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    August 11 Xbox 360 Dashboard Update Bringing Full Game Downloads, Other Features

    New Xbox Live Update: Full Game Downloads, Expanded Netflix Features and More

    Xbox Live Full Retail Games on Demand: Download Mass Effect, Bioshock and More
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    Image of G.O.D. G.O.D.
    07/21/09

    In reply to August 11 Xbox 360 Dashboard Update Bringing Full Game Downloads, Other Features
    Avatar stuff is a waste. Everything else is great. I guess I will have to buy another 360 as 3rd elite just died.
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    Purple Monkey Dishwasher promoted this comment G.O.D. was starred G.O.D. was unstarred
    Image of PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:
    07/21/09

    @The Analrapist: You are one dedicated Xbox person. I think if I had my Xbox die 3 times I'd lose confidence in MS and not buy one again. Of course, you almost need to since you've probably accrued a library of games.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    07/21/09

    @The Analrapist:

    have you tried modifying the X-clamp heatsink assembly?

    what error you getting? E74, RRoD?
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    nutbastard was starred nutbastard was unstarred
    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    07/21/09

    @The Analrapist:
    go here, it's worth a shot.

    www.x-clamp-fix.com/
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    nutbastard was starred nutbastard was unstarred
    Image of tok3ninja tok3ninja
    07/21/09

    @The Analrapist: I feel your pain. I'm on my 3rd Elite, but the warranty was still good so I have yet to buy again.
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    Identity: Paradise City. promoted this comment tok3ninja was starred tok3ninja was unstarred
    Image of Identity (Metric) Identity (Metric)
    07/21/09

    @tok3ninja; is the best non-star commenter: "@The Analrapist: I feel your pain."...
    That sounds pretty dirty.
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    Identity (Metric) was starred Identity (Metric) was unstarred
    Image of PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:
    07/21/09

    In reply to August 11 Xbox 360 Dashboard Update Bringing Full Game Downloads, Other Features
    Along with more ads?
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    Image of Skeetz Skeetz
    07/21/09

    @Purple Monkey Dishwasher: As long as they're gender oriented and not random. I've no need for any Summer's Eve products.
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    Edited by Skeetz at 07/21/09 3:55 PM Skeetz was starred Skeetz was unstarred
    Image of glamajamma glamajamma
    07/21/09

    In reply to August 11 Xbox 360 Dashboard Update Bringing Full Game Downloads, Other Features
    I don't understand Netflix party. What the fuck do I care when someone else starts watching a movie. The fact they watched it last night is enough info for me.

    Am I going to put them on speaker phone.
    "You watchin man?"
    "Yeah how about you?"
    "Fuck yeah this is awesome."
    "Dude this is so cool I just shit myself."
    "Shut up asshole the movie is starting!"
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    Purple Monkey Dishwasher promoted this comment Edited by glamajamma at 07/21/09 3:46 PM glamajamma was starred glamajamma was unstarred
    Image of aubreyAubrey aubreyAubrey
    07/21/09

    @glamajamma: You don't need to be on speaker phone. Just connect the mic to your controller.

    Think drinking games or watching old classics with far away friends. It's not as ridiculous as you think
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    Bigbadbikernerd promoted this comment aubreyAubrey was starred aubreyAubrey was unstarred
    Image of Xeno Xeno
    07/21/09

    In reply to August 11 Xbox 360 Dashboard Update Bringing Full Game Downloads, Other Features
    I have a feeling I'm going to use that Netflix party a lot. As for buying stuff for my avatar I don't think there is a way in hell I'd start spending my money on that.
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    Xeno was starred Xeno was unstarred
    Image of Gann Gann
    07/21/09

    @Xeno: I won't spend a dime on my avatar either, but I like the idea of winning 'Awardables' for your avatar.
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    Gann was starred Gann was unstarred
    Image of Skeetz Skeetz
    07/21/09

    @Gann: I prefer the term "wardrobables"
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    Skeetz was starred Skeetz was unstarred
    Image of Ron-Mexico Ron-Mexico
    07/21/09

    @Xeno: I think I'm going to actually like that Netflix feature too. It'll be cool for things like watching a flick 'with' my brother even though he's hundreds of miles away.
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    Bigbadbikernerd promoted this comment Ron-Mexico was starred Ron-Mexico was unstarred
    Image of tok3ninja tok3ninja
    07/21/09

    @Xeno: Yes, invite me to your party and we'll make a slumber party out of it. Cheesy 80's horror flicks and Castle Crashers all night! I'll bring a six pack of some cheap import.
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    Xeno promoted this comment tok3ninja was starred tok3ninja was unstarred
    Image of Xeno Xeno
    07/21/09

    @tok3ninja; is the best non-star commenter: Hells ya Evil Dead 2 and beer ftw!
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    Xeno was starred Xeno was unstarred
    Image of zenpoet zenpoet
    07/22/09

    @Gann: I prefer trainables in wardrodables.

