The Xbox 360 Thread

[OptimusPrime]

I just found that the Xbox360, in all its glory, cannot do a simple function that machines have been doing for decades! It cant hold onto the date and time settings when you unplug it
If you unplug your 360 and plug it back in, it will revert to 2005. How retarded were they not to put a tiny winy clock battery in it?
Now this may not be an issue for you if you never unplug your 360, or if your always connected to LIVE (cos it auto changes the time) but my 360 is neither always connected to LIVE and not always plugged in (cos I dont have enough plug sockets to have everything plugged in at once) And sometimes I move my 360 to play on the bigger TV. I mean the Gamecube could do this....hell even the pokemon Gold & Silver Carts could do this.

/Rant

[Shocker]

Originally Posted by OptimusPrime

[OptimusPrime]

Originally Posted by Shocker

I LOL'd

[Shocker]

News round-up from X10:

* The Halo Reach multiplayer beta will kick off on May 3. You will be able to access the beta via the Halo 3: ODST game disc.
* Dead Rising 2 will release in North America on Aug. 31, Japan on Sept. 2 and Europe on Sept. 3.
* Dead Rising: CASE ZERO an exclusive download only on Xbox LIVE, will launch prior to the full game and provide a playable prologue that bridges the story between the two titles.
* Alan Wake will launch May 18 in North America and May 21 in Europe. Players can pre-order the title to receive the Bright Falls Bonus Pack, which includes exclusive content like Avatar gear, an Xbox LIVE theme, and a “making of” video.
* The Xbox 360 Final Fantasy XIII Special Edition Bundle will release starting March 9 for $399, and include a 250GB Hard Drive, two Wireless Controllers, exclusive downloadable content and a Standard Edition copy of the game.
* Toy Soldiers will kick off the Xbox LIVE Arcade Block Party on March 3
* Perfect Dark, Scrap Metal and Game Room will launch this March as a part of the Xbox LIVE Arcade Block Party.
* Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction will release at retailers starting April 13 in North America, April 16 in the United Kingdom, and April 28 in Japan.
* Lost Planet 2 will launch in North America and Europe on May 18.
* Fable III will be available this holiday.

[dooley]

Fable III preview

Fable III Preview | Xbox 360 | Eurogamer

Sounds promising but then you do have to take anything Peter Molyneux says with a grain of salt

There will be no PC version of Alan Wake now so it's 360 only

PC version of Alan Wake officially binned News | PC | Eurogamer

Oh and Splinter Cell:Conviction is going to come with a multiplayer beta invite for Ghost Recon:Future Soldier similar to what ODST did

[Cian]

Originally Posted by dooley

PC version of Alan Wake officially binned News | PC | Eurogamer

Oh dear. Good thing that E3 footage last year was disappointing.

[SilentHunter]

Oh God. My friend is going to be really pissed off when I tell him that there is going to be no PC version of Alan Wake.

[Shocker]

Originally Posted by Cian

Oh dear. Good thing that E3 footage last year was disappointing.

PC gamers

[Cian]

Originally Posted by Shocker

PC gamers

No time to look so I'll assume it's the same thing I saw. Yeah it just looked a little boring, sort of just walking from A to B shining a flashlight on enemies. I was going to wait for reviews but not anymore.

[OptimusPrime]

Originally Posted by dooley

There will be no PC version of Alan Wake now so it's 360 only

Funny that they were original using demo's of Alan Wake to showcase DirectX 10 back in the day