Xbox 360 System - Frequently Asked Questions (Page 10)
Below are the cheat codes, hints and help for Xbox 360 System - Frequently Asked Questions (Page 10).
A - Right now it seems that nobody knows how to do with movies. It seems that
we canīt do it yet, but you are supposed to be able to stream it from
your XP PC with Windows Media Connect. But that also seems to not work so
well yet...
So to be honest, have no idea yet.
Q031 - Hello! My name is Mr.X and I love your guide. I love it so much so I
want it on my site @ xyz.com. I have 250.000+ visitors every day.
Can I host it?
A - I have a policy to only host my stuff at CheatCC these days, because Iīm
so lazy.
So Iīm saying no, but you can use it as a base if you want, if you rewrite
bigger parts of it and put the name Foppe somewhere in the credz ;)
Q032 - Is Using the 360 or xbox to play dvd (movies) will reduce the life of
the drive?
A - It shall not do it. But since we havīnt tried it that much yet, we arīnt
100% sure about it, just 83%.
Q033 - I read all the questions in your FAQ, but to be honest, I didn't read
the ENTIRE thing, but I did read a heafty portion of it looking for the
answer to this question; I can only seem to sonnect two controllers at
once. Help! Thank you very much.
A - This is a question that Iīve got a lot.
To connect your wired controller, you need to use a USB port. The 360 have
two USB ports in the front of the unit, and one on the backside. Now you
will think that thatīs only 3 controllers. And you are correct. To use 4
controllers, you need at least one wireless. And if you want to stream
music from one USB port, you need at least two wireless controllers.
If you are using only wireless controllers and canīt get them to work, try
to redo what you did to connect the first controller. With other words...
Press and hold down the Xbox Guide button until the controller turns on.
If your console is not on, press the Power button to turn on the console.
Press and release the connect button on the console.
Press and release the connect button on the controller.
After the Ring of Light on the controller and console spin and flash once,
the controller is connected. The quadrant that remains lit indicates the
controller's position.
And remember to insert the battery first.
Q034 - When is the second shipment?
A - It seems that the second shipment will be this Friday (25th November), with
a new shipment every Friday. This is based on the info most stores are
getting today (23rd). Itīs to early to know if this is rumors or truth.
Q035 - WHere is the ACC codec you talked about?
A - Use Xbox Live and go to Xbox Live Marketplace, then Game Downloads.
Select All Games, Alphabetical List of Games. Select Optional iPod Support,
download it and you can now listen to ACC files.
Can only be downloaded one time for each gamer profile.
Q036 - My X-Box 360 have stopped working, itīs just some red lights that works.
Help me!!!!!!
A - Those red lights tells you whatīs wrong, take a look in the manual.
You can always try to remove all cables and put them in again.
Be sure to put them in ALL the way in. Sometime you need to use some power
to get it all in.
If nothing works, call the support.
Q037 - Does the premium bundle come with standard AV hookup or only the HD?
A - Itīs a combination of the two. There is Red, Green, Blue, another Red and
White for audio, and a Yellow added.
To use it as a Composite, just put in the Red, White and Yellow.
Q038 - Will playing the 360 on a non HD tv make it look like the old Xbox?
Or will it still be super sexy graphics?
A - It will look great, even without HD.
Q039 - I tried out the backward compatabilty with Halo 2, but it said I had an
important message from XBox Live and I needed to view it at the account
management. I went to it and nothing showed up. What shall I do?
A - It has to do with parental settings go to the dashboard, system settings,
then family settings and mess around with the options.
Q040 - Why didīnt you answer my mail or updated your FAQ?
A - Because I have other things to do then to be online 24/7. Calm down and I
will send you a mail.
Q041 - why is the xbox 360 coming out on march 2 in australia why cant it
come out before x-mas?
A - Thatīs because Microsoft decided to release it in Australia / New Zealand
the second March. Maybe they believed that they dad so few units to sell
so they waited with the release down under until they was sure that
everybody there would get one.
Q042 - what online stuff is TOTALLY free? (i mean, is silver free?)
A - Yes Xbox Live Silver is totally free. The only thing you need to pay is
the internet bill.
