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Post by sicknicholas on Dec 20, 2010 18:14:39 GMT -5
Okay, so I'm getting a X-Box for christmas. What do I need to use live. I know I have to buy a gold membership. The only modem I have is a USB modem and I don't think you can connect to it. Does the wifi built in to the X-Box serve as a connection? Someone please help.
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Post by MichaelTheMartian on Dec 21, 2010 5:01:05 GMT -5
You can either use a ethernet cord to connect to live, by connect it to the back of your xbox and the other end to either you're modem or a pc/laptop. Or just buy the Xbox wireless adaptor, which costs around $100, but works like a charm.
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Post by Ben - #6 Munchie on Dec 21, 2010 5:15:11 GMT -5
if you get the new xbox then you dont need the xbox wireless adaptor it has one built in
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Post by MichaelTheMartian on Dec 21, 2010 9:07:11 GMT -5
How much bandwidth does Xbox Live use? I'm on a 25gb month thing, I'm already on 50% and it restarts on the 14th of January -.-
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Post by Mole on Dec 21, 2010 11:52:35 GMT -5
How much bandwidth does Xbox Live use? I'm on a 25gb month thing, I'm already on 50% and it restarts on the 14th of January -.- It depends. If you're not downloading anything, then it should be fairly light. But, if you're downloading demos, games, videos, etc. (or streaming anything), then that's counting against your bandwidth cap.
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Post by MichaelTheMartian on Dec 21, 2010 12:00:13 GMT -5
In comparison would downloading something like DLC add on for SvR 2011 be the equivalent on downloading a small album or a normal length movie?
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Post by Mole on Dec 21, 2010 12:47:15 GMT -5
In comparison would downloading something like DLC add on for SvR 2011 be the equivalent on downloading a small album or a normal length movie? I don't know what size it was. When you download something, it tells you how large the file is. That's the exact amount of bandwidth you're losing for downloading it. For reference, an hour long album is around 100MB. DLC can run from 108KB to 1.5GB. HD video runs from 500MB to multiple GB.
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Post by MichaelTheMartian on Dec 22, 2010 1:18:29 GMT -5
Alright thanks man
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Post by Mole on Dec 22, 2010 2:14:39 GMT -5
No problem, just keep in mind that playing online (or anything that accesses the internet either from the Xbox or your computer) counts against your bandwidth cap. Just playing games shouldn't be too much as the data they send has to be small in order for the games to be fast-paced. Are you sure you're capped at 25GB? That's awfully small.
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Post by MichaelTheMartian on Dec 22, 2010 3:00:04 GMT -5
Yep sure, thanks once again man. And yeah I know it sucks, I'm always over it within a week. Gotta start changing my habits now
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Post by Random Weddle on Dec 26, 2010 4:02:32 GMT -5
What was everyone's biggest let down(s) of this year? Mine would be Crackdown 2, Dante's Inferno, and Alan Wake. As for suprises: Metro 2033 and Darksiders.
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Post by bad guy™ on Dec 26, 2010 19:40:12 GMT -5
What was everyone's biggest let down(s) of this year? Mine would be Crackdown 2, Dante's Inferno, and Alan Wake. As for suprises: Metro 2033 and Darksiders. But Alan Wake was awesome. My biggest let down was Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.
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Post by J12 on Dec 27, 2010 17:22:42 GMT -5
Is anyone still using Kinect? I'm wondering if the novelty has worn off by now because there really hasn't been a whole lot released for it.
I just got it for Christmas, so I'm still incredibly fascinated by it, but I'm sure that will wear off soon enough. I'm downloading a demo for Sonic Free Riders right now, as I've heard it's pretty solid. Other than that, I've just got Kinect Adventures, and believe it or not, Kinectimals.
Everything seems pretty kiddy right now, which is what I was afraid of. Hopefully we'll start to see some serious games pop up so that it doesn't feel like a waste.
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Post by Mole on Dec 27, 2010 18:02:22 GMT -5
Is anyone still using Kinect? I'm wondering if the novelty has worn off by now because there really hasn't been a whole lot released for it. I just got it for Christmas, so I'm still incredibly fascinated by it, but I'm sure that will wear off soon enough. I'm downloading a demo for Sonic Free Riders right now, as I've heard it's pretty solid. Other than that, I've just got Kinect Adventures, and believe it or not, Kinectimals. Everything seems pretty kiddy right now, which is what I was afraid of. Hopefully we'll start to see some serious games pop up so that it doesn't feel like a waste. Get Dance Central. If nothing else, it shows you what the future of Kinect games looks like, at least on an interface level. I got mine yesterday and I enjoy it. I think what will prevent it from feeling like a mistake (like the Wii) is the fact that there are other games to play on the 360 that don't rely on the gimmick.
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Post by Double J on Dec 27, 2010 18:19:53 GMT -5
Given the amount of room I need and furniture moving I need to do every time I decide to play Dance Central, I don't seem me champing at the bit to be picking up very many Kinect games.
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Post by raabhimselffanv2 on Dec 27, 2010 21:04:15 GMT -5
Biggest Dissappointment: Skate 3 - I thought it was garbage and hated it.
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Post by Dexter Morgan on Dec 28, 2010 6:16:41 GMT -5
I'm torn on Kinect. I think it seems neat and in the future could be awesome but I'm just not fully sold on getting one right now.
Oh and biggest surprise game of 2010 for me - Red Dead. I don't think anyone knew how much fun that game was gonna be in all honesty.
Biggest letdown - Bioshock 2. Okay you follow up the great Bioshock with a game that feels exactly the same with bad multiplayer c'mon now this franchise didn't and still doesn't need to be once a year.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2010 10:08:26 GMT -5
As of right now. Assassins Creed: Brotherhood is letting me down. It just seems that there's a lot of rushing into the story in this one. I don't know, it's just letting me down big time so far.
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Post by Vitamin Z on Dec 28, 2010 12:52:35 GMT -5
So I just got the DLC for Scott Pilgrim. The game shows that it has been added becuase there are more achievements now, but I cant get the stuff to show up in game. Anyone have any ideas?
UPDATE: Apparently, it doesn't work for anyone.
Nice to spend 160 points for nothing.
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Post by Mole on Dec 28, 2010 13:59:16 GMT -5
So I just got the DLC for Scott Pilgrim. The game shows that it has been added becuase there are more achievements now, but I cant get the stuff to show up in game. Anyone have any ideas? UPDATE: Apparently, it doesn't work for anyone. Nice to spend 160 points for nothing. Looks like there was a disconnect between MS and the developer between getting the DLC out and the patch necessary to let it work.
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