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Lizard_King
10/19/09

In reply to Next Xbox Live Update Breaks 'Unauthorized' Memory Cards
So much for my 16GB Memory card. Very convenient for transporting Rock Band songs, at least until now. *sigh*

I don't have a problem with actions like these, but MS won't give us an option larger than 512MB, even at their ridiculous accessory markup pricing. #xboxliveupdate
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brobot - Beboptimus Prime
10/19/09

@Lizard_King: Yeah, if they're going to overcharge for memory, they might as well offer something useful... ie more than 512MB. 512MB is hardly useful to me either - it won't fit any of the things I typically bring over to friends' houses when we play, which is the only reason I have need for a memory card in the first place. I guess I could just bring my HDD..... but that sucks - and then I can't use my addons with theirs too (ie rock band songs like you said). But i guess that's what Microsoft wants... to restrict that.

NO FUN ZONE - STRICTLY ENFORCED
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Edited by brobot - Beboptimus Prime at 10/19/09 2:11 PM

BlueBeard
10/19/09

@brobot - star unworthy: Is there any way to take your profile with you to a friend's house, so you can play local multiplayer in a game like GH or COD and get achievements?

That kind of portability is the one thing I want from my XBOX that it doesn't have. I understand you can download your Wii Miis to your controller and take it with you, but they don't even have achievements.

Even if there is a way to do this, I wouldn't pay what they ask for 512 measly little MBs of storage. #xboxliveupdate
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Lizard_King
10/19/09

@BlueBeard: I have my profile on my memory card, this allows me to take all my songs when visiting friends, and earn achievements when playing coop. #xboxliveupdate
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lostarchitect
10/19/09

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so... how about 3rd party hard drives? #xboxliveupdate
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monsieurtran001
10/19/09

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in the end, it's the consumer that gets effed whenever companies do things like that. I used to be able to use my PS2 HORI fighting stick with my PS3 thanks to a PS2 to USB adaptor, and SONY borked that with FW 2.70. Thanks SONY. Now my PS2 HORI fighting stick just sits there collecting dust. I guess I'll have to buy a PS3 fighting stick; one more thing heading to a landfill near you at some point in my lifetime.

for all the GREEN talk these companies do.. I don't know.. maybe if we could use the same peripherals more than 2 years before having to purchase newer ones because the connector doesn't match, maybe that wouldn't be SUCH A BAD THING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. I'm sorry, but an arcade stick with 6 buttons from the SNES days could in theory still work with current gen consoles. it's always the same input device..

Instead, we're driven to over-consumption because of these stupid FW updates. lame.
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brobot - Beboptimus Prime
10/19/09

@monsieurtran001: You're in luck (sorta). Check out the Dealzmodo page today:
Hori Fighting Stick 3 (PS3) for $33.99 plus free shipping
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Edited by brobot - Beboptimus Prime at 10/19/09 4:17 PM

The Lab
07/16/09

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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winshape
07/16/09

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I guess all the "starred" commenters are at a special party somewhere. Looks like we're all talking to ourselves.
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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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FurySamurai72
07/17/09

@winshape: If i talk to you guys will you feel less left out? :P
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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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MrBlahBlah
07/16/09

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soooo....basically this update is a cocktease
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LeeMarvinsPants
07/16/09

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"It's Yours Forever!" Are you listening, Sony?
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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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ithyphallus, bonks morrigan
07/17/09

@Kev50027: kids trolling on MY gawker media?
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Bigbadbikernerd
07/17/09

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

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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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ID Ron Burgundy
07/16/09

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I like the idea of selecting movies from my 360.
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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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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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ID Ron Burgundy
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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