Q043 - Ive got a linksys wireless network card, will it work on my 360?
A - To be honest, I have no idea.
But you can look at
if you get into trouble.
Q044 - Are rechargeable AA batteries included with the wireless controller?
A - Yes they are included.
*UPDATE* My mistake. AA batteries are included, but they are NOT
rechargable.
Q045 - Is there a way to directly connect your wireless controller to the 360,
so you dont need batteries if you run out of batteries (i mean someting
included)
A - You need to buy a Play & Charge for this. With a Play & Charge you can
connect your wireless controller to your X-Box 360 and charge the batteries
in the controller. The batteries must still be in the controller.
Q046 - Will it look better on a 17" monitor or on a 27" 480i tv? Is the VGA
thingy included?
A - You can run your games at 1080i on your monitor, so you get a higher
resolution in a smaller place. It is really hard to say, since it does
look better, but it is a smaller space, so you have to decide it yourself
if itīs worth to do it.
You must buy the VGA cable separatly.
Q047 - Why are you always using 83%? (if you dont feel like answering then
dont, the question is not pertinent anyway...)
A - 83%? Do do mean the version number?
I do know that there are so much that I could include, which I probably
will include sometime in the future, so thatīs why Iīm putting the version
number at 80-90 now. I want the FAQ to be mostly complete before I give it
a 1.00-number.
Q050 - Read the questin: Wich resolution is 720p using?
A - 720p is using the 1280 x 720 resolution.
Q051 - I just wanted to know if we could play Japanese games on a U.S 360 and
vice versa. Rock on!
A - You are not supported to do it, but people seems to have discovered that
some US games are working great on Japanese units. Did they rush out the
games so they forgot to add a region lock on them? Or was it a nice thing
they did with the early released games?
Call of Duty 2, Condemned, Gun, and Tony Hawk: American Wasteland are the
games that seems to not have any region locks, maybe something for European
gamers to test?
Q052 - I am having problems connecting 2 differnt computers to the 360, my wife
and my computer are both on the network, and we each have our own music
on the PC's and want to use them to play. But my computer is the only
one to ever show up. Any ideas, or can you confirm that its only 1 pc
at a time?
A - I have no idea. I think itīs strange that it only will support one PC.
I know that itīs possible to have two X-Box 360 to share different media
from the same PC, but I have no idea with more then one PC.
Q053 - Is there a way to save the music and/or pictures on the 360 from your
computer, instead of streaming them? That way when i go to other
peoples house i have my music and pictures to use.
A - You can save music from Audio CDīs, but not from MP3 CDīs. I guess
Microsoft thought that there was a bigger chance that MP3 CDīs was more
illegal then Audio CDīs. As for pictures, I donīt think so. I know that
the 360 can read JPEGīs from a CD but I donīt think you can save them.
Q054 - I really need to know which is the best Highspeed internet service to
get for Xbox live. I know the differences in the prices but my problem
consists of a different issue. it involves speed.
If I get Verison DSL, it will be 50x faster than dialup.
If I get Optimum online, it will be 150x faster than dialup!
And in worse case sceneario, if I get Direct-way(DirectTV service) it
will be 50x faster than dialup. but much more expensive.
What I want to know is if I get a slower system, such as DSL, how will
it affect my gameplay while on X-box live? Will it slow it down? Or will
it be the same? And is Direct-way X-box live compatiable?????
A - Dial-up (for example, 56K), ISDN, and satellite Internet services are not
supported by Xbox Live. DSL or Cable are working great.
The difference between using a DSL and something faster while playing
Xbox Live shall be nothing at all. The game shall run as fast on each
connections.
The only difference I can think of is that you can have more heavily
downloads with your PC at the same time as you play Xbox Live without
eventually laggy gameplay if you have a higher Internet connection.
So take it easy with all anime downloads while you play Xbox Live ;)
Direct-way as in the company or as in putting the internet directly into
your Xbox?
If it is the company that sends Internet with your satellite disk, they are
not on the official list of "Internet providers that supports Xbox Live"
and Iīve heard stories about people having problem using Live with them.
