Details of next xbox live update

NickM · 5 Aug 2009 at 02:48

Noooo, I cant use component video after installing this

MikGriff · 5 Aug 2009 at 03:25

NickM said:
Noooo, I cant use component video after installing this

What!?

Things change I've changed · 5 Aug 2009 at 03:51

Works fine on mine :confused:

NickM · 5 Aug 2009 at 03:56

Well component was working fine on my monitor before the update and worked for the first few hours after I installed it.. then the next day when I came to turn it on, nothing, no signal.

spaceman · 5 Aug 2009 at 09:08

so this number of years thing, will they give free stuff out to long term subscribers? like a free gamer pic when you get to 10 years, lol. or is it just a pointless number?

i might be half way to a free gamerpic in Jan, when mine changes to a 5

opening the guide & browsing content is now faster on my 360 with the update, avatar marketplace - i wont be using, unless i end up with a random number of points i cant buy anything else with.

Soulja · 5 Aug 2009 at 09:55

NickM said:
Well component was working fine on my monitor before the update and worked for the first few hours after I installed it.. then the next day when I came to turn it on, nothing, no signal.

So it's most likely nothing to do with the update then?....

ic1male · 5 Aug 2009 at 11:31

6 days to go now. I thought the Games on Demand were supposed to be arriving as part of this preview? The final version will be out at this rate.

PiKe · 5 Aug 2009 at 11:32

Isn't games on demand just Xbox classics with a different name?

Tobes · 5 Aug 2009 at 11:32

PiKe said:
Isn't games on demand just Xbox classics with a different name?

Nope. It will have 360 games.

PiKe · 5 Aug 2009 at 11:35

With achievements? I presume they will cost a few thousand msp?

Tobes · 5 Aug 2009 at 11:36

PiKe said:
With achievements? I presume they will cost a few thousand msp?

Yeah with Achievements. The will also work with current saves should you have any for that game. They will cost a fair bit.

ic1male · 5 Aug 2009 at 11:38

PiKe said:
With achievements? I presume they will cost a few thousand msp?

They're just digital versions of the Xbox game discs. Pricing is supposed to be in line with RRPs so I should think £19.99. You can pay in points or pounds. They won't have any new games for fear of upsetting big names like GameStop.

PiKe · 5 Aug 2009 at 11:40

Pointless feature if you can get a physical copy for less then.

ic1male · 5 Aug 2009 at 11:43

PiKe said:
Pointless feature if you can get a physical copy for less then.

I know I shall partake of a few titles like Crackdown.

Nymins · 5 Aug 2009 at 11:44

PiKe said:
Pointless feature if you can get a physical copy for less then.

Basically like most digital distribution systems then? Some people don't want to have to go out and get the game, but rather sit at home and download. If they want to pay a premium then fine.

da_mic_1530 · 5 Aug 2009 at 12:18

after only reading the OP, I have to say, none of the details of the update interest me at all

simo182 · 5 Aug 2009 at 12:29

The fact the guide is now usable makes it a worth while update.

I'll probably get Oblivion from GoD just to try it out.

tomos · 5 Aug 2009 at 13:23

so downloadable 360 games? for those of us who only have a 20GB drive and refuse to upgrade it at microsofts ripoff prices, this is useless surely?

personally, i would have preferred a PC client like steam where you can store the games (no price probs then), and with both on a local network, the access time, and read speed would be vastly superior to a DVD - even without a gigabit LAN.

hell, why not partner with valve? the whole infrastructure is already there

orderoftheflame · 5 Aug 2009 at 14:28

tomos said:
so downloadable 360 games? for those of us who only have a 20GB drive and refuse to upgrade it at microsofts ripoff prices, this is useless surely?

Maybe. But for the people that weren't cheap and decided it was worth the premium it's a pretty good feature.

tomos · 5 Aug 2009 at 15:27

it's not a question of cheap, it's a question of refusing to bend over and take it from microsoft. i really *really* hate sony, they deserve a slapping for all the carp they've pulled, but the face that they are more customer focused than MS in this instance is just showing how bad MS are (re in the PS3 you can buy a drive yourself and just swap it out).