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http://www.britishgaming.co.uk/?p=1883
Not to figure out how I change my email address without ****ing up my gamerscore or save games so I can use the MSN if I want to :/
Looks cool though :) There's probably more features, just have to wait and see.
Ahh I saw that earlier today.
I've got the same problem as my MSN is @hotmail.com and my Live tag is @hotmail.co.uk
I might just leave it though, the PC is always next to the X-box anyhow.
Like the look of the 'low power mode' for downloading though. :)
I read somewhere that they'll introduce video messaging on top of the existing video conferencing. Which I plan to abuse :D
That could be cool :D I've not got a cam but I'd like to get one at some point, they're getting quite cheap now.
Davey_Pitch
07-04-2007, 16:54
My Live email is the same as my MSN so I'm fine there. Looks nice though, I like the look of it :)
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/news/2007/0408-im.htm
# Folder view for video content on connected devices
# H.264 video support: Up to 15 Mbps, Baseline, Main, and High (up to level 4.1) Profiles with 2 channel AAC LC and Main Profiles.
You have no idea how much it needs that first one - over a hundred video's in one list sucks the big one!
Right, think it's all sorted. Live account musical chairs seems to have left me with the same MSN contact list, xbox friends list, achievements and saves - though on the correct email account (daz@). And it all seems to work on xbox.com.
I'd have been shafted if I'd been using a hotmail/live account as apparently you cant change them :/
http://www.on10.net/Blogs/tina/first-official-look-at-the-xbox-360-spring-dashboard-update/
Quite a cool showcase :)
Just a reminder folks, it's being pushed out this week, if not later today.
leowyatt
07-05-2007, 15:23
i'll stick the xbox on later on today and see if the update comes through. Looking forward to the messenger integration.
EDIT: Just seen this (http://www.myarcadeplanet.com/story-135-xbox-360-spring-update-soon.html) on digg.
Reading that it's likely to be tomorrow - that's the opinion people are getting after MN's last podcast. We'll see I guess :)
Rumours are middayish tomorrow GMT. By the time we get home from work, we should know if it's bricking consoles left right and centre ;D
By the time we get home from work, we should know if it's bricking consoles left right and centre ;D
I'm not going to work though :shocked:
Right, I don't want to be 'that' person ;D
leowyatt
08-05-2007, 00:37
Rumours are middayish tomorrow GMT. By the time we get home from work, we should know if it's bricking consoles left right and centre ;D
So we can say no to the update and continue using ours ;)
Davey_Pitch
08-05-2007, 09:06
Rumours are middayish tomorrow GMT. By the time we get home from work, we should know if it's bricking consoles left right and centre ;D
That's the plan for me as well, hang fire until I know if my console will survive it. It's gone through Dead Rising, the GH Update, and a couple of others which have bricked consoles, so I reckon one thing will kill it eventually. Hopefully not this update, I don't want my baby dying before I get Forza 2.
Matblack
08-05-2007, 09:38
I swear it was the update that got forced on me when I started playing GRAW2 that killed mine :(
MB
leowyatt
08-05-2007, 09:45
I swear it was the update that got forced on me when I started playing GRAW2 that killed mine :(
MB
you got yours back yet???
http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2007/05/07/may-07-update-news-7-7.aspx
Maybe not then!
The overthinking part of me wonders if they're trying to break the recently released update to the flashed drive firmware.
Matblack
08-05-2007, 09:55
you got yours back yet???
Nope, hopefully sometime this week, it only went last Monday, a quick call on Sunday told me it was ready to be sent back which means shipping today for a drop sometime this week, however I'll have to have it redirected from home to work so I estimate Friday at the earliest :/
MB
http://aceybongos.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!34EFB79E92974FD2!4351.entry
Tomorrow morning then. Same applies with BrickWatch™, we'll know by the time we're home (or when it bricks Jen's console, which ever comes first ;))
leowyatt
08-05-2007, 11:14
or when it bricks Jen's console
*snigger*
:( *hugs little 360 protectively*
I work from home so remind me not to play on it till after say 7pm :)
Should be going live at 10am Jen, let us know ;)
I'm going out till lunchtime then got revision to do so you'll have to find out for yourself :p
Fiver says your 360 gets put on before I get home ;)
/puts fiver on table
It might get turned on to check the update's fine (Unless I read loads of horror stories by then ;D) but otherwise no games will be played till at least 5 (Lego Star Wars 2 by the looks of the post today :D) no time. :(
Well, it's out ;)
/stares at fiver
leowyatt
09-05-2007, 11:01
I'll check the gears forum to see if it's bricking stuff
Looks good so far, not seen anyone complain.
Hope it doesn't brick mine, I'm really looking forward to Double Dragon!
What's all this bricking talk? Can an update brick a console or have you guys got yours chipped or firmware flashed?
leowyatt
09-05-2007, 11:25
Well mine is as vanilla as it was the day I got it. I have heard of updates killing consoles, I'm sure MB will attest to this. His died when it updated playing GRAW2. Just found this (http://digg.com/gaming_news/Lawsuit_Xbox_360_update_bricking_consoles) digg article.
An update shouldn't brick consoles, but there was one particular update that saw the web flooded with people who applied the update then lost their consoles to the red ring of death. My guess is they altered some status code handling (either added or removed some) and the new firmware was 'panicing' for some reason when it read one. Almost like an unhandled exception in a regular app.
Though I'm no expert, so what the **** do I know :D
Iirc, that was last springs update, and the 'fall' one wasn't as bad, so hopefully this one will be the same.
[edit]Heh, Major Nelson's blog has been killed :D
It seems that if you sneeze you can brick the 360 ;) No-one saying they've been bricked on Eurogamer yet.
Only moaning I can see so far is people with child accounts not being able to use messenger. Shame :D
Ah right. Just gathering some useful knowledge for when the time comes ;)
http://www.hotukdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66900
;)
*Applies update* *Bricks ones self*
Edit: It lives! *Goes to get Double Dragon as a reward*
\o/
What's the speed like? Lots of people saying the dash is running a lot snappier.
Can't really tell if its snappier. Its not slower :)
leowyatt
09-05-2007, 12:27
how much is dd?
hehe @ Daz
/watches Desmo buying a 360 :D
I've already seen the Boots deal :p
Need to wait though :/
DD is 400 points. I'm logged into MSN on my 360 but oddly I can't see my other account online from the 360. I can see others on my userlist but not my other MSN account. From MSN I can send my 360 a message but nothing happens. Its a little odd.
how much is dd?
400, same as the other arcade ports :)
leowyatt
09-05-2007, 12:38
cheers guys :)
I'd prefer to get a Premium pack but do I really NEED the stuff that comes with it or could I get by with a Core and just add stuff as I go?
DD is 400 points. I'm logged into MSN on my 360 but oddly I can't see my other account online from the 360. I can see others on my userlist but not my other MSN account. From MSN I can send my 360 a message but nothing happens. Its a little odd.
Apparently, until they release the keyboard adapter, the black box will only appear if you have a USB keyboard plugged in. If not, then your guide button should flash when an IM is received, and you have to bring out the guide itself to view/reply.
Windows key + M to bring up the overlay from a keyboard.
I'd prefer to get a Premium pack but do I really NEED the stuff that comes with it or could I get by with a Core and just add stuff as I go?
I started with a core Des, and it's fine. The only thing that's a necessity is a hard drive, with that you'll be able to play games, download content, and save your progress. You can add in the wireless gumph (it is worth it, but you dont need it to actually play a game) and hi-def/vga cables when you're ready.
Trouble is, you need to find a cheap hard drive on ebay to make it worth it. though I imagine ebay US is full of 20GB ones as they have the 120 now.
leowyatt
09-05-2007, 12:50
Just echoing Daz's you'd be fine with a core for the time being. All the other stuff you can add as you go along :)
There are a few hard drives on ebay and the seem to sell for over £40 which isn't too bad. There are a few BIN ones which look ok.
But do I actually need the HD to do stuff? Does it just limit the online content or can I not save ANY game I've been playing?
leowyatt
09-05-2007, 12:54
you can't save anything unless you get a memory card :(
They range from 64mb to 512mb which are around £30-35 on ebay. You might be worth trying gamestation or somewhere to se if they have any hds.
Trouble is, you're then looking at 60/70 quid for the hard drive, and then it's more effective to just get the premuim.
You can get the smallest, 64MB imported from Japan on ebay for about a tenner, but you're only going to be able to save games, realistically you wont be able to download much - including game patches, without which you get kicked off live.
leowyatt
09-05-2007, 13:24
Well for a HD there is this (http://www.virtualvillage.co.uk/items/item.aspx?itemid=4228182&utm_source=baseuk&utm_medium=shopping) and if you use google checkout you get a tenner off so it comes to £34.99. When you go to the checkout it gives a twickenham address not the Shanghai one. Might be worth a look
Certainly a good price if the site's legit.
