cactusmaac
04-14-2008, 07:08 AM
Finally got a 360 on Friday. Bought it for £220 from Blockbuster with Lost Odyssey as my free game. Also got Halo 3 and Crackdown.
First impressions: The graphics are amazing, definitely a big leap forward from PS2\XBox. Surprisingly there's not much visual difference between connecting it via HDMI to the Toshiba Regaza LCD and via composite cables to the 28-inch Samsung CRT.
I'm a little surprised by how noisy the machine gets when playing DVD games. Not noticeable once you get playing but has been cause for complaint when others are in the room. What's also annoying is the console being unable to play my older video files because the codecs are unsupported. