Official Xbox 360? Thread...

[RagingBITCH]

Ahhh....you're married. I'm sorry Kidding! I'll be on later today if you're on....almost as soon as I posted the above yesterday the GF said it was time to go. Women.....shoot. :|

 

[bucwylde23]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Ahhh....you're married. I'm sorry Kidding! I'll be on later today if you're on....almost as soon as I posted the above yesterday the GF said it was time to go. Women.....shoot. :|

I will be on sometime today
I was very disappointed yesterday with the quality of people I kept ending up playing with. There were constantly little kids whining and crying when they got killed (R6:vegas MP demo) and in a multiplayer assault map... the stupid kids would be the last one alive,up on the roof, just walking around shooting the guns and just fooling around.
Hopefully once the game is out, some of these moron kids are too poor to afford the game.

I also am glad that R6 actually has a server browser that I like, just as in past R6 games.

Edit: my wife is one of those women who don't "understand" gaming But luckily the one and only game she has ever liked watching me play is Rainbow 6. I don't know what it is about the game, but it works for me!

 

[Fingolfin269]

So, can you guys give me your thoughts on the HD-DVD drive? Initially I thought I would pass on it and get a standalone but the people over at AVS seem to be very impressed with it. FYI, my TV is only a 42" Hitachi Ultravision 720P (the last year of the grey sets). I think it will work great with that set but just want a few more opinions before taking the plunge.

Also, is everyone ready to give the downloadable video content a go tomorrow?

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: Fingolfin269
So, can you guys give me your thoughts on the HD-DVD drive? Initially I thought I would pass on it and get a standalone but the people over at AVS seem to be very impressed with it. FYI, my TV is only a 42" Hitachi Ultravision 720P (the last year of the grey sets). I think it will work great with that set but just want a few more opinions before taking the plunge.

Also, is everyone ready to give the downloadable video content a go tomorrow?

First of all, downloadable video content isn't ready till Wednesday, the 22nd. Even still, I most likely will not jump on the bandwagon. I like the idea of renting HD movies, but the price is too high for just renting IMO.

As for the HD-DVD drive, I'm perfectly happy with it. It works flawlessly, and the picture is beautiful in 1080i. The single and only downside I've found with it is that it takes the 360 about 10-15 seconds longer to boot up now with it attached. It may be different without a disc in the hd-dvd drive, but I haven't taken M:I:3 out yet to test it. I'm guessing it reads and intializes the disc, which takes a big longer than regular dvd's.

 

[bigrash]

got my 360 yesterday. this thing is sweet!

 

[dlock13]

Does anyone know of a deal on the 360 wireless adapter? I need to purchase one and am shying away from the $100 price tag.

 

[Fingolfin269]

Originally posted by: blurredvision

Originally posted by: Fingolfin269
So, can you guys give me your thoughts on the HD-DVD drive? Initially I thought I would pass on it and get a standalone but the people over at AVS seem to be very impressed with it. FYI, my TV is only a 42" Hitachi Ultravision 720P (the last year of the grey sets). I think it will work great with that set but just want a few more opinions before taking the plunge.

Also, is everyone ready to give the downloadable video content a go tomorrow?

First of all, downloadable video content isn't ready till Wednesday, the 22nd. Even still, I most likely will not jump on the bandwagon. I like the idea of renting HD movies, but the price is too high for just renting IMO.

As for the HD-DVD drive, I'm perfectly happy with it. It works flawlessly, and the picture is beautiful in 1080i. The single and only downside I've found with it is that it takes the 360 about 10-15 seconds longer to boot up now with it attached. It may be different without a disc in the hd-dvd drive, but I haven't taken M:I:3 out yet to test it. I'm guessing it reads and intializes the disc, which takes a big longer than regular dvd's.

Ah okay I thought I heard on Major Nelson's podcast that the content was going to roll tomorrow. Maybe it was pushed back or I got the dates mixed up. I have no idea what the pricing is but I'll take a look when its out there and probably download something just to see how it looks.

