Official XBox 360 Thread III: Third Strike

[ElCapichan]

It's almost been a week for me, and I feel like a junkie needing a fix.

Gotta wait until next Thursday when I have enough money to make a swap.

How are the new GoW maps? Is Catan any good?

5 more days...5 more days...

I like most of the new Gears maps. 3 of the maps, process and subway are great, and the other 2 have equal pros and cons for me. Catan is a blast. I'd love to get some TNL games going.

[arjue]

So just a show of hands here...

...who has been completely soured on their 360 experience (from failures) to the point where they have given up and who is getting close to that point? I know we had a poll about who had a broken system, but I would like to know who has had one/about to have one and just don't want to deal with it anymore. Because I will be going down with the ship ;p The system is just too good.

I'm afraid i'm with you. I just enjoy the console far too much to give up on it.

[K3V]

I would have given up on it if it weren't for two things:

1 - The 360 has the best games on the market right now, with Halo 3 right around the corner.

2 - Xbox Live is just so much fun, and all my friends are on it, so if I were to get, say, a PS3 instead I wouldn't be able to play online with the same people.

Luckily MS redeemed themselves a bit in my eyes by fixing my old 360 for free out of warranty, albeit after a bit of complaining and pressure from me. But, it's a problem that MS has admitted to and have done little to fix - and I was a bit soured when I found an extended 2 year warranty deal in the box for the Elite, for the low, low price of $60. How about just making a reliable product instead.

[ElCapichan]

I would have given up on it if it weren't for two things:

1 - The 360 has the best games on the market right now, with Halo 3 right around the corner.

2 - Xbox Live is just so much fun, and all my friends are on it, so if I were to get, say, a PS3 instead I wouldn't be able to play online with the same people.

Luckily MS redeemed themselves a bit in my eyes by fixing my old 360 for free out of warranty, albeit after a bit of complaining and pressure from me. But, it's a problem that MS has admitted to and have done little to fix - and I was a bit soured when I found an extended 2 year warranty deal in the box for the Elite, for the low, low price of $60. How about just making a reliable product instead.

You got any Elite? But you are not 1337 enough to have an Elite. Noob.

[K3V]

I told you last night during Gears but you were to busy wahhhing about something to hear me.

[Dyne]

You got any Elite? But you are not 1337 enough to have an Elite. Noob.

this is hard to read.

[K3V]

For noobs maybe.

[Nash]

So just a show of hands here...

...who has been completely soured on their 360 experience (from failures) to the point where they have given up and who is getting close to that point? I know we had a poll about who had a broken system, but I would like to know who has had one/about to have one and just don't want to deal with it anymore. Because I will be going down with the ship ;p The system is just too good.

My system has been fine so far, and I wouldn't have a problem sticking it out with the 360 should I have to replace it later on down the line. I've had to replace systems in the past, from the NES to the 3DO to the PSone, so it's no different now.

What I do have a problem with, though, is the retarded DRM imposed on Xbox Live Arcade games. As we all know, if you have to replace my system and put your original harddrive on a new system, you will no longer be able to play Xbox Live Arcade games without connecting to Xbox Live. It's total bullshit and something that might just grate on my nerves enough for me to not look back.

[Super-Eggroll]

I have never had to replace a system until this generation.

My Sega CD and Dreamcast are still operable after all these years, and I'm sure my Turbo-Duo and Sega Saturn would still work if I hadn't sold them years ago.

I have been thinking about selling the rest of my old stuff lately. With all the decent emulators available, Gametap, and downloadable content for the XB360, Wii and 360, there's just no reason to hold onto all that stuff any longer.

That said, I tried playing my PS2 today to stave off the emptiness I feel without my 360. It didn't work.

5 days.

[kingoffighters]

I have been thinking about selling the rest of my old stuff lately. With all the decent emulators available, Gametap, and downloadable content for the XB360, Wii and 360, there's just no reason to hold onto all that stuff any longer.

Just do it. I sold my Gamegear, N64, most of my Neo Geo/NES/SNES/Genesis games, Turbo Duo, Turboexpress, 3DO, Virtual Boy, Lynx, 5200, 2600, and so many other junk over the years. It is not worth hanging onto all this stuff when I don't have time to play them anyway, and if I do, I can just emulate them.

I still have DC, Saturn and a few Neo Geo games left. I am thinking about getting rid of them too. I will keep PS2 though, that one has too many games I will go back to.