XBox 360 (2 Viewers)

[Lefty Frizzell]

tempted alright. my 360 crashes every now and then, but i get no red lights so i dunno if it would be right to trade it in without getting it sent off for preemptive repair first....

I'd say they're all going back to Microsoft anyway.

GAME and Gamestop would be mad to try to sell on that many potentially dodgy consoles, there must be an agreement between MS and retailers.

 

[pete]

yeah, probably

The leaflet Game are giving out says to go to xbox.com/en-gb/support to get a data transfer cable for moving your 20gb drive contents to your new 120gb drive, but there's no mention of it there. It IS on the US xbox support site though, and it's free, but you need to print out a form & fill in the serial numbers from both the old & new consoles before you can send off for the cable....

A bloke in Game said they're honouring the 210 trade in price if you buy the Elite outright then bring the Premium back in after you've migrated the data...

 

[Lefty Frizzell]

gamestop trade in for the elite is pretty good

200 plus your premium xbox

You also get 100 quid worth of vouchers.

 

[Lefty Frizzell]

yeah, probably

The leaflet Game are giving out says to go to xbox.com/en-gb/support to get a data transfer cable for moving your 20gb drive contents to your new 120gb drive, but there's no mention of it there. It IS on the US xbox support site though, and it's free, but you need to print out a form & fill in the serial numbers from both the old & new consoles before you can send off for the cable....

A bloke in Game said they're honouring the 210 trade in price if you buy the Elite outright then bring the Premium back in after you've migrated the data...

hmmm...messy.

 

[pete]

hmmm...messy.

yeah, potentially not the smoothest of transactions. how much do the 360 memory cards hold??? don't really care about the downloaded content., so there might be enough space for me game saves.

edit: 64mb. that's no use whatsoever.

 

[Lefty Frizzell]

yeah, potentially not the smoothest of transactions. how much do the 360 memory cards hold??? don't really care about the downloaded content., so there might be enough space for me game saves.

I believe they've recently brought out a 512mb version.

works in all regions:

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-eo-49-en-15-xbox+512-70-21db.html

 

[dudley]

i'm tempted too

it is black, after all

 

[pete]

I believe they've recently brought out a 512mb version.

works in all regions:

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-eo-49-en-15-xbox%2B512-70-21db.html

that *might* do the trick alright. hmmmmmmmm.

edit: would be €56 delivered via fed ex, so it should be here by monday / tuesday.... of course, our pals in Fed Ex would automatically add on any applicable duty / customs...

 

[dudley]

can you use the mem card just to transfer the saves? so borrow someone elses for a day

hi pete

also, what happens to the games you've downloaded? heard some nasty rumour that you need to re-download 'em each time you want to play them on the new machine?? or you have to be logged in or something

 

[pete]

If you get the cable, everything transfers.... BUT it also wipes the new HD during the transfer process, so you'd lose anything saved on that.

What gets me is the fact that its a networked device - why can't we just backup to a PC then restore to the new HD????

 

[RSJ]

I think you won't last a bank holiday weekend.

 

[Lefty Frizzell]

If you get the cable, everything transfers.... BUT it also wipes the new HD during the transfer process, so you'd lose anything saved on that.

What gets me is the fact that its a networked device - why can't we just backup to a PC then restore to the new HD????

Microsoft are money grubbin control freaks.

Why not just buy an elite today and use your regular hard drive on it till the transfer cable arrives, transfer onto 120 gig drive and then trade the premium into GAME.

Bioshock collectors edition:

 

[pete]

Microsoft are money grubbin control freaks.

Why not just buy an elite today and use your regular hard drive on it till the transfer cable arrives, transfer onto 120 gig drive and then trade the premium into GAME.

Bioshock collectors edition:

ah i might pick one up when i get back from galway. we'll see....

 

[Stan Bowles]

It's bioshock day!

Loving Space Giraffe more and more, it's totally worth sticking with. Over two hours of non-stop rinsin last night. Best XBLA game by mile if you ask me.

 

[Lefty Frizzell]

Geometry Wars ftw!

 

[nofriendo]

Microsoft are money grubbin control freaks.

Why not just buy an elite today and use your regular hard drive on it till the transfer cable arrives, transfer onto 120 gig drive and then trade the premium into GAME.

Bioshock collectors edition:

Just picked mine up and ya dont get all that fancy stuff. you get the game, making of dvd, soundtrack and the figurine. No fancy gold case etc

 

[Stan Bowles]

geometry wars is teh meh
space giraffe is teh awsome

 

[Stan Bowles]

Just picked mine up and ya dont get all that fancy stuff. you get the game, making of dvd, soundtrack and the figurine. No fancy gold case etc

Is the figurine nice?

Apparently a load of them have been turning up broken.

 

[Lefty Frizzell]

Figurine is ok but i'm too embarassed to take it out in public. The game comes in a cool tin box.

 

[the departed]

so whats the cheapest deal on this? regular version or limited..
did someone mention the devil, GAME?