First look at the Xbox 360 fall update
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The Xbox 360 fall update is due out Tuesday December 4th, but who really wants to wait that long to see what is to come.
The biggest feature is the ability to download "Xbox Originals". Expect to see Halo, Fable, Crimson Skies, Psychonauts, Fuzion Frenzy, and Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex each for 1200 Microsoft Points. More titles are expected to follow, too. This should give you something to spend your money points on while you wait around for the new Halo map pack to drop.
Also included in the update:
- Inside Xbox - Accessed from the Xbox Live Blade. Pulls in news and info from Xbox.
- Market Place Blade update - Overall redesign and re-ordering.
- Xbox Live Hits - Sort of like Platinum hits, only for Xbox Live Arcade games.
- Enhanced Video Support - Now you can play all your pirated Divx movies shot in cheap movie theaters.
- Profile Enhancements - Ability to search for friends. Can now add details to your profile.
On Dec 1, 2007 @ 12:35 pm, Bla1ze Said:
I still do not understand, in the “next gen console wars”….the biggest and some the most utilized features are to sit around and play, old Nintendo, PS1 and xbox games…why buy “next gen?”…I still have all perfectly working systems , with probably more selection then any of the online marketplaces for these older items.
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On Dec 1, 2007 @ 12:39 pm, GBallew Said:
..so nothing about a “Clan” blade then??
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On Dec 1, 2007 @ 2:04 pm, Dtest5477 Said:
I really have no use for the old stuff. There ar some good games from back in the NES times or N64 but these are not going to tempt me.
Nothing now can compete with CofD4 for me at least.
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On Dec 1, 2007 @ 2:09 pm, rosegold Said:
*ready to attach my 500gig external hd full of divx flicks to my 360*
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On Dec 1, 2007 @ 2:21 pm, Dustin Said:
Is this really news? Minor updates to the Xbox dashboard?
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On Dec 1, 2007 @ 2:49 pm, Dtest5477 Said:
minor for you doesn’t mean minor for everyone else.
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On Dec 1, 2007 @ 3:32 pm, Galvatron Said:
This is a little late I heard this on /gamer Radio with C4 an kobar
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On Dec 1, 2007 @ 4:00 pm, Matt Said:
The divx support is a huge improvement
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On Dec 1, 2007 @ 6:01 pm, pep Said:
Sonys bet was on blu-ray… Microsofts bet was on xbox-live support…
My money is on xbox-live becoming the factor that turns the tide of the console wars.
First it was online gaming only (xbox 1), Then arcade & game demo marketplace, then a full fledged video rental and download service, and now original xbox games…
It gets exponentially better every passing year. And who knows where this will all lead to in another years time…
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On Dec 1, 2007 @ 7:24 pm, Jeff B. Said:
The only thing this post is good for is to show my eyes how good my DVI-I connected 20 inch. widescreen’s resolution is. The XBOX symbol looks hella tight on this beast.
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On Dec 2, 2007 @ 5:49 pm, f to the c Said:
the divx thing is mostly useless right? just like h264 you can’t stream your files via media center extender and and you could never read video files via a usb hdd, right? Or am I way off?
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