do games on the 360 get patched?

[Inspector Jihad]

I'm sure many games ship with unknown glitches, and pc games have been patching for years now. Does xbox do it too?

 

[raystorm]

Yea..when devs fix up any issues with their 360 games the update is downloaded through live. Basically when you start a game and there is an update available (patch, new levels, new cars..etc) you will get a prompt to download if you want. The download will start then afterwards the game will restart and you are good to go.

 

[Noema]

Yep.

 

[Zenoth]

However if you can't have access to XBOX Live you're screwed I presume. Same thing goes on PC mind you. If you have a PC capable of playing games without Internet (for 'x' reaon(s)) then you're as well stuck with the vanilla version of the games.

 

[Inspector Jihad]

is there a free version of live?

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
is there a free version of live?

Yes, the Silver membership. Gold is the one you pay for. Silver should be good to go on downloads and such.

 

[tuteja1986]

Originally posted by: blurredvision

Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
is there a free version of live?

Yes, the Silver membership. Gold is the one you pay for. Silver should be good to go on downloads and such.

Sliver offer almost every service except online play.

Sliver service :
Patches
Game single player demo , MMO game beta & multiplayer demo like dead rising , Fantasy Star Universe ... ect
Entertainment content like the exclusive red vs blue series for xbox live
XBOX live arcade games like Geometry wars , Smash TV , Mortal Combat 3 , Contra ... ect
XBOX live gamer score which is great
Send text , audio & video message to your xbox live Buddy list
Download free themes & picture pack (don't buy any )
Game content (most are crap but some are good )
ALso gives XBOX live game dash board update every 6month which extra function to xbox 360 like WMV over network playback support , 1080p support , HD-DVD support , DVD software update with 1080p upscale res support ... things like that


Gold offers everything sliver does but it may give some exclusive early content or beta testing. Also online multi-player support for you XBOX Live arcade and your XBOX 360 games.

 

[Hyperlite]

wait what? so silver doesn't allow online play?

 

[Aikouka]

Originally posted by: Hyperlite
wait what? so silver doesn't allow online play?

Yep, no online play.

You do get some free Gold passes with things you buy though. Although, I already own a years worth of Gold and I always give my free Gold passes to friends who're too cheap to pay for it .

EDIT: Clarified.

 

[Hadsus]

EA requires Gold to DL updated rosters for NHL 2007.....those &*^%$#!

BTW, patches are done very quickly through Live and it's not like the PC world where there is patch after patch and big DLs. Game stability is soooo much better than the PCs.

 

[Liviathan]

It's one of the best things about Live...the patching!

 

[Inspector Jihad]

i dont think i'm digging this online strategy...monthly fees are not my cup of tea

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Liviathan
It's one of the best things about Live...the patching!

Which means that Xbox game writers can lower their quality standards. If it screws up, hey, we can just ship out a patch later!

My roommates played Gears of War for awhile. Lots of fun bugs. The best one though was when a Beserker would attack, run into a doorway, and just stand there. That's it, it'd just stop. Apparently it somehow got stuck on a doorway it should have been able to run through, and it couldn't figure a way out. This is a creature living up to its name, always going totally nuts and charging crazily at you, so standing still isn't something it's ever meant to do.