[XBOX360]Official Xbox360 Disscusion
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PostPosted: Fri, 21st Oct 2005 10:47    Post subject:
Does anyone know the best place to pre-order an Xbox360 in the UK that can guarantee one on launch date? Everywhere Ive tried or looked at says they cant guarantee it will be this year! Crying or Very sad


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tech673




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PostPosted: Sat, 22nd Oct 2005 05:50    Post subject:
You wont unless you go down to a store at midnight and haul some serious ass. They wont gurantee it either but its your best shot. Try going to smaller stores or just bring a huge wad of cash and buy one off someone else. Everyone has a price. Very Happy

Most online places only have their super expensive bundle left which really pisses most ppl off.


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PostPosted: Sat, 22nd Oct 2005 15:30    Post subject:
Theres only one store I can think of where I might stand a chance as they are selling on the day but not taking any pre-orders so its on a first come first served basis. Also they will be opening in the morning on launch day not midnight. I dont have a huge wad of cash either! lol


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JoMasta




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PostPosted: Sat, 22nd Oct 2005 23:27    Post subject:
I have my xbox 360 preordered with Perfect Dark 0. There are a few other games I want, but I wont buy them until xmas break. I cant wait! Smile
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Cock knocker




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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Oct 2005 00:33    Post subject:
Does anyone know if the old xbox hard disk drives work in xbox360? I can't get the one that comes with a hard drive ($100 for a 20gb HD is ridiculous btw) so I want to know if I can just take my HD out of my old xbox and put it in an x360.
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cybersurfer




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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Oct 2005 01:53    Post subject:
Cock knocker wrote:
Does anyone know if the old xbox hard disk drives work in xbox360? I can't get the one that comes with a hard drive ($100 for a 20gb HD is ridiculous btw) so I want to know if I can just take my HD out of my old xbox and put it in an x360.


Haha no I don't think so Laughing
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PostPosted: Mon, 24th Oct 2005 05:38    Post subject:
cybersurfer wrote:
Cock knocker wrote:
Does anyone know if the old xbox hard disk drives work in xbox360? I can't get the one that comes with a hard drive ($100 for a 20gb HD is ridiculous btw) so I want to know if I can just take my HD out of my old xbox and put it in an x360.


Haha no I don't think so Laughing


mmmm...that sucks I wish they made it more like PS2 where most HD's are compatible. But then again why would they do that when they could make so much money off of people.

btw i also wanted to know ONE more thing. I read that you can play old xbox games off of the x360 hard drive. Does that mean you don't need the dvd and you can just put xbox games on the HD? Probably not but...couldn't hurt to ask.
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PostPosted: Mon, 24th Oct 2005 11:11    Post subject:
Cock knocker wrote:
cybersurfer wrote:
Cock knocker wrote:
Does anyone know if the old xbox hard disk drives work in xbox360? I can't get the one that comes with a hard drive ($100 for a 20gb HD is ridiculous btw) so I want to know if I can just take my HD out of my old xbox and put it in an x360.


Haha no I don't think so Laughing


mmmm...that sucks I wish they made it more like PS2 where most HD's are compatible. But then again why would they do that when they could make so much money off of people.


btw i also wanted to know ONE more thing. I read that you can play old xbox games off of the x360 hard drive. Does that mean you don't need the dvd and you can just put xbox games on the HD? Probably not but...couldn't hurt to ask.


uhm... no offense... but are you stupid? i mean... the old xbox has the hdd built in... how would they be able to make it compatible with the new external hdd?
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PostPosted: Mon, 24th Oct 2005 15:28    Post subject:
Cock knocker wrote:
cybersurfer wrote:
Cock knocker wrote:
Does anyone know if the old xbox hard disk drives work in xbox360? I can't get the one that comes with a hard drive ($100 for a 20gb HD is ridiculous btw) so I want to know if I can just take my HD out of my old xbox and put it in an x360.


Haha no I don't think so Laughing


mmmm...that sucks I wish they made it more like PS2 where most HD's are compatible. But then again why would they do that when they could make so much money off of people.

btw i also wanted to know ONE more thing. I read that you can play old xbox games off of the x360 hard drive. Does that mean you don't need the dvd and you can just put xbox games on the HD? Probably not but...couldn't hurt to ask.


Doh, mebbe you should change UR name to cock knocker....

These are probably the two stupidest questions i've ever read when looking at x360 threads....

Open up your xbox1, remove the hdd and stick it in ur 360?
Sure (lol).

