Microsoft’s Xbox 360 in one of the worlds leading and best gaming device available in the market today. The quality of the Xbox games is really amazing but it is made even better with the accessories that Xbox has brought in as add ons. They make your gaming experience an unforgettable one. Xbox 360 has some of the best accessories in the gaming market today. Here is a brief overview of a few of the accessories.
# Controllers: An Xbox can handle up to 4 controllers at one time. Most of the consoles come with wired controllers but today there is a shift in trend towards wireless controllers, which is the in thing in the market today.
# Battery Packs: A rechargeable battery pack is available in the market today for the wireless controllers it provides around 25 hours of back up for them. Controllers can also be charged while playing with the help of a ‘Play and Charge Kit’; you can charge the battery by simply connecting the controller to one of the USB slots of the Xbox. You also get quick charge kits for controllers which consist of 2 battery packs.
# Chatpad: It is a small keyboard, which includes a headset that is directly connected to the chat pad. It helps the user in the process of messaging and chatting.
# Steering Wheel: This is a feel real accessory that you can buy for the Xbox, it is used mainly for racing games. It’s force feedback on the steering wheel is what gives you the feeling of driving a real car. This accessory also includes a floor mounted brake pedal and accelerator, which also adds to the feeling of a real car.
# Big Button Controller: these look just like the game show buzzers you see on the TV. It has 1 large button on top and 4 small buttons which are used to answer multiple choice questions.
# Arcade Gamestick: The gamestick consists of a spinner control and a joystick just as in any arcade machine.
# Guitar Shaped Controller: these controllers are very much like the regular controllers; the only difference is that it has less buttons. This controller came into the market with the release of the Guitar Hero Game.
# Headset: This accessory helps gamers communicate with each other while gaming. This is really a very helpful accessory while gaming online.
# Wireless Headset: it is mainly used for three main purposes; private chats, voice chats and in-game voice recognition.
# Live Vision Camera: This camera provides for the creation of the in-game representation of a player and this is only possible with arcade games that have camera functionality.
There are many third party suppliers who sell many more Xbox accessories. And with the number of accessories Microsoft has come out with for the Xbox 360 one could say that they are quite serious about building on their video gaming business. Some of their recent accessories that have caught up with the market are the Halo 3 special edition console and the Xbox 360 Messenger kit