The Microsoft / XBONE thread

[AWB]

Flash drive, thanks.

[Mugiwara_maniac]

The best game on the 360 hands down with no competition is PORTAL! That game rocks my world in too many ways. So anyone who doesn't have Orange box is missing out on the greatest 360 game plus two other amazing titles included! If you've played the half life games on this disk still buy it. It's worth it just for portal and it has Team Fortress 2 as well. It's a can't miss situation!

P.S. Trust me that Portal has excellent replay value, but I won't give any spoilers.

P.P.S. Just keep on trying if you have enough cake

P.P.P.S. I'm still alive

[Sandai Mera]

Yea except for one problem Portal is also on PS3 & PC.

[KaizokuFan22]

Oho. Free game, eh? This is why I love the 360. Something happens? Microsoft makes up for it. :D

did they ever reveal what the free game was?

[Battle Franky]

Uh, er... wasn't it Undertow or some other underwhelming bullshit?

[gaara d. lucci]

Yeah, it was Undertow. And I figured MS would fuck us over with our free game, instead of just giving us MS points to spend at out leisure.

[Tommy Swoes]

Question.
How long does one have a 360 before they experience the red ring of death?

Question 2, is this the appropriate thread to ask that question?

[Battle Franky]

Question.
How long does one have a 360 before they experience the red ring of death?

Depends on who you ask, some see it in a matter of days others a few months down the track, some have never seen it at all (myself included) Apparnetly the newer SKUs with the falcon chipset are much more reliable, so if you're looking to buy, make sure you determine whether or not it has that chipset.

Question 2, is this the appropriate thread to ask that question?

Don't really see the harm.

[Sandai Mera]

#1 Well I honestly couldn't say the only technical problems I have with my 360 is occasional freezing in certain games or disc scratching in one rare case.

#2 I don't see why not.

[GearSecond]

Question.
How long does one have a 360 before they experience the red ring of death?

Question 2, is this the appropriate thread to ask that question?

Just shy of 1 year.

Mine first showed small issues, which I disregarded, around October. The first sign of a real issue happened in the middle of a Halo 3 game on Thanksgiving(give or take a day), I was flying a Banshee on Valhalla, console freezes, controller continues to rumble. So it broke about 11 months after it was bought. Since it was a gift, I had issues trying to return it, and naturally the person who gave it to me in the first place decided sending it back was stupid.

Which leads up to why I own a Halo 3 Xbox.

[raj]

Onsale Wednesday, the latest issue of Xbox World 360 blows open Rare's retooled classic with never-seen shots and hands-on details. How different is it? What improvements have been made? What does it feel like on the 360 pad? And how can we make sure this incredible remake does see the light of day? The only place to find out is Xbox World 360.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com...83098&site=xbw

The snippet implies that there is a chance this game won't make it, which makes me wonder why they don't just remake Perfect Dark and they won't have to deal with Nintendo or Activision. Though this whole thing could be a dupe or something.

[rusashi]

Don't know if a whole thread should be made for this, maybe I'll make one, maybe not.

Hands-on APB information (GTA meets MMO)

Sounds incredibly awesome.

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/854/854140p1.html

http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/17693

One of the few MMO titles that sound awesome (waiting for this, WAR and Huxley now.)

[Sandai Mera]

Uh-Oh Sony fans guess Kojima & Konami have decided to jump ship and now Metal Gear Solid 4 will now be on both the PS3 & 360.

Spoiler:

I couldn't wait for april 1st =P.

[TakinawaTonfa]

Uh-Oh Sony fans guess Kojima & Konami have decided to jump ship and now Metal Gear Solid 4 will now be on both the PS3 & 360.

Spoiler:

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/7271/mgs4x360ku0.jpg

I couldn't wait for april 1st =P.

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Keep practicing.

[Sandai Mera]

I tried my best.

[Ms. Suave Debonair]

You shouldn't have tried it at all. In either thread.

[Sandai Mera]

But I did
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[Buuhan1]

Lots of changes today.

The 360 Elite has been dropped $100, making it $299. The 360 Pro has been DISCONTINUED and will be sold for $249 until stock runs out. It seems the Elite now wont come with an ethernet cable nor any of the audio or video cables, so you'll have to spend some money on those. Last I checked they weren't exactly cheap, but maybe I'm looking in the wrong places.

[KaizokuFan22]

why is the pro going to be discontinued?

[Ms. Suave Debonair]

Just isn't worth it.

The price difference between pro and elite is marginal, so people will just buy elite, what with the add-ons and such. Pro will turn into a waste of money for microsoft.

Not economically viable anymore.