**Official New Xbox Experience Thread** - Poll Added

[herkulease]

damn you microsoft. I couldn't sign up either so I gave up. they might as well just open the flood gates. Why even make people wait?

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: herkulease
damn you microsoft. I couldn't sign up either so I gave up. they might as well just open the flood gates. Why even make people wait?

Ya, it seems kind of stupid to let all the other signees in 2 days before the launch. I don't really care though, just waiting for tomorrow. Will probably go ahead and sign up for Netflix tonight, and I'm seriously considering picking up a 60GB hard drive at Gamestop during lunch....

 

[BD2003]

So far the installs are quite nice - they speed up the games somewhat, but definitely lower the noise. What I like the most is how installed games stay in your games list when the disc isnt in, so you can still quicklaunch them without the disc in the drive (it'll prompt).

It still kinda annoys me that I have to keep the disc in the drive, since I own these damn games. It would be nice if it would start loading the game before the disc is in and give you a minute or so to get it in there, that way no time is wasted at all, but I suppose this is better than nothing.

 

[bl4ckfl4g]

Weird I never got an email. I must have a typo when I signed up.

 

[Queasy]

Just added a poll asking what part of NXE are you looking forward to the most. Obviously, some of us already have it so just answer what you currently like the most.

 

[Queasy]

Looks like if you go to Xbox.com, log into your account, and click on My Account you can see where they've added the new Xbox Live Market interface for the intertubes.

There's nothing there yet in terms of stuff to buy but they did maintenance on Xbox.com last night and added this. Looks like Impulse Buys are set to stun when the NXE is launched tomorrow.

 

[tw1164]

Originally posted by: bl4ckfl4g
Weird I never got an email. I must have a typo when I signed up.

I have the same problem. I swear I signed up, but I must have done something incorrect. I won't get a chance to play before the 19th anyway.

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: Queasy
Looks like if you go to Xbox.com, log into your account, and click on My Account you can see where they've added the new Xbox Live Market interface for the intertubes.

There's nothing there yet in terms of stuff to buy but they did maintenance on Xbox.com last night and added this. Looks like Impulse Buys are set to stun when the NXE is launched tomorrow.

Looks good, can't wait. I was all set to get a 60GB hard drive here in a few minutes, but I just realized that I don't have a transfer cable, nor do I have a memory card, so it'd be pointless to do so right now since the only reason to upgrade is to take advantage of the disc install.

Maybe I'll just save my money .

 

[vi edit]

Anyone willing to help a fellow AT'er out and grab one of those close out 120 gig drives from Target if there are still some left at the $89 price? My local one is completely out.

I'll pay full price, S&H, plus a little extra or a gift card for your efforts. I just can't bring myself to pay the $100 for the 60 gig kit when their are 120 gigs out there for less.

Figured I'd give the AT connection a shot first.

My Arcade bundle came in yesterday and I'm itching to try out the netflix streaming.

 

[Queasy]

vi, I'll swing by one of the Targets on my way home from work and see if I can find one.

 

[tatteredpotato]

Originally posted by: blurredvision

Originally posted by: herkulease
damn you microsoft. I couldn't sign up either so I gave up. they might as well just open the flood gates. Why even make people wait?

Ya, it seems kind of stupid to let all the other signees in 2 days before the launch. I don't really care though, just waiting for tomorrow. Will probably go ahead and sign up for Netflix tonight, and I'm seriously considering picking up a 60GB hard drive at Gamestop during lunch....

Really they probably just did it that way to distribute the launch over a broader period of time, and lighten the load on their servers tomorrow.

 

[blurredvision]

Didn't know Target had 120 giggers on clearance. Guess I'm going by Target after work. Those drives have the transfer cable in the package, don't they?

 

[oznerol]

Is storing a couple games on the big drive really worth $90+ to you guys?

I just did some cleaning on my 20 gig and now have like 7 gigs free.

I suppose if you download HD movies often, a bigger drive is useful. Or if you want to store more than 1 game.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: blurredvision
Didn't know Target had 120 giggers on clearance. Guess I'm going by Target after work. Those drives have the transfer cable in the package, don't they?

Yep

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: ducci
Is storing a couple games on the big drive really worth $90+ to you guys?

I just did some cleaning on my 20 gig and now have like 7 gigs free.

I suppose if you download HD movies often, a bigger drive is useful. Or if you want to store more than 1 game.

I could see myself getting a 60GB drive but probably not a 120GB. If you use the 25% Live Cashback deal you can get a 60GB drive off eBay for around $50.

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: ducci
Is storing a couple games on the big drive really worth $90+ to you guys?

That's actually what I've been trying to decide for a month now, hence the reason I haven't bought anything yet, or keep talking myself out of it. However, if I can get a 120GB hdd for $90, then I think I'll do it. I paid $80 for a set of plastic drums I never use, what's $90 for a hard drive that I'll always use?

