LongDongJunon
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Digital-Hero said:BTW, reports confirmed. The quietest 360 yet when idle and with game disc in. Loving this machine. This is how you make a enhanced model!
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Threi said:Just fyi I called several EB games in Canada asking the trade value of a 360, which right now is $25. I asked them if there was a $100 promotion and they laughed saying no way in hell.
Damn! :lol Guess I'll be keeping mine. Maybe hand it down to one of my nephews when Kinect comes out.
infinityBCRT
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They aren't going back to x86. Well, at least not with Intel. Intel had way too much control of the manufacturing process. I could see them going with AMD. But with the amount of R&D they've put into shrinking the 360 cpu/gpu down I would think it would be more likely that they bring it down to 32nm, boost the clock speed and go with a couple of extra cores to have a very cheap manufacturing process for the next system. Whatever the case is, x86 or PPC (and I don't think it matters that apple moved away from PPC or that IBM isn't pushing it-- it has no bearing, MS is free to do what they want with the PPC and modify it and make it smaller/faster), they'll go with the option thats cheaper. And since I think that they'll want backwards compatibility (due to Xbox Live content), it makes a lot of sense to keep working on the current architecture.TOAO_Cyrus said:
Jtyettis said:
It's up on the website now.
For people who've already gotten their slims, some people on cheapassgamer are saying their new slims are running hot (as in the console box get hot to the touch). Are you all having the same problem?
I'm thinking about trading in for the larger hard drive size and internal wireless n. My current elite hasn't had any problems though.
Jet Grind Radio!
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You know, they probably won't have them as soon as the store opens.ACE 1991 said:
Anticitizen One
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hmm I might have to take up Gamestop on this trade in offer. What happens to all the content I bought from Marketplace and XBLA is there a way I can "detach" it from my current Xbox 360 HDD? and is there a way to reformat the HDD because I had credit card information on it.
Crazypanda_85
Member
Correct. They won't get them until they get their shipment. If you do camp out, make sure you bring some food. You'll probably be at the store until lunch time.Jet Grind Radio! said:
Animal
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Looking at the deal, think I'm sitting at $245 trade value
3x wireless controllers
1x Wifi Dongle
1x 20 GB HD
1x Working Console
Still comes down to "how would I take the saves and purchases off my 60 GB HD, onto the 360 Slim, and get the $35 for it too"
Wonder what they'd give me for some broken Xbox's
3x wireless controllers
1x Wifi Dongle
1x 20 GB HD
1x Working Console
Still comes down to "how would I take the saves and purchases off my 60 GB HD, onto the 360 Slim, and get the $35 for it too"
Wonder what they'd give me for some broken Xbox's
Crazypanda_85
Member
NZNova said:
I'm wondering that too. I know the medium is dead but there's a ton a great HD movies on HD DVD that are dirt cheap.
Crazypanda_85
Member
SOLasdad123 said:
Crazypanda_85
Member
Eiji said:
That looks like the beast that killed my father
Your credit card information should only be in your gamer profile, so copy that over and you should be fine. You can either copy all your stuff to a USB drive and then shove it to the new console (and then use the online license transfer tool to associate it to your new console) or buy the transfer cable for $20 and use that (automatically transfers your licenses).Anticitizen One said:
Supposedly gamestop will let your take your console home to transfer your data as long as you bring it back the old one within some short time. Someone else mentioned that in this thread.LoneStar said:
infinityBCRT
Member
I don't necessarily think its running hotter than the old Xbox, more likely the ventilation is way better so its sucking in more cool air and pushing out more hot air.luxarific said:
Eaten By A Grue
Member
I am going to call tomorrow, but does anyone know if you do the trade-in even if they are out of the new Xbox360? It says you have to put it towards a purchase of a new one, but if they are out then what? I have work tomorrow so I won't be able to camp out.luxarific said:
Crazypanda_85
Member
Eternia said:
From what I gathered at work, GS will allow you to trade in everything except for the HD. You can go home and transfer your data and come back to the store with your old HD and receipt and then they will give you your trade in credit. Giving you the credit first and trusting that you'll come back requires too much faith from the store. Some places may allow you (if they know you well) but most won't.
