, well worth spending a few extra pennies for, trust us!