HawgsHead

If so please speak up.....I have questions.......Thanks.....hawg

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Randomletters

I think its safe to say MANY of DH's active members have a 360, Im not currently a member of the cool kids though, you might get a better response if you just ask the question

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vitriolic

i got one, what you want to know?

Lelisevis

Yup got one, fire away.

Feel free to PM me I have messenger if it's technical.

craig5320

I'm a cool kid! ask away

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BlueMak

Well, I will have on on Monday, does it count?

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Dyre Straits

I don't personally, but my son does. Does that count?

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clicker666

I've got one! I'm cool too!

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Zardon

hawgshead if you have questions on the 360 you should have asked them in the original post, you could have had 10-20 answers already rather than "yes, I have one" replies.

HawgsHead

I really didnt think computer gamers would have one.Sorry Z.Questions....1}Is there any maintenance to this thing-defragging and such?2}Please reccomend some good 1st person shooters.Like Call of Duty,F.E.A.R etc.
And anything else you guys think I would enjoy.3}Is X-Box live worth the $$$?I dont like gaming with immatrure people that,when they speak,every other word is f**k,s**t and the like.Hey,i'm no angel,everyone slips.But my friend has an X-Box anf I have been with him when he was playing on line and every other word these 13 year old kids were saying was just nasty.....Thanks guys.

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Asmodeus

Yes I have a 360 and to answer the questions

1. No
2. Call of Duty, GRAW
3. There is alot of kids that play on live but I still think its worth the money. I am part of a gaming network that is setup for 30 and over so it doesnt really matter about the kids to much for me. They have a FPS night, Race Night and other odds and ends, can usually find something to play with these guys everynight.

Brutality

As far as I know, Silver packet is free. But can i play my games with Silver packet too or do i have to get Gold packet? I know, Silver can be used to play Arcade games and make your own account in gamernetwork, but I've heard a lot of people saying that i can't play my games with Silver and some say i can. So how is it then?

craig5320

Silver can download content and arcade games, but you cannot play against other people online.

As for deciding if gold is worth the money, you'll get a one month free trial to start with, so you can decide for yourself in the first month, i personally think it's worth the money.

Ghost Recon is definitely a recommended game, not a huge fan of Cod2, but maybe that's because i have it on my PC, i think COD3 is out soon ish xmas time maybe? or i might just be making that up lol.

I can't say i've had any trouble with kids on live, but i play late night, you get the occassional idiot, but the hosts will kick'em.

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Brutality

Got it Thanks for info.

BlueMak

Are the game servers of MS or what?

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Lelisevis

1 no maintenance, other than getting my fiancee to polish it

2 Graw, COD. Though personally I play Oblivion,PGR3 most.

3 Yes you get lots of irritating people but I either play with no headset or I have a select group of people in my friends group. The driverheaven clan thing quickly fizzled out though it might be an idea.

4 Gold membership is definitely worth it and is the only way to play people online. Essential with the likes of Testdrive and COD3 coming out.

5 The game servers are owned overall by whoevers game it is. The games have a host though who sets up the specifics for the server such as collisions on/off in PGR3 and who has the ability to boot players.

Anymore questions or if you want more indepth then fire away.

Necrosis

I don't have my 360 yet, and didn't want to start another thread about it.

So far I have the following games.

PGR3
Dead Rising

Can any one recommend any more?

NUCLEARWINTER

cod3(when available) oblivion rox if u like action/adventure/rpg'ish games. i enjoyed the crap out of neef for speed: most wanted. even though the storyline is super crappy and car customization is quite limited.(wish they geared more towards gran tourismo) but the graphics are just so freakin awesome. imo, saint's row isn't worth it. sure it looks good. but the driving experience is totally wrong. the cars engine sounds aren't very good. and it doesn't feel like your are driving a car. feels more like u r just running faster than normal. no sense of speed. gta: san andreas is 2X better still. which can be played on the 360. platinum hits for 20 bucks!

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Necrosis

That is another thing. This is my first console since owning a SNES. Any Xbox games I should pick up? I just ordered Ninja Gaiden Black.

SFOSOK

Depends on wut u like.

My stack of xbox games includes:
Timesplitters Future Perfect - must have if you like endless multiplayer options, bots, 162 different characters, custom map maker, and using a brick to knock off your zombie oponents head. I also has so much to unlock, off the wall challenges (smashing windows with bricks, monkey dancing, cat racing, and many other things) Its an FPs where u can't jump though : (

Ghost Recon 2 - Good tactical fps

Ghost Recon 2 Summit Strike - just more guns, like an expansion you should have to pay full price for.

Halo - Self explanitory (pretty much a must have for xbox owners)

Halo 2 - I personally think it sucks in every way but I hear to some its quite fun, looks worse than the original though with worse gameplay mechanics. Prolly looks better on an HD screen with a 360 though

Soul Caliber 2 - Fighting game for the xbox that I love. Mostly because each character brings something new to the table. Each have their unique weapons and I prefer it to DOA. + it has Spawn!

