What brand memory stick? A friend of mine bought one, (PNY I think,) and he had ALL his info disappear from his stick 3 or 4 times in one month! He was just given an old launch 360 and had a bunch of updates though. Still, his profile & saves shouldn't get vaporized by any update.FoolKiller said:
Here's The Skinny On Microsoft's New 360 Update
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I hate xbl updates "Wait you just want to play a game? Fuck you were updating and you'll like it and the wait!"
Sooooooooooooooooo, PSN?
Not sure if I'm just instigating or not, it does remind me quite a bit of PS3's menus. Oh well, looking forward to it, either way.
Not sure if I'm just instigating or not, it does remind me quite a bit of PS3's menus. Oh well, looking forward to it, either way.
Wise move =P i only have my xbox because i wanted halo 3 (sad i know) GTA IV and bad company when that came out.. i usually only buy console exclusive games, or games tht the pc port is soo unbearably bad... on the other hand i dont mind console ports on the pc IF the dev says "here are the modding tools" so like you said we can make the game how it should have been on the pc. There are some clever people out there that should be part of a development teamGonzoGamer said:
Around the time when the casual games market exploded like it did is my guess.DumpsterHumper said:
I have a Kingston.... and have never had a problem with it.goldenheart323 said:
And dammit MS... why am I still waiting....
That's what I've been saying. Bethesda especially should hire the people who mod their games to do the QC since they obviously know what they're doing and Bethesda's current dept (assuming they actually have one which doesn't seem likely) is obviously incompetent.silverbullet1989 said:
I'm thinking more, "All this and they STILL can't fix the damn party/match-making/messaging systems?!"Dirty Hipsters said:
I mean, come on Microsoft. For the love of God it's been six years! I would think, at least by this point, they'd have ironed out the systemic problems with at least the party system.
But, no. Just about every play session I have on Live with friends, one wherein we're all together in a party to talk, the party crashes or someone is dropped. Does Microsoft try to fix it? Nope. They spend all of their time on designing a new, more white, Kinect-centric UI.
And to think I actually PAY to use this service. Sigh....
Dear sweet FSM, I personally hate this new update. Ugly light grey thing on the bottom that never goes away. Mess of mostly worthless ads and market places. Once again the indie section has disappeared far as I can tell.
Is there an undo button around here somewhere?
ed: Ok I found the indie section hidden away under game types. At least its there even if it is a mess to find.
Is there an undo button around here somewhere?
ed: Ok I found the indie section hidden away under game types. At least its there even if it is a mess to find.
So far the most impressive thing this update does is kick me off Xbox Live if I so much as load a game..
Kinect integration is interesting. Can you say "Xbox: google search " though? Because Bing is shite.
Just updated mine (in the UK) and i really like it to be honest, i'll like it more when we get youtube and 4od... shame BBC and Microsoft cant come to an agreement over the iplayer =/
Hooray for the new dashboard!
More advertisements! YES! Because if there was anything missing from my gaming console UI, it's more ads. And I completely understand the need too...after all, it's not like Microsoft is making people pay to do anything useful with their Xbox Live service. They gotta recoup the expense somehow, and more ads for deoderant is the answer (frankly, I'd rather smell someones BO than Axe).
Under the old system, when I fired up MY gaming console, it went right to the MY XBOX page, and MY avatar was front and center. Made ME feel like the most important thing on MY gaming console was ME. Now, when I fire up MY gaming console, the thing that come up front and center is a f@#king ad for 'The Hangover II'. And where am I??? Well, I'm a couple tabs down there somewhere...feeling less important.
Games have taken a back seat to all the other crap they shoehorned in. Looks like everyone was right to ***** and complain before they saw the new dashboard: your Xbox isn't a gaming console with multimedia features anymore! No! It's a multimedia/social media device with gaming capabilities (if you're into that sort of thing).
I'm really excited about this new dashboard, and I'm glad that I was forced to accept it in order to keep using the service I paid upfront for.
More advertisements! YES! Because if there was anything missing from my gaming console UI, it's more ads. And I completely understand the need too...after all, it's not like Microsoft is making people pay to do anything useful with their Xbox Live service. They gotta recoup the expense somehow, and more ads for deoderant is the answer (frankly, I'd rather smell someones BO than Axe).
Under the old system, when I fired up MY gaming console, it went right to the MY XBOX page, and MY avatar was front and center. Made ME feel like the most important thing on MY gaming console was ME. Now, when I fire up MY gaming console, the thing that come up front and center is a f@#king ad for 'The Hangover II'. And where am I??? Well, I'm a couple tabs down there somewhere...feeling less important.
Games have taken a back seat to all the other crap they shoehorned in. Looks like everyone was right to ***** and complain before they saw the new dashboard: your Xbox isn't a gaming console with multimedia features anymore! No! It's a multimedia/social media device with gaming capabilities (if you're into that sort of thing).
I'm really excited about this new dashboard, and I'm glad that I was forced to accept it in order to keep using the service I paid upfront for.
I prefer to think of it as a "prison" instead of a garden. A prison removes the concept of desire or consentCentrophy said:
Besides, the garden metaphor suggests that it's run by some mad gardener who is more interested in displaying weeds than anything.
(tortured metaphor count for today: 1)
That Beacon option is definitely a good option. Makes it less of a pain in the ass to find people to do the Portal 2 co-op stuff with you.
Cloud saving is definitely interesting as well. Having a secondary save area you don't necessarily have to pay for, like with a memory card, is definitely a plus.
Overall...this was a good update. I may not use ALL the options, but like someone said earlier, it's good to have them. You know...kinda like having all those Pokémon but without absolutely HAVING to catch them all to make a good team for competitive play.
Cloud saving is definitely interesting as well. Having a secondary save area you don't necessarily have to pay for, like with a memory card, is definitely a plus.
Overall...this was a good update. I may not use ALL the options, but like someone said earlier, it's good to have them. You know...kinda like having all those Pokémon but without absolutely HAVING to catch them all to make a good team for competitive play.
new dashboard is shit, bing is shit, crippled xbox bing is shittier, and coincidentally I need to go the the bathroom
and WHY THE FUCK is "play game" the smallest window on the screen of a GAME PLAYING TOY!
and WHY THE FUCK is "play game" the smallest window on the screen of a GAME PLAYING TOY!
Because the User Interface [UI] is one of the most important pieces of technology on any hardware. UI design is not a matter of "Oh this looks nice" or "I think this should go here". This design would have been in the works since the last one was rolled out, common user access, patterns and practically everything under the sun would have been studied in order to try and create the best looking, most straight forward and easy to use UI. It is being done because they want to make it more open and obvious and provide a unified UI so you only have to learn a single UI instead of 3. [Windows OS, Phone, 360].Screamarie said:
And the Facebook obsession? Because practically every man and his dog has Facebook, it has quickly become a requirement because there will be at least some people that are drawn in by it. People have become so used to Social Media that a lack of it is deemed a weakness. [A.K.A., The PR guys insisted.]