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Target XBox 360 deal

firehawk12 said:
Yes, all versions of the console manufactured starting late 07 are almost guaranteed to be Falcons.
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Thanks. I've considered taking my current 360 and trading it (I just don't have any faith in it). So I take it from PKER's comments that this Falcon is supposedly not going to RROD?

Rincewiend said:
gh4chiefs said:
Rincewiend said:
Yeah, ps3fanboy.com posted about it as well...
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Well I just can't imagine those prices could possibly be true. $150 for an Elite? No way.
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No the rumour about a new PS3 model...
It's one of the websites operated by http://www.joystiq.com/
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Well yeah I saw that rumor, but I was talking about the 360 rumors. Those prices seem unrealistic to me.
 
gh4chiefs said:
Well since PKER apparently is declining to answer maybe somebody else will.

What is the "Falcon" that he referred to?

EDIT TO ADD: Here's an interesting rumor that my co-worker forwarded to me. I haven't seen this link in this thread, if I missed it, my apologies for the repost.

http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/10992/digital-life/new-xbox-360-and-ps3-models-rumoured
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Gosh, I'm sorry i can't be here at your beckon call to answer your questions.
I happen to have this thing called a job and i was able to add a quick comment on my lunch break.

Here is and article that should answer all your questions.

http://venturebeat.com/2008/07/09/why-microsoft-is-cutting-its-xbox-360-price-on-sunday/
 
gh4chiefs said:
firehawk12 said:
Yes, all versions of the console manufactured starting late 07 are almost guaranteed to be Falcons.
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Thanks. I've considered taking my current 360 and trading it (I just don't have any faith in it). So I take it from PKER's comments that this Falcon is supposedly not going to RROD?

Rincewiend said:
gh4chiefs said:
Well I just can't imagine those prices could possibly be true. $150 for an Elite? No way.
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No the rumour about a new PS3 model...
It's one of the websites operated by http://www.joystiq.com/
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Well yeah I saw that rumor, but I was talking about the 360 rumors. Those prices seem unrealistic to me.
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My co-worker who sent me the link tells me that the prices quoted are for the harddrive only not the whole console, which seems a little more reasonable. It sure doesn't read that way to me, but that makes more sense.
 
No, the Jaspers are the only guarantee of a non-RRoD 360. And even then, it's not 100%. The hope is that the die shrink on the GPU will make the unit cooler and not prone to overheat, which is the root cause of the RRoD in the first place.

I have a Falcon based 360 that replaced an 06 unit and I had one freeze so far. Here's hoping it doesn't happen again.
 
Yeah. I mean, chances of a RRoD now are much lower, but it can still happen. But, I dunno... I still don't regret owning a system. I'm definitely getting a lot out of it.
 
Well I had a lot of fun with mine but after my first system RROD'd on me, it kind of left a bad taste in my mouth. For whatever reason, I then gravitated toward the PS3, pretty much only buying 360 games that were exclusive to the 360.

I still think XBL's interface beats the PSN hands down, and I think having a headset that plugs into the controller was a better idea ( a lot of people complain about the bluetooth headsets on PS3) so I would really like to have faith in the 360. I just don't and I probably won't ever buy another Microsoft console because of of all the problems myself, and my friends had with their units.
 
Fair enough. I've had one RRoD myself... but I still prefer playing games on it. My PS3 is my Sony exclusive box. :lol:
 
Well as luck would have it, most of the games I'm really looking forward to are PS3 exclusives, SOCOM, Killzone 2, Resistance 2. Off the top of my head, I can't think of any 360 exclusives coming that I'm really interested in.

I think Saints Row 2 is cross platform, but I might be wrong on that. The new Brothers in Arms game is also cross platorm. Again nothing on the exclusive side that will force me to play on the 360.

As far as cross platform games, in regards to single player, I don't really see much difference in game play between the two systems. As I mentioned above, I believe XBL has the advantage in online play, but the PSN is free, so maybe that's a wash.
 
Xbox 360 2008-2009 exclusives.

Gears of War 2
Ninja Gaiden 2 (already out)
Fable 2
Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts
Left 4 Dead
Infinite Undiscovery
Halo Wars
Alan Wake
Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise
Too Human
Champions Online
Splinter Cell Conviction
Huxley
Theseis
Guilty Gear: Overture
Tales of Vesparia
Project Offset
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
Elveon
The Crossing
Warhound
All Points Bulletin

http://xboxkings.com/index.php?site=news_comments&newsID=1052&lang=uk

Who knows what E3 will bring.
 