If you mean if the 360 is compatible with "Internet directly to the unit
with no PC between" then yes, you can do it.
Q055 - I've been playing Need For Speed: Most Wanted for a couple days and got
about 5 accomplishments unlocked. The only problem was that it was on
my offline account but I wanted to put it on my online account. I tried
moving it to my online account and did, but the accomplishments didn't
show up. The saved game moved and works on the online account, it's just
that the accomplishments didn't. I was wondering if there was anyway
that this could be possible, and if so, how?
A - Honestly, I have no idea. Have you tried to start a new game with your
online account, using it when you play offline and unlock some
accomplishments?
Q056 - does Project Gotham Racing 3 have co-op (It is listed in your guide as
having it.)? I picked this game up on launch day, and so far I haven't
seen the ability to do co-op, nor does it say that you are able to do
it on the back of the game. If I'm wrong, could you tell me how to
access this feature?
A - I got my information from the official Xbox.com so I think itīs strange
that itīs not correct.
...but they are also listing Tony Hawk as a singleplayergame that have
coop, how can you have coop with one player?
*looking*
Ah, thatīs the problem. Your friend needs to have a profile on your 360.
Sign him in, then choose the non-career races, and the second person should
be able to join. I hope...
Q057 - only thing i wanna say about the xbox 360 is that some of them crash
after first use there have been reports of people playing it one day,
turning it off and the next day they go to turn it on and it won't turn
on.
A - Yes Iīve heard strange stories about crashing units. Iīll dig deeper into
it and add a Crashing-section in the next or nextnext update.
Q058 - whats ACC? and can it play all old xbox games or just the ones you
listed? Also why does it only play the games you listed
A - ACC is a file format that Apple uses for their IPod. See it as another
sound format, like MP3, MP2, Wav, OGG and so on.
You can only play those games listed because Microsoft emulates the older
games with software (like playing Snes roms on your PC) instead of emulate
them with hardware (like the PS2 does with PS1-games). Instead of making a
big emulator, they make many small emulators that only plays one game each.
This means that they need to make a new emulator for each new game. This
means that you doesīnt need to download the whole emulator each time they
have added a new game, and they can make each emulator to emulate just that
game nicely, instead of making a new game crash/making it impossible to
play some other game, which can be the case with a big emulator.
Microsoft are working on adding more games in the future.
The fastest way to see is to insert your Xbox game into the 360, wait for
the "Please insert a Xbox or 360 game", go to Xbox Live marketplace and it
will show you a download if itīs done.
If you donīt have Xbox Live, you can look at xbox.com for a download to
your PC, so you can burn it and install it. Or letting them send a CD for a
small price.
Q059 - hey man i got a ? I was wondering i got the x box 360 and i got 4 wire
controllers. I found 3 spots to put them in is there a 4th?
A - You must have at least one wireless controller to have 4 controllers.
Q060 - ŋ QUE VAS A PERDER SI PRUEBAS ?
Siguiendo los pasos que proponen es de lo mas facil GANAR DINERO ^___^
A - ...
Q061 - I saw that your guide said that with Xbox Live Gold, I could play
select Xbox Live Xbox games. Does this mean I can't play Xbox Live
Xbox games with Silver?
A - You can not play games on Xbox Live without a Xbox Live Gold account.
As a Silver member, you can try it with "Preview Xbox Live Gold during
free weekend trials", but I have no idea when that is or how often it is.
Q062 - What theme are you using on your Dashboard?
A - None. I do not even own a X-Box 360, and I have no plans gettign one in
the future.
Q063 - If I get a wireless controller, and then the batteries run out of power,
and i dont have any play and charge thing, what do I do?
A - You can buy a Play & charge or you can buy new batteries.
Or you can get rechargable batteries and charge them when you donīt play.
Q064 - How do you like the new xbox how do you feel about it? the reason I'm
asking is because I want to know if its worth buying. I know you know
there are a lot of rumors going around saying the xbox 360 is some crap,
they messed up with the whole hard drive thing it cost too much, etc.,
after all the press on the new systems I'm for the PS3 and Revolution
they seem like they have more to offer then the xbox360.
