Reply to: XBOX 360 Live

[gingerjedi]

I got a new one when mine Red Ringed. It's still noisy, but it runs a lot cooler.

I just traded for an elite and it's noisier than my 1st one and the refurb that replaced it, I guess they've put super duper turbo fans in them.

[Cowboy Bob]

There are newer consoles with cooler running chipsets but its hit and miss if you get one or not at the moment.

I got a new one when mine Red Ringed. It's still noisy, but it runs a lot cooler.

[Cowboy Bob]

Interesting to know. Don't they have a fairer system to match up games i.e. 30+ year old people who have a job and kids?

Sounds like you want to sign up here - http://2old2play.com

They have organised games where only older gamers can take part.

[gingerjedi]

lol, shoddy hardware indeed. Bill Gates is p*ssing on you from a great height.

They've crammed a lot of powerful kit in a small box with little ventilation, the GPU gets too hot the solder melts and it pops off the board, MS answer... glue it in place, I kid you not.

There are newer consoles with cooler running chipsets but its hit and miss if you get one or not at the moment.

The 3 year warranty and refunds has reportedly cost MS $1bn ...in todays money thats what... £100?

[Charles Foster Kane]

There were a few issues with the live aspect of the game on the first weekend of release but that was to do with the servers not being able to cope with the demand and that was cleared up in 48 hours, if his 360 is crashing on single player then I can almost definitely say that the hardware is at fault rather than the game and he will get the 3 red lights soon.

I had the same thing with mine, it would freeze and crash more and more on various games then I got the RROD, MS have given a 3 year warranty to cover this now.

lol, shoddy hardware indeed. Bill Gates is p*ssing on you from a great height.

[gingerjedi]

I've just been googling it actually, theres a few mentions of it in the amazon.co.uk customer reviews

There were a few issues with the live aspect of the game on the first weekend of release but that was to do with the servers not being able to cope with the demand and that was cleared up in 48 hours, if his 360 is crashing on single player then I can almost definitely say that the hardware is at fault rather than the game and he will get the 3 red lights soon.

I had the same thing with mine, it would freeze and crash more and more on various games then I got the RROD, MS have given a 3 year warranty to cover this now.

[r0bly0ns]

is it easy to set up and use can you leave a game at any point when playing on line or do you have to wait until you have completed certain things ? I was thinking of playing Call of Duty 4 which the wife is getting me for chritmas along with the xbox live gear if i want that. Anyone played it on live yet ?

Very easy to set up.

Leaving a game in the middle depends on the game...


Not played COD4 yet.


Anyone fancy meeting up on Live for a fight on DOA 4 or Gears of War can PM Me

[Spacecadet]

I guess his Xbox is buggered then as there are no known issues with the game crashing, the GPU is a weak point on the 360 and anything GFX intensive will tend to help it on its way to the RROD, newer consoles are more reliable.

I've just been googling it actually, theres a few mentions of it in the amazon.co.uk customer reviews

[gingerjedi]

is it easy to set up and use can you leave a game at any point when playing on line or do you have to wait until you have completed certain things ? I was thinking of playing Call of Duty 4 which the wife is getting me for chritmas along with the xbox live gear if i want that. Anyone played it on live yet ?

It's the best game I have ever played bar none, you may find it a little tough going since most people will have a had a lot of practice by then but stick with it as it's easy to pick up, prepare to be pwned a lot though!

My brother got that for the xbox 360, it crashed 3 times in 15 minutes.

I guess his Xbox is buggered then as there are no known issues with the game crashing, the GPU is a weak point on the 360 and anything GFX intensive will tend to help it on its way to the RROD, newer consoles are more reliable.

[Spacecadet]

I was thinking of playing Call of Duty 4 which the wife is getting me for chritmas along with the xbox live gear if i want that. Anyone played it on live yet ?

My brother got that for the xbox 360, it crashed 3 times in 15 minutes.

[gingerjedi]

I have always played video games since I was a kid but lost interest a few years ago... then Xbox live came about, it really is the best thing to happen in video gaming in recent years.

You don't have to talk to people but if you are going to play a team game then its pretty much essential, don't be shy and every time you meet someone who's on the same wavelength just send them a friends request thus ensuring you play with like minded people whenever you go online, you can have up to 100 people on your friends list so there will always be someone you know, whenever I switch on there is rarely less than 25 people on my list who are playing.

There are plenty of gaming groups for Dad's and older gamers who don't take things too seriously and don't put up with whining yank kids, I'll PM you a good one if you like.

I'm 36 BTW

[TheFaQQer]

Project Gotham Racing 4
Rainbow Six Vegas

headset - not essential but great fun with mates on a private game

Headset is good for things like GRAW and the like, to chat about what's happening.

[Cooperinliverp00l]

is it easy to set up and use can you leave a game at any point when playing on line or do you have to wait until you have completed certain things ? I was thinking of playing Call of Duty 4 which the wife is getting me for chritmas along with the xbox live gear if i want that. Anyone played it on live yet ?

[poser]

Project Gotham Racing 4
Rainbow Six Vegas

headset - not essential but great fun with mates on a private game

[Spacecadet]

Interesting to know. Don't they have a fairer system to match up games i.e. 30+ year old people who have a job and kids?

Resistance fall of man does this (or at least tries to) but the spotty teens are still far too good for me.