But, controlling the Xbox 360 doesn’t end there. You can also get a Universal Media Remote, which is much like the remote you can buy for Windows Media Centre Edition. With this you can easily replace a standalone DVD player, HI-FI system, and you can also throw away your TV remote. This looks to be another of Microsoft’s attempts to integrate its products into homes, and with products like Windows Media Centre and the Xbox 360 they could be onto a winner here.

Another of the Xbox 360s major accessories is its storage devices. There is either the hard drive, or the Memory Unit. Both can be used for saving your game progress, but beyond that you will need the hard drive. Downloading demos, add-ons, and most importantly original Xbox compatibility will all require the hard drive. As a result, the Xbox 360 package containing all the extras including hard drive is much more popular at the moment.

The next bunch of accessories in Microsoft’s arsenal are the connections. Its doesn’t sound very exciting, but you will be when you hear about some of them. As you know, the Xbox 360 will use HDTV resolutions, meaning if you are lucky enough to have a HDTV you can play at a higher quality than people with standard definition TVs.

The Xbox 360 has a range of connection methods, component cables, S-Video cables and VGA cables. Yes, VGA. That means you can connect your Xbox 360 to any computer monitor with this interface. Of course, there are some other points to consider, but as long as your monitor has the specs you can play in HD mode. A full rundown of the video connections was featured on Console Gameworld here.