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[360] Xbox 360 Discussion. Thermal paste, the delicious and nutricious snack of the future.
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Jay Fox R.W.S.
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Old Mar 20, 2006, 05:50 PM Local time: Mar 20, 2006, 11:50 PM #76 of 851
My 360 is just a week old and I haven't had problems after the update. So I guess it's the first batch that's affected.

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Old Mar 21, 2006, 03:18 AM Local time: Mar 21, 2006, 09:18 AM #77 of 851
That's what I was implying.

I was speaking idiomatically.
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Old Mar 21, 2006, 11:32 AM #78 of 851
Mine is 1st gen. but the only problem I've had is when I wouldn't play anything on my Live! account for like a month (when I was away at school or something) and when I tried to logon it would freeze. But that problem went away after the first update...and no problems after that.

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Old Mar 21, 2006, 03:15 PM Local time: Mar 21, 2006, 09:15 PM #79 of 851
We're talking about generations in terms of manufacturing cycles, not 360s with new features or anything. Microsoft has no reason to announce the former.

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Old Mar 21, 2006, 07:22 PM #80 of 851
Well, my Ghost Recon is now unplayable thanks to that Live Update.

Not only is it impossible to finish mission 9, but it freezes when I go to multiplayer.

And this is my second copy of the game.

Nice job Microsoft. You now have the record of the most horrible console launch ever.

And by launch I mean first 5 months.

AND AS I TYPE THIS MY BROTHER JUST GOT STUCK ON A WALL IN GHOST RECON AND CAN'T GET OFF IT.

Holy shit.

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Old Mar 21, 2006, 07:24 PM #81 of 851
How may we be able to assist you.

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Old Mar 21, 2006, 07:34 PM #82 of 851
Originally Posted by Megalith
How may we be able to assist you.
Well, you could make Microsoft NOT be capable of now being lazy and handle their hardware badly.

But probably not.

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Old Mar 22, 2006, 03:26 PM #83 of 851
This may sound Newbish but my friend wants me to help him purchase an Xbox 360 and we know what the Core Pack comes with but we were looking at online retailers and we couldn't find exactly what the Premium Package came with... Does it come with Two Controllers? And does it have a hook up in the back so you can play Online (Ethernet Port) or do you need WiFi?

I didn't wanna make a new Thread seeing as theres one right here and there seems to be discussion of the system here so yeah...

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Old Mar 22, 2006, 03:37 PM #84 of 851
Only one wireless, both have a port, but maybe the premium only has the cable included- not sure on that. The wifi, as an extra, just plugs into a usb port.

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Old Mar 22, 2006, 07:17 PM #85 of 851
Well, I played PGR3 for the first time today. It should have been called PGR 1.5.

Everything just looks dumbed down in comparison to PGR2. I mean, look at the menus. What the hell even happened.

I also noticed that the graphics were terrible, other than the gimmicky blur effect, which made walking around the garbage kind of cool for about 2 seconds.

The controls seem to be a bit better, but that's about it.

I was speaking idiomatically.
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Old Mar 23, 2006, 01:27 AM Local time: Mar 23, 2006, 08:27 AM #86 of 851
Originally Posted by Contracts
This may sound Newbish but my friend wants me to help him purchase an Xbox 360 and we know what the Core Pack comes with but we were looking at online retailers and we couldn't find exactly what the Premium Package came with... Does it come with Two Controllers? And does it have a hook up in the back so you can play Online (Ethernet Port) or do you need WiFi?

I didn't wanna make a new Thread seeing as theres one right here and there seems to be discussion of the system here so yeah...
A remote, a wireless controller, some AV cable of some sort, an HDD and I believe a ethernet cable. Not sure about that...

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Old Mar 23, 2006, 03:16 PM #87 of 851
Originally Posted by Kilroy
A remote...
You shouldn't get people's hopes up like that- the free mini remote was a limited time only.

Gotta feel bad for those who did preorder and didn't get it- I walk into CCity and I see that green sticker on the box- wow.

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Old Mar 23, 2006, 05:42 PM #88 of 851
Toslink to Toslink Optical Cable Extender
http://www.ruby-electronics.com/stor...Cable_Extender
"...If your digital optical cable is not long enough for your need, you can either purchase a new longer cable, or you can use this extender to add another shorter cable to your original cable to extend its reach."

http://ruby-electronics.com/ftproot/pro_gold_ext-a.jpg

I guess you would need something like that to extend the optical cable.