Not only that they want you to pay $400 $500 $2000 what have you and at
this point I rather just get it for free or win it from somewhere.
So that's the main question is it wroth getting?
A - My personal feeling about the 360 is that itīs not bad. Microsoft have
really put their heart in the 360 to make it easy to play online, and
online gaming is always fun.
The price is a little heavy but I guess that it will go down when the PS3
and Revolution is released.
I like all 3 of the next-gen systems.
The PS3 for Metal Gear Solid 4, the Revolution for the new controller and
all Nintendogames, and the 360 for the games that will not be released on
either PS3 or Revolution.
Right now, the 360 feels like a egoboost, but it doesīnt really exist any
games that shows us what the next-gen is all about. Iīm not surprised,
since itīs all firstgeneration-games we are talking about.
I would not say that itīs crap. Sure the price is high but it also cost a
bit to make it. It always exist faulty units in the production, but itīs
not even 3% of them that are faulty. Most people that say their 360 broke
are either Sony fanboys that trolls or people that have placed the unit
wrong (in a hot place, have covered the ventilation holes, and so on).
To make it short, if we want to play all great games that is released, we
must open our wallets and buy all 3 systems. Iīm waiting for a pricedrop,
but it will be a long wait.
Q065 - I read on that a quick fix if your 360 kept crashing
and such was to lift the external power supply so it would get some
air and not overheat. Something you might want to mention, I guess.
A - Thanks, Iīll add it in a crashingsection later.
Q066 - I would like to get my hands on an x-box 360 and connect it to the
internet to get the maximum out of it. The thing is that, in my house,
my modem is located as far as can be from where my consoles are. How
does the internet/x-box connection work? Will I have to use a 35 feet
cable? Do I really need to buy the wireless adaptor?
A - 35 feet is not so long, you can use a 35 feet cable without a problem.
Q067 - I understand there is a Silver and Gold XBOX Live accounts correct?
The silver is free you say? As in you buy the xbox 360 and its free
from out of the box?
A - Yes it is free from out the box, as long as you have a fast enough
Internet. When you create your profile the first time you start your unit,
just choose that you want to join Xbox Live and then choose Silver.
The only thing you need to pay is your ordinary Internet bill.
Q068 - Will you be able to buy the Combination High-Definition Component and
Standard A/V Cable later?
A - Unless Microsoft screws up, yes you can.
Q069 - Will you be able to transfer your Xbox Live account to the Xbox 360?
A - Yes. And you can still use it on your old Xbox even after you have
transfered it to the 360.
Q070 - I bought the hard drive seperate, but I tried to play Star Wars
Battlefront 2, but it said something about downloading something off of
Xbox.com. What do I have to download, if anything, off of Xbox.com,
because I have searched their site and it didnt say anything about
downloading software to play newer Xbox games?
A - That site is hard to find stuff on, even if you know where to search >_>
The site you are searchign for is . You can
download it directly to your system with Xbox Live if you want.
To bad that Star Wars: Battlefront II doesīnt seem to be on the list at the
moment, but I hope it will soon be there.
Q071 - Since I got the Core system, and bought the Hard Drive, then will I be
able to save games without having to buy a memory card?
A - Yes, you will save to the harddrive instead.
Q072 - I was wondering, if the X-Box 360 has a built in Ethernet Port, can i
connect my ADSL modem to the X-Box so that i can use the internet? If i
can't, please tell me another way. Thanks!
A - Yes it has a Ethernet port so itīs just to connect.
Q073 - Can a TV with 1024 x 768p use 720p?
A - It should go, unless the TV hates 720p. Look in the manual.
Q074 - I'm on Dialup and am also an xbox live gold member. It works fine with
4 cars on PGR3, and kinda is choppy in NFS:MW. But just thought I'd let
you know. *shrugs*
A - Nice info. I thought that Microsoft had something that blocked it if it was
slowslowslow (no offense), seems I was wrong ^_^
Q075 - I found it amusing that you don't have a 360, nor do you plan to own
one.
