It wasn't really hard and the transfer of my gamertags went pretty well. I had a little trouble with the menu because my controller was REALLY sensitive and I wasn't caressing it the way I should have. The only thing that I really have been scratching my head about is the big ass power cord that has a brick right in the middle that ways a TON. I have only been able to guess that it is Xbox's own power surge protector. Someone might have to help me understand it. The fact that my controller is wireless was amazing until after 1 day of gameplay and my controller died in the middle of a game. Yeah it was LAME! So I went and picked up the plug-n-play which was very reasonably priced. The catch is that you have to have your Xbox on for it to charge; so, really you plug-n-charge which is cool all on its own. Now you can lay it on its side or stand it up like the PS2 but since I have cats I saw the benefit right away that it needs to lay flat. It molds to my old Xbox really well.

The features:
 

 Lets start with the dashboard- System Tab- You can change all sorts of hoop-la and actually connect your 360 to your computer or laptop through a router and import pictures and
put them in the background. You can do family settings if need be and check your memory if the need arises.  Media Tab- Music, Pics, Video, Media Center. In-game you can play your
own music and it will over-ride the games music and let you choose your own playlist to rock-out too which is cool. BUT only on 360 games not original Xbox games. The video you can import montages and watch them in HD if ya like from your computer OR you can watch the RvB which is awesome. I downloaded a trailer of RvB and it was SAWEEET! Pictures... Import them and make your own theme which is awesome because you can have each tab in the dashboard a different pic. Media Center, its were you connect to your computer to and it is the best portal for uploading stuff onto your 360.  Games Tab- You can check out your achievements, the games you have played, Xbox arcade games, demos, and trailers. The demos are games that come out and you can download and play right away. Just a level or two like most demos but it really helps you pick out which games you want to play. With games at $60 a pop then it REALLY comes in handy. I downloaded Condemmed and was FREAKED OUT, that game was scary! So I will probably wait and buy it used. I also downloaded PGR but haven't played it yet because frankly I just haven't had time. Trailers, for all you movie buffs this is cool. The only use for it I have really seen is that I downloaded the RvB trailer and a music video from audioslave. The ARCADE is exactly that I am soooo hooked on Gauntlet (1985) its ridiculous The RGB and monotone voices is amazing. For people that really enjoy arcade gaming or even kinda like it this is a HUGE plus! This tab also shows you what games you have played and how many achievements you have for each. This option and the achievements option should really have been combined but they aren't but they do the same thing. Achievements have been really addicting for me. I get so jealous when someone has more achievements in a game then me but it pushes me to be OCD to get the achievements in the game. Xbox Live Tab- DUN DUN DUUUUUUN! Oh this tab says it all. Its where you connect. You can see how many friends are online and how many messages you have. The cool thing is that is you get a message from someone on halo that is a voice message you can listen to it and if you have a billion messages from one person :-) you can just delete them all by pressing x a bunch of times instead of having to hear bullshit. You can also private chat with friends. Just the other day one of the members of the pickle train was playing PDZ and I was on DOA4 and we were chatting and hanging out. Then I watched a movie and we still were chatting. I took out the game put in the movie and we never lost connection. almost like two different programs running.

The controllers:
 

 LOL-True story: Hanging out at my house and everyone has come over to check out the new 360 and all of a sudden it turns off and then on and then off and then off no one had a controller in hand and I was pissed off. So I have Xbox help (help=LOL) on the phone and they are putting me through the horrible hold music. When one of the guys scoots his couch cushion back and picks up the remote control. Apparently we had been sitting on it and every time one of us got up it turned the system on or off.  It was hilarious because one person would get up and manually turn it on (cause we thought it was the controller) and then sit back down and it would turn off. Damn little controller! It is UBER sensitive and apparently can get signal through couch and ass. The remote control is cool and does everything your controller can do. Except I wouldn't try to play games cause the buttons are small. The controller: Ahhhh, *sigh* sorry but I have small hands and this controller fits them perfect. I just have to get used to the extra buttons at the top which throw me off in halo soooo much. I am always pushing the wrong button. You can turn your console on from the controller and turn it off as well. To connect an extra controller really threw me off it wasn't right there and easy to see. But in reality it is just point and click. They turn off with no use in 8 minutes to save battery life which is cool and they are really easy to turn back on. Remember the Xbox play back kit that cost 30$? Yeah with the 360 you can use the remote control they give you OR you can use your game controller. That rocks.

Overall:

 A vast improvement from the original system. Will it beat out the PS3? IDK
because Xbox just got to some of the places that the PS2 has already been. (Stand-up system, controller can direct movies) I think though that I will definitely stay loyal until the revolution comes out and then ask me where my gaming will take me. This system has brought real life back to me. I like it. I like the way I game on it. Its not so stressful. I recommend it to every type of person even non-gamers because there are features that make this a full entertainment system.

1-10 Rating(1=low;10=high):
9.5