X-Box 360 questions

Evil_Neko · February 5th, 2006

I bit the bullet just an hour ago and ordered an X-Box 360 from e-bay, with no games. I'm going to buy one tomorrow, still not sure which though.

I have 4 questions, first off, if I were to buy a used game would I have issues with playing online? ie - is there a PC style serial code for each game that can only be registered to one online ID? does the X360 use some form of identifying discs and binding them to certain account?

I seem to half remember reading something along those lines somewhere a while ago... but that could have been the PS3... and was quite probably rubbish information.

Second, I did hear that you can't play online without an HDD, is this just refering to the downloadable content or is it required to just play games online too?

The hard drives are way overpriced, is it possible to stick in an IDE or SATA one or do I have to shell out £80 for a 20 gig HDD?

Also, Which games would you recomend? I have a friend who has Perfect Dark and Dead or Alive so I could get a loan of them anyway. Apart from that all I can think of is Call of Duty 2 or Quake 4, the only problem being that I had planned on getting them for the PC in the near future, and I suspect they would be more fun to play with a mouse and keyboard.

I realise I probably should have done some research BEFORE buying the thing

Any help appreciated ^^

shinmajin · February 5th, 2006

well the only thing you need the hdd for is to play xbox games. but you will need at least a memory card to save and to get on xbox live. o and hdd other than the one from M$ are read only so about the only thing you can do with it is play mp3s.

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Evil_Neko · February 5th, 2006

Thanks for the response but...

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Originally Posted by shinmajin

well the only thing you need the hdd for is to play xbox games. but you will need at least a memory card to save and to get on xbox live.

Are you actually meaning X360 games or the older X-Box games? Also a question on the memory card, I remember reading a while ago that, on the old X-Box, even with an HDD you would have to buy a memory card and save to that? is that true of the 360?

Exodus · February 5th, 2006

the HDD has the code (or however they're doing it) to play the original X-Box games.

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shinmajin · February 6th, 2006

you do not need a hdd in any way to play 360 games you just need it for the original xbox games but you do need at least a memory card to save 360 games saves and to get on xbox live.

PS: O and for games I have doa4 and me and my friends are lovin it we got it about 70% unlocked so far. Its really alot harder than the older ones at least i think so.

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BoA · February 6th, 2006

1. There is no such security system in place at the moment. You can safely go to EB or your preferred used game retailer and buy any used game.

2. You need some sort of memory device in order to go online. Whether it's the $40(I guess somewhere around £25-35) 64mb Memory card or the $100(£80 as you stated) 20gb HDD (You can't use the majority of the 20gb though, it's reserved for the system).

3. You must use the HDD for the Xbox unless you can somehow fashion your own connectors and have the technical knowledge to get it working with XBL (Simply: No).

4. As of right now there isn't really any great game that you need to have. I have DOA4, PGR3, and COD2. Out of the three, PGR3 is probably the best but only relatively speaking. It gets boring quite fast. I can only recommend DOA4 if you're really into fighting games and COD2 is one of those 'you beat it once and never play it again' type of games. Just hold out for Oblivion...

Evil_Neko · February 6th, 2006

I already decided which one I'm gonna buy after a bit of research, unfortunately I forget the name right now... Kameo or something...

I might as well pick up an HDD too, I'll have to get one eventually, no point wasting money on a memory card just to use it for a short time.

ready2rumbelX · February 6th, 2006

XBOX 360 is a very new, fresh console. If I were to buy any console (especially xbox 360) i'd wait for a few months...maybe close to half a year/a year, before I purchased it....it would be a good indicator of the success of the console and it's software.

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February 5th, 2006	#1 (permalink)
Evil_Neko Okama Way! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 352	X-Box 360 questions I bit the bullet just an hour ago and ordered an X-Box 360 from e-bay, with no games. I'm going to buy one tomorrow, still not sure which though. I have 4 questions, first off, if I were to buy a used game would I have issues with playing online? ie - is there a PC style serial code for each game that can only be registered to one online ID? does the X360 use some form of identifying discs and binding them to certain account? I seem to half remember reading something along those lines somewhere a while ago... but that could have been the PS3... and was quite probably rubbish information. Second, I did hear that you can't play online without an HDD, is this just refering to the downloadable content or is it required to just play games online too? The hard drives are way overpriced, is it possible to stick in an IDE or SATA one or do I have to shell out £80 for a 20 gig HDD? Also, Which games would you recomend? I have a friend who has Perfect Dark and Dead or Alive so I could get a loan of them anyway. Apart from that all I can think of is Call of Duty 2 or Quake 4, the only problem being that I had planned on getting them for the PC in the near future, and I suspect they would be more fun to play with a mouse and keyboard. I realise I probably should have done some research BEFORE buying the thing Any help appreciated ^^

