Bigs 2 Demo

I never tried the first one, but it looked fun. I'll give this one a shot.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer spoke at the Executive's Club of Chicago today, informing attendees that a new Xbox 360 will arrive in 2010, one equipped with a "natural interface" and built-in camera.

http://kotaku.com/5295898/report-mic...riving-in-2010

I guess it's not a rumor anymore, or somebody forgot to tell Ballmer.

Update : Today, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer indicated that the company would be releasing a new Xbox 360 in 2010, one featuring a built-in camera. That seemingly confirmed a new hardware configuration with the company's Project Natal built-in. Microsoft's official word?

While Ballmer's casual mention of a new Xbox 360 hardware iteration at the Executive's Club of Chicago seemingly confirms a rumor originating from 1UP, Microsoft's Director of Product Management for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live Aaron Greenberg told Kotaku "There will be no new console."

"We're not going to be launching a new console any time soon," Greenberg said during a phone call today. "I really believe he was speaking about Project Natal."

"We want to make sure people know that we're excited about Project Natal," Greenberg noted, "But we're barely halfway through this generation. We're happy with the Xbox 360, so there are no changes from that standpoint. For the time being, we're really just showing a whole new category of gaming."

Asked if Microsoft was at least considering putting the hands-free motion controller technology into a new Xbox 360 configuration, Greenberg said "Yes, we have looked at that, but we haven't announced any details for something like that."

Nor has the company announced a ship date or final name for the motion-sensing camera tech it debuted at E3 2009, Greenberg added.

"We are saying that the Natal will run on the Xbox 360, so there's no new hardware to purchase," Greenberg said, reiterating the company's position on its current generation platform. "What we're doing that's unique is, instead of asking you to invest in a new generation of hardware, a generation that's already well established, extending the experience even longer by adding this whole new category of experiences with Project Natal."

"We're changing the rules a little bit just like we did with the New Xbox Experience," he said.

We've requested a transcript of Mr. Ballmer's speech from Executive's Club of Chicago and will follow up when and if it becomes available.

http://kotaku.com/5296104/microsoft-...no-new-console

Oh.

So it'll be like the Arcade, Pro and Elite -- but include a Natal. So when all is said and done, it'll be another Sku on a long list of Skus.

I guess Microsoft wants to keep ahead of the curve on that account, after all the different bundles, pros, arcades, elites, Halo editions, etc; I think it's ahead of the PS3 and its every changing lineup as well.

I recommend the Microsoft Wii60 myself. It'll be the arcade bundle with the Natal and some pack-in "mini-games" for $249.
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HELP!

My son went to play Worms today and it said an update was available. He said yes, and now the system locks up at the dashboard. I called xbox and they said it was $120 to repair since it is no longer under warranty. WTF!

Is there anything else I can do to either back out the update or get this back up and running?

Try clearing the cache this will get rid of any updates.

Here is video to show you how to do it.

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I'll see if I can move that quick before it locks up on me. The problem has been that I can't even get to the system box before it freezes.

Try taking the Hard Drive off too and see if it's related to any data on there. Probably not, but removing variables never hurts.

Are you signing into Xbox live when the dashboard freezes ?

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3174866

The douche is totally full of shit, but it's still interesting to hear a company speak out about it.

argghhhhh E74

Wrong thread?

He better hope so, otherwise it's an obvious console bash

Yeah...I'm not really sure why I put it here? I'm not very bright.

I'd try disconnecting everything attached to the console and starting it up. If that works, go through and add one thing back at a time. I had a similar problem a couple months ago and it turned out to be something with the HD-DVD drive.

Now that you mention it, I had the same problem with the HD-DVD drive. I added it back a few weeks ago and it's fine again.

But it was really slow to load up the dashboard with that in and it would lock up at random times.

Max, did you have Worms too? It would be weird if there was a patch that conflicted with the HD drive and now that patch has simply been rolled off for other updates.

I managed to clear the cache (talk about having to move quickly and press buttons at lightning speed) and all seems to work now. I even tempted fate by going back and trying Worms again. It popped up the update screen (which I said yes to), and after the install everthing remained ok. No more freezes. I wonder if something glitched during the install which corrupted the system. Either way - thanks for the help. Game on!

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Xbox-Live-12...QQcmdZViewItem

Buy.com's eBay account is selling 12-month subscription cards for $27.99. There are 3000 left as of now, but I don't think they will last very long, so I wouldn't wait if you are interested.

Solid deal. Unfortunately I'm good until 2011 already.

Thanks, Jeremy. I got another. Never know when I might want to gift a sub.

Thanks Jeremy. I think I still have at least 6 months left, but you can't beat $28!

That's a damn good price, i'm good til next May but I passed the link onto some friends. Thanks!

Thanks for sharing, I grabbed one too. I assume these are cards that will be mailed, rather than codes that will be emailed?

That is correct.

Looks like that deal is dead.
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Does anyone have any suggestions for sending back your 360 now that they don't send a coffin? Should I just buy a box that's about the size of my console?