The Microsoft / XBOX thread

[Buuhan1]

Sadly I already activated the key on GoG, I never even actually used the discs in my laptop when I bought it for PC. If I can transfer it to you I will, but I dunno if GoG allows/can do that.

As for Splinter Cell, I'm not really interested in the older ones cause I'm not a big stealth fan. Conviction interests me because the stealth isn't the end all be all of the game. Blacklist looks even more like a straight up action game. I don't blame people for hating the fact that stealth is going away, but I've personally been enjoying these various game series changing to a genre I like more.

[GuetaMinute]

There's also some good XBLA you're missing on. Don't buy Halo unless you're going to play online. It's not as active as it used to be thanks to COD but some people are still playing Reach. If you've never played a Halo before it might be better for you. I don't know why but I've seen a lot of people have Reach as their first Halo and they've liked it a lot more than those who were already fans since the first one.

[Buuhan1]

I won't play multiplayer, only campaign.

[yamatadragon]

So, two weeks later here is my Xbox 360 collection:

Alan Wake
Bullet Witch
Crackdown
Dead Rising
Fable II
Gears of War
Gears of War 2
Onechanbara
Perfect Dark Zero
Prey
Splinter Cell: Conviction
The Witcher 2

I've had mine since Christmas and I have a small handful of games for mine. So far mine is:

Victorious: Time To Shine (kinda fun but the drum game is a bitch)
Otomedius Excellent (haven't played a shmup in years)
Tomb Raider: Underworld (I regret the Lara's Shadow DLC)
X-Blades (decent but the endings suck)
Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad (I wanna complete all other 360 games first before playing this)
Oneechanbara Z: Kagura (need a JP 360 to play but I got a firstprint copy with the swimsuit for Kagura)

As for XBLA:

Blade Kitten (Kinda bummed about no episode 2)
Sonic CD (self explanatory)
Sonic 1 (the speed run Achievements are a bitch)
Sonic 2 (I'll need help with Xbox Live Racer)
Sonic 3 (why is this not on PSN yet?)
Sonic and Knuckles (why is this not on PSN yet either?)

[Sakonosolo]

I didn't realize the 360 was popular enough in Japan to have exclusives made for it. I don't mean anything by it but why did you buy a 360 to play those types of games? It seems like the PS3 or Wii would be a better choice.

[Buuhan1]

Yeah, most 360 exclusives in Japan are Cero-Z rated games which are, for whatever reason, considered to be better suited for the 360 in Japan. Even multiplatform games have an edited version on PS3 and an uncut on 360. Z: Kagura looks quite nice, hope it comes over.

[Buuhan1]

GEARS OF WAR AI FUCKING SUCKS. Dammit, I need a co-op partner. I can't believe the fucking shit I went through last night.

STOP! DAMMIT DOM DON'T GO INTO THE DARKNESS! DOM! *5 min progress lost, rinse and repeat 6 more times*

Also it's pretty bad when you have 3 ally AIs with you and they merely charge into the hail of bullets and go down within a minute, leaving you to kill everyone alone as they await reviving. Do the sequels improve the AI at all? Cause this is the dumbest ever.

[Green_vs_Red]

^ Gear Of War 3 does but I never really had a problem with the AI in any of the games truth be told.

[The Laughing Man]

"Microsoft grabs "Xbox 8" domains..."

http://www.ingame.msnbc.msn.com/technology/ingame/microsoft-grabs-xbox-8-domains-rumors-run-amok-860751

[Sakonosolo]

Xbox 8 makes sense since their Windows 8 thing. But the 8 could be an infinity sign maybe, which would also make sense. Maybe the next Playstation should be called the PS8 .

[The Laughing Man]

Xbox 8 makes sense since their Windows 8 thing. But the 8 could be an infinity sign maybe, which would also make sense. Maybe the next Playstation should be called the PS8 .

The Xbox Infinite and the PlayStation Eternity.

[Green_vs_Red]

Xbox 8 makes sense since their Windows 8 thing. But the 8 could be an infinity sign maybe, which would also make sense. Maybe the next Playstation should be called the PS8 .

But isn't the infinity symbol supposed to be sideways as opposed to to vertical?

[The Laughing Man]

But isn't the infinity symbol supposed to be sideways as opposed to to vertical?

Don't think you can use the infinity symbol in a domain name.

[black-leg jex]

yeah so my xbox has the open tray error. No warrenty so i'm gonna have to buy a new laser probably. I don't see myself getting the new xbox if it has problems like this still. It's just not worth it

[KaizokuJinbei]

http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/08/...for-first-time

Apparently Microsoft has referenced the next Xbox for the first time.

[Green_vs_Red]

Yeah so now Microsoft wants you to have a paid gold subscription to use Youtube and Dailymotion.

WHAT THE HELL?

[Buuhan1]

Errr, wasn't that always the case? Internet based apps require Gold.

[Sakonosolo]

Hahaha. Paying for access to the internet on top of your internet bill. Classic.

[Green_vs_Red]

Errr, wasn't that always the case? Internet based apps require Gold.

Unless there was a trial period for those two specific apps (and I was oblivious to it) it wasn't originally.

[Urouge]

My 360 finally red ringed on me. It lasted for nearly 5 years so I guess it's not awful, and I've seen this coming (it was freezing and such). I really have no choice but to replace it, though, considering the relatively massive library of 360 games I've built up over the years. The worst part about it is that it decided to happen the first time I put NBA 2K13 in to check it out. I don't really care about the game yet since I'm 100% football for sports these days, but I do want to try out the new dribbling controls.

Looking on the bright side, at least this gives me an excuse to pick up Forza 4 pretty much for free with a new console. I've heard nothing but good things about it.