Official Xbox 360 Thread - The NXE is coming, the NXE is coming...
12-09-08, 11:19 PM
#777
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Still, like you said no one really minds answering the simple questions and personally it always seems people ask regardless of whether you try and present info in a specific manner. Hell, there's a lot of outdated FAQ's and stickies littered across this forum which shows how often people really refer back to them.
And really, I don't think any particular question has come up so often that they're annoying to see. At least I certainly haven't been annoyed.
12-10-08, 06:57 AM
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My unit was packed very poorly and when I opened it up the game case was shattered, game discs rolling around, and it sounds like something is loose on the inside of the Xbox itself. Plus the batteries were DOA. While it's working right now, I have my concerns about whether or not the inside of the Xbox looks like my game case.
But thanks for your input. Since it'll only be a few days, I guess, I'll just wait.
I'm glad I'm here, too!
But thanks for your input. Since it'll only be a few days, I guess, I'll just wait.
I'm glad I'm here, too!
12-10-08, 09:24 AM
#779
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Hey, there's a free Premium Theme in the Marketplace today (the first since the NXE upgrade ones, I believe). It's called "Winter Holiday 2008" in the Marketplace and "Holiday 2008" once you download it. The friend avatars are in front of a ski lodge, giant lollipops and a frozen 360. It's cute. 
12-10-08, 09:35 AM
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Cool. I like my "Star Trek" premium theme but I'm open to new "freebies". 
One thing they need to do is figure out a way for the Friends list to load faster. It's not a big deal but it's annoying.
One thing they need to do is figure out a way for the Friends list to load faster. It's not a big deal but it's annoying.
12-10-08, 09:40 AM
#782
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This is the link from the marketplace: http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/ga...f-0003fffe07c3
But it currently says the content isn't found. Maybe later?
But it currently says the content isn't found. Maybe later?
12-10-08, 01:58 PM
#784
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For those interested, Anand took apart a new Jasper system, and posted some pics + a technical writeup. http://www.anandtech.com/gadgets/showdoc.aspx?i=3472
Power consumption, from the article:
Power consumption, from the article:
| Xbox 360 Revision | System Off | Idle | Halo 3 | Rockband 2 | Gears of War 2 | BioShock Demo |
| Xenon | 2.3W<sup></sup> | 155.7W<sup></sup> | 177.8W | 167.7W | 177.1W | 172W<sup></sup> |
| Falcon | 2.8W<sup></sup> | 101.4W<sup></sup> | 121.2W | 112.8W | 121.5W | 115.5W<sup></sup> |
| Jasper | 2.0W<sup></sup> | 93.7W<sup></sup> | 105.9W | 101.0W | 105.9W | 98.1W<sup></sup> |
Last edited by Jeremy517; 12-10-08 at 02:02 PM.
12-10-08, 03:24 PM
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Hey, there's a free Premium Theme in the Marketplace today (the first since the NXE upgrade ones, I believe). It's called "Winter Holiday 2008" in the Marketplace and "Holiday 2008" once you download it. The friend avatars are in front of a ski lodge, giant lollipops and a frozen 360. It's cute.
Last edited by Jeremy517; 12-10-08 at 03:56 PM.
12-10-08, 03:36 PM
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12-10-08, 06:35 PM
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I've found some conflicting reports through google, but wanted to get some feedback here on this terrible awful grinding noise my Xbox is making. Is this normal for everyone here, should I be concerned?
Some people online seem to say it comes with the territory. Some seem to say it's indicative of bad things to come (discs getting torn up, etc.) If it helps, my Xbox is horizontal.
Thanks to all who have been so kind and generous with their advice.
Some people online seem to say it comes with the territory. Some seem to say it's indicative of bad things to come (discs getting torn up, etc.) If it helps, my Xbox is horizontal.
Thanks to all who have been so kind and generous with their advice.
12-11-08, 11:21 AM
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http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...says-microsoft
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Xbox Live Arcade sales tripled since NXE, says Microsoft
Microsoft's Major Nelson has published statistics on Microsoft's New Xbox Experience, highlighting that sales on XBLA almost tripled the week of the revamped service's launch.
In addition to this, Avatar specific titles, such as A Kingdom for Kelfings, saw the second-best first week sales ever, alongside UNO which saw an increase in sales of 650 per cent in one day upon being updated to include in-game Avatars.
Movie downloads on the console increased 49 per cent and TV episode downloads were also up 30 per cent the week after the NXE launch.
Xbox Live was revealed to have over 14 million members, with the average number of unique visitors climbing each day by 66 per cent over the past year. The global Live service has 45 network and studio partners, including Netflix, offering 30,00 movies, TV episodes and music videos.
Microsoft's Major Nelson has published statistics on Microsoft's New Xbox Experience, highlighting that sales on XBLA almost tripled the week of the revamped service's launch.
In addition to this, Avatar specific titles, such as A Kingdom for Kelfings, saw the second-best first week sales ever, alongside UNO which saw an increase in sales of 650 per cent in one day upon being updated to include in-game Avatars.
Movie downloads on the console increased 49 per cent and TV episode downloads were also up 30 per cent the week after the NXE launch.