Banjo Kazooie kind of interests me because I liked the original on N64. I played the first Gears of War but just wasn't into it the way most people are, especially the online multiplayer, I didn't like it at all.

Really not much on that list that interests me, but I admit to not knowing what most of it is. Halo Wars maybe.
 
firehawk12 said:
Yeah. I mean, chances of a RRoD now are much lower, but it can still happen. But, I dunno... I still don't regret owning a system. I'm definitely getting a lot out of it.
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Next question for the Board. Is MSFT still offering the 3 year warranty on new units being sold now?
 
PKerr said:
Xbox 360 2008-2009 exclusives.

Gears of War 2
Ninja Gaiden 2 (already out)
Fable 2
Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts
Left 4 Dead
Infinite Undiscovery
Halo Wars
Alan Wake
Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise
Too Human
Champions Online
Splinter Cell Conviction
Huxley
Theseis
Guilty Gear: Overture
Tales of Vesparia
Project Offset
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
Elveon
The Crossing
Warhound
All Points Bulletin
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Well looking forward to the above (emphasis mine).

Also, on the multi-platform front, 360 owners also have Force Unleashed, Ghostbusters and Fallout 3 to look forward to. :D

Gonna be a gooooooooood year.
 
Thanks,

I'm really trying to decide if I want to keep my 360, trade for a new one, or just get out all together. And since you're telling me that the new consoles are much less likely to RROD and the 3 year warranty is still in effect, that kind leads me towards trading.
 
PKerr said:
Xbox 360 2008-2009 exclusives.
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Project Offset
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Creative interpretations of the word "exclusive" aside, in light of Intel's recent acquisition of Offset Software (no doubt with the intent to have the game showcase their upcoming Larrabee architecture) it's entirely possible that Project Offset won't be appearing on X360.
 
MisterGaribaldi said:
PKerr said:
Xbox 360 2008-2009 exclusives.

Gears of War 2
Ninja Gaiden 2 (already out)
Fable 2
Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts
Left 4 Dead
Infinite Undiscovery
Halo Wars
Alan Wake
Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise
Too Human
Champions Online
Splinter Cell Conviction
Huxley
Theseis
Guilty Gear: Overture
Tales of Vesparia
Project Offset
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
Elveon
The Crossing
Warhound
All Points Bulletin
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Well looking forward to the above (emphasis mine).

Also, on the multi-platform front, 360 owners also have Force Unleashed, Ghostbusters and Fallout 3 to look forward to. :D

Gonna be a gooooooooood year.
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I have to admit, not much on that list blows my skirt up (metaphorically speaking of course). :D

Gears of War 2 is an Automatic day one purchase.

Alan Wake is an Automatic day one purchase.

Left 4 Dead just looks awesome, Automatic day one purchase.

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, hey man it's Conan, Tho' RPG's are not really my cup of tea I'll probably give it a shot.

Halo Wars. I'm a Halo fan but not a fan of this type of game, I'll pass.

All Points Bulletin looks like another GTA clone so that one is a maybe, gotta see/hear more about it.

Warhound is a shooter and I like shooters so I'll probably get that one.

And lastly The Crossing sounds very interesting.

"The Crossing is the world's first "cross-play" shooter that fuses single player with multiplayer. What is exactly "cross play"? Well, imagine that in Gears of War, which featured drop-in/drop-out co-op for a friend to take on Dominic Santiago, any Xbox Live player could either take the place of a Locust or a Gears squad member while you are playing the campaign mode. Arkane Studios explains that The Crossing is a first-person shooter that allows players to take on any NPC. That sounds to me like next-generation multiplayer!

The game, which is powered by Valve Software's Source Engine, takes place in Paris, across time and multiple dimensions, in a world where Knights Templar have survived 1307."

I'll pick this one up just because it's Valve and I want to see how the "cross-play" works.
 
Creative interpretations of the word "exclusive" aside
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Well for clarification purposes, when I use "exclusive" I'm talking strictly in terms of exclusive to 360 or PS3, not whether or not it might be on PC. I'm assuming that's what PKerr meant too.
 
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