Black - kinda there when I just feel like shooting a lot with no tactics. I wouldn't say its worth the money though. No multi at all

Max Payne - still fun today, good solid fps with a good storyline

Max Payne 2 - Not as good as the first and feels more like a kiddy game sometimes that worries about portraying cops in a bad light. None of the grit in the old game, too clean.

Mercenaries - Another shooter that is kinda there when ever I feel like blowing buildings up and goin on a rampage. Kinda arcady and real linear storyline.

Indigo Prophecy - picked it up in Virginia on sale at the PX on the mil base. Best 4$ I ever spent. It has a really imersive storyline and the game is just so well done, you make all the choices (like killing a man and trying to play your way out of it so the bartender doesn't remember ur face, remember to pay!, and then goin to the crime scene later as a different character trying to figure out what is goin on). You'll find this cheap anywhere and its well worth the experience.

Ninja Gaiden Black - Really good though impossibly hard at times, no game looks better on the xbox than this, except for maybe DOA and Future Perfect.

Metal Gear Solid 2 Substance - well worth the money, lots of added missions to hone ur metal gear stealth ability and train u on using the crappy camera angles feature in all metal gear games. Still a great game with a good storyline though I have to say Raiden is such a little b*tch.

Rainbow Six 3 - pretty much the latest one thats good. Lockdown sucks, haven't played Critical Hour yet but it looks like Lockdown so it prolly sucks. AI is a little dumb, like running in front of ur gun while ur firing. If u can find this its better on the PC

Rainbow Six 3 Black Arrow - same as the original just shorter with more guns (another expansion type except it should be cheaper). Again, I cannot stress how badly the game has gotten after these two and Raven Shield on the pc. Lockdown looks like Rainbow Six dropped in a batch for of trendy then edited by politically incorrect producers. Hmm, well I know lets put a girl in there, cause u know woman are allowed in elite special forces units...(their not) and lets but a black guy that always wears sun glasses on missions, o yeah and lets forget, none of them should wear helmets to shocase our stupidity and inabilty to make a proper Rainbow Six game...

XIII - For my cell shading comic FPS. Its not that great of a game and has the worse voice acting I've ever heard but where else are you gunna get a cell shading FPS for the xbox? It just feels like ur in a comic.



Thats wut I got so far, I'll let u know what I think of any others I pick up.



Edit: Also If you have an EB edge card and a local ebgames store you can pick up most of these dirt cheap used. I bought Farcry for the xbox and didn't like it, gameplay couldn't keep my attention and the story is naturally horrible coming from the Crytek team.

Also... I would recommend at least renting Perfect Dark, Ghost Recon Andvanced Warfight, Oblivion, Burnout Revenge, DOA 4. Rainbow Six Vegas is coming out so I'd be pretty iffy on that but from what I have seen/heard/read they are trying very hard not to make it like lockdown.

O and also, if u can't get em for pc, Splinter Cell is very good Chaos Theory is the best one though. Same with Hitman Blood Money





Edit 2:
U can use these as refrences but I wouldn't advise them as wut to buy. Search out info on games that you think may interest you then decide from there, if ur iffy about it then u may just want to rent it first.

http://www.gamespot.com/reviews.html...ll&sortdir=asc
http://www.gamespot.com/reviews.html...ll&sortdir=asc

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Necrosis

Thanks for the list.

I already own a few of these on PC.

Thanks for helping me build my list.

SFOSOK

Its no problem man but I have a question for you.

I am selling my car soon (not to buy a 360), will it be worth it to buy a 360? I'll only be able to play it for 2 months though.

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Necrosis

I don't have my 360 yet bought it from Newegg. However, I can answer your question. If you don't have a HDTV then no.

Sandok

Well I'm buying a Xbox360 next week and of course, a HD TV is required... I gotta buy that too

Wallet is crying

SFOSOK

Looks like I won't be picking it up then lol.

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HawgsHead

If U liked the PC version of Far Cry U will really like the 360 version.Same theme sorta kinda but TOTALLY differant game.

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BlueMak

I think the 360 version of Far Cry sucks monkeys' balls.

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This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm Sic semper tyrannis.

bobbytomorow

If you already have a worthy rig why on earth would you want a 360?

Necrosis

To play games only available on console, and to play /w friends. Some thing else to play plus a cheaper option for hidef DVD.

bobbytomorow

The vast majority of games on the 360 are multi platform or are ported to or from PC.

I'm assuming you mean in the physical sense, in which case you would be far better off with a Wii or PS3 when they become available or a PS2 or Gamecube for a fraction of the price . The 360's strengths aren't exactly fun party games such as Guitar Hero, Super Smash Bros., Mario Kart, Eyetoy Groove, Mario Party, Super Monkey Ball, Karaoke Revolution etc...And thats without mentioning the obvious advantages bluetooth tilt sensing controllers will offer in such games.


360 base sku(no HDD)..............................=$300us
HD-DVD add on(announced Japanese price)=$170us

Total price............................................. .=$470us and still no HDMI port or HDD

Toshiba HD-A1 stand alone HD-DVD player =$450us with HDMI port


I'm not trying to start an argument, I just don't seee the point in buying a 360 especially right now if you already own a good pc. I guess if you have loads of money to burn its ok