 

[dlock13]

Question on the HD movies. Say you don't have the 360 connected to an HDTV, will the movies still run at 480p? Or is it possible to rent the movies in 480p?

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: dlock13
Question on the HD movies. Say you don't have the 360 connected to an HDTV, will the movies still run at 480p? Or is it possible to rent the movies in 480p?

You rent the movies in 480p at a cheaper price.

 

[bucwylde23]

I wish MS would offer something like 1 free tv show download (doubt they would a movie) just so everyone can test it out.
the prices are going to be too high for me.

 

[Queasy]

Finally, a non-Retro XBLA release this Wednesday.

Microsoft announced today that the frantic multiplayer brawling game ?Small Arms? will be available for download on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360 beginning Wednesday, November 22, after 0800 GMT (1:00 a.m. PST).

In ?Small Arms,? up to four players can join in the battles across many dynamic and richly detailed levels. Gamers can choose from a cast of outrageous fighters like the cyborg tabby cat, assassin truffle pig and mutant chimney sweep. While jumping from platform to platform shooting with 360° aim, gamers of all skill levels will be able to pick up and play this innovative side-scrolling action title.

Small Arms will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points.

GAME FEATURES:

* 12 characters, each with their own weapon
* 8 unique levels
* 12 Achievements, including the innovative ?Six Degrees of Small Arms? viral achievement
* Up to 4-player multiplayer offline and on Xbox Live
* Local Multiplayer / Xbox Live Swap ? allows players to swap out a local friend with a friend over Live without leaving the game!
* Three single player game modes (Story, Challenge, and Shooting Range)
* Colorful 3D graphics with classic side-scrolling run and gun action
* Expect premium downloadable content for this title in the future ? providing new game play elements and unique challenges for Small Arms fans

 

[AUMM]

Originally posted by: Queasy
Finally, a non-Retro XBLA release this Wednesday.

Microsoft announced today that the frantic multiplayer brawling game ?Small Arms? will be available for download on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360 beginning Wednesday, November 22, after 0800 GMT (1:00 a.m. PST).

In ?Small Arms,? up to four players can join in the battles across many dynamic and richly detailed levels. Gamers can choose from a cast of outrageous fighters like the cyborg tabby cat, assassin truffle pig and mutant chimney sweep. While jumping from platform to platform shooting with 360° aim, gamers of all skill levels will be able to pick up and play this innovative side-scrolling action title.

Small Arms will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points.

GAME FEATURES:

* 12 characters, each with their own weapon
* 8 unique levels
* 12 Achievements, including the innovative ?Six Degrees of Small Arms? viral achievement
* Up to 4-player multiplayer offline and on Xbox Live
* Local Multiplayer / Xbox Live Swap ? allows players to swap out a local friend with a friend over Live without leaving the game!
* Three single player game modes (Story, Challenge, and Shooting Range)
* Colorful 3D graphics with classic side-scrolling run and gun action
* Expect premium downloadable content for this title in the future ? providing new game play elements and unique challenges for Small Arms fans

awesome...this should be fun...

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: chrisg22
I wish MS would offer something like 1 free tv show download (doubt they would a movie) just so everyone can test it out.
the prices are going to be too high for me.

How do you know the pricing? Is it online somewhere? I know it might even be in this thread, but the thread loads SO slowly that I might never find it!

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: DonVito

Originally posted by: chrisg22
I wish MS would offer something like 1 free tv show download (doubt they would a movie) just so everyone can test it out.
the prices are going to be too high for me.

How do you know the pricing? Is it online somewhere? I know it might even be in this thread, but the thread loads SO slowly that I might never find it!

