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That's a room full of awesome Grandmas and Aunts in two months. eBay, schmebay.

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Did anyone get this email offer today:

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a76/MCorvin/live-1.jpg

I was wondering if it was legit. For whatever reason my gut thinks it's a scam, even though it's only 100 points. lol

re: The official Xbox 360 thread - the console of choice on nuclear submarines
 

I got the same email. Glad to see someone else received it. I thought it was a scam as well.

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where do we sign up? I could use 100 points. :-)

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One of the e bay deal of the day items today is the new 360 controller (sold through buy.com)

Thought it was pretty cool since it's not even released yet and it's almost $15 cheaper than Amazon right now

http://cgi.ebay.com/Microsoft-Xbox-3...68660.m2000036

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I'm just wondering what kind of texture the paint has. I love the look of the Reach controllers, but hate the texture. I'm wondering if this silver has that same rough feel.

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I just grabbed one and was about to post it here.

I already have four 360 controllers (and two joysticks) so I'm not sure why I bit but I do like the promise of a working dpad and the color scheme is ace.

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Have they confirmed this is the upgraded Euro d-pad underneath and not just a gimmick overtop of the same controller guts we've had since launch?

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I have no idea and I am slightly worried about that, to be honest.

Unfortunately, the Euro dpad was only on ONE controller that was a limited edition.

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Can't access eBay at work, what is the price?
Thanks

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$47.99, Gooter.

Like you I already have 4 pads but ordered one anyway. I love the monochrome look, plus my right analog on my red/graphite Gamestop controller seems loose lately.

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I have a great indie shop that gives incredible store credit, so I think I can just drop one of my old ones off there to get a points card or a few NES games.

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That's pretty damn tempting.

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Wow, that is a good price. Very tempting.... Thanks Corvin

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Also, this is like, almost two weeks before its official release date.

But, shipping will mean we'll get them around or after that anyway.

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I absolutely don't need another controller.
But I bought that one anyway. Curses for having such a good price. If my son gets that new one all sticky like he did with my original white ones, I'm dropping him off at an orphanage.

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Hopefully that price will still be active in 3 more hours when I get home. :)

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They've been known to sell out of those Buy.com Deal Of The Day promo items pretty quick.
I had to laugh when a $39.99 Xbox Live 12 Month card was on sale just a day after the new pricing was announced. You'd have thought they were free lifetime subscriptions the way they sold out in less than an hour.

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Cross yer fingers, it says "Limited quantity available" and they've sold 262 already.

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Anyone get weird emails from Live both canceling and renewing service? Was it just to account for price change?

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Yeah that happened to me today. 1st e-mail said my renewal was cancelled and then they said they renewed my account and it will go into effect June 2011. I already have an active account that doesn't expire until June 2011. I bought one of the X-Box Live Renewal cards this past summer when my account was close to expiring and already renewed.

If they charged my account $49.99 for a renewal, can I just go ahead and cancel it? I don't need to be renewed for 2 years.

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Re: new dpad XBOX 360 controller

exactly what type of game genres is this new dpad supposed to be better for?

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ones where you use the dpad more than the analog sticks.

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Might be better for fighting games, 2D platformers, Arcade games (like the upcoming Pac Man CE reboot). Also useful for games that use the D-Pad as an auto-select for weapons and such (like a game series called Halo, which you might be familiar with).

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thanks. i didn't even realize, i guess it is second nature by now don't realize what controls what, but thinking back to Dead Space which i just finished i used there as well and do remember not being that responsive when i changed weapons so rapidly. hmm...