Official Xbox 360 Thread - Part XII
09-07-08 | 09:17 PM
#351
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This is a good and interesting read on the history of the XBox 360's failure rates. A lot of inside info on low yields and what not.
http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/05/xb...-console-woes/
http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/05/xb...-console-woes/
09-08-08 | 01:46 PM
#352
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My 360 just died. Literally, a few minutes ago. It had been freezing up while playing Castle Crashers (a total of four times), and, upon attempting to restart it... RRoD.
I have had the console for roughly a year, and it hits now. RB2, GH:WT... It is a sad day for myself.
(Side note: This is the first time I have ever dealt with the coffin box, etc. What exactly do I need to do, as I noticed they said something about removing the hard drive. Thanks.)
I have had the console for roughly a year, and it hits now. RB2, GH:WT... It is a sad day for myself.
(Side note: This is the first time I have ever dealt with the coffin box, etc. What exactly do I need to do, as I noticed they said something about removing the hard drive. Thanks.)
Also, as I stated. They are NO longer doing a coffin. Basically, you box it up yourself, apply the pre-paid label, and drop off at a UPS Store. Good to go. Hopefully they are fast. I better get a nice looking Elite with no scratches or i will bitch.
09-08-08 | 01:58 PM
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I think the only thing about it that's "one use" is that the hard drives you transfer from/to get marked by the software, preventing you from performing a 2nd transfer.
09-08-08 | 03:16 PM
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09-08-08 | 04:22 PM
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Rumor patrol:
http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/09...ce-media-blit/
http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/09...ce-media-blit/
According to forum poster Dodece over on VG Chartz.com, Microsoft will hold their five hour long New Xbox Experience re-launching event on September 25th beginning at 7:00PM eastern and unleash an all out media blitz. Rumored to be announced during the event is news regarding free Halo 3 DLC, new Mass Effect DLC, the first of two chunks of GTAIV DLC and info regarding Portal. Also, during the event, six Xbox Originals will be released for free. There is also mention that MS will announce a Sirius Satellite Radio partnership, a new music download service and something called "Mad Lib" of which isn't explained. As if that wasn't enough, Microsoft will be announcing twelve new game titles exclusive to the 360, all of which are codenamed, but the rumor source confirms Assassins Creed 2, Mass Effect 2, a new Conker title, a new Rare shooter and two new Halo games are in the mix. Phew!
09-08-08 | 04:28 PM
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Wow, that's a lot of announcements.
I wonder what the partership with Sirius will be. It would be nice if you can stream radio channels while playing. Of course, I have XM, but still, for others it could be nice.
Free Xbox Originals sounds good. Charging 1200 points for them never made sense to me; at least in their non-enhanced states. I have absolutely no DL space -- I'll have to attempt to DL them, then immediately delete them so they show on my history until I buy me a bigger HD.
I wonder what the partership with Sirius will be. It would be nice if you can stream radio channels while playing. Of course, I have XM, but still, for others it could be nice.
Free Xbox Originals sounds good. Charging 1200 points for them never made sense to me; at least in their non-enhanced states. I have absolutely no DL space -- I'll have to attempt to DL them, then immediately delete them so they show on my history until I buy me a bigger HD.
09-08-08 | 07:54 PM
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For those of you without 120gig hard-drives (of which I only have 30 left), can't you download the free games now. Delete them, and then go back thru and re-download them later (when/if you have room). Every other item I've ever down-loaded (even free) I've been able to go back months later and re-download.
09-08-08 | 08:12 PM
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And doesn't the fine print say "You may redownload this as long as it is available". I know they're purging "poor" titles but leaving them in the background, but that might not last forever.
09-09-08 | 06:42 AM
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I'm calling BS on this...no way MS gives away SIX games for free. Maybe ONE, but SIX is crazy.
RROD note, my 360 is in route. I dropped it off at USPS on (Saturday 9/6/08) and it left on Monday (9/8/09) and only made it to another Michigan shipping center today....slow USPS. Should be in Texas Thursday....and I wait.
09-09-08 | 08:07 AM
#366
I'm calling BS on this...no way MS gives away SIX games for free. Maybe ONE, but SIX is crazy.
RROD note, my 360 is in route. I dropped it off at USPS on (Saturday 9/6/08) and it left on Monday (9/8/09) and only made it to another Michigan shipping center today....slow USPS. Should be in Texas Thursday....and I wait.
RROD note, my 360 is in route. I dropped it off at USPS on (Saturday 9/6/08) and it left on Monday (9/8/09) and only made it to another Michigan shipping center today....slow USPS. Should be in Texas Thursday....and I wait.
So now my wait is how long it will take them to ship it to me, how slow the shipping will be, and whether they will require a signature.
edit: Tracking just showed it was delivered to them at 4:30 yesterday. Is there a place online to track their processing of the thing to get an estimate on when they will mail it out to me?
09-09-08 | 08:13 AM
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Just got my (new) 360 back from Microsoft. Only took 9 business days from me sending it out. Now I begin the long process of redownloading everything so I don't have to be online to play DLC stuff. Thank god for the "Download History" screen.
09-09-08 | 08:26 AM
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Still, I find this hard to believe. I can see the relaunch and the update on 9/25 or 9/26, but not 6 free games for everyone.
09-09-08 | 08:35 AM
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I thought this could be fixed online with the web based DRM tool.
09-09-08 | 08:58 AM
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The DRM tool fixes all of the licenses, but you still have to redownload the item to "re-tie" it to your system.
If the content is already on your HDD, then it shouldn't take more than 2 seconds to "re-download" the item, regardless of the size. Those two seconds just add up when you've got quite a bit of DLC or XBLA stuff to go through.
If the content is already on your HDD, then it shouldn't take more than 2 seconds to "re-download" the item, regardless of the size. Those two seconds just add up when you've got quite a bit of DLC or XBLA stuff to go through.
09-09-08 | 02:07 PM
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The DRM tool fixes all of the licenses, but you still have to redownload the item to "re-tie" it to your system.
If the content is already on your HDD, then it shouldn't take more than 2 seconds to "re-download" the item, regardless of the size. Those two seconds just add up when you've got quite a bit of DLC or XBLA stuff to go through.
If the content is already on your HDD, then it shouldn't take more than 2 seconds to "re-download" the item, regardless of the size. Those two seconds just add up when you've got quite a bit of DLC or XBLA stuff to go through.
09-09-08 | 02:35 PM
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I can imagine this will be a bigger problem when people that have 500 songs by the end of the year for rock band and decide they want the larger hard drive.
