So long 360, it was nice

[Kestastrophe]

Well this is a first. The first time I've seen someone describe XBL as more of a hassle than PSN, and the first time that I've seen someone say they prefer shittier graphics in their ports

SMH

[Human Snorenado]

*dons n00b chain mail of flame resistance*

I've actually had an issue with my 360 since I started playing on it last week.  I can't for the life of me figure out how to load disc games onto my hd.  I know it's supposed to be an option under the "games" blade in the dashboard, but it doesn't show up for me.  The only thing I can think of is that I have to be connected to XBL for some reason to do this, and I had modem issues the one time I tried to sign up so I never bothered to fuck with it again.   

[y2kev]

go to first icon of My Xbox -> press y -> install game to hard drive

luckily on my console of choice, wii, we don't have to put up with things like this while we play our fabulous games

[AdmiralViscen]

Why the fuck did Himuro make this topic when he's already been told at least twice to use the XBLA migration tool?

[AdmiralViscen]

btw y2kev

[Human Snorenado]

go to first icon of My Xbox -> press y -> install game to hard drive

luckily on my console of choice, wii, we don't have to put up with things like this while we play our fabulous games

See, I've been told that and it's not there for me.  Another thing, I don't have a "my xbox" blade, it's marketplace, xbox live, games, media and system.  Unless I'm totally missing something, which is certainly possible.

[y2kev]

do you have nxe?

[Human Snorenado]

do you have nxe?

Huh?

[AdmiralViscen]

go to first icon of My Xbox -> press y -> install game to hard drive

luckily on my console of choice, wii, we don't have to put up with things like this while we play our fabulous games

See, I've been told that and it's not there for me.  Another thing, I don't have a "my xbox" blade, it's marketplace, xbox live, games, media and system.  Unless I'm totally missing something, which is certainly possible.

Either connect it to the web for just a few minutes to get the new dash, or go on xbox.com, download the new dash, install it to CD and run it on the XBox

[y2kev]

omg  

is your system hooked up to xbox live? if not, do that. if you can't do that, you need to go http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/systemuse/xbox360/console/systemupdates.htm (<--- there), but the files on a flash drive, and install on your xbox just by plugging in the flash drive.

how am nxe formed

[Human Snorenado]

 

[maxy]

Hmm,thread is becoming more interesting

[y2kev]

sounds like you should also leave 360 and come over to the wii family

[y2kev]

forgot the following great games:

re0 port
re1 port
potential re2 and 3 port to wii

[archie4208]

Do they even make svideo cables for the PS3?

[Don Flamenco]

I'm still waiting for "So long Islam, it was nice" 

[Purple Filth]

I'm still waiting for "So long Islam, it was nice" 

 

Sony has more work to do with PSN, still not near to Xbox live yet.

Just keep both systems.

[Don Flamenco]

forgot the following great games:

re0 port
re1 port
potential re2 and 3 port to wii

Are those coming to the U.S.?    I'm due for a playthrough of REmake.

I started a game on the DS version, my fucking god it's even funnier than I remember

[bork]

Wait, you didn't have NXE installed yet?

I bet he at least is playing on an HDTV!     Seriously, go get an old PC monitor and use that instead if you are really playing on an SDTV.  Should be able to find one dirt cheap or get one off a friend.  The prices on HDTVs here are so low compared to J-Land, though...you don't have to go for something huge; I was gaming on a 20" Bravia and 19" PC monitor and it was just fine.  I have seen 20" HDTVs on sale for a little over $200.  Even a nice Toshiba 1080p model with two HDMI inputs was only $250.  In comparison the Bravia I had was 1080i and cost about $800 U.S. when I bought it three years ago.

Do they even make svideo cables for the PS3?

Sure they do.  Plus you can use the old PS1 or PS2 cables too.  I remember bringing my PS3 over to Muckson's place a few times and hooking it up to his old SDTV...it was playing PS2 games.

[cool breeze]

forgot the following great games:

re0 port
re1 port
potential re2 and 3 port to wii

Are those coming to the U.S.?    I'm due for a playthrough of REmake.

I started a game on the DS version, my fucking god it's even funnier than I remember

the RE1 port has been out for a while now without any hints that it's making it's way to the states, so don't count on it.

[bork]

Wait, you didn't have NXE installed yet?

I bet he at least is playing on an HDTV!   

I think my LCD monitor does a pretty damn good job, when playing my Xbox 360.

