XBOX LIVE : MY FIRST NIGHT

Templehorn · Post by **Templehorn** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 5:23 pm

WOW!
 WOW!
 WOW!
 WOW!
 
 
 UN-FU*KING-BULEVABLE!
 
 Now I know what you guys are talking about. I have only nfl2k3 and it plays like a charm. The games run so much better on xbox compared to their ps2 counterpart, it is like day and night.
 
 I played HIPE a few times last night and our games were incredible.
 
 
 I will be getting nhl2k3 and nba2k3 shortly. I have listed my gamertag below if you want to add me to your freinds list.
 
 XBOX LIVE GAMERTAG : WorldPeace007
 BTW I am also known as SIAM007 in other forums.

J_Cauthen · Post by **J_Cauthen** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 7:42 pm

You guys are starting to make this XBox ownership sound better and better. I may have to get me a paper route so I can afford to buy one!
 
 I´m curious though, when you´re playing someone live, does the chatter ever get in the way of the game´s audio? I like the idea of head to head play via the net, but I wonder if the voice communication doesn´t start to get old after a while. There´s something about text that keeps people from overcoming the game in the online games I play. I almost wonder if I wouldn´t be happier playing these games with a keyboard for the occasional quip that may be needed here and there, and maintain the mystique of playing a voiceless, but human opponent.
 
 Glad you experience has been a pleasant one thus far. And yes SIAM007, your handle precedes you! <IMG SRC="images/forum/icons/icon_wink.gif">

Templehorn · Post by **Templehorn** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 7:53 pm

I was thinking just like you J. I went ahead after everyone said how great XBL was and it is incredible. If there was no XBL, i probably wouldn´t have picked up a XBOX. But now, all I want to do is play XBL, I cannot go back to offline.
 
 As for voice, it doesn´t get in the way of the sounds of the game because you hear the other person´s voice through your ear piece. It does not effect the sound coming out of the machine.
 
 As for it getting old, it´s too early for me to tell. But others who are going on almost 1 week now tell me it´s not getting old for them. Like last night I played a complete stranger and had a great convseration about gaming, but we were still into the game we were playing, it is a very dynamic experience.

J_Cauthen · Post by **J_Cauthen** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 10:21 pm

I´m skinning my ignorance about XBox Live here, but let me continue. I take it the headset only covers one ear and you have a boom mike that´s attached?
 
 Is there an option to connect it to a speaker if you chose to do so?
 
 Is keyboard input optional?
 
 (LOL... I forgot that Paul had already done a beta report feature for DSP. I wasn´t interested in an XBox at the time so I didn´t retain much of what I read. Now that I have, I´m even more XBox plussed! Thanks PK! )
 
 Do you notice any impact on the game flow when voice messages are being transmitted?
 
 I just read a few reports of NHL 2K3 via XBL... the guys were stoked! It will be interesting to see how much of a boost the XBox gets from this XBL service. I think the analysts may have underestimated it.
 
 I must confess that one of the things that has steered me away from the XBox is its less than stellar sales performance compared to the PS2. I know the XBox is more capable hardware, but I´m always leary of losing a key developer or publisher when they see the sales potential for PS2 versus XBox. I´d like to see that turn around because I think it´s good for all of us to have competition.
 
 Let us hear about your NHL 2K2 live experience as soon as you´re able!
 
 [ This message was edited by: J_Cauthen on 20-11-2002 18:28 ]

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Thu Nov 21, 2002 10:47 am

John:
 
 Itemized deductions:
 
 >>>I´m skinning my ignorance about XBox Live here, but let me continue. I take it the headset only covers one ear and you have a boom mike that´s attached?<<<
 
 That´s correct. The mike also is far enough away from your mouth that breathing isn´t picked up unless you weigh 400 pounds and do a damn good Darth Vader imitation. <IMG SRC="images/forum/icons/icon_smile.gif">
 
 >>>Is there an option to connect it to a speaker if you chose to do so?<<<
 
 Not sure. But frankly, I don´t know why you´d want to.
 
 >>>Is keyboard input optional?<<<
 
 I don´t think it´s available. Not sure of USB support, but I haven´t seen a port.
 
 >>>Do you notice any impact on the game flow when voice messages are being transmitted?<<<
 None whatsoever. Zero. God bless broadband.
 
 >>>I just read a few reports of NHL 2K3 via XBL... the guys were stoked! It will be interesting to see how much of a boost the XBox gets from this XBL service. I think the analysts may have underestimated it.<<<
 
 Hey, I know what I´m doing tonight. The kids and I are going to the mall, where I´ll get NHL 2K3. I´ll return home, my wife and I will put the kids to bed, and I´m going to start an NHL 2K3 Xbox Live festival! <IMG SRC="images/forum/icons/icon_smile.gif">
 
 >>>I must confess that one of the things that has steered me away from the XBox is its less than stellar sales performance compared to the PS2. I know the XBox is more capable hardware, but I´m always leary of losing a key developer or publisher when they see the sales potential for PS2 versus XBox. I´d like to see that turn around because I think it´s good for all of us to have competition.<<<
 
 Well, the success or failure of a console depends on its cost-to-fun ratio, in my eyes. Did I get $200 worth of fun from the PS2 in the nine months I owned it? Not really. I´ve owned the Xbox since June, and I already received $200 worth of fun from it before Xbox Live debuted. Now, the scales have nearly fell over in favor of fun as opposed to cost. I love my Xbox.
 
 Hope to hear you soon on Xbox Live!
 
 Take care,
 PK [ This message was edited by: pk500 on 21-11-2002 06:47 ]

krustylew · Post by **krustylew** » Thu Nov 21, 2002 11:05 am

I can´t agree with you more Siam. XBL is absolutely amazing!!! I spent 45 minutes last night on Moto GP racing against a group of french-canadians, and even though I couldn´t understand a word they said, it was incredibly entertaining.
 
 The ability to chat with people while playing a game adds so much more to the experience. I´ve only had a few situations where people were rude, and in those cases, turning down the volume on solved that problem easily enough. That and beating them to the finish line. <IMG SRC="images/forum/icons/icon_smile.gif">
 
 Almost all of the games I will be picking up (including NHL 2k3 tonight!!!) will be ones that have online capabilities.
 
 Cheers