Comments on: Interfacing http://www.aelon.net/2006/01/interfacing/ Random babblings from a few digitally inclined people Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:02:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: b Xbox 360 - A First Look at the Xbox 360 http://www.aelon.net/2006/01/interfacing/#comment-1665 Tue, 03 Jan 2006 15:05:54 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2006/01/interfacing/#comment-1665 [...] Over on Aelon.net, Plagiarize, recently picked up his Xbox 360, and wrote an amazing article on his experiences so far with the machine. Getting the 360 home for the first time, I must admit to a little paranoia. Checking the car hadn’t been tailed to the grocery store we stopped off on the way… the people at EB hadn’t helped with their comments to people in the store that what I left with ‘didn’t exist’… [...] […] Over on Aelon.net, Plagiarize, recently picked up his Xbox 360, and wrote an amazing article on his experiences so far with the machine. Getting the 360 home for the first time, I must admit to a little paranoia. Checking the car hadn’t been tailed to the grocery store we stopped off on the way… the people at EB hadn’t helped with their comments to people in the store that what I left with ‘didn’t exist’… […]

]]> by: Holliday http://www.aelon.net/2006/01/interfacing/#comment-1650 Sun, 01 Jan 2006 21:59:38 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2006/01/interfacing/#comment-1650 Ha! No less than 24 hours after I post that message I have actually gotten an Xbox 360. Wal-mart got a rather large shipment in last night and I got one of the last 3. I have Perfect Dark Zero and Xbox Live Gold so I am all up for some online gaming. Again my Xbox Live handle is DrNash, what is yours Plag? Ha! No less than 24 hours after I post that message I have actually gotten an Xbox 360. Wal-mart got a rather large shipment in last night and I got one of the last 3. I have Perfect Dark Zero and Xbox Live Gold so I am all up for some online gaming. Again my Xbox Live handle is DrNash, what is yours Plag?

]]> by: Plagiarize http://www.aelon.net/2006/01/interfacing/#comment-1648 Sun, 01 Jan 2006 17:11:12 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2006/01/interfacing/#comment-1648 well, till there's an obvious performance/graphics advantage till the PC version, i'll probably be buying everything but FPS for the 360 (though i must say i'm getting more and more used to the joypad... it still hurts my enjoyment of a FPS a lot). i'm not someone forced to make one decision on a console, so i've not really gotten into the 360 vs PS3 thing. i'm sure that the PS3 will reach a stage where there's enough games out and enough games coming that i feel it's worth the price. how long it takes until that happens depends on the price and the games really. somehow though, i don't think the x-box 360 will have as small a selection of games as the mac does :) well, till there’s an obvious performance/graphics advantage till the PC version, i’ll probably be buying everything but FPS for the 360 (though i must say i’m getting more and more used to the joypad… it still hurts my enjoyment of a FPS a lot). i’m not someone forced to make one decision on a console, so i’ve not really gotten into the 360 vs PS3 thing. i’m sure that the PS3 will reach a stage where there’s enough games out and enough games coming that i feel it’s worth the price. how long it takes until that happens depends on the price and the games really.

somehow though, i don’t think the x-box 360 will have as small a selection of games as the mac does :)

]]> by: Cyrris http://www.aelon.net/2006/01/interfacing/#comment-1640 Sun, 01 Jan 2006 06:47:03 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2006/01/interfacing/#comment-1640 I have to agree with Head881, that your post alone has made me a good lot more interested in this console - though it's not out Down Under for a while yet. That said, although we have ADSL and a wireless network, 1gig demo downloads would be a pain because our speed is only 0.5Mbits. Until 16-24Mbit ADSL2+ is enabled in our area (maybe not for a year or two), we'll probably be stuck there. I have to agree with Head881, that your post alone has made me a good lot more interested in this console - though it’s not out Down Under for a while yet.

That said, although we have ADSL and a wireless network, 1gig demo downloads would be a pain because our speed is only 0.5Mbits. Until 16-24Mbit ADSL2+ is enabled in our area (maybe not for a year or two), we’ll probably be stuck there.

]]> by: Holliday http://www.aelon.net/2006/01/interfacing/#comment-1638 Sat, 31 Dec 2005 18:47:33 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2006/01/interfacing/#comment-1638 Since I cannot make it more than a few days without trying to buy new tech I am already on the "buying" list for a Xbox 360. Sadly I have no preorder. I've already been scammed out of $400 on Ebay but if I saw it in a store tomorrow I would buy it instantly. A large factor in this is I just got a 32inch HDTV that is just amazing. After seeing how Socom II and Burnout 3 look with progressive scan mode (these are PS2 games!) I am even more pumped to see the Xbox 360 here. I will get it as soon as I can, for now I just have to play all my PC games on this massive screen, woe is me. Oh and I am quite pleased that microsoft has finally realized "its like a PC" is a GOOD thing for the Xbox. It is like a PC without all the issues that scare consumer Joe away from PC gaming. No hardware worries, no patch problems, instant game play, full functionality. This throws the 360 in a perfect situation where a hardcore gamer/PC user will still want it because the console does not feel "limited" by being a console. I know I want it :D I cannot wait till it gets some REALLY solid titles. I will still be buying Oblivion on the PC (you'd be a fool to pass up TES Construction Set and mods). However, there are some things consoles just do better. Whenever I do get it Plagiarize, my Xbox live gamercard is DrNash. Since I cannot make it more than a few days without trying to buy new tech I am already on the “buying” list for a Xbox 360. Sadly I have no preorder. I’ve already been scammed out of $400 on Ebay but if I saw it in a store tomorrow I would buy it instantly.

A large factor in this is I just got a 32inch HDTV that is just amazing. After seeing how Socom II and Burnout 3 look with progressive scan mode (these are PS2 games!) I am even more pumped to see the Xbox 360 here.

I will get it as soon as I can, for now I just have to play all my PC games on this massive screen, woe is me.

Oh and I am quite pleased that microsoft has finally realized “its like a PC” is a GOOD thing for the Xbox. It is like a PC without all the issues that scare consumer Joe away from PC gaming. No hardware worries, no patch problems, instant game play, full functionality. This throws the 360 in a perfect situation where a hardcore gamer/PC user will still want it because the console does not feel “limited” by being a console. I know I want it :D

I cannot wait till it gets some REALLY solid titles. I will still be buying Oblivion on the PC (you’d be a fool to pass up TES Construction Set and mods). However, there are some things consoles just do better. Whenever I do get it Plagiarize, my Xbox live gamercard is DrNash.

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