Xbox Live Marketplace and Live Arcade Discussion Part II

[Pared]

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Same. The downloading in low power mode is cool, as is Live Messenger integration.

Hell yeah it is. And the auto power off after d/l's are complete is finally coming!

Just another reason why I feel the 360 is the better system for gaming this generation... now what the heck were they thinking with the Elite...

[TJdaSportsGuy]

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Just another reason why I feel the 360 is the better system for gaming this generation... now what the heck were they thinking with the Elite...

I still don't get what the big deal about the Elite is. You don't like it? Don't buy it.

[sroz39]

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I still don't get what the big deal about the Elite is. You don't like it? Don't buy it.

It's not a matter of like/dislike. Personally, I was so jacked up about the different things that the "Zephyr" was supposed to have, it was a huge downer when the Elite details were finally announced and it was missing two of the three things I was looking forward to. I got the HDMI support (1.2 mind you) but don't get the newer chipset or an HD-DVD drive, which at the price it's coming in at, should have been considered.

[quaziemoto3]

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need GHII content.....NOW.....

[CaptainZombie]

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need GHII content.....NOW.....

Hopefully within the next few days.............

[Flawless]

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Official press release for the Spring update

Contains even more info on the the Spring update at the bottom.

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Teamxbox details the Spring update

Johnson said that downloading speed through Xbox Live will be more efficient, perhaps up to three times faster in some cases (not just for Background Downloading, but any downloads).

Johnson indicated that this dashboard update will encompass hundreds of new features, and we were only provided a small list of the main ones. After the update is pushed through, a more complete list will be offered, including the video codecs that are being added to enable you to view more file formats (such as MPEG 4 and H.264 video) via your Xbox 360.

The word “dynamic” came up at one other point, when Johnson said it’d be much easier to make these kinds of changes to Xbox Live in the future. It’s altogether possible that the dashboard updates won’t require a service outage anymore, but instead the next update will include the ability for Microsoft to make changes on demand and push new features out as it desires, when it desires.

[SLAYER]

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I noticed speed increases just last week after the maintenance. To improve it even further? Sweet.

[Rodster]

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I noticed speed increases just last week after the maintenance. To improve it even further? Sweet.

It's funny you mentioned that because I downloaded to demos this weekend and I was presently surprised how quick I got them.

[CaptainZombie]

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Official press release for the Spring update

Contains even more info on the the Spring update at the bottom.

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Teamxbox details the Spring update

Thanks for the info Flaw.

[Kodiak33]

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I'm happy to hear about the new video formats able to be used over the network. It was a pain to convert to *.wmv.

[FlyingFinn]

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How do you play 2 player in LIVE arcade games???? I tried to play 2 player in Ms. Pacman and could not figure out how to do it.

[Flawless]

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Boom Boom Rocket Coming Tomorrow

Bizarre Creations (the creators of Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved) and publisher Electronic Arts bring the all-new “Boom Boom Rocket” to Xbox Live Arcade. The game will be available for download beginning Wednesday, Apr. 11, at 0900 GMT (2:00 a.m. PDT).

Boom Boom Rocket will be available for 800 Microsoft Points and will first launch in the U.S. Canada, and Europe. The title is rated “E” for Everyone (except in Germany, where it currently is unrated). The game also will be available in the near future in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand.

[Bacardi151]

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GH2 content:

A Theme - 150 points
3 Track packs - 500 points each
2 Picture packs - 100 points each

The 3 track packs are as follows:

1:
Ozzy Osbourne - Bark At The Moon
The Exies - Hey You
MotorHead - Ace Of Spades

2:
Queen - Killer Queen
The Donnas - Take It Off
The Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein

3:
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground
Bad Religion - Infected
Incubus - Stellar


Over 2 bucks a song? A bit too expensive. I'll wait till the price drops.

[Rodster]

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GH2 content:

Over 2 bucks a song? A bit too expensive. I'll wait till the price drops.

I was always under the impression that MS never drops the price of content once it's put on XBL...interesting.

[Bacardi151]

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I was always under the impression that MS never drops the price of content once it's put on XBL...interesting.

Maybe not for these, but if enough people raise a stink over the pricing(like the horse armor crap for oblivion), they might drop the price of future releases.

At this rate you would be paying approx 60 bucks or so for the songs from the first game. Granted, there might be some additional value in there somewhere, but still. Over 2 bucks a song, to me, is a steep price.