The Xbox 360 remains the holiday season’s most elusive gift. If you’ve got one already, you know why. The games look and play better than any previous console. Integration with Windows Media Center is phenomenal, although you don’t need a Media Center to stream music and browse your digital photos, Windows Media Connect will handle those tasks without a special version of Windows XP. There’s some complaint about lack of support for video streaming over Windows Media Connect, but to that I say, get over it. If you haven’t purchased an Xbox 360 yet, here’s a hit list of 10 things you should know about Xbox 360. Tonight on The Chris Pirillo Show, were talking to Major Nelson of Xbox Live and giving away a few Xbox Live Gold Subscriptions. If you want a shot at getting a free 12 month subscription, all you need to do is call the show at 888.PIRILLO.

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