A few days ago I gave you my reasons to own an Xbox 360.  I ended the list with a not-so official reason (Xbox 360 Laws) but a bonafied reason in my opinion that truly separates the Xbox 360 from others.  That reason was the Xbox 360 community.  I’m one of the people who believe that a strong community matters just as much as any technical reason for the success of the Xbox 360.

So I decided to list 5 reasons why I think the Xbox 360 community is the roxxors.  (yes I said that just now)

DeaconBlade’s 5:

Members (you guys/gals) - I really can’t point out enough of you that make doing what I do personally here at Unscripted 360 any more enjoyable than it already is.  I’m sure I speak for those who work for Microsoft as well when I say that each of you is as critical to the success of the product as you are to the community itself.  Hey you all have some pretty interesting conversation and threads to read…that’s why I post so much.

TriXie - She’ll probably kill me for listing her in any type of list but I think in a one on one battle I’d take her so I’m not too worried.  TriXie’s involvement and passion throughout the Xbox 360 community sometimes scares me as she puts more of herself into what goes on than you guys and gals probably understand.  Plus she’s everyone’s favorite icon girl right?  Having someone like her to define and sculpt the relationship between Microsoft and community is a real inspiration.  Every community needs a TriXie.   I loves me some her…ok I said it.

Gamerscoreblog Crew - What is there to say about Tony, John and the crew?  Well for starters they’re about as goofy a crew as you’ll probably find on the web.  They know they have tons of information that the community needs and while providing that information, they do an excellent job of maintaining humor instead of the corporate boredom.  They’ve brought their jobs straight to the community really as they solicit feedback and act on several opinions right from Gamerscoreblog.  I’m still waiting on that thing you mentioned during the Lost Planet dinner Tony. 

Major Nelson - It’s not easy being as open to the community as Major Nelson is.  What better place is there to get up to speed on everything happening with the Marketplace and the Xbox 360?  The community can always tune in to one of his shows to get some official scoop.  Beyond the suspect shirts he often wears, his drive to get you the information and response you need is another important community piece.

Blogs - I’m listing this because there are a ton of people from the Xbox team who maintain blogs filled with information as well as inside looks into their personality.  There are also community members who are doing their things to give the community yet another component that makes us different.  MVPs, on10.net, Wildchicken…there are way too many to list but the 360 community has definitely given new meaning to blogs.

Behind the scenes - Yeah okay so this is a 6th reason.  I didn’t want to forget the people that you often don’t see but are always there.  I know I’ve personally worked with some people on the Xbox team to solve issues and well they deserve a spot in this list as well.  There are even Xbox.com personalities that you may have missed who have some cool articles for the community to read.

So go ahead and get on board this fantastic community train!