The 360 Thread! Post your 360 purchases/new questions here!

[Mentok]

YEAH, I FIGURED THAT OUT AFTER GOING TO THE WEBSITE.

I missed that post of yours...

WELL, THAT EXPLAINS THE USB CORD, I GUESS.

They are using a USB to IDE adaptor (If you wanted to know)

 

[Mentok]

Well, I just preordered a 360 Premium pack with teh VIP bundle... now I have a few months to save up before it comes out.

 

[Red Ranger]

whats the VIP bundle?

 

[Superchrist]

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Over the last few days we have discussed the Xbox 360 shortage extensively. We have told you that EB Games will not be caught up to pre-orders until the new year, that Future Shop has Xbox 360s left in expensive “bundles” and we have talked about how eBay sellers are making a killing online. Well there is another way of getting an Xbox 360 before Christmas, provided you are prepared to work for it.

Today while perusing through my local electronics store, I came upon a performance almost good enough for the big screen. A woman was standing in the middle of the electronics section, growing increasing agitated to the point where she actually started crying. At first I couldn’t tell what she was gong on about, but then I realized the source of the drama.

The woman had come to the store wanting to purchase a new Xbox 360 as a gift for her kid. But of course, the pace was sold out days ago. Instead of accepting defeat and leafing, the lady told the electronics employee that she wanted the one on display. In a calm voice he explained to her that the display console was not for sale. That’s about when the “water works” started. I’m not just talking simple sobs; no, this lady was balling her eyes out and crying like a new born.

After about 5 minutes of this, and the inevitable involvement of the store manager, the display was unlocked and the Xbox was carefully put back into a box and given to the devoted mother.

What can we learn from this? Hissy fits work. So if you have exhausted all other possibilities and you still want your new Xbox 360, then we suggest you go to your local retailer and unleash a hissy fit like the world has never seen. Maybe, just maybe, you’ll get an Xbox.360.

 

[Master Chief]

...I played Call of Duty 2 at my Future Shop here in Canuck land, time to go back and turn in the performance of a lifetime for that 360. And maybe the little HDTV too...

 

[Mentok]

whats the VIP bundle?

Perfect Dark Zero
Wireless controler
Limited faceplate
Demo disc
Preview disc
Interview disc
VIP card (gets you onto xbox360vip.com.au for competitions and special deals on games)

 

[Red Ranger]

40,000 Xbox 360s Sold on eBay

According to eBay president and CEO Meg Whitman, a staggering 40,000 Xbox 360 consoles have been sold on eBay.
ImageAs reported by Dow Jones last night based upon a presentation at the CSFB Annual Technology Conference, the 40,000 unit figure has left pundits flabbergasted. If launch supply estimates from American Technology Research are accurate, that would mean that 10% of all Xbox 360 consoles sold in the US were either sold or resold through eBay.

Exactly what's to be done about the reselling and marking up (or as some rumors would have it, the direct sale of units from some unscrupulous retailers and/or distributors) is completely unknown. Microsoft certainly can't take action against resales and tracking diverted goods from legitimate channels is difficult at best.

It's probably fair to say that eBay will continue to be a channel that's exploited by people at every hardware launch. About the only solution is to provide so much stock at launch that the opportunities for markup are fairly slim (and we all know that's never going to happen).

 

[terry78]

I told you, buy a 360 for 400, sell that bastard on ebay for about 1500. Genius.

 

[Galactus]

XBOX 360 IS POWER HUNGRY

Power testing reveals how Microsoft's new console could run you up a large electricity bill

12:53 The Xbox 360 might be double as pretty, but it also eats up double the power. The console's huge power brick isn't just a good substitute for an industrial-sized door stop; it's using up more electricity than an Oxford Street Christmas display
According to a report by tech site CNET, the Xbox 360 eats up a massive 160 watts of power, over double the original Xbox which draws only 74 watts. What does this mean for you? Well playing your shiny new Xbox for an average of 4 hours a day eats up over 233-kilowatt hours per year, leaving you with an annual electricity bill of around 20 pounds for the console alone.

The Xbox 360 might not use as much electricity as an oven or a fridge, but it eats up more than double the power of any other console on the market. We advise taking donations for the electricity bill before setting up any 360 LAN parties.

 

[iambilly81]

does anyone know if xmen legends 2 works on the 360?

