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Post by montybrown on Jul 12, 2006 13:20:46 GMT -5
Oh yeah my bad, blood money lol. I'm leaning towards buying it
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Post by Mole on Jul 12, 2006 13:27:01 GMT -5
If you get one, you'll want to get a warranty/replacement plan from Microsoft/whoever you buy it from.
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Post by Random Weddle on Jul 12, 2006 13:32:42 GMT -5
I made a list of games that highly interest me: Halo 3- 2007 NFL Madden 07- August NHL 07- September Raw vs. Smackdown- Winter Table Tennis- $40 GTA- 2007 NBA 07- September Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3- Winter TNA iMPACT!- 2007 Hitman: Bloody Mary- $60 Burnout Revenge- $40 That makes me even more tempted I'd say Table Tennis is more of a renter, I bought it though. You should also check into Mass Effect, Gears of War and Alan Wake.
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Post by montybrown on Jul 12, 2006 13:58:29 GMT -5
If you get one, you'll want to get a warranty/replacement plan from Microsoft/whoever you buy it from. I'm afraid to ask, how much does the warranty cost?
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Post by Mole on Jul 12, 2006 14:32:10 GMT -5
A replacement plan from Best Buy is 50 bucks for the Premium system, 40 for the Core. The warranty from Microsoft however (if I remember correctly) is like 24.99 for 2 years or something along those lines.
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Post by montybrown on Jul 12, 2006 14:40:55 GMT -5
Eh, $25 for 2 years isn't bad at all. If it's more, I may not pay it because it's already very expensive as is
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Post by BOOKER_T on Jul 12, 2006 18:14:37 GMT -5
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Post by Mole on Jul 12, 2006 19:00:38 GMT -5
A trailer for Gears of War is hitting movie theaters. Sound familiar? *cough*Halo 2*cough*
It seems more than obvious that Microsoft has high hopes for this game and wants to give it the best chance possible. Though, if they were really smart, they would have had it start when Pirates of the Carribean 2 came out.
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Post by Random Weddle on Jul 12, 2006 19:05:49 GMT -5
I can see why they have high hopes for it, the game looks amazing. If everything goes as planned then it's going to be the killer app for 360 (although I already think Oblivion is).
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Post by montybrown on Jul 12, 2006 22:33:21 GMT -5
I am now 100% certain I am going to buy XBOX 360. I know I will eventually, so I'm going to get it soon, maybe this weekend. Here's one ? I do have. For the wireless controller, do you have to replace the batteries, or is it rechargeable? I want to know because I'll have to my a spare controller, and if you have to replace the batteries, I will get a wired controller
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Post by Happy Pizza on Jul 12, 2006 22:41:49 GMT -5
The controller comes with a battery pack with 2 AA batteries. You can however, buy rechargable battery packs and/or a charger which last longer and can be recharged.
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Post by montybrown on Jul 12, 2006 22:56:14 GMT -5
Eh I'll probably buy an extra wired controller and just use the wireless one when playing with friends Edit: The battery pack is only $12, so maybe I should get it. Do you put the AA batteries in it or do you plug the controller into it? Sorry for my noob-like questions
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Post by Happy Pizza on Jul 12, 2006 23:05:15 GMT -5
I don't think you can buy a battery pack that takes AA batteries. The ones you buy are the rechargable kind. They plug into the back of the controller. They will eventually need to be charged by either A)Plug N Play Kit B)Quick Charge Kit I personally prefer the Quick Charge, because it can charge up to two batteries, and only takes two hours per battery. For more info: www.xbox.com/en-us/hardware/x/xbox360quickchargekit/default.htm
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Post by Random Weddle on Jul 12, 2006 23:09:38 GMT -5
Played some Prey tonight and the game reminds me of Doom 3 (it runs on the same engine I believe, so you can see why the graphics remind me of it) and for some reason it reminds me of Riddick. The voice acting and music seemed well done. The graphics were decent although not great.
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Post by montybrown on Jul 12, 2006 23:14:45 GMT -5
I don't think you can buy a battery pack that takes AA batteries. The ones you buy are the rechargable kind. They plug into the back of the controller. They will eventually need to be charged by either A)Plug N Play Kit B)Quick Charge Kit I personally prefer the Quick Charge, because it can charge up to two batteries, and only takes two hours per battery. For more info: www.xbox.com/en-us/hardware/x/xbox360quickchargekit/default.htmI see. I really want XBOX 360 more and more, especially since I'm sitting here extremely bored @ 12:15. I've gotten so desperate that I'm playing computer games
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Post by montybrown on Jul 12, 2006 23:49:25 GMT -5
Damn, the list of XBOX games that work on XBOX 360 is rather lackluster in the sports area
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Post by Happy Pizza on Jul 12, 2006 23:57:20 GMT -5
Yes, but with the exception of Madden 06, most of the 360 sports titles will blow you away.
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Post by montybrown on Jul 13, 2006 0:01:26 GMT -5
Madden 07 will probably be a lot better then Madden 06. Actually I can't really say that since I didnt have Madden 06, or 05. It's been 3 years because I got NFL 2K5 instead of Madden 05. For some reason I didnt get Madden 05. Then for some reason I didnt get Madden 06. So I'm really excited to play this game
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Post by Random Weddle on Jul 13, 2006 0:01:35 GMT -5
NCAA 2007 looks great and comes out next week.
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Post by Random Weddle on Jul 13, 2006 0:03:06 GMT -5
Madden 07 will probably be a lot better then Madden 06. Actually I can't really say that since I didnt have Madden 06, or 05. It's been 3 years because I got NFL 2K5 instead of Madden 05. For some reason I didnt get Madden 05. Then for some reason I didnt get Madden 06. So I'm really excited to play this game I don't see where Madden 07 looks that much better. I don't know if it's going to worth the money, I hope it turns out well so I can take my Bengals all the away again this year.
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