Old xbox games off the hdd in the x360?
not QUITE how it works, but.... the x360 hdd will have software patches pre-loaded onto it so you can play your Halo2, Forza...etc original game disc on the new x360 architecture. Or sommat like that.
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Cock knocker




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PostPosted: Sat, 29th Oct 2005 00:48    Post subject:
well hey I dont spend every minute of my life studying every little tech specification and detail of the x360's hardware so i didn't know. I didnt know it was external, I thought it was the average desktop HDD. But of course thats why I asked....so chill out.
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aladrinkelahn




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PostPosted: Sat, 29th Oct 2005 01:57    Post subject:
Nobody knows the answers to those questions yet.

My best guesses are: The new x360 HD will have totally new protection and the old drive won't work because of that.

The 'new' drive may be external (I don't know, as I've heard nothing on that) but that doesn't prevent it from working exactly as the old drive. USB Hard Drives are nearly identical to a Windows OS as IDE and SATA drives are. Since x360 is very windows-based, it'll be the same way. New motherboards will even boot off USB drives, whether it be flash or hard drive. Nothing can be ruled out.

Eventually, some enterprising individual will make a mod-chip, and you'll be able to replace the HD in the x360, you can pretty much bet on that.
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PostPosted: Sat, 29th Oct 2005 04:54    Post subject:
Im trying to remember what this one game was called, its not out yet can someone help me out here? I remember there was a topic about it on nforce, it's going to be for next-gen consoles and pc, and there was a trailer of it, it looks like it takes place in an Ancient Rome type setting and you play with a warrior. There was a knight with a cape standing in a desert in the trailer. There was also a huge armored guy with a big sword and a bunch of armored soldiers....I cant remember what its called! Someone gotta know what im talking about...
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PostPosted: Sat, 29th Oct 2005 05:18    Post subject:
Cock knocker wrote:
Im trying to remember what this one game was called, its not out yet can someone help me out here? I remember there was a topic about it on nforce, it's going to be for next-gen consoles and pc, and there was a trailer of it, it looks like it takes place in an Ancient Rome type setting and you play with a warrior. There was a knight with a cape standing in a desert in the trailer. There was also a huge armored guy with a big sword and a bunch of armored soldiers....I cant remember what its called! Someone gotta know what im talking about...


Go to gametrailers.com you should find it there
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Cock knocker




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PostPosted: Sat, 29th Oct 2005 09:37    Post subject:
yeahhh, it was called Elveon, i remember now. Thanks man. The reason i wanted to know was because I just played Shadow of the Colossus and I wondered if it was made by the same people developing Elveon because I heard that Famito Ueda was working on a new game for x360, but i guess its a different team. SOTC was the most artistic game I've ever played and one of the best looking, so I can't wait to see what Ueda will make for x360.
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cybersurfer




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PostPosted: Sat, 29th Oct 2005 10:17    Post subject:
Cock knocker wrote:
yeahhh, it was called Elveon, i remember now. Thanks man. The reason i wanted to know was because I just played Shadow of the Colossus and I wondered if it was made by the same people developing Elveon because I heard that Famito Ueda was working on a new game for x360, but i guess its a different team. SOTC was the most artistic game I've ever played and one of the best looking, so I can't wait to see what Ueda will make for x360.


Ya I agree Elveon looks great...man theres so many great games coming out my brain is starting to hurt Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sun, 30th Oct 2005 15:23    Post subject:
well ive had mine on pre order since end of june and just revieved notification i will NOT be getting it before xmas Sad shit!!


As for framerate, the 360 version runs smooth, while the PS3 is a jaggy mess that chugs along in slow motion.
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cybersurfer




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PostPosted: Sun, 30th Oct 2005 21:00    Post subject:
Fractious wrote:
well ive had mine on pre order since end of june and just revieved notification i will NOT be getting it before xmas Sad shit!!


Man who did ya order with

I Pre ordered with Futureshop 2 weeks ago and they sent me a email saying it should be shiped in November. I hope that I don't see anymore emails Smile
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PostPosted: Thu, 3rd Nov 2005 13:36    Post subject:
Just pre-ordered a core system with Perfect Dark Zero to be delivered to my house on December 2nd! It had better be coz I plan on booking a day off work! lol. I wanted the one with the 20gb hard drive but nowhere has it Sad
At least I got the console pre-ordered tho. I guess I will have to buy the hard drive at a later date. The game bundle options suck! Kameo!? No thanks! Fifa? Nah! Project Gotham Racing3 isnt too bad but given the choice I would prefer a first person shooter so I opted for Perfect Dark Zero! Its a goddamn shame Elder Scrolls Oblivion wont be available this year as intended! Crying or Very sad I plan on buying another game or 2 on launch day tho! Cant buy a new console and only have one game with it! Very Happy