A - If somebody gave me one, I would take it ;)
Donīt take me wrong, itīs a nice little machine but I think itīs to early
to pay that much for it. Maybe some time in the future when it exist some
"real" killergames on it. Until then, Iīm waiting for a Revolution ;)
Q076 - I just want to know what setting I would put the VGA cable on (720p,
1080i, etc etc) if I used it on my monitor. Maximum Resolution for it
is 1280x1024.
A - 1080i is 1920x1080, which is higher then 1280x1024.
720p is 1280x720, so I would go for 720p.
Q077 - I was wondering if the Xbox 360 controller was compatible with
computers, it does have a USB port. Would you happen to know if you
could use the 360 controller for PC games. That's all.
A - Yes you can use the wired controller on your PC.
The wireless one will only charge if you plug it in with a Play & Charge.
Q078 - In England we write Ģ279, not 279Ģ.
A - Thanks for the info, in USA they also write $279, not 279$.
Q079 - Can you make an MP3 data disk and then copy the MP3s from the cd to
your Xbox 360 hard drive?
A - At the moment, it seems that you canīt copy MP3īs from a cd. Only if it is
a Audio CD.
Q080 - what are the PAL options for the tv in Europe and is the map expansion
Halo also playable on X-Box 360 for Europe?
A - The PAL TV Options for European 360īs are 50Hz and PAL 60Hz. The only Halo
map expansion I know are the one for Halo 2, and that is playable on the
European version.
Q081 - I have AOL and i am wondering if i can play xbox silver/gold with it...
I have ver. 9.0.
A - It depends...
AOL High-Speed Broadband service supports both cable and DSL. Currently,
you cannot connect to Xbox Live using AOL High-Speed Broadband cable
service. Contact AOL High-Speed Broadband for more information and updates
about this issue.
You may be able to connect to Xbox Live using AOL High-Speed Broadband DSL
service. To do so from the Xbox Dashboard, select Settings, and then select
Network Settings.
From the Network Settings screen, select PPPoE Settings.
For username, type your AOL screen name in the format "screenname@aol.com"
and then your password (all lowercase and with any spaces or special
characters removed).
To connect to Xbox Live using the new settings, return (BACK) to the
Network Settings screen, and then select Connect.
If you cannot connect, contact AOL High-Speed Broadband for more
information and updates about this issue.
Q082 - You are a ******* idiot that havīnt answered my mails!
A - I am a lazy person that have a life. If somebody paid me for sitting 24/7
in front of the computer, I would gladly update the FAQ everytime I get a
new mail or some info is reported somewhere.
And what you know, I could have been shot, killed, been in hospital, been
in a war or something else. So calm down and Iīll answer your mail.
Q083 - Is there a way to download more Gamer Pictures for the XBOX 360 Gamer
Profile? Can they be created? What size and file format are they? How
do you use them?
A - It seems that you can not create your own Gamer pictures, I guess that
Microsoft didīnt want any goatse out there...
Look in the Live Marketplace and you will see Gamer Pictures that you can
download from different games. These costs you Microsoft Points, which
means that you have to pay real money to get some new pics that you can
use... Thatīs cheap, Microsoft. Letīs hope that some games in the future
(maybe demo discs)`will have some free ones included.
Q084 - Can You have dial-up internet connection and still be able to go on
X-box live and download arcade games and have all the other benifits of
X-box live?, if so How do I do it? Thanks in advance
A - Theoretically, yes you can. It will be slow, but it is not impossible.
You must have the dial-up connection to your computer and having the 360
in a network with your computer with a Ethernet cable, then share the
Internet to your network somehow. I donīt know exactly how to do that.
Q085 - Hey. I was reading your Xbox 360 FAQ on cheatcc.com and I noticed one
of the questions was in Spanish. I found the translation.
In Spanish-
QUE VAS A PERDER SI PRUEBAS. Siguiendo los pasos que proponen es de lo
mas facil GANAR DINERO
In English-
THAT YOU ARE GOING TO LOSE IF TESTS. Following the steps that propose
it is of but the facil thing TO MAKE MONEY
It's not 100% accurate, but whatever.
