The New Xbox Live Experience

[Spider-Vader]

How cool would it be, if you could dress your av in Joker Clothes and Make-up!

I heard you'd get close for doing stuff like getting achievements in games. So I think people will be wearing Batman themed stuff when Arkham Asylum comes out. I think we'll see some Marvel characters too when MUA2 comes out. Maybe some Spartans when Halo Wars come out.


I want Indy clothes.

Do you have to be a Netflix member or do you just have to have gold?

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Do you have to be a Netflix member or do you just have to have gold?

You have to be a Netflix member with a gold account on Live.

 

[Untilteld]

People over at the Penny Arcade forums said that if you go into System>memory>hard drive, then press Y for divice options, then have the system do maintanance on the hard drive to clear out all the junk left over, once you reboot the system, it fixes the freezing glitch.

I'll be trying this out tonight, we'll see how it works.

report back cause I want to get rid of the freezing.

 

[.Rorschach.]

Me too.Fable 2 always freezes for some reason.Thanks for the info:]

 

[.Rorschach.]

 

[ProjectPat2280]

I tried it, but when i hit Y for device options, all it gave me was Rename and Format, no system maintanence.

 

[Spider-Vader]

I'm not even gonna load games to my hard drive. Waste of memory, if you ask me.

 

[.Rorschach.]

I loaded Fable 2 to my hard drive..didn't notice any difference,so I deleted it.Playing Braid now for the First time.Had to send my XBox back to get fixed after the red ring got a hold of it.

 

[Addendum]

I tried it, but when i hit Y for device options, all it gave me was Rename and Format, no system maintanence.

Same here.

Last night I downloaded GTA 4 to my hard drive. I didn't experience any problems. Tonight, I'm noticing that certain textures are slow to load, such as the street detail so every vehicle looks like it's hovering a couple inches above the road. I've also run into barricades, telephone poles and low brick walls because they didn't load up. I'm taking back my 6 gig of space

 

[.Rorschach.]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=342627

Great site with Previews of the Premium themes

 

[Addendum]

I wish the old themes weren't cut in half though

 

[.Rorschach.]

Yeah that is a big draw back I hope they fix somehow.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

The only reason i like downloading the games to teh HDD is to reduce noise. Some games arent too bad, but games like NBA 2K9 and GTA IV are really loud.

 

[Addendum]

After I deleted GTA 4 from the hard drive (of course I left my saved game), the textures loaded up normally, the pop-ups went back to minimal occurrences, and the game didn't seem laggy. I think I can deal with the noise, especially since it never bothered me when I bought the game back in April.

Perhaps the games yet to be released will work better with the hard drive installs

 

[ProjectPat2280]

After I deleted GTA 4 from the hard drive (of course I left my saved game), the textures loaded up normally, the pop-ups went back to minimal occurrences, and the game didn't seem laggy. I think I can deal with the noise, especially since it never bothered me when I bought the game back in April.

Perhaps the games yet to be released will work better with the hard drive installs

Thats odd, ill have to try it and see what results i come up with. We do know that not all games work better when installed to the HDD. Halo 3 is one thats already been confirmed to work worse when downloaded.

 

[Paradyme]

I loaded Fable 2 to my hard drive..didn't notice any difference,so I deleted it.Playing Braid now for the First time.Had to send my XBox back to get fixed after the red ring got a hold of it.

I disagree. I see quite a bit of difference in load times. The game isn't as laggy and hopefully it won't lock up on me.

 

[Cth]

In case anyone is interested:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=341808
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=202456