    Ok. I will go ahead and hit myself in the head for that one.
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    Image of The Lab The Lab
    07/16/09

    In reply to New Xbox Live Update: Full Game Downloads, Expanded Netflix Features and More
    Great, so now I can pay full price for a game but now when I'm done I can't resell it for half of what I paid? Hell no. This effectively doubles the costs of games.
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    The Lab was starred The Lab was unstarred
    Image of etwarrior etwarrior
    07/17/09

    @The Lab: Sooooo, don't partake in their Games on Demand service? I fail to see the point in complaining about a completely free service that you are not in any way compelled to partake in...
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    Bigbadbikernerd promoted this comment etwarrior was starred etwarrior was unstarred
    Image of SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!! SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!
    07/17/09

    @The Lab: Games on demand probably will be cheaper, since you don't have additional costs such as logistics, printing, DVD production, resselers, etc.
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    SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!! was starred SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!! was unstarred
    Image of The Lab The Lab
    07/17/09

    @SewerShark: They should be cheaper but I bet they won't be. Companies tend to set prices based on what the market will bear, not on cost to produce. Gamers have shown their willingness to pay $60 for a game so that is what they will charge.
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    Edited by The Lab at 07/17/09 7:52 AM The Lab was starred The Lab was unstarred
    Image of Pensador Pensador
    07/17/09

    @The Lab: Wow, some of us really find any reason to complain. My principle is: if you don't like it, don't use it.

    For me, it's very convenient: digital downloads never run out of stock and I don't have to care about losing/breaking my DVDs.
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    Edited by Pensador at 07/17/09 9:51 AM Pensador was starred Pensador was unstarred
    Image of The Lab The Lab
    07/17/09

    @Pensador: I am not trying to complain as much as raise awareness that the change to electronic distribution effectively doubles the price of already expensive games. It can be easy to overlook what we lose in exchange for convenience. Ideally a raised group awareness could result in backlash that produces pressure on game companies to lower costs. For all the reasons SewerShark said and more, they should be able to significantly reduce costs and maintain the same profit margins.
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    The Lab was starred The Lab was unstarred
    Image of Pensador Pensador
    07/17/09

    @The Lab: Now you are talking in a reasonable manner. I knew that a starred commenter had more to say than your original post. I agree with you in that digital distribution should be much cheaper than a physical one. After all, a high percentage of the price of what we buy these days goes to the packaging.
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    Pensador was starred Pensador was unstarred
    Image of xpaladocious xpaladocious
    07/17/09

    @The Lab: It could be said that reselling games for half the prices is part of what's caused games to become so expensive in the first place. I know it's not the only reason, but the used market definitely has to have had some affect on the current price of games.
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    The Lab promoted this comment xpaladocious was starred xpaladocious was unstarred
    Image of The Lab The Lab
    07/17/09

    @xpaladocious: I think there is a good analogy to be found in the music industry. Music companies spent a lot on production and marketing so they could sell large volumes of expensive CDs. When customers figured out that music could be bought (or stolen) more cheaply, budgets were cut drastically but good music still gets made.

    Game studios currently spend a lot to develop very similar FPS games. Independent studios are getting their act together and finding that cheap, clever games can make a ton of cash (Braid, for example). I expect that game studios will cut costs when they are no longer protected by prohibitively high barriers to entry via complex game distribution. Hopefully more Braid-type games will change the field to benefit the gamer.
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    The Lab was starred The Lab was unstarred
    Image of winshape winshape
    07/16/09

    In reply to New Xbox Live Update: Full Game Downloads, Expanded Netflix Features and More
    I guess all the "starred" commenters are at a special party somewhere. Looks like we're all talking to ourselves.
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    winshape was starred winshape was unstarred
    Image of alexmg2420 alexmg2420
    07/16/09

    @winshape: Yeah, it seems that way. Aside from the ease of embedding images and videos, and the edit button, I hate everything about the new comments system. Especially the fact that the text lags WAY behind my typing, causing me to wait for it to catch up to make sure everything is spelled right.
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    alexmg2420 was starred alexmg2420 was unstarred
    Image of FurySamurai72 FurySamurai72
    07/17/09