I'm not updating till tonight so you can owe me a fiver Daz :p
Too much to do first unfortunately :(
The messenger support isn't much use to me but a nice feature. When I set up XBL for some reason it didn't like my hotmail.com address so I registered with my .co.uk address which I only ever used to talk to my ex so he'd better not PM me ;D
leowyatt
09-05-2007, 13:40
Just found this (http://www.hotukdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55268&page=2&highlight=xbox+pack) not sure if it's any good. Premium pack after discount £196 :)
Looks like that one is about six weeks out of date. :(
Is it also sad that I've reserved my "Pigmo" xbox live tag? ;D
As someone stuck with Halyc.....whatever means you get your tag the way you want it :D
leowyatt
09-05-2007, 14:47
Is it also sad that I've reserved my "Pigmo" xbox live tag? ;D
not at all :D
BTW, not sure if someone else has mentioned it but Amazon have got a decent deal on if you want the games, Xbox 360 Premium, Gears of War, Crackdown & Prey for £264.99.
GoW and Crackdown I'd strongly recommend. :)
Well I did want Desmo but that was gone when I got my original Xbox. Then I had something like Desmo0260 on my xbox but I don't really like that and I can't remember the details for it anyway. So Pigmo was the next best option :D
leowyatt
09-05-2007, 14:58
and a great option at that :) \o/
Another vote for Gears of War here and I'll let you know on Crackdown in the next day or so ;) :D
I've gone a little crazy in Crackdown. I've taken to running over as many innocent people as I can. It causes the game to slow down too :D So much fun though watching them all fly through the air. Still hunting those last few orbs. Best feature on the update so far is turning off the 360 to low power download mode. Very nice.
Bah @ all these games console offers. :p
Note to self: I neither want nor need an Xbox360. ;D
Davey_Pitch
09-05-2007, 15:10
Another vote for Gears of War here and I'll let you know on Crackdown in the next day or so ;) :D
It's ready and waiting for you :)
Let me know if you want some co-op games of Crackdown sometime Leo :) I've yet to play it co-op but it looks good fun. :D
leowyatt
09-05-2007, 15:17
It's ready and waiting for you :)
excellent \o/ I have your box of treats in the car
Sure thing Jen, we'll polish off Gears and then go for Crackdown
Davey_Pitch
09-05-2007, 15:18
excellent \o/ I have your box of treats in the car
Woot, I'll make sure I've got a fiver waiting for you as well :D
Sure thing Jen, we'll polish off Gears and then go for Crackdown
Excellent :D
leowyatt
09-05-2007, 15:22
Woot, I'll make sure I've got a fiver waiting for you as well :D
great, if you or the bossy moo :p want anything from Cost co just let me know :)
Excellent :D
I'll need a few days to get used to it but it should be a right laugh, need to overtake Mr Worrall's score ;)
Nps :) You know I'm about a lot :D Even more so after next week \o/
I'll need a few days to get used to it but it should be a right laugh, need to overtake Mr Worrall's score ;)
Good luck tbh :D
Arcade GS is keeping me afloat for now ;D
Either of you want to try to overtake mine? :p
It has slowed down lately :D
leowyatt
09-05-2007, 16:14
Good luck tbh :D
Arcade GS is keeping me afloat for now ;D
hehe ;D I just seenm to play the same 2 games so I think I'll stick some others in and give it a good crack :)
Either of you want to try to overtake mine? :p
It has slowed down lately :D
Erm don't think we'll catch the whore for some time ;)
:D
I've got a bit complacement lately though, keep sending games back before 1000/1000. When summer comes I'll have to pull it back and try to overtake Davey :cool:
Davey_Pitch
09-05-2007, 17:12
:D
I've got a bit complacement lately though, keep sending games back before 1000/1000. When summer comes I'll have to pull it back and try to overtake Davey :cool:
Good luck with that, a lot of the easy games you got 1000 on are still on my rental list ;)
Where there's a will, there's a way :cool:
Just updated mine, and everything still works :D Registered for Live messenger but guessing my only option would be to switch my MSN name to the one linked to the 360 which might be a pain.
And as it's gone 5pm, doesn't Daz owe me a fiver? :p
/snatches fiver off the table
Too slow sucka! :p
;)
How long would the download take? You posted at 5.15 so you would probably have started before 5 :p
Matblack
09-05-2007, 17:38
How long would the download take? You posted at 5.15 so you would probably have started before 5 :p
That would depend on the speed of the connection ;) :p
MB
Well yes, but I've no idea how big an xbox updates is. 2MB or 20MB?