 

THEN STFU ABOUT S-VIDEO ELITE1  

SMH Green Man, I am sad.

[bork]

forgot the following great games:

re0 port
re1 port
potential re2 and 3 port to wii

Are those coming to the U.S.?    I'm due for a playthrough of REmake.

I started a game on the DS version, my fucking god it's even funnier than I remember

the RE1 port has been out for a while now without any hints that it's making it's way to the states, so don't count on it.

The RE1 port just came out last week.  It's RE0 that's been out for months now.  These games only offer an additional control scheme using the Wiimote and Nunchuck combo, that's it...nothing else is different.

[cool breeze]

The RE1 port just came out last week.  It's RE0 that's been out for months now.  These games only offer an additional control scheme using the Wiimote and Nunchuck combo, that's it...nothing else is different.

My mistake.  It's hard keeping up with all the gamecube ports.

[Don Flamenco]

fuck it, I'll just get the original version for $10.

[y2kev]

it's better on wii

[cool breeze]

did it cost more money to make those gamecube disks than the wii dvds? they should bring those back for these ports.

[y2kev]

wii is better because you get a/the experience

[Himu]

blah blah blah hdtv 

graphic sluts

rich people

I'll get an hdtv in time for march or april probably.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Yeah but owning HDTV consoles and playing on an SDTV isn't very logical.

[y2kev]

Yeah but owning HDTV consoles and playing on an SDTV isn't very logical.

I don't really understand this. Sure, you're losing some resolution detail, but the games all look great (free AA!) and you can enjoy all the rich featuresets of the next-gen consoles.

It's considerably more enjoyable playing a 720p game on an SD set than it is playing, like, a Wii game in its native res.

ahem i mean wii is having a great 2009 already

[AdmiralViscen]

There is nothing wrong with getting an HD console for an SDTV, I did it for a wihle. It's where the games are.

But it makes no sense to own TWO HD consoles and not have an HDTV. Instead of spending $400 for PS3's 2 unique games and Blu Ray capability he coulda got a 32 inch HDTV.

Do they even make svideo cables for the PS3?

Himu is probably reusing his PS1 cables, they still fit.

[cool breeze]

Yeah but owning HDTV consoles and playing on an SDTV isn't very logical.

I don't really understand this. Sure, you're losing some resolution detail, but the games all look great (free AA!) and you can enjoy all the rich featuresets of the next-gen consoles.

It's considerably more enjoyable playing a 720p game on an SD set than it is playing, like, a Wii game in its native res.

ahem i mean wii is having a great 2009 already

yeah, I still remember when my friend played the Forza 2 demo on an SDTV and was like "OMG THIS IS REAL LIFE" as I sat there thinking "this game looks pretty bad".

[GilloD]

Himumu 

[bork]

Himumu 

/thread

[y2kev]

Oh wow the forum has quick reply

i did not know that

now i can evangelize wii easier

[AdmiralViscen]

Oh wow the forum has quick reply

i did not know that

now i can evangelize wii easier

What? how

[bork]

Does the PS3 not have VGA cables available? I can't seem to find them anywhere.

Doesn't have them and you need to have a monitor with HDCP for PS3; your options are going to be HDMI or an HDMI->DVI cable.

[y2kev]

Oh wow the forum has quick reply

i did not know that

now i can evangelize wii easier

What? how

go into profile and it's one of the options somewhere. change it from "don't show" to "always show"

[Human Snorenado]

Ok wow, not having the disc drive running while playing makes a big difference.  Doesn't sound like there's a plane about to take off or something.  Thanks kev.

[y2kev]

Ok wow, not having the disc drive running while playing makes a big difference.  Doesn't sound like there's a plane about to take off or something.  Thanks kev.

good luck

[bork]

Let me tell you what sucks.  I am now using a full-range 1080p monitor.  My previous monitor in Japan was 720p, although I could "trick" it into doing 1080p.  Anyway, the picture looked amazing on the old monitor, especially when playing PS1 and PS2 games upscaled.  This new monitor makes 360 and PS3 games look better than I have ever seen them, but PS1/2 games look AWFUL on it for the most part.     I have my 480p SDTV for PS2 anyway, but I like using the PS3 for faster load times and smoothing.

[AdmiralViscen]

I'm quick replying

[demi]

WHAT THE FUCK how do you not have NXE? Who the FUCK plays X360 without Live? I'm just fucking boggled. America... america...

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

I'm Live free for a couple week as I move to a new place

[Human Snorenado]

WHAT THE FUCK how do you not have NXE? Who the FUCK plays X360 without Live? I'm just fucking boggled. America... america...

