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Xbox 360

Ziss

Ziss

The Three Amigos
I know I can give shit over XBL (9/10 in retalliation) but I have 85% neg rep :D

What's everyone else's? Hit the menu button, scroll right to Settings, click on Profile and go to View Rep ;)
 
Appswah

Appswah

Registered User
mines 58% Pos 42% Neg.

With 75% of that 42%(if that makes sense) being overly aggresive..I've only called a few people a cunt over the microphone a few times >.>

I got like 10 messages from one bloke who I was playing on Fifa who called a cheating cunt and stuff.. All I did was score a 35 yard free kick with Valencia. It was one of those lay off passing ones and it soared into the top corner. I wasn't expecting to score.
 
Ziss

Ziss

The Three Amigos
I get several each time I play MW2. It's because I pwn them on S&D and because I'm not a Quickscoping fag like 90% of the people on there, I get called "shit" and they poke at whichever gun I'm using as a "gun for scrubs". I enjoy the messages, as it gives me the opportunity to remind them who's 13-0 and who's 2-5 ;)
 
Lörd TH

Lörd TH

Registered User
Couple of notes.

I think a Duke Nukem demo is due out soon!


And secondly..
"Checking my e-mail earlier today," said Avery Penn, "I found a rather interesting message from Xbox Customer Support, saying that a software update is stopping some Xbox 360s from reading game discs.

"Saying they were able to detect this issue over Xbox Live, Microsoft went on to say that, after jumping through all the necessary hoops, they'd send me a brand new Xbox 360 S and a year's free Xbox Live. At this point, my jaw hit the floor."

According to Avery, his 360 was still playing discs at the time the email was sent and, just for reference, his console was 60GB Pro from 2009.

The email was most likely referring to the Xbox LIVE update which is being phased in between May 19 and May 30 - an update which reflashes the DVD drives to a new stock firmware, and adds support for new XGD3 disk format. It's this update that allows an extra GB of usable storage on game discs.

That would most likely mean that the games Avery's Xbox 360 wouldn't be able to read haven't even been released yet - explaining why his 360 could still read currently available game discs.

We've contacted Microsoft for a response on the issue, which we're currently awaiting - and we'll update the story accordingly. In spite of the obvious issues, which may affect a good number of Xbox 360 users, we're impressed by the pre-emptive work of Xbox's Customer Support - as was Avery, who was seemingly happy with the situation.

If Microsoft continue to pre-emptively solve these issues, then more power to them, but problems may arise if users find themselves unable to play new games released in the future

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/05/breaking-will-the-latest-xbox-live-update-affect-dvd-drives/
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fick

fick

Registered User
Just been looking to see what the latest software update that I've had to install this morning was for...

A large number of Xbox 360 users have reported that their consoles have started having disc read errors after they were updated with the latest firmware.

Acknowledging the problem, Microsoft has said that the issue does not affect specific older or newer versions of the X360, and that they have started a replacement programme for affected consoles. The possible cause of the disc read errors may be the change in the disc reading algorithms aimed at strengthening copy protection, thus allowing more disc space for game content. Apparently, some DVD models may be incompatible with the algorithms incorporated in the new firmware.

In a statement they issued, Microsoft stated the following:

"Following a recent update to our system software, we have become aware of an issue that is preventing a very small number of Xbox 360 owners from playing retail game discs. This issue manifests itself as a unique 'disc unreadable' or 'disc unsupported' error on the screen and is unrelated to our recent public beta.

We are also able to detect this issue over Xbox Live and are proactively reaching out to customers that may be impacted to replace their console. Any Xbox 360 owners receiving this error are encouraged to contact us at www.xbox.com/support/contact so we can verify if the console has been impacted.

This disc read error message is tied to a change in the disc reading algorithms in a recent software update and is not specific to older or newer versions of Xbox 360".
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One of many Sources

The update was not just for an adjustment for DVD format, but also includes the addition of Paypal as a payment method (I think you have to set it up on the Xbox website) + a few other security updates.
 
fick

fick

Registered User
Just to confirm, on the 360 you go in to: 'account management' / 'manage account' / 'manage payment options' - there you'll see the new 'add Paypal' option. It instructs you there to visit Xbox.com to link your Paypal account. I can confirm it is available on Xbox.com having just logged in.

I can only assume this is in reaction to Sony's recent hacking and will allow 360 users to more confidently purchase from Xbox live.
 
Hunter

Hunter

BELIEVE
fick said:
Just to confirm, on the 360 you go in to: 'account management' / 'manage account' / 'manage payment options' - there you'll see the new 'add Paypal' option. It instructs you there to visit Xbox.com to link your Paypal account. I can confirm it is available on Xbox.com having just logged in.

I can only assume this is in reaction to Sony's recent hacking and will allow 360 users to more confidently purchase from Xbox live.
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Yeah, a great decision to be honest.

Is there any way we can remove our cards off of our Xbox consoles without having to ring up as well? I'd much rather go through PayPal of course.
 
fick

fick

Registered User
There is the option to do so on Xbox.com in the manage payment options (the same place you go to link a paypal account.

I have heard that if there is only one card on the account and there is a live paid sub, then sometimes it will not allow removal of the card details. How true this is I'm not sure...
 
Hunter

Hunter

BELIEVE
fick said:
There is the option to do so on Xbox.com in the manage payment options (the same place you go to link a paypal account.

I have heard that if there is only one card on the account and there is a live paid sub, then sometimes it will not allow removal of the card details. How true this is I'm not sure...
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Thanks. Seems like your second point would make sense.

I currently have 4 cards on my Xbox, 3 of which are no longer in use. :lol: (These are Visa Electrons so the card numbers aren't embossed and therefore rub off very easily, meaning I usually ask for them to be replaced every year or so - yes they should start embossing them).

I also found a 12 month Xbox Live Gold subscription amongst the few games I own just last night, needless to say I was delighted! I'll probably sell it on Ebay tonight since they fetch around £30 and you can realistically just ring up Xbox and receive a whole year for around £25 anyway due to loyalty. Ker-ching!

:cool:
 
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