Welcome to the dark side

Toby · 27-05-2009, 18:01

Well after years of being a PC-only gamer (ok we have a Wii but I don't really use it and we've never really had a decent console), the gf has gone and won an XBox 360!

So now it looks like I'll be venturing over to the dark side on occasion yet I know squat about consoles.

Any hints, tips, game recommendations from you veterans of the scene?

Apparently we're getting a 12 month Live subscription and 2100 points with it, but I have no idea what that means!

Psymonkee · 27-05-2009, 18:17

Rock Band 2

That is all.

(I shall leave this thread before the inevitable beatings I shall endure

)

Pumpkinstew · 27-05-2009, 18:27

I've only just dipped my toe in the water but I can reccommend Peggle and Castle Crashers from the Arcade (where you can spend your MSpoints)

Haly · 27-05-2009, 20:36

What kind of games do you like?

Toby · 27-05-2009, 21:03

Well on the PC, things like Left 4 Dead, COD4/5, GRID, DIRT, SupCom

I prefer playing things like shooters and rts games with a keyboard and mouse so I supposed the main games I'd be interested in on a console are the racing ones. I've already had PGR4 and Forza 2 recommended

Haly · 27-05-2009, 21:27

I was going to recommend PGR4 and Forza 2

If you fancy something a bit more arcadey, Burnout Paradise is excellent fun too

Toby · 28-05-2009, 22:10

Does the XBox work with standard HDMI cables or do you need a special one (such as a recessed socket into which a normal plug wouldn't go)?

Haly · 28-05-2009, 22:16

Normal HDMI cables are fine

Toby · 28-05-2009, 22:19

Cool, will get one ordered in anticipation then, along with a right-angled adapter as I'm going to have to press the third socket on the side of the TV into service!

Going to have four bits of kit under the TV connected to the Internet now!

Pumpkinstew · 28-05-2009, 23:17

Mine came with an HDMI cable

27-05-2009, 18:01	#1
Toby Absinthe Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,023	Welcome to the dark side Well after years of being a PC-only gamer (ok we have a Wii but I don't really use it and we've never really had a decent console), the gf has gone and won an XBox 360! So now it looks like I'll be venturing over to the dark side on occasion yet I know squat about consoles. Any hints, tips, game recommendations from you veterans of the scene? Apparently we're getting a 12 month Live subscription and 2100 points with it, but I have no idea what that means! __________________

27-05-2009, 18:17	#2
Psymonkee A cat wearing a wet suit Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: St.Andrews Posts: 2,023	Rock Band 2 That is all. (I shall leave this thread before the inevitable beatings I shall endure ) __________________ Sonisphere FMC Code: 1k949178

27-05-2009, 18:27	#3
Pumpkinstew Absinthe Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mostly Oxford, Sometimes Bristol Posts: 1,156	I've only just dipped my toe in the water but I can reccommend Peggle and Castle Crashers from the Arcade (where you can spend your MSpoints) __________________ Get old, or die tryin' PSTEWREVIEWS - Chunks of Meaty Reviews, Mixed with Your Five a Day of News, Comment and Opinion, Floating in a Broth of Suspect Grammar and Seasoned Liberally with Mixed Metaphor. Tasty.

27-05-2009, 20:36	#4
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	What kind of games do you like? __________________ Halycopter

27-05-2009, 21:03	#5
Toby Absinthe Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,023	Well on the PC, things like Left 4 Dead, COD4/5, GRID, DIRT, SupCom I prefer playing things like shooters and rts games with a keyboard and mouse so I supposed the main games I'd be interested in on a console are the racing ones. I've already had PGR4 and Forza 2 recommended __________________

27-05-2009, 21:27	#6
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	I was going to recommend PGR4 and Forza 2 If you fancy something a bit more arcadey, Burnout Paradise is excellent fun too __________________ Halycopter

28-05-2009, 22:10	#7
Toby Absinthe Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,023	Does the XBox work with standard HDMI cables or do you need a special one (such as a recessed socket into which a normal plug wouldn't go)? __________________

28-05-2009, 22:16	#8
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	Normal HDMI cables are fine __________________ Halycopter

28-05-2009, 22:19	#9
Toby Absinthe Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,023	Cool, will get one ordered in anticipation then, along with a right-angled adapter as I'm going to have to press the third socket on the side of the TV into service! Going to have four bits of kit under the TV connected to the Internet now! __________________

28-05-2009, 23:17	#10
Pumpkinstew Absinthe Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mostly Oxford, Sometimes Bristol Posts: 1,156	Mine came with an HDMI cable __________________ Get old, or die tryin' PSTEWREVIEWS - Chunks of Meaty Reviews, Mixed with Your Five a Day of News, Comment and Opinion, Floating in a Broth of Suspect Grammar and Seasoned Liberally with Mixed Metaphor. Tasty.