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February 5th, 2006	#2 (permalink)
shinmajin Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: the middle of nowhere Posts: 135	well the only thing you need the hdd for is to play xbox games. but you will need at least a memory card to save and to get on xbox live. o and hdd other than the one from M$ are read only so about the only thing you can do with it is play mp3s. __________________ Cpu: 3.2e OC to 3.7GHz P4, mobo: Msi neo 2 platinum, ram:2Gig Mushkin pc 3200ddr, video card: ATI x850 pro (bios moded to xt), sound card: Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum, hdd1: 160GB, hdd2: 200GB,hdd3:250GB,hdd4:320GB, 48x24x48x12x4x dvdcdrwdl, 52x32x52x16 cdrwdvd, os: Win xp pro

February 5th, 2006	#4 (permalink)
Exodus ...and now they do. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Null Posts: 16,922	the HDD has the code (or however they're doing it) to play the original X-Box games. __________________ No, I don't like anime, Street Fighter, Japanese music or download video game music. Yes, I know, I'm weird.

February 6th, 2006	#5 (permalink)
shinmajin Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: the middle of nowhere Posts: 135	you do not need a hdd in any way to play 360 games you just need it for the original xbox games but you do need at least a memory card to save 360 games saves and to get on xbox live. PS: O and for games I have doa4 and me and my friends are lovin it we got it about 70% unlocked so far. Its really alot harder than the older ones at least i think so. __________________ Cpu: 3.2e OC to 3.7GHz P4, mobo: Msi neo 2 platinum, ram:2Gig Mushkin pc 3200ddr, video card: ATI x850 pro (bios moded to xt), sound card: Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum, hdd1: 160GB, hdd2: 200GB,hdd3:250GB,hdd4:320GB, 48x24x48x12x4x dvdcdrwdl, 52x32x52x16 cdrwdvd, os: Win xp pro

February 6th, 2006	#6 (permalink)
BoA Be The One Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: USA Posts: 36	1. There is no such security system in place at the moment. You can safely go to EB or your preferred used game retailer and buy any used game. 2. You need some sort of memory device in order to go online. Whether it's the $40(I guess somewhere around £25-35) 64mb Memory card or the $100(£80 as you stated) 20gb HDD (You can't use the majority of the 20gb though, it's reserved for the system). 3. You must use the HDD for the Xbox unless you can somehow fashion your own connectors and have the technical knowledge to get it working with XBL (Simply: No). 4. As of right now there isn't really any great game that you need to have. I have DOA4, PGR3, and COD2. Out of the three, PGR3 is probably the best but only relatively speaking. It gets boring quite fast. I can only recommend DOA4 if you're really into fighting games and COD2 is one of those 'you beat it once and never play it again' type of games. Just hold out for Oblivion...

February 6th, 2006	#7 (permalink)
Evil_Neko Okama Way! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 352	I already decided which one I'm gonna buy after a bit of research, unfortunately I forget the name right now... Kameo or something... I might as well pick up an HDD too, I'll have to get one eventually, no point wasting money on a memory card just to use it for a short time.

February 6th, 2006	#8 (permalink)
ready2rumbelX InnarX Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Borderline InSAnE Posts: 2,700	XBOX 360 is a very new, fresh console. If I were to buy any console (especially xbox 360) i'd wait for a few months...maybe close to half a year/a year, before I purchased it....it would be a good indicator of the success of the console and it's software. r2rX __________________ ready2rumbelX -Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (@3200Mhz) -Gigabyte 965P-S3 motherboard -2x2GB G.Skill PC-6400 (DDR2 800Mhz) RAM (4-4-4-12) -Seagate 320GB (IDE) and Western Digital 500GB (SATA II) H.D -Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR 5 (790/4400) -Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7057 (x64) -Realtek HD w/ Creative PC Works 5.1 -2 x L.G DVD/CD-RW Combo - GSA-H62N