Official Xbox 360? Thread...

[Darkstar757]

does anyone have any pics of the hd-dvd player for the xbox360

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: Darkstar757
does anyone have any pics of the hd-dvd player for the xbox360

Nope. No pictures have been put out (that I know of) and probably won't until E3.

 

[Darkstar757]

Ugh this sucks. I am really dissapointed thus far with my xbox360. I am hoping that moto Gp changes all that for me.

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: CVSiN

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: jlmadyson

Originally posted by: purbeast0
Major delays for 360 titles ...

Well looks like my 360 is going to collect dust this summer. Heh also, I don't want to go quote myself, but when I got back from Zero Hour I tried to tell EVERYONE that Cliffy B specifically "hinted" that we won't see Gears of War until holiday season 06, regardless of what everyone was speculating and the release dates we saw. No one believe me.

But now look at the release date on it ... November.

The 360 is really REALLY starting to disappoint me. It's slowly going downhill as a system as a whole.

I expected a bit a dry spell over summer even though there should still be a few titles I will pick; this fall however should be nice. Anyhow I have seen a number of IPs being announced for the 360 in the last few weeks as well as valve announcing they are working on something for the 360. I'm just not disappointed at this point at all; with E3 right around the corner I'm sure MS has some good stuff up their sleeve, plus live, unlimited content capabilities is just a huge plus in my book. I'm willing to bear out, as the content will continue to get better imho.

I'm hoping the marketplace will improve. So far it's been a huge disappointment. It has a horrible layout and the new content just isn't there. They are having demos come out after the game is launched. They keep delaying these XBLA games which is starting to get even worse. They keep delaying demos even after they have announced them.

I still have faith in them, but my 360 breaking, along with all of these huge delays, is just making me lose faith in the 360 in general. But we'll see next month.

Well I'll be honest - out of the games I've rented and played so forth, I've pretty much devoted my time to my 360 in:

1) Geometry Wars
2) Halo 2
3) PGR3

I'm not a hardcore gamer by any means but I am a little disappointed. Like any new system though, it needs time to mature and develop.

PGR3
oblivion
GRAW for me

rented pretty much everything else..
some fun good games.. me im waiting for test drive unlimited and NCAA2007
and Dead Rising.

How is Oblivion? I'm so tempted to try that because that's all I hear everyone talking about. I have no idea what the premise of the game is though.

I'd get GRAW too but Gamefly doesn't have it in my queue yet.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: Darkstar757
Ugh this sucks. I am really dissapointed thus far with my xbox360. I am hoping that moto Gp changes all that for me.

Ehh...there are things with the 360 that are disapointing to me (XBLA game not coming out fast enouh and regular enough, game delays) but I am enjoying what is out now.

I need to pick up Kameo so my son can stop playing the two demos over and over and over again.

 

[batmang]

i got my 360 about 2 weeks ago, the first game i bought was perfect dark zero. the storyline in that game is possibly the worst out of any major title ive ever played. EVER.
the animation is pretty bad as well. the graphics are very good, and the guns are pretty fun. i took the game back to the store after a week of having it, got full credit back and i got GRAW.

im hoping graw will hold me over for a while.. im sure live will keep me busy.

im not impressed with pdz at all...i do love the media center extender feature on the 360 though, that alone makes me love the 360 aside from the games.

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: batmang
i got my 360 about 2 weeks ago, the first game i bought was perfect dark zero. the storyline in that game is possibly the worst out of any major title ive ever played. EVER.
the animation is pretty bad as well. the graphics are very good, and the guns are pretty fun. i took the game back to the store after a week of having it, got full credit back and i got GRAW.

im hoping graw will hold me over for a while.. im sure live will keep me busy.

im not impressed with pdz at all...i do love the media center extender feature on the 360 though, that alone makes me love the 360 aside from the games.

PDZ is THE WORST game out on the xbox360 and was the most over hyped piece of crap that I have played in a very very long time.

 

[SLCentral]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: CVSiN

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: jlmadyson

Originally posted by: purbeast0
Major delays for 360 titles ...