 

[Sava]

XBOX 360 IS POWER HUNGRY

Power testing reveals how Microsoft's new console could run you up a large electricity bill

12:53 The Xbox 360 might be double as pretty, but it also eats up double the power. The console's huge power brick isn't just a good substitute for an industrial-sized door stop; it's using up more electricity than an Oxford Street Christmas display
According to a report by tech site CNET, the Xbox 360 eats up a massive 160 watts of power, over double the original Xbox which draws only 74 watts. What does this mean for you? Well playing your shiny new Xbox for an average of 4 hours a day eats up over 233-kilowatt hours per year, leaving you with an annual electricity bill of around 20 pounds for the console alone.

The Xbox 360 might not use as much electricity as an oven or a fridge, but it eats up more than double the power of any other console on the market. We advise taking donations for the electricity bill before setting up any 360 LAN parties.

£20 isnt that bad

 

[Mentok]

meh, its half as power hungry as my PC and 20 times better.

 

[jaguarr]

From Reuters News Service

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Chicago man who bought Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) new Xbox 360 has sued the world's largest software maker, saying the new video game console has a design flaw that causes it to overheat and freeze up.

The proposed class action claims that in Microsoft's bid to gain share in the $25 billion global video game market, the company was so intent on releasing the Xbox 360 before competing next-generation machines from Sony Corp. (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research) and Nintendo Co Ltd. (7974.OS: Quote, Profile, Research) that it sold a "defectively designed" product.

Robert Byers, who brought the suit, said the power supply and central processing unit in the Xbox 360 overheat, affecting heat-sensitive chips and causing the console to lock up.

Complaints about the problem surfaced quickly on gaming enthusiast Web sites after the Xbox 360 debuted on November 22.

Console owners reported that some systems had crashed during regular use as well as during online game play using the Xbox Live service. Problems included screens going black and the appearance of a variety of error messages.

At the time, a Microsoft spokeswoman told Reuters: "We have received a few isolated reports of consoles not working as expected."

She declined to say how many reports Microsoft had received and said that calls reporting the issue to the company represented a "very, very small fraction" of units sold.

The lawsuit, filed on Friday in federal court in Illinois, seeks unspecified damages and litigation-related expenses, as well as the replacement or recall of Xbox 360 game consoles.

Microsoft representatives were not immediately available for comment on Monday.

I figured this was going to happen, sooner or later.

jag

 

[terry78]

^Microsoft should be used to getting sued though. I'm sure one of the comedy talk shows will use this as a punchline concerning Microsoft this week.

 

[oregondude]

I figured this was going to happen, sooner or later.

jag

Pretty much every stsem is going to have freezing issues on some units right?

Since the PS2 has come out I have owned 2 and had maybe half a dozen problems with that freezing over the last 4 years. I got an xbox from someone 5 months ago or so and it freezes up on a regular basis.

 

[jaguarr]

^Microsoft should be used to getting sued though. I'm sure one of the comedy talk shows will use this as a punchline concerning Microsoft this week.

Maybe M$ should license "Burning Down The House" by The Talking Heads for their Xbox 360 commercials?

jag

 

[Superchrist]

Yeah, and Microsoft is fixing the problem for free, so the suit is null.

 

[블라스]

How the hell do you guys use your systems anyway?
I've had my ps2 for God knows how long and I've never had a single problem with it.
Same goes for my Xbox (a bit younger, but still)

 

[Mentok]

Kotaku have reports of the power source cooling down.

I think because of a hotter run in period?

 

[ROFLcopter]

I went through 2 PS2s in 5 months and thats when I turned my face away.

My first Xbox lasted for a year, but then I decided to use it as a TV stand and it died in 2 weeks . Got another one and its fine.

Gamecube has never had any problems for me.

 

[oregondude]

My first Xbox lasted for a year, but then I decided to use it as a TV stand and it died in 2 weeks .

Brilliant.

 

[The Evolutionist]

I got the N64, Gamecube, and now the 360 on launch day and have never had a single technical problem.

 

[terry78]

I think the people that aren't "experts" like we are on here are the ones more apt to complain about problems that can be easily remedied, if any.

 

[HUMAN]

I got the Dreamcast on launch day, put it away when PS2 and the others came out. Waited a few years. Dusted it off and plugged it in and still acts like it was brand new.

A friend of mine went through 5 PS2's. I went through one.

Never had a problem with my Gamecube or Xbox. And have yet to encounter anything bizarre about the 360.

 

[WeeZiTe]

I went through 2 PS2's and I get disk errors all the time on the one I currently have... I've had the problem for about a year, but I rarely play it so I haven't bothered to return it. Never had a problem with Xbox or Gamecube.