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PostPosted: Thu, 3rd Nov 2005 14:23    Post subject:
I've had my system preordered since September. I was trying to find a place to get the Xbox360 with a HDD and none of those bundles. I wasn't interested in the bundles or the games they were offering but I really wanted a system with a HDD. I went to my local Blockbuster Video store and each store in town is allowed to do 10 preorders for the system. Of coarse the store in my area did not have any to preorder. Had to drive to the south side of town but I did get my name on the list and I also had to pay $100 despoit.

Crossing my fingers there are no delays or anything like that. Very Happy

I feel sorry for the guy who posted eariler. He said that he had his preorder since June and he's not going to get one of the early shipments. I feel your pain bud...

They are selling systems on Ebay (Preorders) at incredible prices. Upwards near $1100
for just the HDD Core System.
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cybersurfer




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PostPosted: Thu, 3rd Nov 2005 20:10    Post subject:
piggymouth wrote:


They are selling systems on Ebay (Preorders) at incredible prices. Upwards near $1100
for just the HDD Core System.


If I win one I'm doing the same Very Happy
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PostPosted: Thu, 3rd Nov 2005 22:18    Post subject:
I hear you....

I would not have a problem selling my preorder system knowing that I can get 3x the amount back that I paid for it to start with.

That is if my preorder doesn't get canceled....Knock on wood.
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PostPosted: Fri, 18th Nov 2005 16:05    Post subject:
4 days for America!

14 days for UK! meh! :/


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cybersurfer




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PostPosted: Fri, 18th Nov 2005 17:59    Post subject:
I just hope I have the first shipment...I keep getting emails saying that my order is preordered for Nov 22...but it’s an automated email so who knows. I have a suspicion I'll be waiting past Nov 22.
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PostPosted: Fri, 18th Nov 2005 20:42    Post subject:
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Just pre-ordered a core system with Perfect Dark Zero to be delivered to my house on December 2nd! It had better be coz I plan on booking a day off work! lol. I wanted the one with the 20gb hard drive but nowhere has it Sad
At least I got the console pre-ordered tho. I guess I will have to buy the hard drive at a later date. The game bundle options suck! Kameo!? No thanks! Fifa? Nah! Project Gotham Racing3 isnt too bad but given the choice I would prefer a first person shooter so I opted for Perfect Dark Zero! Its a goddamn shame Elder Scrolls Oblivion wont be available this year as intended! Crying or Very sad I plan on buying another game or 2 on launch day tho! Cant buy a new console and only have one game with it! Very Happy



why oh why the core system?! the premium package is so worth the extra 100 , that was a bad decision there
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PostPosted: Fri, 18th Nov 2005 20:43    Post subject:
Saw an xbox360 running call of duty in a local shop today. It looked pretty good, it ran it in DX9 better then most PC's i've seen anyway. But I play it on my computer at 1600x1200 (DX7) and the differences in resolution were definitely noticible.

No slowdown at all though.


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PostPosted: Sat, 19th Nov 2005 00:02    Post subject:
Does anyone know if XBoX 360 will have a VGA style connector for connecting to a computer monitor? Thinking of replacing my old gamez pc for this uber console Smile


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cybersurfer




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PostPosted: Sat, 19th Nov 2005 00:05    Post subject:
TheBugulous wrote:
Does anyone know if XBoX 360 will have a VGA style connector for connecting to a computer monitor? Thinking of replacing my old gamez pc for this uber console Smile


I'm pretty sure there might be some kind of an adapter you could find someware...I would hope

edited I found something...good luck on finding where to buy one though

http://www.edgereview.com/ataglance.cfm?Category=computing&ID=432

also if ya have a TV turner card you can hook it up that way but I don't know about HD though
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cybersurfer




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PostPosted: Sat, 19th Nov 2005 00:24    Post subject:
I found the site but it dosn't say it supports HD...acually I get conflicting info...heres some links

http://www.xboxsolution.com/article637.html

offical site

http://24.39.137.71/ProductList.aspx?categorydesc=5
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cybersurfer




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PostPosted: Sat, 19th Nov 2005 00:35    Post subject:
search for "Xbox VGA Adapter" and you'll find a bunch of them...hey I might be interested in this...hell of a lot cheaper than buying a HD lcd Wink
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