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Xbox 360

PostPosted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 8:54 am
by OliK
Anyone got theres preordered? I'm thinking about taking the plunge and seeing if I can blag one the day it comes out here, which I believe is the 2nd of December. I'll be cycling like mad around the city trying to find one.

I REALLY can't afford it and my tv is utter shit (goldfish bowl 14 inch beaut) but I just can't resist these launches!

I'm mainly looking forward to playing PGR3 online, should be good fun. I only have a Gamecube from the previous gen because my PS2 decided to take early retirement.

PostPosted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:08 am
by Biert
I;m considering buying a used XBox when the 360 is out, and a whole bunch of old games and just have fun with it. Old XBox games still rule cuz I've never played them. And I might pull the same trick with PS2/3

Just have to get myself a TV then somehow...

PostPosted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:47 am
by Yanko
check if your tv can handle it first :P

it's like when we first bought a DVD, the tv couldn't support the video format and it was all black and white :P

PostPosted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 10:20 am
by Biert
I don't even have a TV. Well not one of my own and my parents are not gonna allow video games on theirs. Maybe I should find a place of my own.

PostPosted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 11:20 am
by Yanko
sorry, i should be more specific, i was talking about olik's fishbowl set :D

PostPosted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 11:24 am
by OliK
Yanko wrote:sorry, i should be more specific, i was talking about olik's fishbowl set :D

Thers's a scart socket in the back so it should be fine. It's actually a fairly recent tv, just a very bad one.

PostPosted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 2:22 pm
by Socialenemy69
I work at Best buy and we have 30/30 pre ordered and another 30 for sale to people who line up. Im thinking I might just show up to work early and take one home. either that or I'll wait a couple of months and see what kind of discount Im gonna get.

PostPosted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 4:22 am
by VampireDaveGrohl
My TV likes to dull the colours periodically, the only way to cure it is to whack it on the case. I think that means it is on the way out.

PostPosted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 4:57 am
by Biert
VampireDaveGrohl wrote:My TV likes to dull the colours periodically, the only way to cure it is to whack it on the case. I think that means it is on the way out.

Sounds like a really old Philips telly! Our old telelvision used to go dead quiet every once in a while, if you'd whack it on the top or the back, it would work again. But you had to hit it harder and harder to make it work, until I hit it so hard the screen went down, too. That's when we bought a new one.

Does anyone know what the new Xbox 360 is gonna cost, in Europe and the USA?

PostPosted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 5:19 am
by VampireDaveGrohl
Biert wrote:
VampireDaveGrohl wrote:My TV likes to dull the colours periodically, the only way to cure it is to whack it on the case. I think that means it is on the way out.

Sounds like a really old Philips telly! Our old telelvision used to go dead quiet every once in a while, if you'd whack it on the top or the back, it would work again. But you had to hit it harder and harder to make it work, until I hit it so hard the screen went down, too. That's when we bought a new one.

Does anyone know what the new Xbox 360 is gonna cost, in Europe and the USA?


Sometimes the picture does go entirely, and it does require some repeated whacking to get it back!

As for the cost - as shitload probably. They new consols are often around £300.

PostPosted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 9:51 am
by Yanko
VampireDaveGrohl wrote:My TV likes to dull the colours periodically, the only way to cure it is to whack it on the case. I think that means it is on the way out.


is it russian? That's how they got MIR to work :D

PostPosted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 9:59 am
by Blazingmonga
Yanko wrote:
VampireDaveGrohl wrote:My TV likes to dull the colours periodically, the only way to cure it is to whack it on the case. I think that means it is on the way out.


is it russian? That's how they got MIR to work :D


That is exactly why I hate Armageddon...!

On the X-Box topic...I dont think I shall buy one. I am so slow that I am only now beginning to get fully into my GC...maybe in 10 years I will get one!

PostPosted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 10:48 am
by Yanko
i was just kidding :D

it's because Russian equipment is INDEED a lot more hardcore, so it takes roughness pretty fine.It kicks ass :D

PostPosted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 1:04 pm
by thefillersweetcityjesus
how about NINTENDO REVOLUTION BITCHES!!!

know your roots man. :D

PostPosted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 1:30 pm
by Biert
thefillersweetcityjesus wrote:how about NINTENDO REVOLUTION BITCHES!!!

know your roots man. :D

That controller is gonna kill Nintende. They're so bankrupt.