Well looks like my 360 is going to collect dust this summer. Heh also, I don't want to go quote myself, but when I got back from Zero Hour I tried to tell EVERYONE that Cliffy B specifically "hinted" that we won't see Gears of War until holiday season 06, regardless of what everyone was speculating and the release dates we saw. No one believe me.

But now look at the release date on it ... November.

The 360 is really REALLY starting to disappoint me. It's slowly going downhill as a system as a whole.

I expected a bit a dry spell over summer even though there should still be a few titles I will pick; this fall however should be nice. Anyhow I have seen a number of IPs being announced for the 360 in the last few weeks as well as valve announcing they are working on something for the 360. I'm just not disappointed at this point at all; with E3 right around the corner I'm sure MS has some good stuff up their sleeve, plus live, unlimited content capabilities is just a huge plus in my book. I'm willing to bear out, as the content will continue to get better imho.

I'm hoping the marketplace will improve. So far it's been a huge disappointment. It has a horrible layout and the new content just isn't there. They are having demos come out after the game is launched. They keep delaying these XBLA games which is starting to get even worse. They keep delaying demos even after they have announced them.

I still have faith in them, but my 360 breaking, along with all of these huge delays, is just making me lose faith in the 360 in general. But we'll see next month.

Well I'll be honest - out of the games I've rented and played so forth, I've pretty much devoted my time to my 360 in:

1) Geometry Wars
2) Halo 2
3) PGR3

I'm not a hardcore gamer by any means but I am a little disappointed. Like any new system though, it needs time to mature and develop.

PGR3
oblivion
GRAW for me

rented pretty much everything else..
some fun good games.. me im waiting for test drive unlimited and NCAA2007
and Dead Rising.

How is Oblivion? I'm so tempted to try that because that's all I hear everyone talking about. I have no idea what the premise of the game is though.

I'd get GRAW too but Gamefly doesn't have it in my queue yet.

I got Oblivion yesterday, and to tell you the truth, I'm not that impressed. I've only played around two hours though. So far, FF:X kicks it's ass.

 

[Wingznut]

Originally posted by: SLCentral
I got Oblivion yesterday, and to tell you the truth, I'm not that impressed. I've only played around two hours though. So far, FF:X kicks it's ass.

:shocked:

You just about made me choke on my Mt Dew.

 

[SLCentral]

Originally posted by: Wingznut

Originally posted by: SLCentral
I got Oblivion yesterday, and to tell you the truth, I'm not that impressed. I've only played around two hours though. So far, FF:X kicks it's ass.

:shocked:

You just about made me choke on my Mt Dew.

I know , I guess I'm just not getting into it. I played a bit more today, and I'm liking it more now, but I just significantly prefer the battle system in Final Fantasy games.

 

[Eug]

Originally posted by: erwos
I keep hoping they'll take a step back from their "no HD-DVD games" policy. Would it really be so hard to use hybrid DVD/HD-DVDs to provide backwards-compat for people without the HD-DVD upgrade? If it's just higher resolution assets, it shouldn't take that much more time to do testing on both versions. It would go a long way to alleviate concerns about PS3's Blu-Ray drive being hugely advantageous.

Who believes that, for games anyway? It certainly wasn't a big issue for me for games.

Movies, OTOH...

Eug: 802.11a should provide better connectivity, since microwaves operate near/at 2.4ghz.

Thx.

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: Darkstar757
does anyone have any pics of the hd-dvd player for the xbox360

Nope. No pictures have been put out (that I know of) and probably won't until E3.

So how much you willing to pay for one? I'd consider if it was under US$150, and output full HD through component.

Originally posted by: Eug
In the meantime I'm using the Logitech Play Link. Works great for music streaming and seems fine for Xbox Live logins, but it takes too long for media downloads since I don't get more than 100 KB/s (800 Kbps) through this setup. I guess I can't complain though since it only cost $12 (plus shipping), and there is zero configuration needed.

