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Garnett said:

1.Xbox live-(WtF my friend has to PAY for XBL when he is over a few times a month and we are on the same fking console,really MS?)

2.Batteries -Really? Honestly Batteries?

3.Rumbling DVD drive.

4.Everything cost MS points,just about everything at least,can i get a (Good)free track for GH WT? No dam..

5.No reward for buying GOLD,Cmon MS give us 500 MS points for every 3 months we buy of XBL,plz?

6.Wired stix suck! The cord somehow got bent and well if you move it anyway it comes unpluged,not really unpluged but disconnected cause the wires are messed up.

7.Hype? MS didnt play L4D at all,an exclusive to the Xbox 360 console but they dont say crap about it,show it off its an AAA game,or any other big games besides Halo and Gears,why MS why?

8.Where is my Slim 360?

9.Where is my Blue Ray addon?

10.Can i have downloadable Xbox 360 enhanced games,you know games that have improved graphics over the DVD version due to more space?

 

My honest opinions what are yours?

1. Forces you to buy Microsoft brand accessories - MS hard drive, MS wireless adapter (for painless wifi)

2. It isn't 100 percent backwards compatible

3. Cheapest model has an HDMI output and no HDMI cable or HD cables

4. Older models run hot and are very, very loud

5. Power brick is external

6. Doesn't use original Xbox cables

7. No built-in wireless on any model.

8. MS charges for Xbox LIVE - and will only let you get free Gold features on certain weekends.

9. Did tackle RROD fast enough

10. No Web browser.

 



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One more thing to add as an after thought. I open my new 360, turn it on, open my new assassins creed game "Yay" and put it in. As it starts up I decide to flip the console to check for a USB port and the game disc skids to a halt, scratching it and rendering it unplayable. It was actually my fault because I did not read the warning I then see stuck on the top of the console. No biggie, I went to play-n-trade and they buffed it out for free. Wish they included properly engaging drive mechanism but I guess the sticker is cheaper ;9

Still love my 360 though!



Garnett said:

1.Xbox live-(WtF my friend has to PAY for XBL when he is over a few times a month and we are on the same fking console,really MS?) true, wish they we're more flexible, although most games let you have guests to play online

2.Batteries -Really? Honestly Batteries? I don't use batteries... I guess I got lucky with my bundle, came with rechargeble battery pack, either way a charge and play pack is only $20..

3.Rumbling DVD drive. I thought this was fixed with the newer models

4.Everything cost MS points,just about everything at least,can i get a (Good)free track for GH WT? No dam.. wish they had a dedicated "free section" on Live, some are out there you just need to find it.

5.No reward for buying GOLD,Cmon MS give us 500 MS points for every 3 months we buy of XBL,plz? true

6.Wired stix suck! The cord somehow got bent and well if you move it anyway it comes unpluged,not really unpluged but disconnected cause the wires are messed up. All 360 models now come with wireless controllers - http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/compare101.htm

7.Hype? MS didnt play L4D at all,an exclusive to the Xbox 360 console but they dont say crap about it,show it off its an AAA game,or any other big games besides Halo and Gears,why MS why? If MS hypes, they get flamed, if they don't... they get flamed?

8.Where is my Slim 360? is that really a reason why you dislike your 360?

9.Where is my Blue Ray addon? Bestbuy.com

10.Can i have downloadable Xbox 360 enhanced games,you know games that have improved graphics over the DVD version due to more space? hmm.. yeah, you can already download any 360 to the HDD for improved performance..

 

My honest opinions what are yours?

 


If I made a list it would probably only have lack of 1st/2nd party developers, rrod fiasco, and too much emphasise on DLC instead of exclusives.

And these are not even reasons why I would "hate" the 360, just areas I think MS can improve or should of avoided (rrod).

The console is great, MS as been great at securing games for the last couple years but I'm a little worried about this year due to the lack of announcements.



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1. When Sony lets you play lag free and does something about cheating let me know. Also you can play all the old XBox games over Live. Worth it for $30 a year imho (I never pay above $30, thanks to deals and what not and at the worst you should pay $40)

2. What's wrong with batteries? If you get high nimh ones they last pretty damn long.

3. Rumbling DVD drive? Eh, install to HD you hear it for maybe a few seconds for intial load and when the 360 starts. Big friggin' deal.

4. Everything costs MS points so MS can make some damn money. Shame on them :(

5. Yes there should be more rewards for gold members. But It's no big deal.

6. Wired controllers need to be removed I agree, with the exception of I can plug it into my PC with no problems.

7. There was a lot of internet hype going around for L4D being on the 360, and looking at weekly sales It didn't need MS behind it.

