Official Xbox 360? Thread...Part Deux

[michaels]

Originally posted by: PricklyPete

Originally posted by: michaels
Forza gets all 9's from famitsu

I fired up the demo initially...wasn't very impressed with the graphics and cut of the 360 in dismay. Went back to it a day or two later just to run a few races and got hooked. Sure the graphics are the best (well they are fine except for the jaggies), but the gameplay is fantastic. Now I'm really excited about the game and it is certainly a must-buy for me.

I was wowed by the telemetry display. I can't believe the game keeps up with all that info in real time.

 

[raystorm]

That free game Aegis Wing is decent for what it is but like Heavy Weapon its a game really should be played with multiple players. I haven't tried that Solitaire game but there are plenty of free solitaire games out there on the net so I'm not interested in the xbla one.


Mad Tracks passed certification so we should be seeing that game pretty soon. XBLA is getting quite a library now. I remember when it was a barren wasteland last year.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: raystorm
That free game Aegis Wing is decent for what it is but like Heavy Weapon its a game really should be played with multiple players. I haven't tried that Solitaire game but there are plenty of free solitaire games out there on the net so I'm not interested in the xbla one.


Mad Tracks passed certification so we should be seeing that game pretty soon. XBLA is getting quite a library now. I remember when it was a barren wasteland last year.

Yep. The Prince of Persia redux that is coming out looks gorgeous. Also getting a real Bomberman game with 8-player multi-player.

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: raystorm
That free game Aegis Wing is decent for what it is but like Heavy Weapon its a game really should be played with multiple players. I haven't tried that Solitaire game but there are plenty of free solitaire games out there on the net so I'm not interested in the xbla one.


Mad Tracks passed certification so we should be seeing that game pretty soon. XBLA is getting quite a library now. I remember when it was a barren wasteland last year.

Yep. The Prince of Persia redux that is coming out looks gorgeous. Also getting a real Bomberman game with 8-player multi-player.

I hope it's the old Genesis version...god I played the hell out of that thing. The old 16-bit Bombermans were hands down the best. (Pre-dinosaur)

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: michaels

Originally posted by: PricklyPete

Originally posted by: michaels
Forza gets all 9's from famitsu

I fired up the demo initially...wasn't very impressed with the graphics and cut of the 360 in dismay. Went back to it a day or two later just to run a few races and got hooked. Sure the graphics are the best (well they are fine except for the jaggies), but the gameplay is fantastic. Now I'm really excited about the game and it is certainly a must-buy for me.

I was wowed by the telemetry display. I can't believe the game keeps up with all that info in real time.

Yep. I can deal with a little jagginess with the customization options, telemetry, 60fps, and everything else that Forza offers.

 

[Aikouka]

Originally posted by: Queasy
Yep. The Prince of Persia redux that is coming out looks gorgeous. Also getting a real Bomberman game with 8-player multi-player.

Sweet, I love Bomberman. I think I'm one of the 5 people in the world that actually bought Bomberman Act Zero.

 

[PricklyPete]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: michaels

Originally posted by: PricklyPete

Originally posted by: michaels
Forza gets all 9's from famitsu

I fired up the demo initially...wasn't very impressed with the graphics and cut of the 360 in dismay. Went back to it a day or two later just to run a few races and got hooked. Sure the graphics are the best (well they are fine except for the jaggies), but the gameplay is fantastic. Now I'm really excited about the game and it is certainly a must-buy for me.

I was wowed by the telemetry display. I can't believe the game keeps up with all that info in real time.

Yep. I can deal with a little jagginess with the customization options, telemetry, 60fps, and everything else that Forza offers.

I agree. I was also reading a interview on IGN the other day where the producer of the game stated that it will have full screen AA going. So either the full screen the are runningi is 0.5X or it will be in the full game and was not in the demo.

Either way, I'm fine with the Jaggies if full game plays the same as the demo.

 

[PricklyPete]

Originally posted by: five40
I think we need an xbox 360 part 3 thread...this one is getting so slow. In any case, for those who have the halo 3 beta...how is it???

Agreed. While no where near the size of the last thread...no need to wait that long. It was unbearable for a long time.

 

[purbeast0]

I must say. This is pretty pathetic that bungie or xbox live hasn't even given us an update on what is going on w/the halo 3 beta via crackdown since 5:30am PST.

 

[UpgradeFailure]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
I must say. This is pretty pathetic that bungie or xbox live hasn't even given us an update on what is going on w/the halo 3 beta via crackdown since 5:30am PST.

I know, thats ridiculous, any type of update would be nice

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: PricklyPete

Originally posted by: five40
I think we need an xbox 360 part 3 thread...this one is getting so slow. In any case, for those who have the halo 3 beta...how is it???

Agreed. While no where near the size of the last thread...no need to wait that long. It was unbearable for a long time.

How long is it taking everyone to open this up? I get to the last page in ~3 secs.

 

[UpgradeFailure]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: PricklyPete

Originally posted by: five40
I think we need an xbox 360 part 3 thread...this one is getting so slow. In any case, for those who have the halo 3 beta...how is it???

Agreed. While no where near the size of the last thread...no need to wait that long. It was unbearable for a long time.

How long is it taking everyone to open this up? I get to the last page in ~3 secs.

Yeah about 3-5 seconds, it's fine for me still

 

[PricklyPete]

Originally posted by: UpgradeFailure

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: PricklyPete

Originally posted by: five40
I think we need an xbox 360 part 3 thread...this one is getting so slow. In any case, for those who have the halo 3 beta...how is it???

Agreed. While no where near the size of the last thread...no need to wait that long. It was unbearable for a long time.

How long is it taking everyone to open this up? I get to the last page in ~3 secs.