Xbox Live was revealed to have over 14 million members, with the average number of unique visitors climbing each day by 66 per cent over the past year. The global Live service has 45 network and studio partners, including Netflix, offering 30,00 movies, TV episodes and music videos.
12-11-08, 11:41 AM
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I don't know about that. Sure Avatars helped sell Kingdom For The Keflings, but I always use 360voice.com as a relatively accurate read on XBLA sales and though the single-day peak of 1859 is impressive for an XBLA game, it's no where near the 2536 that Braid saw or the 5244 peak of Castle Crashers.
If anything, I'd expect that any increase in XBLA sales has more to do with SSFIIHD Turbo which had first day numbers of 2782 more than anything to do with the NXE.
The Uno curve is funny -- 434 on 11/18 and 5257 on 11/19. It's been running 550 - 700 per day since.
If anything, I'd expect that any increase in XBLA sales has more to do with SSFIIHD Turbo which had first day numbers of 2782 more than anything to do with the NXE.
The Uno curve is funny -- 434 on 11/18 and 5257 on 11/19. It's been running 550 - 700 per day since.
12-11-08, 01:18 PM
#793
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No, NXE hit on a Wednesday, the same day as XBLA games launch.
I admit to launching both Uno and Bomberman to get their avatar updates, but I didn't play them so take those numbers with a grain of salt for actual activity.
I admit to launching both Uno and Bomberman to get their avatar updates, but I didn't play them so take those numbers with a grain of salt for actual activity.
12-11-08, 01:38 PM
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According to Wiki, KfK and NXE came out the same day.
Wait... I read the release wrong... I read it as KfK having a 650% jump in sales but it looks like that was referring to UNO.
Wait... I read the release wrong... I read it as KfK having a 650% jump in sales but it looks like that was referring to UNO.
12-11-08, 04:30 PM
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There is a glitch that lets you remove non-zero-gamerscore games from your list. The only requirements are that you need to get the game to the second spot of your list (usually by loading the game, meaning you still own it) and you need to a zero-score game in the top spot of the list.
So if you have severe OCD and want to remove some games, check out http://www.xbox360achievements.org/f...d.php?t=111020.
So if you have severe OCD and want to remove some games, check out http://www.xbox360achievements.org/f...d.php?t=111020.
12-11-08, 04:54 PM
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Sweet. I know what I'm doing tonight. 
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*edit*
Uh oh. Play with backdoor codes at your own risk. I successfully removed Undertow & Lumines, both of which I only had one achievement in, but when I tried Totemball it reset my Gamerscore to zero.
I rebooted and I still had zero Gamerscore.
I let it sit for a few and my GS eventually came up but when I went to look at my achievements it only showed my 5 most recent games and nothing else. If I let it sit, the list very slowly populated itself again.
After the heart attack and cold sweats subsided I decided to tempt fate twice. Screw Totemball, I don't want that blight on my Gamercard. Well it did it again. Zero gamerscore. This time it took a little longer to get it back and a little longer for my achievement list to repopulate.
and Totemball remains... sigh. Totemball wins, I don't have the stones to try it for a third time.
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*edit*
Uh oh. Play with backdoor codes at your own risk. I successfully removed Undertow & Lumines, both of which I only had one achievement in, but when I tried Totemball it reset my Gamerscore to zero.
I rebooted and I still had zero Gamerscore.
I let it sit for a few and my GS eventually came up but when I went to look at my achievements it only showed my 5 most recent games and nothing else. If I let it sit, the list very slowly populated itself again.After the heart attack and cold sweats subsided I decided to tempt fate twice. Screw Totemball, I don't want that blight on my Gamercard. Well it did it again. Zero gamerscore. This time it took a little longer to get it back and a little longer for my achievement list to repopulate.
and Totemball remains... sigh. Totemball wins, I don't have the stones to try it for a third time.
Last edited by Michael Corvin; 12-11-08 at 05:29 PM.
12-12-08, 12:07 AM
#798
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Uh oh. Play with backdoor codes at your own risk. I successfully removed Undertow & Lumines, both of which I only had one achievement in, but when I tried Totemball it reset my Gamerscore to zero.
I rebooted and I still had zero Gamerscore. I let it sit for a few and my GS eventually came up but when I went to look at my achievements it only showed my 5 most recent games and nothing else. If I let it sit, the list very slowly populated itself again.
After the heart attack and cold sweats subsided I decided to tempt fate twice. Screw Totemball, I don't want that blight on my Gamercard. Well it did it again. Zero gamerscore. This time it took a little longer to get it back and a little longer for my achievement list to repopulate.
and Totemball remains... sigh. Totemball wins, I don't have the stones to try it for a third time.
I rebooted and I still had zero Gamerscore.
I let it sit for a few and my GS eventually came up but when I went to look at my achievements it only showed my 5 most recent games and nothing else. If I let it sit, the list very slowly populated itself again.After the heart attack and cold sweats subsided I decided to tempt fate twice. Screw Totemball, I don't want that blight on my Gamercard. Well it did it again. Zero gamerscore. This time it took a little longer to get it back and a little longer for my achievement list to repopulate.
and Totemball remains... sigh. Totemball wins, I don't have the stones to try it for a third time.
12-12-08, 08:02 AM
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