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/news/2006/1106-moviestv.htm

No pricing information yet...I think chris' point was to test out the content quality/see how it looks before buying a tv show and realizing "oh I didn't want this"

 

[bucwylde23]

Hah, actually I *THOUGHT* purbeast posted a link to some pricing, as in 4 bucks for standard tv shows, and 6 for hi def a while back.
i'm trying to find it but I may be out of it

 

[bucwylde23]

here is the thread I got that info from....
I don't know prices, leave it at that

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1955940&enterthread=y

Edit:
Just got a call from gamestop, rainbow six will be available for pickup tomorrow afternoon good stuff!

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: chrisg22
here is the thread I got that info from....
I don't know prices, leave it at that

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1955940&enterthread=y

Edit:
Just got a call from gamestop, rainbow six will be available for pickup tomorrow afternoon good stuff!

Sweet! I'll have to stop by Fry's tomorrow for lunch and see if they have their copy in yet. If not, it's off to Gamestop.

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: chrisg22
here is the thread I got that info from....
I don't know prices, leave it at that

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1955940&enterthread=y

Edit:
Just got a call from gamestop, rainbow six will be available for pickup tomorrow afternoon good stuff!

Got my copy this evening after work, although I haven't played it yet. Will have to wait till later to play some. I plan on just playing some single player, although I have a friend from work who just picked up Gears, and may be calling to play some co-op. This was set up before I knew Vegas had come in, so we'll see how it plays out .

 

[bucwylde23]

Originally posted by: blurredvision

Originally posted by: chrisg22
here is the thread I got that info from....
I don't know prices, leave it at that

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1955940&enterthread=y

Edit:
Just got a call from gamestop, rainbow six will be available for pickup tomorrow afternoon good stuff!

Got my copy this evening after work, although I haven't played it yet. Will have to wait till later to play some. I plan on just playing some single player, although I have a friend from work who just picked up Gears, and may be calling to play some co-op. This was set up before I knew Vegas had come in, so we'll see how it plays out .

lucky.... but I live 30 minutes from my nearest gamestop, so I can only stop by when I am sure that it will be in I have been playing zelda and some wii sports all evening anyways, so probably wouldn't have had much time to get into too much R6.

But Wednesday/thursday i will

 

[Skyye]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: DonVito

Originally posted by: chrisg22
I wish MS would offer something like 1 free tv show download (doubt they would a movie) just so everyone can test it out.
the prices are going to be too high for me.

How do you know the pricing? Is it online somewhere? I know it might even be in this thread, but the thread loads SO slowly that I might never find it!

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/news/2006/1106-moviestv.htm

No pricing information yet...I think chris' point was to test out the content quality/see how it looks before buying a tv show and realizing "oh I didn't want this"

I believe that they have in a way had a bunch of content for us to download. They have had the previews up for at least a week, actaully longer than that. If any of you want to see the quality, I say download the CBS preview, looks sooooo pretty!

 

[bucwylde23]

I'll have to try downloading that tomorrow, haven't paid much attention to that, though I have seen it up for D/L.

 

[blurredvision]

I was able to play some Rainbow Six Vegas, and I'm thoroughly impressed so far. The retail game plays just like the demo, so expect no surprises. There's only one addition I can think of, and then again, I can't really remember if it was in the demo or not. You now have a cursor when you are in cover with the left trigger button, which makes aiming your shot, then popping out to shoot, so easy. Once again, if this was in the demo, I just don't remember, as I've been playing too much Gears lately, which doesn't have the cursor.....maybe I'm just getting my games mixed up.

The game starts you out in Mexico, and while I've not played enough to get into the meat of the game (i.e. Vegas), everything looks good. After playing GRAW quite a bit, I'm about tired of the browns and greens of an Ubisoft-idealized Mexico.

I haven't tried the retail multiplayer, but reports last night seemed to point towards hardly anyone having the game yet, with only 4 to 5 matches going. Should be a different story today. One unfortunate thing I found was that you can only put your face onto a character using the Vision camera in multiplayer, not singleplayer. I tried briefly to see how it would work, but the upon accepting the last step (my profile pic), the game locked up. Guess I'm too ugly . I didn't bother to try again, as the lighting wasn't up to par anyway....I just wanted to see what happened.