Yeah about 3-5 seconds, it's fine for me still

It took around ~5+ seconds...so I guess it isn't that bad yet. I guess I just hate waiting.

 

[bigrash]

Originally posted by: PricklyPete

Originally posted by: UpgradeFailure

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: PricklyPete

Originally posted by: five40
I think we need an xbox 360 part 3 thread...this one is getting so slow. In any case, for those who have the halo 3 beta...how is it???

Agreed. While no where near the size of the last thread...no need to wait that long. It was unbearable for a long time.

How long is it taking everyone to open this up? I get to the last page in ~3 secs.

Yeah about 3-5 seconds, it's fine for me still

It took around ~5+ seconds...so I guess it isn't that bad yet. I guess I just hate waiting.

prob takes me less than 5 seconds. I say we stay with this thread

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: bigrash

Originally posted by: PricklyPete

Originally posted by: UpgradeFailure

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: PricklyPete

Originally posted by: five40
I think we need an xbox 360 part 3 thread...this one is getting so slow. In any case, for those who have the halo 3 beta...how is it???

Agreed. While no where near the size of the last thread...no need to wait that long. It was unbearable for a long time.

How long is it taking everyone to open this up? I get to the last page in ~3 secs.

Yeah about 3-5 seconds, it's fine for me still

It took around ~5+ seconds...so I guess it isn't that bad yet. I guess I just hate waiting.

prob takes me less than 5 seconds. I say we stay with this thread

Ditto, taking <5 seconds for me, usually almost instantly.

 

[mzkhadir]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: bigrash

Originally posted by: PricklyPete

Originally posted by: UpgradeFailure

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: PricklyPete

Originally posted by: five40
I think we need an xbox 360 part 3 thread...this one is getting so slow. In any case, for those who have the halo 3 beta...how is it???

Agreed. While no where near the size of the last thread...no need to wait that long. It was unbearable for a long time.

How long is it taking everyone to open this up? I get to the last page in ~3 secs.

Yeah about 3-5 seconds, it's fine for me still

It took around ~5+ seconds...so I guess it isn't that bad yet. I guess I just hate waiting.

prob takes me less than 5 seconds. I say we stay with this thread

Ditto, taking <5 seconds for me, usually almost instantly.

about 5 seconds, but we should switch to a new thread at 1500 posts

 

[bucwylde23]

this thread still opens fairly quick for me. still MUCH quicker than the old thread was.

So how come there haven't been any halo 3 updates from bungie since this morning? as pissed off as some people are you'd think they would at least post something to let people know what is going on.

 

[darkswordsman17]

Originally posted by: mzkhadir

Ditto, taking <5 seconds for me, usually almost instantly.

about 5 seconds, but we should switch to a new thread at 1500 posts
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It might help if you guys would lower the amount of nested quoting you're doing as well.

As for no update from Bungie, they're probably trying to remedy whatever problems they're having as fast as possible. They can write what was wrong later.

 

[bucwylde23]

Yeah that might be the case, but from the update earlier, it looks like it's not bungie and it's the xbox live team working to fix it.
But it doesn't take that long to write up a sentence anyways.

I'll live, it doesn't bother me all that much anyways.

 

[purbeast0]

So if anyone has a spare Halo 3 Beta code that would be lovely if you could PM it to me

Check your accounts on bungie.net for private messages, and check your spam emails as well!

I know a guy who had 2 but he gave his spare away already just before I contacted him

I will give you a cookie if you can get me one THANKS!

 

[bucwylde23]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
So if anyone has a spare Halo 3 Beta code that would be lovely if you could PM it to me

Check your accounts on bungie.net for private messages, and check your spam emails as well!

I know a guy who had 2 but he gave his spare away already just before I contacted him

I will give you a cookie if you can get me one THANKS!

good luck with that one

 

[UpgradeFailure]

Update on Beta:

UPDATE : 5/16/07 3:55 p.m.
We're happy to finally announce that the issues being faced with the Halo 3 beta and Crackdown will be resolved shortly. The Microsoft team has found a solution and it's undergoing final testing now.

Assuming the test pass goes according to plan, the fix will come in the form of a Crackdown title update within the next three to six hours.

We understand many of you were eagerly awaiting your chance to jump into the Halo 3 Beta and this technical issue has put a damper on your plans. Thankfully the fix is incoming and we're sincerely sorry for any inconvenience this has caused. Ultimately we hope this will all soon be a distant memory once you pick up the Spartan Laser, launch yourself from a Mancannon and enjoy online shenanigans with your friends.

As a reminder, people who already have the Halo 3 Beta are unaffected by this issue. We'll keep you posted as soon as we have more information.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: UpgradeFailure
Update on Beta:

UPDATE : 5/16/07 3:55 p.m.
We're happy to finally announce that the issues being faced with the Halo 3 beta and Crackdown will be resolved shortly. The Microsoft team has found a solution and it's undergoing final testing now.

Assuming the test pass goes according to plan, the fix will come in the form of a Crackdown title update within the next three to six hours.

We understand many of you were eagerly awaiting your chance to jump into the Halo 3 Beta and this technical issue has put a damper on your plans. Thankfully the fix is incoming and we're sincerely sorry for any inconvenience this has caused. Ultimately we hope this will all soon be a distant memory once you pick up the Spartan Laser, launch yourself from a Mancannon and enjoy online shenanigans with your friends.

As a reminder, people who already have the Halo 3 Beta are unaffected by this issue. We'll keep you posted as soon as we have more information.

Thanks

 

[maziwanka]

still no go on the crackdown halo 3 beta

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: maziwanka
still no go on the crackdown halo 3 beta

Yes. At 7PM EST (4PM PST) they said they'd have a fix in the next 3-6 hours.