A - I knew that it was some kind of spammail, the whole thing was that it had
the 360 FAQ in the header. ANd Iīve got 10 more of those >_>
If anybody wants to send me spam, please remove the fricking 360 from the
header!!!
Q086 - I have an Xbox 360 and I am looking at your backwords compatibility list
of Xbox games that work if you have a hardrive. So I have a harddrive
and I try to play Fable because its on your list and it just says
"This original Xbox game is not supported on your Xbox 360 console. An
update to support this game may be available. For More info, go to
So what the hell is wrong?
A - It wants you to go to and read how to
do. You can either download the patch from Xbox Live, download a file to
your computer and burn it and use the burned disc on your 360 or letting
Microsoft send you a CD for a small price.
Q087 - Does Starwars Battlefront I or II work on the 360?
A - At the moment, it does not seem that they will work. I hope they will soon
work.
Q088 - On the Connections section, you name the different connectors you can
use. I think you missed out HDMI and DVI. HDMI is what most people will
be using to connect stuff to their HDTV - it contains the picture and
sound and delivers good quality. I'm not quite sure on DVI - something
to do with monitors but you can still use it to connect to a HDTV. I'm
definately not an expert on this but what I say I think is right. And if
I missed it being mentioned somewhere in your guide- sorry. Thanks.
Oh and the guy who whined about not getting stuff in the USA first...
f*** him. The USA get nearly everything before Europe does, so he cant
complain (no offence to USA).
A - You are correct in that HDMI and DVI connectors are better then RCA and
Component. The only problem is that Micrsoft are not releasing any HDMI or
DVI cables, and it doesīnt seems that they will do, at least not yet.
And Iīve not seen any thirdpart having any plans on doing so either.
Oh and the guy who whined about not getting stuff in the USA first...
You are so correct.
Q089 - in your FAQ in the last section, where you answered people's e-mails,
you said Europe and Japan are paying more, I don't know about Japan but
here in Ireland we're paying 400 Euro total (including Tax). In America
it's $400 + tax, with changeover it adds up to be equal, America doesn't
add tax until after you buy it, other countries have it pre-added, so
the price you see is the price you pay.
A - Thank God itīs easier to see how much it will cost with taxes in Europe.
Q090 - Is there a minimum broadband spec for connecting the X-box360 for
online gaming? My DSL provider(Verizon) said that the 768k would not
work and told me I would need the highest speed (1.5) which is fifteen
dollars more. I have been trying to get an answer to this question to
no avail. The wait times in the text chat and phone customer service
are outrageous. Thank you in advance for any assistance you may offer
regarding this query.
A - Microsoft are saying "cable or DSL", not how fast the DSL must be.
Verizon is on the official Xbox Live Compatible ISPs so they should know
what they are talking about...
But Iīve got mails from people that are using Xbox Live Gold from a dial up
so I gues that it should not be all impossible. Some games were even
running without lagg, guess they was lucky.
Q091 - Now i have not had the oppertunity to test this myself, but I'm sure if
someone really wanted to connect 4 wired controllers to their XBox, all
they would need to do is purchase a USB hub, most of them add four
ports, and most of them are between 30-50$CAD.
A - Iīve been thinking about this earlier and it seems that it could work.
Unless Microsoft have made something with the USB ports so it can only use
one unit at the same time.
Can somebody confirm this?
Q092 - How many Xbox 360s was released in Europe?
A - The inofficial Launchday release says it was 300.000 units in Europe.
100.000 of these was in UK...
Q093 - The 360 cost to much!!!
A - Meridian is releasing a DVDplayer that costs 20.000$. THAT is to much.
Q094 - WHat game have sold most?
A - It exist a list that shows the top 5 best selling Xbox 360-games from
Walmart, Amazon and Gamestop. Walmart and Amazon are both the same with:
1. Call of Duty 2
2. Madden NFL 06
3. Need for Speed Most Wanted
4. Peter Jacksons King Kong
5. Project Gotham Racing 3
Gamestopīs list are:
1. Call of Duty 2
2. Project Gotham Racing 3
3. Perfect Dark Zero
4. Dead or Alive 4 (pre-order)
5. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (pre-order)
So I guess that CoD2 are the winner?