Anticitizen One
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One more question you know that little cover for the 2 USB ports on the front of the 360? I had broken that off...is that gonna be a deal breaker or can i still get $100?
infinityBCRT said:
Yeah, this is what it seems like. It definitely runs hot on the right-hand side of the system, but it's only running hot on that part directly at the fan and from the fan to the back side of the system; the left-hand side runs completely cool. If you ever actually put your hand behind a regular 360 that's been running for a few minutes it actually blows out some surprisingly hot air, and this felt just like that. I think people are just noticing it much more now that it's coming out the top of the system, but doesn't seem like it's anything to be concerned about at all.
goldenpp72
Member
Anyone here know if transferring data could risk losing rank? I've been ranking up a lot in gears 2 and I fear transferring due to it..
Gahiggidy said:
This seems like the general consensus so far on noise;
Digital-Hero said:BTW, reports confirmed. The quietest 360 yet when idle and with game disc in. Loving this machine. This is how you make a enhanced model!
Kind of doubt there has been any Wii versus 360 S side by side comparisons yet heh.
anotherworld
Banned
Quick question if anyone knows. If i buy the new one, can Xbox Live detect what arcade live games i bought and re-download it to the new xbox?
anotherworld said:
Just go to go here;
http://www.xbox.com/en-us/support/systemuse/xbox360/licensemigration/
Did it for the first time today. Pretty easy process.
AndyMoogle
Member
The only reason to do that is if you aren't online 24/7 with your 360. Everything you purchase and download from XBL can be re-downloaded at any time on any Xbox 360. As long as you have the same gamertag obviously.Jtyettis said:
EDIT: Noticed that you're going to redownload everything, rather than just transferring everything over from your old HDD. You might as well do the license migration.
lachesis
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Just got my 360s. Pretty sweet. (Gamestop @ Edgewater NJ) - I came by early this morning before going to work, and they said they might get this afternoon. After confirming they had the units, I went back after work around 8p, and 360s GET! )
Not as small as I hope it would be, but it certainly is smaller - probably around inch all around, and maybe a quarter inch in width (when standing).
I took the GS upgrade program - turned my 3time refurbished model from MS, with wireless g with default 20gb HDD... came out to be $170 credit towards. I also had original Ethernet cable, so they took that as well for 65 cents. Better than nothing I guess... and grand total for getting this new 360s was 138.39. Not bad at all, considering my old xbox didn't have HDMI to begin with.
The unit is very quiet, compared to Fat 60gb PS3, it's quieter. However its louder (I think due to higher RPM) when running disc. But even so, it's multitude quieter (at least 3-4 times quieter) than my old, early model 360. However, the fan on the side - it's pretty warm.
Only thing is, it somehow doesn't pick up my wireless n (5.0ghz) network, so I'm just using the 2.4ghz g-network that I have set-up for other consoles. I also had little bit of NAT issue - but with some port forwarding and turning off other wifi devices like my wife's mbp, I finally was able to connect to Live.
Touch sensors make a little chime, which is pretty neat - no new opening animation as far as I can tell.
)Not as small as I hope it would be, but it certainly is smaller - probably around inch all around, and maybe a quarter inch in width (when standing).
I took the GS upgrade program - turned my 3time refurbished model from MS, with wireless g with default 20gb HDD... came out to be $170 credit towards. I also had original Ethernet cable, so they took that as well for 65 cents. Better than nothing I guess... and grand total for getting this new 360s was 138.39. Not bad at all, considering my old xbox didn't have HDMI to begin with.
The unit is very quiet, compared to Fat 60gb PS3, it's quieter. However its louder (I think due to higher RPM) when running disc. But even so, it's multitude quieter (at least 3-4 times quieter) than my old, early model 360. However, the fan on the side - it's pretty warm.
Only thing is, it somehow doesn't pick up my wireless n (5.0ghz) network, so I'm just using the 2.4ghz g-network that I have set-up for other consoles. I also had little bit of NAT issue - but with some port forwarding and turning off other wifi devices like my wife's mbp, I finally was able to connect to Live.
Touch sensors make a little chime, which is pretty neat - no new opening animation as far as I can tell.
Broman1978
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You got some 250GB on your Harddrive....Why would you play from the disc? just install the game =Plachesis said:
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TOAO_Cyrus said:
Could anyone elaborate on this? PPC gone?