Yeah, didn't you get the memo, pinata? We are no longer allowed to discuss pricing. It's bad for our struggling economy. Welcome to our brave new world, where prices mean nothing!

I thought that was just the space-bucks threads, sorry.

From now on all pricing will be discussed in Microsoft Points. That way no one knows exactly how much something costs without doing a little math.

In that case, pinata meant that the 50 Cent game is 4,760 Microsoft Points too much.

Sent the girls with my mother to Ohio for just over a week. Come home from dinner to a nice RROD. Brilliant.

Time to hit blockbuster and dust off the Wii.

Yeah, I have some VC games I haven't given much attention too. Probably finish off DQ: Swords and blow the dust off of No More Heroes.

You may need a new Arcade for your bedroom, don't you?

That hurts.

Murphy's Law bullshit is what that is!

But...No More Heroes is probably better experienced with no on else around anyway.

God forbid you might have to read a book

You're in the wrong forum.

Well, fuck. My 360 finally red ringed...fortunately I didn't buy it in the first place (I was one of the lucky ones that won one through the 'Every 10 Minutes' promotion). Guess it's time to gather my crap together to go buy a new one, I've been wanting a bigger HDD anyway, so I guess this is my excuse. I've just got to avoid the temptation of the RE console.

Has anybody needed t replace a wireless controller battery (rechargable)?

iI don't play very often, maybe once or twice weekly for a few hours. The battery is usually dead, if it makes it through my playing session.

I am assuming the battery has lived its useful life and needs replacing.

Yeah, I just replaced my rechargable a couple weeks back. The charge only held for 1-2 hours. But I am keeping it as a backup.

Did you get the official MS one? I was thinking about the Nyko 2-pack.

Yeah I have the Plug and Play kit and the battery is all but dead. I have plenty of AA's and the AA adapter but I just play with the charge cord connected to the 360 and controller with nothing in the battery holder. I may invest in some rechargeable batteries one day.

I've been using the Nyko kit since I got my XBox back in 2006 and they've worked just fine. Haven't noticed any lower battery charge.

That it what I do. Plug it into my laptop and play. That way, the cord isn't draped across the room.

ARGH, so my second 360 RROD on me just now AFTER the 3 year warranty period for RROD expired (bought the console in January 2006). I hadn't been using it much but bought Ace Combat 6 last week for $30 and was enjoying it. Now the debate is do I shell out the 99 bucks to get it fixed, buy a brand new console with HDMI out, or just F it and save up what money I would have spent on the 360 towards eventually getting a PS3. Decisions decisions...

I'd say get a new one with HDMI. You can either get an Arcade and use your old HDD, or spring for a Pro and get the upgraded 60 GB drive.

Repairing the old one is probably just a temporary fix, and unless you're really into watching movies on blu, I wouldn't spring for a PS3.

There are pics over on CAG of people with the new red limited 360 already getting the RROD within the first week of owning it.

I wonder how many of those RE5 RRODs were forced just for the "zomg lolz"

Perhaps that's a possibility. Nothing beats internet cool. But the guy I read legitimately seemed pissed, had already written an angry letter to Microsoft and returned his to Amazon. And while it wouldn't surprise me someone intentionally doing this, I would be surprised if someone went to these lengths just for an internet joke.

are those Jaspers? If so, how would they be more susceptible to RROD than the existing Jaspers, which haven't really been reporting RRODs (yet) in large numbers?