So I finally received my 2Wire Wireless Ethernet Client. It's only 802.11b, but it's über reliable (although I haven't tried the microwave yet. ), works great with the Xbox 360 (after I configured the adapter on a computer first), and it cost me practically nothing.

Mind you I ordered the MS Xbox 360 802.11a/b/g thingy anyway a few days ago cuz I wasn't sure how well the 2Wire would work, and to my surprise my relatively low eBhey bid on it actually won.

 

[erwos]

Originally posted by: Eug
So how much you willing to pay for one? I'd consider if it was under US$150, and output full HD through component.

"It depends." There really seems to be a fundamental conflict between the apparent lack of digital video output with HDCP on the 360, and the requirement that HD-DVDs only output in HD over an HDCP-protected digital path. I guess there's three possibilities:
1. The video output port really can handle digital video output with HDCP.
2. The drive itself will include the digital video output, and will use the rest of the 360 for processing.
3. You're limited to playing at 480p or 540p if the HD-DVD has the ICT enabled.

Problem is, none of those possibilities sound very likely. The first would assume some heretofore unknown capability of the 360. The second appears to be a rather ugly workaround. The third seems to be a disaster in the making. I'll be curious to see how this is resolved...

-Erwos

 

[jlmadyson]

Premiums in stock @CC, plus free shipping

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: batmang
i got my 360 about 2 weeks ago, the first game i bought was perfect dark zero. the storyline in that game is possibly the worst out of any major title ive ever played. EVER.
the animation is pretty bad as well. the graphics are very good, and the guns are pretty fun. i took the game back to the store after a week of having it, got full credit back and i got GRAW.

im hoping graw will hold me over for a while.. im sure live will keep me busy.

im not impressed with pdz at all...i do love the media center extender feature on the 360 though, that alone makes me love the 360 aside from the games.

PDZ is THE WORST game out on the xbox360 and was the most over hyped piece of crap that I have played in a very very long time.

The original PD was total sh!t too. I can't believe the hype surrounding that game. Goldeneye destroyed it.

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: batmang
i got my 360 about 2 weeks ago, the first game i bought was perfect dark zero. the storyline in that game is possibly the worst out of any major title ive ever played. EVER.
the animation is pretty bad as well. the graphics are very good, and the guns are pretty fun. i took the game back to the store after a week of having it, got full credit back and i got GRAW.

im hoping graw will hold me over for a while.. im sure live will keep me busy.

im not impressed with pdz at all...i do love the media center extender feature on the 360 though, that alone makes me love the 360 aside from the games.

PDZ is THE WORST game out on the xbox360 and was the most over hyped piece of crap that I have played in a very very long time.

The original PD was total sh!t too. I can't believe the hype surrounding that game. Goldeneye destroyed it.

I agree Goldeneye destroyed PD, but it definitely was not shlt IMO. I had some great 4 player matches in the game.

But I agree it doesn't touch bond.

EDIT: also, playing 4 player co-op against 4 bots was fvcking amazing at that time as well.

 

[Muadib]

Originally posted by: jlmadyson
Premiums in stock @CC, plus free shipping

I've also seen them at Costco & BB. The shortage must be over.

 

[UpgradeFailure]

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: batmang
i got my 360 about 2 weeks ago, the first game i bought was perfect dark zero. the storyline in that game is possibly the worst out of any major title ive ever played. EVER.
the animation is pretty bad as well. the graphics are very good, and the guns are pretty fun. i took the game back to the store after a week of having it, got full credit back and i got GRAW.

im hoping graw will hold me over for a while.. im sure live will keep me busy.

im not impressed with pdz at all...i do love the media center extender feature on the 360 though, that alone makes me love the 360 aside from the games.

PDZ is THE WORST game out on the xbox360 and was the most over hyped piece of crap that I have played in a very very long time.

The original PD was total sh!t too. I can't believe the hype surrounding that game. Goldeneye destroyed it.

I agree Goldeneye destroyed PD, but it definitely was not shlt IMO. I had some great 4 player matches in the game.