Overall, I haven't played it enough to get a good feel for the game, but I'm sure it'll be well worth my $60.

 

[bucwylde23]

Originally posted by: blurredvision
I was able to play some Rainbow Six Vegas, and I'm thoroughly impressed so far. The retail game plays just like the demo, so expect no surprises. There's only one addition I can think of, and then again, I can't really remember if it was in the demo or not. You now have a cursor when you are in cover with the left trigger button, which makes aiming your shot, then popping out to shoot, so easy. Once again, if this was in the demo, I just don't remember, as I've been playing too much Gears lately, which doesn't have the cursor.....maybe I'm just getting my games mixed up.

The game starts you out in Mexico, and while I've not played enough to get into the meat of the game (i.e. Vegas), everything looks good. After playing GRAW quite a bit, I'm about tired of the browns and greens of an Ubisoft-idealized Mexico.

I haven't tried the retail multiplayer, but reports last night seemed to point towards hardly anyone having the game yet, with only 4 to 5 matches going. Should be a different story today. One unfortunate thing I found was that you can only put your face onto a character using the Vision camera in multiplayer, not singleplayer. I tried briefly to see how it would work, but the upon accepting the last step (my profile pic), the game locked up. Guess I'm too ugly . I didn't bother to try again, as the lighting wasn't up to par anyway....I just wanted to see what happened.

Overall, I haven't played it enough to get a good feel for the game, but I'm sure it'll be well worth my $60.

it doesn't really matter but that crosshair while you are in cover, was in the demo And I love that also...
That is kind of a disappointment that you can't use your own face on the single player character, but at least it can be used online
I really didn't care for GRAW, so hopefully those Mexico missions end quickly. Talk about a boring setting.

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: chrisg22

Originally posted by: blurredvision
I was able to play some Rainbow Six Vegas, and I'm thoroughly impressed so far. The retail game plays just like the demo, so expect no surprises. There's only one addition I can think of, and then again, I can't really remember if it was in the demo or not. You now have a cursor when you are in cover with the left trigger button, which makes aiming your shot, then popping out to shoot, so easy. Once again, if this was in the demo, I just don't remember, as I've been playing too much Gears lately, which doesn't have the cursor.....maybe I'm just getting my games mixed up.

The game starts you out in Mexico, and while I've not played enough to get into the meat of the game (i.e. Vegas), everything looks good. After playing GRAW quite a bit, I'm about tired of the browns and greens of an Ubisoft-idealized Mexico.

I haven't tried the retail multiplayer, but reports last night seemed to point towards hardly anyone having the game yet, with only 4 to 5 matches going. Should be a different story today. One unfortunate thing I found was that you can only put your face onto a character using the Vision camera in multiplayer, not singleplayer. I tried briefly to see how it would work, but the upon accepting the last step (my profile pic), the game locked up. Guess I'm too ugly . I didn't bother to try again, as the lighting wasn't up to par anyway....I just wanted to see what happened.

Overall, I haven't played it enough to get a good feel for the game, but I'm sure it'll be well worth my $60.

it doesn't really matter but that crosshair while you are in cover, was in the demo And I love that also...
That is kind of a disappointment that you can't use your own face on the single player character, but at least it can be used online
I really didn't care for GRAW, so hopefully those Mexico missions end quickly. Talk about a boring setting.

It's funny....Ubisoft has had a Mexico/poor city in everyone of their 360 games so far...just Africa for Splinter Cell though. I didn't mind the Mexico missions in GRAW though.

 

[RagingBITCH]

Wooo......just picked up R6:V from Gamestop today...Fry's didn't have a date on when they'd get it in ($5 cheaper) but I have some free time to play it the next two days...and all holiday weekend.