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Robotropolis
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May 1999
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It seems I've unexpectedly become the owner of an XBox360...now what? I haven't been paying attention to console gaming for a while now since I figured I'd be sitting this generation out. Are there any good RPGs, or are they all still Playstation titles? I saw Fable II and Mass Effect, both of which look interesting. Strategy? CivRev looks like it took out all the parts of Civ that I actually liked. Is it worth buying a wireless bridge for Live, or paying for the upgraded service? What else do I need to know?
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Emperor
listening too long to one song
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Mar 2002
time: 15:38
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You want to be connected to the net for updates and demos and dlc.
Only pay for live if you want play mp online, otherwise unnecessary.
If you like rpgs, this is a good time to come into a 360:
Tales of Vesperia just game out, same with Infinite Undiscovery-I haven't played either, no time til november I'm afraid.
Fable2
Blue Dragon you can find for probably 10-15$, jrpg much better than the demo.
Lost Odyssey
My favorite 360 games are:
Dead Rising
Mass Effect
Crackdown
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King
Robotropolis
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May 1999
time: 16:38
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Originally posted by El_Cid
good ventilation!!(serious) |
Hmm, hadn't thought about that...are the cooling problems really as bad as the Mass Hysteria reports say, or is it just an excuse to sell you a giant external fan?
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Originally posted by Asher
Play it. Did you buy it due to the pricecut? If so that's pretty quick... |
Sort of...I got a Wii as a gift, but I didn't see many games I was interested in so the price cut allowed me to switch.
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Unless you're going to be playing games online, you don't need to pay for Xbox Live Gold. But being online at least semi-regularly is good for updates, demos, Xbox Live Aracade downloads, etc. One thing you may be surprised at is how many good XBLA games there are and how quick you accumulate a collection. |
Yeah, hopefully. The only thing that might have convinced me to keep the Wii is virtual console, so it would be nice if XBLA could partially replace that. But I figured it wasn't worth keeping the Wii just to play games I can probably emulate anyway.
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King
Robotropolis
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May 1999
time: 16:38
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Originally posted by DrSpike
but the wireless bridge is a rip - you can get better non-MS ones for a fraction of the price. |
Well yeah, I was just going to use a cheap router with DD-WRT. Just wasn't sure if the online connection was necessary enough to do even that.
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Prince
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Feb 2006
time: 21:38
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Originally posted by Koyaanisqatsi
Hmm, hadn't thought about that...are the cooling problems really as bad as the Mass Hysteria reports say, or is it just an excuse to sell you a giant external fan?
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No it's not a 100% problem, but with any next-gen(current-gen) system making sure the air flow is good around the box is just a good idea imho.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360 - look down at the "technical problems"
My mates 360 does run pretty hot - and he had the "ring of death" thing. That got fixed, but his system does feel hot(he's uses a bedside fan as he doesn't trust it not breaking on him again!!) when in normal use and extended use. To the touch it's about twice as hot as the original xbox i would guess?
Just something to be aware off, like don't go stacking lots of things around it, give it room to breathe and it will be fine.
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Asher
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President of the OT
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Nov 1999
time: 16:38
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Originally posted by Koyaanisqatsi
Hmm, hadn't thought about that...are the cooling problems really as bad as the Mass Hysteria reports say, or is it just an excuse to sell you a giant external fan? |
The external fans actually hurt, don't help.
If you got a console in August or later of this year, it's got both the 65nm CPU and GPU and the updated cooling. It's not a big problem at all, just be sure you don't close up the vents.
(For the uninitiated, the original Xbox 360s were 90nm CPUs and GPUs, then last year they changed the CPUs to 65nm and GPUs stayed at 90nm, and now they're both 65nm. 65nm means they are smaller, take less power, and run cooler...and are cheaper to manufacture. It's why MS can cut the price like it did, since the GPU is a big piece of the cost.)
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King
Robotropolis
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May 1999
time: 16:38
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Originally posted by Asher
The external fans actually hurt, don't help.
If you got a console in August or later of this year, it's got both the 65nm CPU and GPU and the updated cooling. It's not a big problem at all, just be sure you don't close up the vents.
(For the uninitiated, the original Xbox 360s were 90nm CPUs and GPUs, then last year they changed the CPUs to 65nm and GPUs stayed at 90nm, and now they're both 65nm. 65nm means they are smaller, take less power, and |
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(atmospheric, story-driven, rpg-like shooter... if you can make it past the gruesome first level, it's a nice horror game) 
