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The Latest XBox LIVE Update May Affect DVD Drives

Something important to consider before updating your console, since the update is about to go live.

This email, which has been verified by Xbox Support, will have people asking questions.

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Burning_Finger5489d ago ShowReplies(4)
B-Real2065489d ago (Edited 5489d ago )

I also have a launch 360 manufacture date 2006-09-05, I must be a little slow will this affect me when the new update goes live? I woudn't mind a new slim 360 they can keep the year of live, I'll buy that myself if I can get a new 360!

Wanna clue me in?

That would most likely mean that the games Avery’s Xbox 360 wouldn’t be able to read haven’t even been released yet – explaining why his 360 could still read currently available game discs

How would he know his Xbox couldn't play new games? Was it the halo reach that was sent out for the beta that alerted him or what?

greatjimbo785489d ago

The new firmware update means certain disc drives, coupled with certain motherboards, leaves the disc drive unable to read the new disc format.

This must have been what they were checking for when MS unbanned banned consoles a few weeks back.

Misterhbk5489d ago

Story seems a little sketchy. If this affected a certain model of 360 then a lot of people would be effected. Not just a "small portion" of them.

Then there's the fact that wouldn't this notification have been mailed out to more than just one person, yet only one account of such a thing happening?

Are they just gonna hand out 360's to everyone effected?

Idk, this just seems a little odd. And why is everyone bringing up live being hacked? The article doesn't even mention hacking and I don't own a 360 anymore but even I don't want that to happen. Hacking is bad for all gamers.

Vherostar5488d ago

This isnt the first 360 update to break your console and wont be the last. MS said they will replace the consoles that break though which is good dunno if it's free though..

TXIDarkAvenger5489d ago (Edited 5489d ago )

I have a 360 original from 2009, wonder if I'll be affected. A new slim would be pretty nice.

tplarkin75489d ago

I currently in the beta. I'm using an older 60GB model with no issues.

The beta forums don't indicate any serious issues. This is likely a fluke.

SNEEKZ0NER5489d ago

You do know you're under NDA right?

Paralex5488d ago (Edited 5488d ago )

Nothing in the letter that was sent to me by Microsoft states there is a non-disclosure agreement.

JasonPC360PS3Wii5488d ago

Newer 360's have no problems but some old ones do. If your console is before falcon then yeah it could go bad.

7SBuzzLightyear7S5489d ago (Edited 5489d ago )

This could simply be a one-off. It is the first report of any console having an issue, so you'd have to wait until the update goes live for non-beta testers.

At the moment though, Microsoft have possibly dug themselves in a hole. If they are offering this member a brand new console and 1 years of Xbox LIVE, then they will have to honour that for anyone who has this issue.

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Rolling the Dice: Do Modern RPGs Miss the Point of Team-Based Play?

It seems it was long time ago. A bunch of friends spending hours on end playing RPG games, sitting around the table with the box of cold pizza. Excited about the story, listening to the Game Master, they were completely engaged in the worlds only visible to them and their imaginations.

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Takwin3387d ago

The GM is the programmer, and in MMOs and co-ops, you can play with others. If you want to ONLY use your imagination for the visuals, read a book.

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Record of Agarest War 2 announced for PS3

Scrawl: "Looks like we know how that new Compile Heart countdown is going to end. The latest issue of Famitsu has confirmed that Agarest Senki 2, known as Record of Agarest War 2 in the US, is Compile Heart’s newest title."

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Godmars2905832d ago

1) Hope they put it on disc this time.
2) Hope this is a positive for Neptune coming over as well.

Demons Souls5832d ago

If so, that's being developed & published by Idea Factory. Compile Heart has nothing to do with it (Thank God for that).

Godmars2905832d ago (Edited 5832d ago )

Thought Compile Heart was one of the companies lending characters.

Was also speaking in general as in regards to a US of Neptune. If these guys are offing a second game, NIS or Atlus, both of whom offer quirkier titles, will put that one out.

@kagon01:
My issue isn't - wholly - with the DL-only option, but the price. The first game should be $30. Maybe $40, and by that I mean $39.99. The only reason its $45 is the 360 disc version which has extras. Nevermind that by all rights its a PS2 game. Something that proabbly could have been done if the devs had the GOW2 engine or tools.

ClownBelt5832d ago

I approve of this god damn message.

Could have gotten my 60 bucks if they just put it on a disc.

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Tripl3seis5832d ago

Another exclusive damnn the ps3 keeps on rollin wit games awesome ;)

Jack-Pyro5832d ago

Is this a half decent SRPG, porn aside, cause if it is, i might just decide to go and buy it for the 360.

Anon73495832d ago

There's no porn just some sexual innuendos but that's it.

Also it is a great game by itself, maybe not graphically but everything else is top tier.

RedDevils5832d ago

so it had some kind of "top tier" porn story jk

ThanatosDMC5832d ago

Yup, it's a decent game. I just hate that a move has to go first before any attack options.

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Bless Online Korean MMORPG Gets Server Merge

This is not the first time that Bless Online receives a server merge in Korea. An announcement was made on the official Korean site.

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Bismarn3423d ago

Bless must be an amazing game to be on all these platforms (according to the tags): iPad iPhone Nintendo DS PC PS Vita PS2 PS3 PS4 PSP Wii Wii U Xbox Xbox 360 Xbox One