/snatches fiver off the table
Too slow sucka! :p
;)
You suck :p
And the download took me about a minute, probably less :p It was all very quick :D Did it as soon as I finished revising at 5 :D
The download from xbox.com is about 8MB iirc, so not big.
Liking it so far, some cute little touches, and some really useful ones. I like the marketplace blade and interface, I like the fact I'm now signed in before I hit the dash, I like the new 'joinable' icon on the friends list and I like the 'my friends are playing' thing on the arcade interface. There's a new 'reference' setting for VGA and that's really helped with some colour washing.
Only bad thing so far is that it's broken tversity's video support, so no convenient download access until they fix it (though they're working on it right now).
leowyatt
09-05-2007, 22:34
Well all updated for me too and everything still appears to work :D
I did stick my msn account on the 360 only wanting it there incase I didn't have the iBook on but it keeps signing me in! I wish it bloody wouldn't :p
Q: I don’t want to automatically sign in to Live Messenger on my console…how do I turn it off?
A: Sign in to Xbox LIVE, go to the Xbox LIVE blade, then select your gamercard and press A. Go down to ‘Auto Sign-in’ and press A. You can set your preference for Xbox Live and Windows Live Messenger separately here.
:)
leowyatt
09-05-2007, 22:39
nice one chief :D
I'm hoping they work out a fix for changing email addresses for it. I'm mildly envious now of you lot being able to sign onto messenger from the 360 :p
Q: The email address assigned to my Xbox LIVE account is different to the email address I use on my PC for Windows LIVE messenger. Is there a way for me to still access my messenger account?
A: Not at this time. We are working on the ability to allow users to change the email address they originally used when signing up for Xbox Live. The feature will be available in an upcoming release.
So hopefully.
It's actually going to be reasonably useful for me. Every night, when I normally put the laptop on, I sign into messenger. Then, when it switches user to Dee, I stay signed on in the background. People message me and think I'm ignoring them :D
Least this way I can see if someone wants me :)
Oh, and if anyone's using it, the patch which should fix TVersity's video support is here (http://tversity.blogspot.com/2007/05/patch-for-xbox360-spring-update-is-now.html).
Davey_Pitch
10-05-2007, 10:00
I don't bother using TVersity any more now I've got a PC hooked up to the TV. I find it easier to watch video though as I have the easy option to pause, fast forward, rewind etc, and I can select music easier just by browing the hard drive and picking what I want to listen to :)
I do like the new update though, now I can sign into messenger I'll actually be online a fair bit, though I still need to hook up a USB keyboard to use it properly. I'll seriously consider that keyboard add-on when it's released.
I don't bother using TVersity any more now I've got a PC hooked up to the TV. I find it easier to watch video though as I have the easy option to pause, fast forward, rewind etc,
Support for that was added with this update - you can pause, rewind etc video's as they're being streamed or downloaded. Though obviously I've yet to test it :p
and I can select music easier just by browing the hard drive and picking what I want to listen to :)
I'll give you that. As much as I love having access to everything with a remote, there's a lootttt of music to shift through. Still, it's a small price to pay to keep a PC out of the living room.
I do like the new update though, now I can sign into messenger I'll actually be online a fair bit, though I still need to hook up a USB keyboard to use it properly. I'll seriously consider that keyboard add-on when it's released.
Ditto, if it's reasonably priced it'll be an easy buy :)
I'll have to buy a usb keyboard I think, the controller add on looks a bit odd so not sure about that and don't mind having a spare keyboard.
Davey_Pitch
10-05-2007, 10:17
Support for that was added with this update - you can pause, rewind etc video's as they're being streamed or downloaded. Though obviously I've yet to test it :p
My main beef with the video was that I could never get the quality looking just right. Maybe I wasn't doing something right, but I followed all the guides, played with the codec settings, and it never seemed to be as sharp as when I watched it on the PC. It was also slightly dark in places, something I could easily adjust with color correction in media player.
I'll give you that. As much as I love having access to everything with a remote, there's a lootttt of music to shift through. Still, it's a small price to pay to keep a PC out of the living room.
Aye, I've got about 15GB of music, all neatly organised into artist, album folders, so much easier to decide what I want to listen to :)
I've found the ultimate use for the messenger integration. Means I get to talk to a guy playing Spiderman 3 when I'm meant to be working. :D Excellent distraction. :D
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