360+360+360 = 1080

Our Xbox 360's actually arrived yesterday. I took a picture with a crappy cellphone camera once we got them set up. Notice the matched set of black and white 360 consoles in the game room. There's also a third one also that we'll be taking turns with at our homes until Tuesday.

What I'm saying is, we're on the case. Come launch day we'll have as many reviews for you as we can possibly write by then. When it comes to awesome new gaming hardware, we're nothing if not diligent.

First impressions? Hooked up to a 52" HDTV, I would describe the visual experience as very impressive. I cannot emphasize enough, however, that looks are not everything, and we'll be looking hard for the inner beauty as well. I've been tearing up the streets in Need For Speed, and will soon be behind the wheel of Project Gotham Racing 3 as well. Joe has been hitting the gridiron with Madden, and Ben has created a very, very strange looking golfer in Tiger Woods.

The coffee is brewing because we're going to be up all night for a few days. The black Xbox 360? It's special.