 

[Thraxen]

Originally posted by: blurredvision
Maybe someone at Sony should watch the video that Major Nelson posted of the NXE install. It took right around a minute to download and install before you're up and running again. PS3 updates usually set me back 20 minutes.

Well, that must have been nice for Major Nelson... guess that's what happens when you're the only person updating, but that certainly wasn't what happened with me last night.

I logged on and it asked if I wanted to update, so I said yes. Then it did the usual progress bar on the side blade. This part by itself took 3 or 4 minutes. When it was done I thought I was still thinking that was pretty damn fast for the whole NXE... but alas, that was only the beginning. The system rebooted and then it went to the real update. I guess the first update was just the update to get the new update screen. Anyway, the new update screen started and it estimated the time remaining to be 31 minutes. It didn't actually didn't take that long, but I'd say the whole process still took around 20 minutes.

So for those people expecting the update tomorrow, don't expect any 1 minutes updates.

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: blurredvision
Didn't know Target had 120 giggers on clearance. Guess I'm going by Target after work. Those drives have the transfer cable in the package, don't they?

Yep

Queasy, is there no way we can appeal to the higher-ups to get a console gaming hot deals thread here? I never go into the hot deals section, and there are so many gaming deals to be had, that I think a dedicated thread here would be awesome for everyone who posts here.

I think we need an uprising to make it happen......

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: Thraxen

Originally posted by: blurredvision
Maybe someone at Sony should watch the video that Major Nelson posted of the NXE install. It took right around a minute to download and install before you're up and running again. PS3 updates usually set me back 20 minutes.

Well, that must have been nice for Major Nelson... guess that's what happens when you're the only person updating, but that certainly wasn't what happened with me last night.

I logged on and it asked if I wanted to update, so I said yes. Then it did the usual progress bar on the side blade. This part by itself took 3 or 4 minutes. When it was done I thought I was still thinking that was pretty damn fast for the whole NXE... but alas, that was only the beginning. The system rebooted and then it went to the real update. I guess the first update was just the update to get the new update screen. Anyway, the new update screen started and it estimated the time remaining to be 31 minutes. It didn't actually didn't take that long, but I'd say the whole process still took around 20 minutes.

So for those people expecting the update tomorrow, don't expect any 1 minutes updates.

Probably very dependent on your connection speed and how busy the servers are. I'd bet that 360 in Major Nelson's video was hooked up to the network on the MS campus. The NXE update is going to be at least 128MB.

 

[R Nilla]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: ducci
Is storing a couple games on the big drive really worth $90+ to you guys?

I just did some cleaning on my 20 gig and now have like 7 gigs free.

I suppose if you download HD movies often, a bigger drive is useful. Or if you want to store more than 1 game.

I could see myself getting a 60GB drive but probably not a 120GB. If you use the 25% Live Cashback deal you can get a 60GB drive off eBay for around $50.

And you can get a 120 GB (refurb) using that method for < $70, so why not go all out?

 

[tatteredpotato]

Originally posted by: R Nilla

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: ducci
Is storing a couple games on the big drive really worth $90+ to you guys?

I just did some cleaning on my 20 gig and now have like 7 gigs free.

I suppose if you download HD movies often, a bigger drive is useful. Or if you want to store more than 1 game.

I could see myself getting a 60GB drive but probably not a 120GB. If you use the 25% Live Cashback deal you can get a 60GB drive off eBay for around $50.

And you can get a 120 GB (refurb) using that method for < $70, so why not go all out?

I have the 120, but still have about 70 gigs free after installing Fallout and Gears 2. FYI installing Fallout makes a world of difference. MUCH smoother.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: R Nilla

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: ducci
Is storing a couple games on the big drive really worth $90+ to you guys?

I just did some cleaning on my 20 gig and now have like 7 gigs free.

I suppose if you download HD movies often, a bigger drive is useful. Or if you want to store more than 1 game.

I could see myself getting a 60GB drive but probably not a 120GB. If you use the 25% Live Cashback deal you can get a 60GB drive off eBay for around $50.

And you can get a 120 GB (refurb) using that method for < $70, so why not go all out?

Cause I could use that $20 towards another game?

 

[sygyzy]

Can anyone explain how to load games to the HD? I don't see the option. Yes, I have NXE.

 

[vi edit]

Yeh, I'm torn on which path to go with the drive.

$30 for 20 gig with the MS upgrade option. - $1.5 a gig
$100 for 60 gig live kit - $1.66 a gig + the headset and 3 month of live
$90 for the 120 gig drive only - $0.75 a gig

The 120 is a much better value. The 20 is the most affordable, but really only allows for one game at most to be loaded on the drive. I really like the install option to keep the DVD noise down.

 

[tatteredpotato]

Originally posted by: sygyzy
Can anyone explain how to load games to the HD? I don't see the option. Yes, I have NXE.

I believe you go the the My Xbox channel >> Games Library >> Select the game you want to install >> Install to Hard Drive