360's Are Coming!

DivotMaker · Post by **DivotMaker** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:19 pm

According to several sources, the update for the 360's is supposed to be available Monday.

http://www.hardocp.com/

Look under:

[H]ardNews 10th Edition

Diablo25 · Post by **Diablo25** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:25 pm

AtXj wrote:
Brando70 wrote:w00t! Just nabbed a premium system off KMart.com. No ridiculous bundle, no 20 pounds of s*** I didn't want, just the console, and for only $8 extra for ground shipping. I've got Best Buy certificates left over from Christmas that I can use for a couple games.

Do you guys recommend getting the plug-and-play cord?
I would recommend it, and if you have anymore than one wireless controller pick up an extra battery pack for it as well.

I would definately recommend it...mainly because you can still play while you recharge...thus the name

Atxj · Post by **Atxj** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 1:37 am

DivotMaker wrote:According to several sources, the update for the 360's is supposed to be available Monday.

http://www.hardocp.com/

Look under:

[H]ardNews 10th Edition

It'll be interesting to see what all they've done.

Diablo25 · Post by **Diablo25** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:07 pm

Anyone logged on today? If so, is the update up?

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 3:41 pm

Diablo25 wrote:Anyone logged on today? If so, is the update up?

I can only hope.

I bought NFS yesterday and after getting to 11 in the Blacklist, the game keeps freezing on me.

f***in annoying.

kevinpars · Post by **kevinpars** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 4:00 pm

Just saw this:

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/10140/Xbo ... -Released/

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 4:09 pm

kevinpars wrote:Just saw this:

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/10140/Xbo ... -Released/

Hmmm, says nothing about game freezes...

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 5:36 pm

Patch Improvements to the Xbox:

-Improved logic around deciding if saved games should be deleted and offer the option to only delete the profile and to leave all save data.
-Users reporting blank Friends List on the Xbox 360 dash after muting a friend while playing a game in Backwards Compatibility mode.
-Improved synching of games played to Web and in console.
-Network settings: keyboard does now allow entry of - (dash) character in the keyboard.

Kind of a strange list, but I'm guessing that first bit listed might help with the CoD and DOA4 game saves being deleted or corrupted.

That second one makes me laugh. Don't mute your friends when playing BC games, or else you will lose them all!

rayray00 · Post by **rayray00** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 7:15 pm

webdanzer wrote:Patch Improvements to the Xbox:
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That second one makes me laugh. Don't mute your friends when playing BC games, or else you will lose them all!

This one happened to me - and it was after muting one of the countless random aholes you encounter while playing Halo 2 on Live - was not one of my friends. The "fix" was to go back to your 360 dash, remove an existing friend and then have them re-add you. Only took me a few days of searching the web to find the workaround.

After that, I just started unplugging my headset as opposed to muting everyone I came across.

Hopefully, the COD2 patch will happen tomorrow...

-Ray!!

Diablo25 · Post by **Diablo25** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 8:21 pm

FYI, supposedly the patch for COD2 is coming out Tues. Supposed to fix the saved games error and clean up the online component.

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 11:53 pm

Happy to report that the NFS freezes "appear" to be gone after the update.

Yesterday I couldn't finish a race after defeating Izzy for 11th place on the Blacklist.

I just finished 2 hours of NFS and no freezes.

Hope it continues.

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 3:50 pm

Got the system yesterday and set it up today. It's the coolest console I've ever seen, incredibly well thought out, with extra non-gaming functionality that I actually want to use. Sampled PGR, Call of Duty, and NBA 2k and was really impressed.

In fact, I'm so impressed I'm amazed the premium system only cost $400.

DivotMaker · Post by **DivotMaker** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 4:20 pm

Brando70 wrote: In fact, I'm so impressed I'm amazed the premium system only cost $400.

When you consider the entire package, especially the hardware in the machine, it is one HELLUVA deal.