But I agree it doesn't touch bond.

EDIT: also, playing 4 player co-op against 4 bots was fvcking amazing at that time as well.

They should have just re-made PD for the 360, not a new game. PD was great, but it ran so freakin awful on the n64 I couldn't stand it. I remmeber trying to play Co-Op and wanting to poke my eyes out. They should have just stuck with the same game, idea, and just made it run good

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: Muadib

Originally posted by: jlmadyson
Premiums in stock @CC, plus free shipping

I've also seen them at Costco & BB. The shortage must be over.

I've seen them everywhere the last few weeks (BB, Sams, Wal-Mart, Circuit City, etc etc). I've even seen hard drives sitting on store shelves...something I've never seen since the 360 was launched.

The shortage is definitely over.

 

[Queasy]

Forza2 to be demoed at E3

April 28, 2006 - Microsoft has plans to debut the next-generation iteration of Forza Motorsport at this year's Electronic Entertainment Exposition, IGN learned today.

Following Microsoft's confirmation last year that successful franchises will appear on next gen systems, the matter wasn't whether the games will appear, but when. IGN learned from independent sources today that the next Forza Motorsport will show at Microsoft's pre-E3 news conference on Tuesday, May 9, complemented by a demo on the conference showfloor. Whether Forza 2 is behind closed doors or playable in the general booth is yet to be revealed.

What the full name is, when it ships, and what its feature set is, we don't know. When called, Microsoft said it doesn't comment on speculation and rumor, which leaves us to further rumor and speculation. Just kidding. That's it. Expect IGN to provide full coverage of Forza at E3.

 

[jlmadyson]

360 gets a classic, World Exclusive: GTR

 

[jlmadyson]

Microsoft E3 preview

The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is the premier event in the games industry. At no other time are so many high-profile announcements made, new games shown, or new gadgets and peripherals demonstrated. Whether it's a specific game still in development or just the future of the console or Xbox Live® that you're interested in, E3 lets you know just what to expect in the next year of gaming.


You'll find the info you need right herethroughout and after the show.

The surprises might be the most-anticipated aspect of the show, but there's a lot you can already expect to hear about that's plenty exciting on its own...

HD-DVD add on and Camera confirmed for E3

Also, a patch is in the works for live on May 2nd.

A lot of rumors flying around for this one, crosses fingers for downloading in the background and whatever else they want to throw in prep for E3.

 

[Eug]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: Muadib

Originally posted by: jlmadyson
Premiums in stock @CC, plus free shipping

I've also seen them at Costco & BB. The shortage must be over.

I've seen them everywhere the last few weeks (BB, Sams, Wal-Mart, Circuit City, etc etc). I've even seen hard drives sitting on store shelves...something I've never seen since the 360 was launched.

The shortage is definitely over.

I bought my premium last month off the shelf. There were many units in-store at several stores I went to. Also, the hard drives were in stock and plentiful wherever I looked.

 

[Queasy]

Forza 2 Menu Screenshot - notice the line "Place your kits for sale on Xbox360 Marketplace". Looks like we'll be able to trade/sell our car designs now.

edit: D'oh! nevermind. It is fake.

 

[jlmadyson]

The English Press Release:

Xbox Live Invites All Global Gamers to Jump In to the E3 experience

London, 2nd May, 2006 - For the first time ever, Xbox brings E3 ? the biggest video game event of the year ? to the people, by inviting the world to engage in the full Xbox Live experience free for an entire week.

From 8th May at 08:01 GMT until Monday 15th May at 07:59 GMT, connected gamers can access the best of E3 content, including the first-ever Gears of War high-definition game trailer on Xbox Live Marketplace, the playable demo of Capcom?s Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, and Game with Fame multiplayer sessions live from the floor with celebrities like Dave Navarro (Panic Channel), Method Man and Jenny McCarthy.

