Xbox 360 Marketplace and Arcade thread

Slumberland · Post by **Slumberland** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:08 pm

I hear the Reelmaker download is very small, which seems to point to the content already being on the disc. If that's true, I think it sucks.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:13 pm

bdunn13 wrote:
Danimal wrote:NBA2K7 Reel maker is out for 400 points. I'm curious what people think of this price in light of the EA rip off content yesterday?

I'm going to get it and I don't feel like I am getting taken, but I can't figure out why I'm not upset about this.
Umm.. pardon my ignorance but what the hell is reel maker?

It's some software that allows you to make highlight reels for your NBA 2k7 game. Adding music, graphics, effects, etc.

And Slumber...who cares if it is unlocking something on the disc? What makes that different than if it's a BIG download and it's just software that they didn't put on the disc during development?

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:15 pm

bdunn13 wrote:
Danimal wrote:NBA2K7 Reel maker is out for 400 points. I'm curious what people think of this price in light of the EA rip off content yesterday?

I'm going to get it and I don't feel like I am getting taken, but I can't figure out why I'm not upset about this.
Umm.. pardon my ignorance but what the hell is reel maker?

It is explained in the game if you choose that option. basically you can take save replays and splice them together into a video. However having read more on it, there are some very crappy limits.

All the highlights need to be the same 2 teams in the same arena, so no making a hihglight reel of your season or of different teams. Also while the preview alludes that you can save them and download for viewing, as if off the web. apparently it only works from within the 360 and only if you have this add-on.

I thought it was going to be upload to a web page, and then anyone could download as a QT file or something.

IMO it is a good idea, gone bad with execution and I'm not sure i will get it now.

Slumberland · Post by **Slumberland** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:17 pm

I want to preserve the naive hope that Marketplace content is for supplementary content produced after the normal development cycle, and not features developed with the game but simply withheld to generate extra revenues on already expensive games. If it's already on the disc, that clearly puts it in the second category.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:17 pm

Yeah, if you can't use different teams/players, that's just stupid. I would have bought it had it not been limited.

GTHobbes · Post by **GTHobbes** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:57 am

According to some guys posting over at OS, the Tiger Woods demo is up.

Kazuya · Post by **Kazuya** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:10 pm

GTHobbes wrote:According to some guys posting over at OS, the Tiger Woods demo is up.

Yep, clocking in at 916.15 MB. Not exactly whizzing along, either. Looks like it's gonna be about an hour download.

Wilk5280 · Post by **Wilk5280** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:36 pm

I've played through it a couple of times.

Looks great, interface is slick. Tiger Woods PGA Tour is what it is. Feels a lot like every other version of the console game.

Granted, you can't browse options or change settings so I'm sure it can be made to be more difficult.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 6:01 pm

I think the Demo of TW07 is awesome. They have improved the graphics and the atmosphere quite a bit. Just look at the gallery when you're about to shoot...the official puts the quiet sign up, and all of the people actually stop clapping and settle down...some even walk around and go from hole to hole. I don't remember any of that happening last . The fact that they doubled the amount of courses certainly doesn't hurt.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 7:48 pm

Friggin' demo is taking forever to download!

Teal · Post by **Teal** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:08 pm

IMO, it's worth the wait. I love it. I wish they'd let you use someone other than Tiger, as that's not a really good gauge as to the difficulty level, but it just 'feels' like it just might be for real this time around. I didn't see anything goofy, and the replay for 'great' tee shots is much more subdued, with no more of the 'exploding golf ball' schtik that made me roll my eyes before.

I think I'm going to purchase it, now that I've played a little...

AcemanPR · Post by **AcemanPR** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:52 pm

I certainly am happy with the demo. Definitely plays alot more like Links 2004. Demo is obviously on an easier level, but I can certainly see this being alot of fun on the toughest difficulty.

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:22 am

I'm just not feelin' the Tiger demo. I was able to shoot par on 2 different holes without aiming or changing anything. I understand that the demo is probably on an 'easy' mode, but I am not too optimistic that 'harder' settings are going to make this one much more sim.

Zeppo · Post by **Zeppo** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:12 pm

I'm probably very late to the party with this, but I finally discovered how to connect my Mac to my 360 so I can stream music and photos (no video though), thanks to a little ditty called 'Connect360:'

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/h ... ct360.html

Pretty nifty. Now I'm just barely starting to realize how freaking awesome the music options are for this machine. Having tunes play as you switch games, go right on into a game with some tunes playing, etc. etc. The only thing is it's sometimes tough to get the mix just right, but wow it's nice to have my whole iTunes library ready to go on the 360. And then to realize my digital camera isn't really that bad when you see the pics nice and big on the HD display.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:26 pm

Spooky wrote:I'm just not feelin' the Tiger demo. I was able to shoot par on 2 different holes without aiming or changing anything. I understand that the demo is probably on an 'easy' mode, but I am not too optimistic that 'harder' settings are going to make this one much more sim.

Oh it is. Last years version had huge differences between difficulty levels. Don't worry about that...and supposedly they made it harder this year. Last year was tough on the hardest setting.