Q095 - The wireless controller is not wireless? When I put it in the Play &
Charge, Iīm to lazy to remove it when itīs done charging, and thereby
Iīm having a wire in my wireless controller!
A - You are so lazy, so you doesīnt deserve a X-Box 360.
Q096 - Why are IGN Nintendo fanboys? They hate the 360!!!
A - No. What have I said about trusting IGN?
The "10 reasons to wait for a Revolution instead of buying a 360"-article
was written on the NINTENDO part of IGN. If you had a website that was
about the 360, would you then post 10 reasons why to buy a PSP instead?
Q097 - The 360 Power supply are huge!!! ANd the noice is huge!!! I hate it!!!
A - It is not so huge. Itīs better to have it outside then to have it inside,
which means that the unit would have been bigger and getting hotter.
And the noise is not so high. If you canīt take it, sell your 360.
Q098 - My friend lies that Microsoft is loosing money on the 360!
A - Your friend is correct. According to Business Week, Microsoft could be
losing up to 126$ on each unit sold.
Microsoft lost money on each Xbox1 they are selling and Sony are loosing
money on each PS2 they are selling. Only Nintendo are earning money on
their gaming part of the company.
Q099 - Why are you writing a FAQ about the 360 if you doesīnt even want one,
SOny fanboy!!
A - Because I can. And I am no fanboy. If you gave me one, I would take it.
The reason why Iīm writing one is that I saw that the need for the FAQ
existed a week before the American launch. And the need is still big.
This FAQ is one of the most used at the moment. It is on place
4 on the Top 10 FAQ Pages today. It was on place 3 not long ago, but Animal
Crossing WW was released. The first and second game on the list (Dragon
Quest VIII and WWE SD vs Raw 06) have each many FAQīs while Animal Crossing
WW and Xbox 360 Hardware are only having one FAQ each.
Q100 - How many units have been sold on ebay?
A - According to eBay president and CEO Meg Whitman, 40,000 Xbox 360 units have
been sold on eBay. If launch supply estimates from American Technology
Research are accurate, that would mean that 10% of all Xbox 360 units sold
in the US were either sold or resold through eBay.
Q101 - What is this Final Fantasy XI beta Iīve heard about?
A - A free FFXI Beta disc will follow the UK Xbox 360: The Official Xbox
Magazine in January. You can find it in stores the January 5th.
In Japan it will be distributed with special Japanese 360 launch packages.
No word about any American beta.
Q102 - Why must we go back to have games with many disc instead of having a
blueray drive? This is not Playstation!!!
A - Playstation had it. PS2 had it. Gamecube had it. And Xbox had it.
Games on multiple discs. Itīs not like every game will have 4 or more discs
in the future. Game Informer doesīnt know what they are talking about when
it sounds so. And when the time comes that we need more discs, I bet that
the programmers are smart enough so you doesīnt need to swap them every 15
minute. Now somebody will say that games which are linear, such as Halo,
may work great with a multi-disc format (think Final Fantasy VII), but
games which are, er
cubic, such as Grand Theft Auto, may take a
significant hit in their ease of playability. I see no problems with games
like GTA. Just put the maps on all discs and let the story missions change
between the discs. Maybe even include different maps like say an earthquake
happens before itīs time to switch disc.
Q103 - Why are my 360 so power-hungry?
A - The 360 is more then your Xbox, yes. And so are Plasma TVīs if you compare
them with your older TV.
But calm down, your PC is draining more power then your 360.
Q104 - Is the Xbox Live friends list limit still 100?
A - Yes. But youīll be able to view your friends friends lists too, which might
help some.
Q105 - Question: do you try to ensure that you provide correct information?
DVI is actually a sort of "uber-standard" in HDTV, since it can transfer
near and/or completley uncompressed video, meaning almost perfect clarity.
The problem (s):
1: not all HDTV's support DVI Inputs.
2: the average DVI cable costs between $100 and #120 USD.
3: Most TV's can't even take advantage of this unless they're (I'll guess)
42in. or larger.