During E3 week, Xbox 360 fans will be able to download game demos and trailers from the hottest E3 titles and experience them in high definition. Over 60 pieces of new downloadable content will be available to gamers this week including:

Playable game demos and/or trailers from highly anticipated titles like:
Test Drive: Unlimited (Atari)
Moto GP? ?06 (THQ)
Crackdown (Microsoft Game Studios)
Dead or Alive® : Xtreme 2 (Tecmo)
The Lord of the Rings ?, The Battle for Middle Earth? II (EA Los Angeles)
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (Capcom)
Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega)
Splinter Cell: Double Agent ? (Ubisoft)
Viva Piñata (Microsoft Game Studios)
Plus a flood of HD trailers from games that have yet to be announced
Call of Duty®2 ? New Multiplayer Map Packs (Activision)
The release of UNO on Xbox Live Arcade
Game with Fame celebrity gaming sessions with stars like Jenny McCarthy, Method Man and Panic Channel (Featuring Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins, Chris Chaney and Steve Isaacs).
Play and Win contests with the latest Xbox 360 and Xbox Live Arcade titles
Exclusive high-definition blockbuster movie trailer downloads
Limited edition E3 Gamerpics and Themes
A Backstage Pass to see developers preparing for E3

Text

MS is going big next week for sure. If they come through with all this, plus the hardware side (already confirmed HD-DVD add on and camera to be there, hopefully bigger HDD as well) it's going to be big. Also who knows what else, IGN has supposedly confirmed footage of Halo 3 as well, we shall see. One thing is for certain, with the free week next week the servers are going to be bombarded.

 

[UpgradeFailure]

Originally posted by: jlmadyson

The English Press Release:

Xbox Live Invites All Global Gamers to Jump In to the E3 experience

London, 2nd May, 2006 - For the first time ever, Xbox brings E3 ? the biggest video game event of the year ? to the people, by inviting the world to engage in the full Xbox Live experience free for an entire week.

From 8th May at 08:01 GMT until Monday 15th May at 07:59 GMT, connected gamers can access the best of E3 content, including the first-ever Gears of War high-definition game trailer on Xbox Live Marketplace, the playable demo of Capcom?s Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, and Game with Fame multiplayer sessions live from the floor with celebrities like Dave Navarro (Panic Channel), Method Man and Jenny McCarthy.

During E3 week, Xbox 360 fans will be able to download game demos and trailers from the hottest E3 titles and experience them in high definition. Over 60 pieces of new downloadable content will be available to gamers this week including:

Playable game demos and/or trailers from highly anticipated titles like:
Test Drive: Unlimited (Atari)
Moto GP? ?06 (THQ)
Crackdown (Microsoft Game Studios)
Dead or Alive® : Xtreme 2 (Tecmo)
The Lord of the Rings ?, The Battle for Middle Earth? II (EA Los Angeles)
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (Capcom)
Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega)
Splinter Cell: Double Agent ? (Ubisoft)
Viva Piñata (Microsoft Game Studios)
Plus a flood of HD trailers from games that have yet to be announced
Call of Duty®2 ? New Multiplayer Map Packs (Activision)
The release of UNO on Xbox Live Arcade
Game with Fame celebrity gaming sessions with stars like Jenny McCarthy, Method Man and Panic Channel (Featuring Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins, Chris Chaney and Steve Isaacs).
Play and Win contests with the latest Xbox 360 and Xbox Live Arcade titles
Exclusive high-definition blockbuster movie trailer downloads
Limited edition E3 Gamerpics and Themes
A Backstage Pass to see developers preparing for E3

Text

MS is going big next week for sure. If they come through with all this, plus the hardware side (already confirmed HD-DVD add on and camera to be there, hopefully bigger HDD as well) it's going to be big. Also who knows what else, IGN has supposedly confirmed footage of Halo 3 as well, we shall see. One thing is for certain, with the free week next week the servers are going to be bombarded.

All those videos and demos are going to be AWESOME. I hope the new servers can take all the hits at once. And I hope there's enough room on our hard drives to hold all the data

I hope the lost planet demo is great. I also hope Sonic and Viva Pinata are playable demos!