Xbox 360 Marketplace and Arcade thread

laurenskye · Post by **laurenskye** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 10:01 am

Eh, I get that "same old same old" feeling. No replay so I can't check out puck physics but it sure "feels" like the same game I played 4 years ago.

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 10:25 am

I get the same feeling after playing for a bit. The 2K hockey series is really getting stale. There's no way I'm buying this for $60.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 8:48 pm

Starting Wednesday, September 20, through Friday, September 29, connected gamers can access the best content from the Tokyo Game Show in Japan and X06 in Barcelona, Spain, including highlights from both press briefings, daily updates and behind the scenes videos from the show floors as well as the hottest playable game demos and videos in high definition. The majority of this content will only be available until 12:00 a.m. PDT on September 29, so be sure to download everything you want while it is available.

In total, more than 100 pieces of new downloadable content will be available to gamers during the nine day period, including a never before announced major franchise on Xbox Live Arcade. In addition to new playable game demos, there will also be new game videos from the following titles being showcased at Tokyo Game Show and/or X06:

o Call of Duty® 3 (Activision)
o Forza Motorsport 2 (Microsoft Game Studios)
o Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (Eidos)
o Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom (Microsoft)
o Project Sylpheed (Square-Enix)
o Shrek the Third ™ (Activision)
o Viva Piñata (Microsoft Game Studios)

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/promotions/br ... efault.htm

DivotMaker · Post by **DivotMaker** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 12:11 pm

The fall XBL update will include the ability to enable 1080p rendering of games for the 360.

This is NOT good news for Sony...

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6157933.html

jondiehl · Post by **jondiehl** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:24 pm

DivotMaker wrote:The fall XBL update will include the ability to enable 1080p rendering of games for the 360.

This is NOT good news for Sony...

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6157933.html

Meh. I think the framerate will suffer. Plus, how many 1080p HDTV's are going to have a 1080p COMPONENT video input? Alot of these 1080p HDTV's don't even an input at all for 1080p sources (alot of them just upconvert everything to 1080p), and the ones that do have 1080p inputs are usually HDMI, not component.

I'll keep my 360 set to output 720p still, since that's my HDTV's native resolution anyway. Sounds like marketing smoke and mirrors to me.

DivotMaker · Post by **DivotMaker** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:41 pm

jondiehl wrote:Sounds like marketing smoke and mirrors to me.

Maybe, maybe not...at least MS has trumped one of Sony's biggest "perceived" advantages. I don't see 1080p being all that common for this generation as it seems to be more of a buzzword than a useful feature.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:49 pm

DivotMaker wrote:
jondiehl wrote:Sounds like marketing smoke and mirrors to me.
Maybe, maybe not...at least MS has trumped one of Sony's biggest "perceived" advantages. I don't see 1080p being all that common for this generation as it seems to be more of a buzzword than a useful feature.

Plus, as mentioned in the LCD gaming thread, it'll be perfect for those of us with high res 24" widescreen monitors...it'll match the native res a lot closer and make it look a lot better than the current options.

DivotMaker · Post by **DivotMaker** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:52 pm

dbdynsty25 wrote:
Plus, as mentioned in the LCD gaming thread, it'll be perfect for those of us with high res 24" widescreen monitors...it'll match the native res a lot closer and make it look a lot better than the current options.

This might be just what I need to get my 24" Dell LCD or maybe even the 30" once prices come down to earth...good idea!

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:57 pm

DivotMaker wrote:Maybe, maybe not...at least MS has trumped one of Sony's biggest "perceived" advantages. I don't see 1080p being all that common for this generation as it seems to be more of a buzzword than a useful feature.

I agree with you about the usefulness of 1080p. But if Sony had any commercials touting it as the "only console with TRUE HD!!!" in the can, they now have to be shelved.

But what do I know, I'm just a guy with a 1080i set and no plans to upgrade.

Anyone know anything else about the DVD upscaling I saw in a few articles?

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 11:05 pm

DivotMaker wrote:
dbdynsty25 wrote:
Plus, as mentioned in the LCD gaming thread, it'll be perfect for those of us with high res 24" widescreen monitors...it'll match the native res a lot closer and make it look a lot better than the current options.
This might be just what I need to get my 24" Dell LCD or maybe even the 30" once prices come down to earth...good idea!

The 30 is such overkill...lol. I still am amazed at the 24". There just aren't video cards that can push that res during games (nor do the game support it). Very few games even support the 24" yet. 1920x1200 is quite a few pixels.

DivotMaker · Post by **DivotMaker** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 11:17 pm

dbdynsty25 wrote:
The 30 is such overkill...lol. I still am amazed at the 24". There just aren't video cards that can push that res during games (nor do the game support it). Very few games even support the 24" yet. 1920x1200 is quite a few pixels.

You are most likely spot on about the 30". I think the prudent step would be to go to 24" when I upgrade for Vista with a whole new PC. I have heard nothing but good things about the Dell 24" model...

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 11:55 pm

I love mine and they have since updated it to the 2407 with higher quality inputs and a different stand setup...so it's even better than my model (2405).

You can find them in the 700 dollar range if you catch a sale or find a coupon via google or something. It's worth every penny. Hopefully Tiger will support the 1920x1200 res this year...they have yet to support anything over 1600x1200...so we'll see.

DivotMaker · Post by **DivotMaker** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:28 am

dbdynsty25 wrote: Hopefully Tiger will support the 1920x1200 res this year...they have yet to support anything over 1600x1200...so we'll see.

Bad news....the game does support widescreen resolutions, but nothing as high as your display supports...I was told by the Producer of TW 2007 that the game supports the following widescreen resolutions...

1280x720

1280x768

1360x768

Highest 4:3 is 1600x1200.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 12:57 pm

Damn them.

Thanks for checking.

DivotMaker · Post by **DivotMaker** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 1:15 pm

dbdynsty25 wrote:Damn them.

Thanks for checking.

I responded to the PC Producer that the number of resolutions was NOT adequate and that they would get royally roasted for not including more, especially for those who ARE able to run in higher resolutions.

Your welcome though...sorry I don't have better news....

If you want to traipse on over to TWC, European users already have the game and are offering feedback on the game. Not quite sure at this point, but this may be the first version of TW PC that I don't get.....

http://www.tigerwoodscommunity.net/

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 1:28 pm

Yeah, after the impressive debut of the 360 version last year (minus the 6 courses), I was contemplating skipping it if it didn't support my monitor...and now it's even more likely. Thanks for the link.

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:02 pm

From Major Nelson Blog, posted in the last 2 days.

Trailers:
Forza 2 Physics & Damage
NBA 2K7
Sonic The Hedgehog
Shrek 3
Just Cause
NHL 2K7
The Darkness
Battlestations Midway
Eragon
Import Tuner Challenge
Need for Speed Carbon
The Darkness

Demos:
Lego Star Wars II
FEAR

Picture Packs:
Mass Effect Picture Pack $ (Premium)
Battlestar Galactica (US Only)

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 2:06 am

Downloaded Virtua Tennis 3 from the Tokyo show, the faces of the players and animations are oustanding, although judging by the diving in the trailer footage it'll still play on the arcade side.

grtwhtsk · Post by **grtwhtsk** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 11:10 am

When is lumines coming out? Anyone know?

RobVarak · Post by **RobVarak** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 1:50 pm

DOOM out tonight.

Post by **ScoopBrady** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 1:54 pm

RobVarak wrote:DOOM out tonight.

Hell yeah! Co-op and Deathmatch over Live too!

Zeppo · Post by **Zeppo** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 4:20 pm

ScoopBrady wrote:
RobVarak wrote:DOOM out tonight.
Hell yeah! Co-op and Deathmatch over Live too!

If it were 400pts i would buy it in a second, but at 800 I'll just stick with the demo. Online co-op and multiplayer would've been fun for a couple days, but not at 800pts.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 5:39 pm

Love the sound of the shotgun.

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 5:53 pm

Guitar hero 2 Screens
http://media.xbox360.ign.com/media/857/ ... mgs_1.html

Contra Screens
http://media.xbox360.ign.com/media/827/ ... mgs_1.html

dave360 · Post by **dave360** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:54 pm

The FIFA trailer is up as well and it at least looks good. I"ve always used FIFA as a crutch to last me till WE comes out and I plan on doing the same this year.