Diablo25 · Post by **Diablo25** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:00 pm

Zeppo wrote:I'm probably very late to the party with this, but I finally discovered how to connect my Mac to my 360 so I can stream music and photos (no video though), thanks to a little ditty called 'Connect360:'

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/h ... ct360.html

Pretty nifty. Now I'm just barely starting to realize how freaking awesome the music options are for this machine. Having tunes play as you switch games, go right on into a game with some tunes playing, etc. etc. The only thing is it's sometimes tough to get the mix just right, but wow it's nice to have my whole iTunes library ready to go on the 360. And then to realize my digital camera isn't really that bad when you see the pics nice and big on the HD display.

Agreed. The Windows Media Center options are even better. I love recording TV on my PC and then accessing it in the living room on my 360

MizzouRah · Post by **MizzouRah** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:15 pm

So this is where the TW demo thoughts hide?

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:50 pm

dbdynsty25 wrote:
Spooky wrote:I'm just not feelin' the Tiger demo. I was able to shoot par on 2 different holes without aiming or changing anything. I understand that the demo is probably on an 'easy' mode, but I am not too optimistic that 'harder' settings are going to make this one much more sim.
Oh it is. Last years version had huge differences between difficulty levels. Don't worry about that...and supposedly they made it harder this year. Last year was tough on the hardest setting.

I don't know. Last year when you ramped up the difficulty only the puting got harder IMO. I still hit 90-95% of all fairways without any effort. I hope that changes. I want the driving and short game to be more sensitive soemhow.

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:51 pm

Zeppo wrote:I'm probably very late to the party with this, but I finally discovered how to connect my Mac to my 360 so I can stream music and photos (no video though), thanks to a little ditty called 'Connect360:'

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/h ... ct360.html

Pretty nifty. Now I'm just barely starting to realize how freaking awesome the music options are for this machine. Having tunes play as you switch games, go right on into a game with some tunes playing, etc. etc. The only thing is it's sometimes tough to get the mix just right, but wow it's nice to have my whole iTunes library ready to go on the 360. And then to realize my digital camera isn't really that bad when you see the pics nice and big on the HD display.

Awesome. Thanks Zeppo! I had not heard of this. (so I guess I am even later to the party)

RobVarak · Post by **RobVarak** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 4:07 pm

Zeppo wrote:
Pretty nifty. Now I'm just barely starting to realize how freaking awesome the music options are for this machine. Having tunes play as you switch games, go right on into a game with some tunes playing, etc. etc. The only thing is it's sometimes tough to get the mix just right, but wow it's nice to have my whole iTunes library ready to go on the 360. And then to realize my digital camera isn't really that bad when you see the pics nice and big on the HD display.

Actually, upgrading the music player is my No. 1 wish for the next dashboard update. I stream music constantly, but the awkward interface, inability to easily import playlists and general clunkiness of the thing drive me mad.

Glad to see you have it up and running now, though. And pics do look good on the TV

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:18 pm

Zeppo wrote:I'm probably very late to the party with this, but I finally discovered how to connect my Mac to my 360 so I can stream music and photos (no video though), thanks to a little ditty called 'Connect360:'

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/h ... ct360.html

Pretty nifty. Now I'm just barely starting to realize how freaking awesome the music options are for this machine. Having tunes play as you switch games, go right on into a game with some tunes playing, etc. etc. The only thing is it's sometimes tough to get the mix just right, but wow it's nice to have my whole iTunes library ready to go on the 360. And then to realize my digital camera isn't really that bad when you see the pics nice and big on the HD display.

Thanks Zeppo! I had no idea something like this exisited for the Mac. I see that we're only limited to 100 songs and 100 pictures, correct? If that's the case, is there a way to put what pictures and songs on the 360?

Thanks again.

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:44 am

sportdan30 wrote:
Zeppo wrote:I'm probably very late to the party with this, but I finally discovered how to connect my Mac to my 360 so I can stream music and photos (no video though), thanks to a little ditty called 'Connect360:'

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/h ... ct360.html

Pretty nifty. Now I'm just barely starting to realize how freaking awesome the music options are for this machine. Having tunes play as you switch games, go right on into a game with some tunes playing, etc. etc. The only thing is it's sometimes tough to get the mix just right, but wow it's nice to have my whole iTunes library ready to go on the 360. And then to realize my digital camera isn't really that bad when you see the pics nice and big on the HD display.
Thanks Zeppo! I had no idea something like this exisited for the Mac. I see that we're only limited to 100 songs and 100 pictures, correct? If that's the case, is there a way to put what pictures and songs on the 360?

Thanks again.

If you "register" for $20 it unlocks the 10 song/picture restriction. Not sure if I'd use it enough to warrant the $20.

JackB1 · Post by **JackB1** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:41 am

Diablo, How is this done? I have videos on my PC that I would love to watch on my living room TV/360. How do I do this? I know I need Windows Media Center, but I thought the 360 can only access pictures and music. I didnt know you could access video files also!

Diablo25 wrote: Agreed. The Windows Media Center options are even better. I love recording TV on my PC and then accessing it in the living room on my 360

laurenskye · Post by **laurenskye** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:56 am

It's as simple as having a wireless connection. Just tell your computer to allow access from the 360 and direct it to which folders. Music, pics and video are all accessible.

BTW I have to turn off my firewall to get it to work.

JackB1 · Post by **JackB1** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:40 pm

exactly how do I do that? so I dont need to install Windows Media Center?

laurenskye wrote: Just tell your computer to allow access from the 360 and direct it to which folders.