Was anybody lucky enough to get an XBOX 360 yet? If so, which one did you get? I understand there are 2 versions. One with and one without a harddrive. I think we have them coming out next week in the UK and a few people I know have them pre ordered. I wonder how much of the demand Microsoft will meet.
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Last console I got was an xbox, just got it to play a football game....
Waste of money, bought a superbike game last month and the thing wouldn't even turn on.
Is it the PSP that can play movies?
Waste of money, bought a superbike game last month and the thing wouldn't even turn on.
Is it the PSP that can play movies?
I read about that. Something to do with the PSU being too close to the bottom of the machine and not letting enough air through. I do not fancy taking one appart and lifting the PSU out though.
I bet it was related to MS wanting to push the xbox out before the PS3 and probably not being tested enough because of this.
I bet it was related to MS wanting to push the xbox out before the PS3 and probably not being tested enough because of this.
I'll get it eventually. I got it sent out as part of the package I bought from Game (they bundled the consoles up to make more money 'cause they knew people would pay £400+ for them) but I took two games back in for a refund. (I couldn't justify £400 just yet!)
On a seperate note - if anyone else tried this and Game argues that they don't have to take the games back they're lying. The refund policy states you have 10 days and as long as the games are unopened and unplayed you're OK. The receipt itemises all the games and the console seperately so they're lying when they say they can only refund the whole package.
Took me an hour to get my refund after shouting at the store manager.
On a seperate note - if anyone else tried this and Game argues that they don't have to take the games back they're lying. The refund policy states you have 10 days and as long as the games are unopened and unplayed you're OK. The receipt itemises all the games and the console seperately so they're lying when they say they can only refund the whole package.
Took me an hour to get my refund after shouting at the store manager.
Cool! When I worked at EB (who own Game) the refund policy was 10 days also and the games could be opened but had to be returned in mint condition. If we ever turned anyone down (which was at the managers discression) they would argue, call the 0800 number and complain to the head office and then 10 minutes later the customer would be back and head office had called us to tell us to do the refund. LOL. Either way the customer wins 
I'm still waiting for some of my Xbox 1 games to be available on the 360. A little-advertised fact about the Xbox 360 is the fact that backwards compatability is emulator-based and they rushed the launch so much that the list of games you can play is still pretty small.
Strangely, I still love the console. Am I a sucker for commercialism or what?
Strangely, I still love the console. Am I a sucker for commercialism or what?
Well, it installs the new emulator automatically (if an update is available) if you're connected to XBOX Live. Otherwise you have to download it, burn it to CD then update your Xbox like that. (Or you can order a CD for a small shipping fee direct from MS)
Hopefully in a few months issues like this will be long forgotten.
Hopefully in a few months issues like this will be long forgotten.
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