Game - Install Size - Notes
- All Pro Football 2k8 (5.0 GB)
- Amped 3 (6.7 GB)
- Army of Two (5.7 GB)
- Assassin's Creed (6.7 GB) -- Jerusalem load 39.5 seconds (DVD) vs 25 seconds (HDD)
- Battlefield: Bad Company (6.5 GB)
- Battlestations: Midway (5.5 GB)
- Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts (6.6 GB) -- very short load times (little to none). oh and buy this game.
- Beautiful Katamari (3.4 GB)
- BioShock (6.1 GB) -- Point Prometheus level 35 seconds (DVD) vs 24.5 seconds (HDD)
- Blazing Angels (3.4 GB)
- Blue Dragon (19.9 GB for all disks - 6.6 GB, 6.5 GB, 6.8 GB)
- Brother's in Arms: Hell's Highway (5.2 GB)
- Bullet Witch (5.2 GB)
- Bully: Scholarship Edition (3.4 GB)
- Burnout Revenge (4.4 GB)
- Burnout Paradise (3.4 GB)
- C&C: Tiberium Wars (6.6 GB)
- Call of Duty 2 (6.0 GB) -- saves 2-3 seconds each loadtime
- Call of Duty 3 (5.8 GB)
- Call of Duty 4 (6.7 GB)
- Cars (5.2 GB)
- Chromehounds (4.2 GB)
- Civilization Revolution (6.3 GB)
- Clive Barker's Jericho (5.6 GB)
- Colin McRae Dirt (6.4 GB)
- Command & Conquer 3 (3.6GB)
- Condemned (5.4 GB)
- Condemned 2 (6.8 GB)
- Dead or Alive 4 (6.8GB)
- Dead Rising (6.6 GB)
- Devil May Cry 4 (6.7 GB)
- Dynasty Warriors Gundam (5.6 GB)
- Earth Defense Force 2017 (3.4 GB)
- Eternal Sonata (6.8 GB)
- Fable 2 (6.8 GB) -- the brief pause/lag when accessing inventory menus is gone or noticeably reduced
- Fallout 3 (5.9 GB)
- Far Cry 2 (4.5 GB)
- FIFA 09 (6.0 GB)
- Fight Night Round 3 (3.4 GB)
- Flatout Ultimate Carnage (4.9 GB)
- Forza 2 (5.3 GB)
- Full Auto (3.4 GB)
- Gears of War (6.5 GB)
- Gears of War 2 (6.7 GB) initial load 8 seconds shorter
- Ghost Recon: Advance Warfighter (5.2 GB)
- Ghost Recon: Advance Warfighter 2 (6.8 GB)
- Grand Theft Auto IV (6.7 GB) -- decreases initial load time from 46.5 to 33 seconds
- GRID (6.6 GB)
- Guitar Hero 2 (3.4 GB)
- GUN (3.6 GB)
- Hitman: Blood Money (5.8 GB)
- Halo 3 (6.3 GB) -- load times are apparently worse (10 seconds longer) when installed
- Infinite Undiscovery (12.5 GB for both discs, disc 1 6GB disc 2 6.5GB)
- Kameo (5.9 GB)
- King Kong (6.5 GB)
- Lord of the Rings: Battle For Middle Earth (4.4 GB)
- Lost Planet (6.8 GB)
- Lost: Via Domus (4.2 GB)
- Lost Odyssey (23.2 GB for all discs: 5.8, 5.2, 6.3, and 6.2) -- 2 times faster playing off HDD (video)
- Mass Effect (6.8 GB) -- No more "Loading" pauses when moving too fast. Elevator load times are identical (hardcoded)
- Mercenaries 2 (6.7 GB)
- Midnight Club: LA (6.0 GB)
- Mirror's Edge (5.7 GB)
- Need for Speed Most Wanted (6.8 GB)
- NHL 09 (5.7 GB)
- Ninja Gaiden II (6.8 GB) -- 125 seconds initial load on DVD, 45 seconds off HDD. No loading when selecting a weapon from quick switch menu
- Overlord (3.4 GB)
- Perfect Dark Zero (4.9 GB)
- Pro Evolution Soccer 6 (3.4 GB)
- Project Gotham Racing 3 (6.2 GB)
- Project Gotham Racing 4 (6.0 GB) -- average load is 6-10 seconds shorter, but audio crackles/pops while racing when playing off HDD
- Rainbow Six Vegas (6.7 GB)
- Ridge Racer 6 (6.5 GB)
- Rock Band (5.2 GB)
- Rock Band 2 (6.3GB)
- Saints Row (6.8 GB)
- Saints Row 2 (6.8 GB)
- Scene It (6.8 GB)
- SEGA Rally (4.2 GB)
- Shadowrun (4.3 GB)
- Soul Calibur IV (5.9 GB)
- Splinter Cell: Double Agent (6.8 GB)
- Star Trek Legacy (5.7 GB)
- Star Wars: Force Unleashed (6.6 GB)
- Stranglehold (6.7 GB)
- Stuntman Ignition (5.8 GB)
- Table Tennis (3.4 GB)
- Tales of Vesperia (5.9 GB)
- The Club (5.2 GB)
- The Darkness (6.8 GB)
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (6.7 GB) -- Great Forest loadtime 44.5 seconds (DVD) vs 31 seconds (HDD)
- The Orange Box (4.7 GB) -- HL2 load time cut in half (44.5 vs 25.5 seconds), loading saved game 'We don't go there any more' shaved off 32 seconds
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 (6.0 GB)
- Tomb Raider Anniversary (6.4 GB)
- Tomb Raider Legend (6.7 GB)
- Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (5.0 GB)
- Too Human (6.2 GB)
- Two Worlds (3.4 GB)
- Unreal Tournament 3 (6.4 GB)
- Viking:Battle for Asgard (5.9 GB)
- Virtua Fighter 5 (4.7 GB)
- Virtua Tennis 3 (4.1 GB)
- Viva Pinata (5.0 GB)
- Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise (5.2 GB)
- Warriors Orochi (6.4 GB)
- Warriors Orochi 2 (6.8 GB)
- Wartech Senko no Ronde (3.4GB)
- WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2007 (6.8 GB)
- WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2008 (5.8 GB)
- WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009 (6.6 GB)
- Xbox Live Arcade Compilation Disc (5.9 GB)

NON-INSTALLABLE GAMES
- Burger King trilogy - Big Bumpin, Pocketbike Racer, Sneak King
- Crackdown
- Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball 2
- Quake II (included on Quake IV bonus disk)

 

[StrainedEyes]

At least the first clothes theme pack will be free.
http://www.gamersglobal.com/news/1443

This site seems to think they all will, but I doubt it. At least the first couple will be.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Er... I have the Xbox jersey that writer seems to imply is part of the beta test.

 

[Addendum]

It's probably with a different color scheme

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Ah. I hope so, 'cause it'd be pretty sad if I've been whining about the lack of clothes when I'm somehow part of the beta test that has even more clothes than other people get.

 

[Lando81]

the ability to change clothes color would be nice.

 

[jdlynch1]

the ability to change clothes color would be nice.

Amen to that, and if I see another person with a white suit on I'm going to freaking go insane.

 

[Untilteld]

need that gears 2 theme, looks amazing.

 

[AlteredEgo]

http://avatar.xboxlive.com/avatar/xlackeyx/avatar-body.png

badass t: