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# XBox360, officially the hottest console around!

ALL XBox 360s are defective! according to
Microsoft's head of XBox division, Robbie Bach
Quote and report here
couldn't find a good pic of Mr Bach, so make do with Peter Moore
(I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 14:31, archived)
# hot potato
(I helped save b3ta! bilbobarneybobs I'll be 14 in b3ta years soon., Fri 13 Jul 2007, 14:31, archived)
# thanks!
(I helped save b3ta! mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 14:36, archived)
# Hehe, nice piccie
I stil lub my 360 tho :)
(I helped save b3ta! Weetobix, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 14:32, archived)
# ^this
my 360 is lully, if a little warm.
(I helped save b3ta! mutster101 fell over, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 14:41, archived)
# I'm going to buy some for the winter
to heat up my house
(I helped save b3ta! mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 14:42, archived)
# ha ha ha
looks like Dominic Diamond...

I like my 360 - tis good.
(I helped save b3ta! Prof UnderCover evitable, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 14:32, archived)
# I will be buying one purley to play GTA4 on
then no doubt i'll never buy another game for it again.
(I helped save b3ta! mugatu, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 14:33, archived)
# it is good
the games are good... good good
(I helped save b3ta! Prof UnderCover evitable, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 14:35, archived)
# According to King of Hats the PS3 version is the one to get for GTA,
something about extra use of the PS3's hardrive that the 360 can't rely on
(I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 14:36, archived)
# shorter loading times. joys!
the 360 version gets extra episodes (e.g. a liberty city stories type addon)
(I helped save b3ta! lazygamer VS tittybiscuits, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 14:41, archived)
# could be expensive though
they've got to recoup the $50m they gave Rockstar for exclusivity on 'em
(I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 14:46, archived)
# rockstars figures quoted $50m PROSPECTIVE income from downloadable content
since take 2 got their bums raped by the SEC they're having to be more forthcoming with their prospective earnings. Microsoft/Sony haven't paid them anything.

The $50m is what Take 2 expect to earn from downloadable content in that fiscal year, not money they received to make it. Take 2 will set the price of the content, not MS.

Either way, my brother's buying a PS3 next week, so I'll go round to his when Killzone 2 comes out :) - although I think he's waiting for the new bundle pack to come out first.
(I helped save b3ta! lazygamer VS tittybiscuits, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 14:51, archived)
# the PS3 with the $100 discount is being discontinued
once those in the US have been sold, you will only
be able to purchase the 80 gig model

:O
(I helped save b3ta! The King of Hats Cone of shame, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 15:00, archived)
# Us Brits get no discount, just this:
Same price, games and extra pad bundled
(I helped save b3ta! lazygamer VS tittybiscuits, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 15:03, archived)
# £120 worth of stuff, what a nightmare
I wanted a £54 price drop :(
(I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 15:13, archived)
# then there's the matter of
the dual shock sixaxis pads coming out in September.

tbh, the new pack is great so long as you want Resistance and Motorstorm.
(I helped save b3ta! lazygamer VS tittybiscuits, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 15:15, archived)
# which I did when I bought it on release
they're both a lot of fun
(I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 15:22, archived)
# Peter Moore can talk some remarkable shite sometimes, but he got this right
Interviewed by Eurogamer, when asked about the price cut he said it's not a price cut really, just a product upgrade. Lo and behold this morning the 60Gb model gets discontinued in the US
(I helped save b3ta! lazygamer VS tittybiscuits, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 15:06, archived)
# they've also been announced for the PS3
well the downloadable content extras

don't know if it will be the same downloadable stuff they release for the 360 though
(I helped save b3ta! The King of Hats Cone of shame, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 14:55, archived)
# current rumours:
PS3 and 360: General patches, new modes, new multiplayer options
360: 2 exclusive episodes, one a new storyline, one an extension of main story.
PS3: 1 exclusive episode, with a new storyline.

All versions will eventually get all the content in the long term (12 months+ after release)
(I helped save b3ta! lazygamer VS tittybiscuits, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 15:01, archived)
# things like that don't really bother me
I will buy whichever is the cheaper console that can play it. Which is undoubtably going to be the 360.
(I helped save b3ta! mugatu, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 14:43, archived)
# I've never really gotten into GTA
I do like Crackdown tho - similar, but different.
And you can throw trucks at people.
(I helped save b3ta! Weetobix, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 14:46, archived)
# Xbox 360 GTA4 will have exclusive downloadable content
which the other formats won't.
(I helped save b3ta! fross Read your email on, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 14:48, archived)
# isnt it
an exclusivity deal though? Where they can supply it to JUST 360 for, say, 12 months, then its a free for all....
(I helped save b3ta! DLT's Musical Bonanza is totting up the p, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 15:01, archived)
# ah, i don't know about that
god knows i'll never finish it anyway, if it has all that "find 12350865 little hidden things" stuff in it the others did ;)
(I helped save b3ta! fross Read your email on, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 15:05, archived)
# apparently the latest version of GTA4 runs at 10 frames per second on PS3
it's brown trousers time among some of the suits at sony so i understand
(I helped save b3ta! gravytrain, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 15:06, archived)
# they'll sort that out.
although note that this year's sport repeats are running at 60fps on the 360 and 30fps on the PS3 because "we've got used to programming the 360 now".
(I helped save b3ta! lazygamer VS tittybiscuits, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 15:09, archived)
# My Wii runs at
FUCK fps, lets BOWL
(I helped save b3ta! DLT's Musical Bonanza is totting up the p, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 15:23, archived)
# neatly done
smooooth...
(I helped save b3ta! Milkman Dan, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 14:35, archived)
# Hot box!
Can't you get fans for them?
(I helped save b3ta! McBadger COW, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 14:36, archived)
# stand it up on its end,
keep away from naked flames and other under-telly equipment seems to do the trick.
(I helped save b3ta! lazygamer VS tittybiscuits, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 15:07, archived)
# i'm going to wait until my son is old enough to want a console before buying one
fuck knows what they'll be like by then
i'll probably have to learn to play soccer with my eyelids
(I helped save b3ta! mictoboy shitting in your cunt since, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 14:36, archived)
# My
Wii FTW
(I helped save b3ta! DLT's Musical Bonanza is totting up the p, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 14:37, archived)
# gosh, what a shock
(I helped save b3ta! mutster101 fell over, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 14:40, archived)
# whoopee
*getting a refund on repairs*

This is week old news mind, they've upped the warranty on the three-red-lights issue to 3 years which should mean they'll eventually replace every single one anyway. That, and the cheaper cooler motherboard is due in the autumn which gets rid of that problem once and for all.
(I helped save b3ta! lazygamer VS tittybiscuits, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 14:44, archived)
# as i always like to say at this point
i went through five PSones in the first year they were released

these things happen, you get them repaired or replaced
on the warranty, nothing new, it's just bigger
news now because it's microsoft and eveyone loves
to laugh at Bill gates because he's a wanker :D
(I helped save b3ta! The King of Hats Cone of shame, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 15:06, archived)
# still, he's a wanker who's giving me my £80 back.
:)
(I helped save b3ta! lazygamer VS tittybiscuits, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 15:11, archived)
# the psone
had a dodgy component, but wasnt that only in certain rivisions of the console? certain serial numbers could be identified as having a placcy bit instead of metal. This however is potentially all 11.6 million consoles. i think thats a bit of a bigger deal.

Im not anti MS by the way, and i think a 3 year warranty far outweighs getting a new one with 1 year.
(I helped save b3ta! DLT's Musical Bonanza is totting up the p, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 15:28, archived)
# i didn't say it was anti MS
just that Bill is a wanker and that's why it gets more news coverage.

i get the whole idea of it being a fault with every unit, but i know some peeps who have worked their 360s into the ground and they're still working perfectly.

still, i'm enjoying mine while it's working
i wont say no more
jinxs 'n' all...
(I helped save b3ta! The King of Hats Cone of shame, Fri 13 Jul 2007, 15:33, archived)