Hmmm your not talking about the red/white (you say reach, so...)cables are you?- cause those won't give you the 5.1. But these are cheap enough:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...entPage=search
The one I got at the store had two so all you would are two extra composite cables.

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Old Mar 23, 2006, 06:18 PM #89 of 851
You might be able to move your 360 closer to your DVD player.

But that may require effort.

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Old Mar 23, 2006, 11:25 PM Local time: Mar 24, 2006, 06:25 AM #90 of 851
Saw this car game on a 360 stand the other day. Don't know what title it was... But as a 3d entusiast my eyes honestly hurt at the overfogged(yeah I just made up a word to describe the horrid way it was blurred by intent it seems even!) graphics I'd probably get a headache playing it.

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Old Mar 24, 2006, 04:04 AM Local time: Mar 24, 2006, 11:04 AM #91 of 851
Has anyone heard more about the new update and it's ability to turn the Xbox into a very expensive brick? (Yes, we've all heard about Xbrick, Megalith, you can stop now sweety)
I'm goin to buy Oblivion today, but it really would be great if me turning on the console renders it useless...

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Old Mar 24, 2006, 11:13 AM Local time: Mar 24, 2006, 05:13 PM #92 of 851
Even if it does go kaput, look at this way, under warranty you can just get yourself a brand new shiny one without dents in it unlike your old 360 which you kicked and punched because it stopped working

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Old Mar 24, 2006, 12:49 PM #93 of 851
Originally Posted by Kensaki
Saw this car game on a 360 stand the other day. Don't know what title it was... But as a 3d entusiast my eyes honestly hurt at the overfogged(yeah I just made up a word to describe the horrid way it was blurred by intent it seems even!) graphics I'd probably get a headache playing it.
Was it that project Gotham racing game? Or Burnout Revenge?

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Old Mar 24, 2006, 01:07 PM Local time: Mar 24, 2006, 08:07 PM #94 of 851
Burnout Revenge I think. Not sure though just saw the racing not the title.

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Old Mar 24, 2006, 05:56 PM Local time: Mar 24, 2006, 04:56 PM #95 of 851
Overfogged? Are you talking about extreme bloom lighting? Burnout Revenge has some serious blooming going on in some of the stages (the Asian cities, for example), so maybe that's what you saw.

Blooming though looks nice in that game, and it's not as excessive and eye sore inducing as it was in say, Fable, or something.

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Old Mar 29, 2006, 12:04 AM Local time: Mar 29, 2006, 02:04 AM #96 of 851
I just put down a few hours in PGR 3 as well as PDZ for the past few weeks on the XBOX360, and come back disappointed; leading to the return of the XBOX.

I have to state that although the graphics in PGR3 and PDZ are much more higher resolution than that of previous console releases, the performance of the XBOX360 just disappoints for the price budget set for the console and each individual game to buy. I bought a 7800GTX for a fraction of the XBOX360 system price as well as Call of Duty 2 (which effectively looks much smoother on the computer) for only $30. Meanwhile, Perfect Dark has about the same graphical intrigue as a level from FarCry, added in with some motion blurring. Such a high system price, and sub-par game dynamics cannot constitute the superiority of the XBOX360.
And, going into XboxLive, Why the hell do I have to pay money to put a goddamn wallpaper on my XBOX background?

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Old Mar 29, 2006, 12:23 AM Local time: Mar 29, 2006, 06:23 PM #97 of 851
I just spent a few hours at my local astore playing some new basketball game for the 360 by EA. It's funny how my local stores manage to have every fucking sports title in the world, and nothing else.

I couldn't even find the title screen. I definitely wasn't impressed by whatever it was.

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Old Mar 29, 2006, 03:26 PM Local time: Mar 29, 2006, 02:26 PM #98 of 851
He's saying you can put your own pictures as your background for free by simply connecting your 360 to your computer and importing your picture from there.

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Old Mar 29, 2006, 06:58 PM Local time: Mar 30, 2006, 12:58 PM #99 of 851
Originally Posted by BigHairyFeet
Quick question: If I'm signed in to Live on a friend's Xbox (sign in through the blades), and I play a game and get achievements, is it reflected on my gamerscore?
Unless you sign in under your name, no.

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Old Mar 29, 2006, 11:39 PM #100 of 851
Originally Posted by TubeRacer
He's saying you can put your own pictures as your background for free by simply connecting your 360 to your computer and importing your picture from there.
Yes, thankyou!

Oh and the Battlefield 2 demo came out- it's okay. For some reason tanks catch on fire when they hit lightposts.

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