If I wanted to have friends, I would!  And I *did* try and connect to xbl, but something is borked with my modem.  I can probably fix it by calling Time Warner but I don't want to spend time on the phone with them, it's not like I have any multi-player games anyhow.

[demi]

How do you expect to get your Fallout 3 DLC?

[The Fake Shemp]

Yeah.  XBL is the best thing to happen to console gaming since Nintendo stopped making games.

[Human Snorenado]

How do you expect to get your Fallout 3 DLC?

I suppose I'll have to spend 15 minutes on the phone with the TW people sometime this month, whatever.

[Van Cruncheon]

WHAT THE FUCK how do you not have NXE? Who the FUCK plays X360 without Live? I'm just fucking boggled. America... america...

If I wanted to have friends, I would!  And I *did* try and connect to xbl, but something is borked with my modem.  I can probably fix it by calling Time Warner but I don't want to spend time on the phone with them, it's not like I have any multi-player games anyhow.

set yer Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) to 1365 or greater in the network configuration menu, wherever the fuck that is in the nxe

[Mondain]

Good decision, Himumu.

I was just about to do the same, only I discovered a few days ago that the 360 can be used in conjunction with an external USB HDD to play HD movie rips bigger than 4 gigs. I'm thinking of putting it in my closet once I've completed Ninja Blade, as I'll get a 25 inches-long HDMI cable to use my PC to play those files.

However I don't think you'll really compromise on graphics all that much, since admittedly most recent multiplatform ports on PS3 look practically identical to their 360 counterparts, as evidenced by the likes of Dead Space, Star Wars Force Unleashed and others.

The biggest factor to me is the fact that practically all big 360 "exclusives" get ported on the PC. It's already my de facto platform for gaming anyway, so why would I cope with inferior graphics, resolution and effects? So these Alan Wake, Mass Effect 2 and whatnot would be foolish to play on 360.

I'm not really a partisan of the system, but at least on PS3 the exclusives are TRUE exclusives and they're only available there. Plus Sony takes first and second party development way more seriously than MS, and 2009 looks to be another very promising year.

And as you said, Microsoft's bullshit DRM policies truly infuriate me, along with the inability to buy the exact amount of Microsoft points that you want. If I buy a game that costs 1200 points I don't want to be forced to spend MORE than that! The R-Type remake looks pretty sweet but because of these reasons I don't know if I'm going to get it anymore.

[drew]

WHAT THE FUCK how do you not have NXE? Who the FUCK plays X360 without Live? I'm just fucking boggled. America... america...

ive played for the last week or 2 offline

playing games in a sunroom > hooking your shit up in the living room because of a cord

spoiler (click to show/hide)

fallout 3/rockband 2 dont need it

[close]

[demi]

What cord, an ethernet? Not a problem for this wireless user...

[chronovore]

The games worked fine on my friend's 360. I left and took my hdd with me. I get home to try them out and I can't play them. Well, I can play them, but they're the trial versions only. This makes no sense, as I made the purchase on my hard drive, with my own gamertag, with debit card. It's all on my hard drive, so why can't I access the full content?
(...)
So I get home with my 360 and I've got a hankering for some got damn Mega Man. The games are still trial versions. I still can't play something that's rightfully mine on my own hard drive because of Microshit's bullshit. I'm not even going to bother.

MS better wise up; (snip)

I was contemplating mocking the hell out of you for buying stuff on another person's system, but then realized that it's not at all intuitive to assume that using (a) your account (b) your MS Marketplace Points and (c) your own HDD that the s/w will ALSO KEY TO THE XBOX ITSELF.

Yeah, I could LOL at the idea that MS needs to cater to the needs of a fringe user who is taking his HDD to another person's house and buying stuff there, but I've also been LOL'd at for wanting MS to account for my weird special case as well. Anyway, I hope you get your stuff working on your own 360 soon, because the PS3 doesn't have as robust a means of connecting with friends and gaming.

[Don Flamenco]

and he could sign the stuff over to his system via xbox.com.

but no, instead we'll get topic: "HAY GUYS I just got a PS3!"  body: "I don't know what games I should get, recommend me some."

[Himu]

I made a MM9 topic. It's pretty obvious I've transferred my shit already.

[The Fake Shemp]

Mondain and Himumu = a match made in heaven?

Seems so.

[Mondain]

Did you have to have it custom made because it's so short?

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