4: Most people don't want to shell out that kind of money even if they have
it.
5: Most people don't even know what the hell they're asking for when they
say "Where are your [insert generic item label here]?"
6: If you do know exactly what you're talking about, you probably confused
your local electronics store worker. Many of them are friggin clueless...
7: As far as I've seen, most DVI cables are rather short. So, if the DVI
input(s) are on the left of your 42+in. TV, and your 360 is on a shelf to
the right of that TV inside an entertainment center, odds are that you'll
have to move something-either the 360 or the entire entertainment center.
Most people don't want to do this and don't realize that they need to
measure cable lengths before they buy something that won't reach...
8: For the money (since almost every new TV now supports some form of "HDTV"
(even if it's only 480p- a sort of highER definition TV, but not exactly
HIGH Definition TV), you're probably better off going with the standard
Component (5-plug) HD-Cables that come standard with the premium system.
Also, if you don't want to shell out alot of $$$ on a surround sound system
(or have one and don't want to shell out that money on an optical audio
cable) then I recommend finding a headphone jack on your TV and buying a
cheap set of cables something like this
wo/bvJZrl0d6x2I3kgOmNn1tY5g336/6.SLID?mco=AD2EAFED&nplm=T4504LL%2FA but
cheaper (I found one in a local Wal-Mart for $5.00). This actually works
very well, and while this won't enable effects like DPL II and the likes,
it will enable you to hear much better sound. Right now, I use the cable to
connect my 27in. 10801/480p/(i think)720p HDTV to my Philips 330W bookshelf
stereo and it sounds oh-so-much better. While I have connected my otehr
systems (PS2 and GameCube) to my TV and not needed this headphone-RCA cable,
I did need it to connect my Xbox since I bought the HD-Cable set (the HD
cable set comes with its' own audio cables, meaning that the only way to get
the sound out of your xbox is through whatever you directly connected your
xbox to-a home theater system that has HD-Cables going from the Component-
Out jack to your TV's Composite-In jack or directly into your TV, meaning
that without this cable, all of your sound comes through the TV speakers.
9: For those without a HDTV, don't even bother. Just wait and get a HDTV
while you wait for the price to drop. I'm not saying that so that I can
possibly increase my chances of getting a system, but I'm saying that so
you don't waste your money just to find out that the graphics aren't all
that much better without a HDTV than the original Xbox. Don't say that I
didn't warn you...
10: If you keep your home too hot, the PSU (Power Supply Unit for all of
you non-informed tech dummies) is probably 99.9% guarnteed to overheat
faster. Most people can't even afford to heat their homes to 90 degrees F,
so please take the reasonable solutions before posting a very stupid
question about this.
A - When I get a list of many questions, I try to split them. But since I liked
your questions, Iīm going to put them in at the same place.
And yes, I try to give out the correct information. Itīs not easy, and as
a human Iīm making mistakes. Are you making mistakes sometimes?
1. I canīt remember saying that all HDTV's are supporting DVI Inputs.
2. I heard you can get one from 86$ if you search.
3. That is probably correct.
4. If they are throwing away 5000$ on a X-Box 360 on ebay, they can
probably buy a cable for 100$. But why would they buy a cable that they
canīt use with their 360?
5. That is correct. People are idiots.
6. So your local electronics store worker doesīnt know what they are
working with?
7. Are we talking about the same DVI? If I do a google image search on the
word DVI, it shows what I believe Iīm talking about. And that is something
that the 360 does not support...yet...
8. That URL does not work. And yes, the Component cable is the best cable
to use, if your TV supports it.
9. The first generation games on a unit is not even using 13% if the units
power. People that believes that the first generation graphics would blow
are idiots. Compare SMB with SMB3 on Nes, Final Fantasy IV with Super Mario
RPG on SNES, Tekken with Tekken 3 on Playstion, and so on. The games does
have nice graphics even without a HDTV.
10. Yes, if you place the unit on a hot place, it will overheat.
Itīs not SO hard to figure out, and it also says so in the manual.
But still, people are idiots...
| « Previous Page | Next Page » |