8. Slim 360? Come on guys, do you live in Japan or something? What's the big deal over this?

9. Blu-Ray? It's called a PS3, or buy a stand alone player which are nearing $100 within a few months.

10. That doesn't make much sense to me.



It's just that simple.

CAL4M1TY said:

I think I must have stepped through a portal to opposite land, Garnett has things he hates about the 360 and CGI-Quality loves the 360... (I kid, of course).

Anyway:
1) For most games, can't you play online with a friend split screen with the other person being a guest? (I know for sure you can with Halo 3, not sure about other games though)

2) Not sure why they chose batteries either, probably to suck more money out of you? I think in the long run (assuming the 10 year plan and MS promise to stick with Sony till the end of this gen), it won't be such a bad thing (seeing as how once the battery or rechargeable pack dies for good, you'll be able to easily replace it. Can't say the same about the DS3 or Six-axis).

3) Don't own a 360 no more, so not an issue for me. It's not too loud on a friends elite though

5) like scottie, would rather cheaper XBL then free points.

8) I'd say a reduction in the size of the power adapter is more necessary, the 360 isn't really massive (relative to the PS2 phat, the original xbox and the PS3).

9) I'm not sure how much I'm getting out of blu-ray, really. Aside from the games (which wouldn't work seeing as how not everyone would get a blu-ray add-on), blu-ray movies don't offer too much over the standard dvd in terms of content, it's just that explosions look better on blu-ray (assuming it's an action movie).

EDIT: Forgot to add the things I dislike about the 360:

1) No wifi compability for free. I ended up spending $100 on the adapter, which is ridiculous.

2) Lacklustre JRPG's. I sold my 360 before LO and ToV (so take that into account). After 2 years with the xbox, I can't believe they didn't have anything better than or even remotely close to Eternal Sonata on the platform (which was easily the best JRPG this gen at that point on any home console).

 

lol,hell musta frozen over!

 

To all the people saying use a guest account,he wants to use HIS account so he can TALK,Thats one thing MS needs to learn from Sony is Guest should be able to talk.

 

I love the people trying to counterattack my points that i dislike from the 360,state your own reasons.

 



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I just don't like the controller....too big and the d-pad stinks. Otherwise, I can live with the rest.



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imho you are an idiot



$1.25 = 100 Microsoft points.



^Give the guy a break. He's just being honest about what he dosen't like about the system.

This world contains no perfect console, everyone of them has faults



gebx said:
Garnett said:

1.Xbox live-(WtF my friend has to PAY for XBL when he is over a few times a month and we are on the same fking console,really MS?) true, wish they we're more flexible, although most games let you have guests to play online

2.Batteries -Really? Honestly Batteries? I don't use batteries... I guess I got lucky with my bundle, came with rechargeble battery pack, either way a charge and play pack is only $20..

3.Rumbling DVD drive. I thought this was fixed with the newer models

4.Everything cost MS points,just about everything at least,can i get a (Good)free track for GH WT? No dam.. wish they had a dedicated "free section" on Live, some are out there you just need to find it.

5.No reward for buying GOLD,Cmon MS give us 500 MS points for every 3 months we buy of XBL,plz? true

6.Wired stix suck! The cord somehow got bent and well if you move it anyway it comes unpluged,not really unpluged but disconnected cause the wires are messed up. All 360 models now come with wireless controllers - http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/compare101.htm

7.Hype? MS didnt play L4D at all,an exclusive to the Xbox 360 console but they dont say crap about it,show it off its an AAA game,or any other big games besides Halo and Gears,why MS why? If MS hypes, they get flamed, if they don't... they get flamed?

8.Where is my Slim 360? is that really a reason why you dislike your 360?

9.Where is my Blue Ray addon? Bestbuy.com

10.Can i have downloadable Xbox 360 enhanced games,you know games that have improved graphics over the DVD version due to more space? hmm.. yeah, you can already download any 360 to the HDD for improved performance..

 

My honest opinions what are yours?

 


If I made a list it would probably only have lack of 1st/2nd party developers, rrod fiasco, and too much emphasise on DLC instead of exclusives.

And these are not even reasons why I would "hate" the 360, just areas I think MS can improve or should of avoided (rrod).

The console is great, MS as been great at securing games for the last couple years but I'm a little worried about this year due to the lack of announcements.

Of course there are ways to get around my problems,but thats not what the topics about,its about what you dislike about the 360,and not what you can do to fix it.

 

Also most of the things people listed i do.