Xbox.com

dirtydog · 4 Feb 2006 at 10:53

Any idea why you need to register now just to view the site? I used to read their forums but it demands I sign up first. Even just www.xbox.com does the same.

NokkonWud · 4 Feb 2006 at 10:54

Can you not even view is with a .NET passport account?

dirtydog · 4 Feb 2006 at 10:56

No because as soon as I say 'no' I am not a member of Xbox Live, it prompts me to sign up and choose a gamertag etc.. and dirtydog is taken ;(

Btw it doesn't let me choose my DOB either, it is stuck on 31/12/1973.

cb_linus · 4 Feb 2006 at 10:59

Just tried to view the forums - works fine for me with a .NET account

edit: bit annoying, I just went back to the site and it was stuck on the registration wizard - had to cancel out of it with a few more mouse clicks than I think should be necessary.

dirtydog · 4 Feb 2006 at 11:01

Hmm that's weird. It doesn't get to the point where it prompts me for a username and password or I could try my .NET details. Even if I say 'yes' I am a member of Xbox live, it still prompts me to sign up!

cb_linus · 4 Feb 2006 at 11:04

Just cancel out of it? I'm already signed into my hotmail account on this computer so I think I'm getting access because of that. I should point out that I'm only viewing the forums not posting in them.

dirtydog · 4 Feb 2006 at 11:05

Hmm okay I just clicked sign out at the top right.. then signed back in with my .NET details. Then it goes straight back to the Xbox.com registration page.

cb_linus · 4 Feb 2006 at 11:07

Can you not cancel out of the registration page altogether then just sign into your hotmail account and navigate back from there? Maybe delete some cookies as a last resort?

dirtydog · 4 Feb 2006 at 11:08

It seems to detect that you don't have a 'signed-in' xbox live cookie, and straight away demands that you register. It does this even if I click on links found on google, eg. the page which shows which titles are backwards compatible.

I think this must be a glitch because the Xbox.com site is a showcase for the Xbox consoles and their software. It would be ridiculous to make people register just to view basic stuff about the Xbox.

dirtydog · 4 Feb 2006 at 11:09

Can anyone else who doesn't have an Xbox live account view the site okay?

TriedandTested · 4 Feb 2006 at 11:20

Seems fine here. I'm not signed in but can access the forums fine..

http://forums.xbox.com/2227842/ShowPost.aspx

Sample link direct to a post.

dirtydog · 4 Feb 2006 at 11:23

Tried&Tested said:
Seems fine here. I'm not signed in but can access the forums fine..

http://forums.xbox.com/2227842/ShowPost.aspx

Sample link direct to a post.

That redirects me to the xbox live signup page :/ It does the same in Firefox and IE6 btw.

TriedandTested · 4 Feb 2006 at 11:25

Weird. Have you done the obvious thing...clear your cache and cookies etc. I'm using Opera if that's any help.

dirtydog · 4 Feb 2006 at 11:25

Ah I just deleted my xbox.com cookies and it now works.

edit - yep

Shoulda tried that first I guess.

TriedandTested · 4 Feb 2006 at 11:25

Cha ching!

dirtydog · 4 Feb 2006 at 11:30

Well guess what, after clicking a few pages on xbox.com, it jumps back to the registration page again..grr! I tried blocking cookies and it said you need them enabled.

I give up :/

edit - clearing the cache and deleting the cookies again seems to have worked, for now.. nice website coding job there...

da_mic_1530 · 4 Feb 2006 at 11:48

lol that website annoys me, because my on my net passport it says im 17, which is too young to view the site lol

gord · 4 Feb 2006 at 12:00

da_mic_1530 said:
lol that website annoys me, because my on my net passport it says im 17, which is too young to view the site lol

lol... when i signed up i used my Net passport too...

apparently i was born in 1970...