    @winshape: If i talk to you guys will you feel less left out? :P
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    FurySamurai72 was starred FurySamurai72 was unstarred
    Image of Bigbadbikernerd Bigbadbikernerd
    07/17/09

    @alexmg2420: Sorry guys. We're back. I would have brought you a piece of cake, but we ran out.
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    Bigbadbikernerd was starred Bigbadbikernerd was unstarred
    Image of MrBlahBlah MrBlahBlah
    07/16/09

    In reply to New Xbox Live Update: Full Game Downloads, Expanded Netflix Features and More
    soooo....basically this update is a cocktease
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    Image of LeeMarvinsPants LeeMarvinsPants
    07/16/09

    In reply to New Xbox Live Update: Full Game Downloads, Expanded Netflix Features and More
    "It's Yours Forever!" Are you listening, Sony?
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    LeeMarvinsPants was starred LeeMarvinsPants was unstarred
    Image of Kev50027 Kev50027
    07/16/09

    @LeeMarvinsPants: Um.. anything you buy on the PS3 is yours forever.. and they were doing this before the 3shitty had full downloadable games.. so.. go back to your big loud white console and wish it was black and shiny :-)
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    Image of ithyphallus, bonks morrigan ithyphallus, bonks morrigan
    07/17/09

    @Kev50027: kids trolling on MY gawker media?
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    Bigbadbikernerd promoted this comment ithyphallus, bonks morrigan was starred ithyphallus, bonks morrigan was unstarred
    Image of Bigbadbikernerd Bigbadbikernerd
    07/17/09

    @ithyphallus of his own will recommends Kotaco!...: No kidding. Needs to grow up.
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    Bigbadbikernerd was starred Bigbadbikernerd was unstarred
    Image of Parsifal Parsifal
    07/16/09

    In reply to New Xbox Live Update: Full Game Downloads, Expanded Netflix Features and More
    They're finally putting the "Movie Theater" mode back in? Sweet!

    One question: It says with Gold Members, but does everyone have to have Netflix in order to watch Netflix movies together, or can one person just initiate the movie from their que and invite their (Gold Member) friends in?....you know, while the Silver members gather at the gates of their free to use ghetto and try to catch glimpses without alerting the German Shepherd handling dogs.
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    Parsifal was starred Parsifal was unstarred
    Image of Identity (Metric) Identity (Metric)
    07/16/09

    In reply to New Xbox Live Update: Full Game Downloads, Expanded Netflix Features and More
    I like the idea of selecting movies from my 360.
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    Identity (Metric) was starred Identity (Metric) was unstarred
    Image of M1911 M1911
    07/16/09

    @Identity: Now 100% more Pre.:

    Likewise. Using the PC kinda sucked. I mean, I love my netflix functionality, but dang that was the lowest point of it.
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    M1911 was starred M1911 was unstarred
    Image of Gann Gann
    07/16/09

    @Identity: Now 100% more Pre.: The queue management is definitely the highpoint. Although the Avatar marketplace is kinda cool. Wait, I meant lame.
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    Gann was starred Gann was unstarred
    Image of Identity (Metric) Identity (Metric)
    07/17/09

    @M1911: Exactly. Although now that I run my computer 24/7 it's not a big deal to go to the website, but I'm all for convenience!
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    Identity (Metric) was starred Identity (Metric) was unstarred
    Image of TonyTriple TonyTriple
    06/01/09

    In reply to Xbox Live Full Retail Games on Demand: Download Mass Effect, Bioshock and More
    Hold On! Before we being the love fest, did they mention anything about a DRM control scheme? Download limit? Is it tied to or free of a Live account? Or is it tied to the hardware (i.e your hard drive crashes, bye bye games)?


    Lets get this out of the way then cheer.

     Reply
    TonyTriple was starred TonyTriple was unstarred
    Image of ripfire ripfire
    06/01/09

    @TonyTriple: Have you ever tried Xbox Originals? It's kinda like that.
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    ripfire was starred ripfire was unstarred
    Image of Erebus56 Erebus56
    06/01/09

    In reply to Xbox Live Full Retail Games on Demand: Download Mass Effect, Bioshock and More
    This available now? If not, when?
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    Erebus56 was starred Erebus56 was unstarred
    Image of ph15h ph15h
    06/01/09

    @Erebus56: August, I believe.
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    ph15h was starred ph15h was unstarred
    Image of ph15h ph15h
    06/01/09

    In reply to Xbox Live Full Retail Games on Demand: Download Mass Effect, Bioshock and More
    Holy shit, this is awesome. Hurry up Sony and release PS2 games via PSN.
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    ph15h was starred ph15h was unstarred
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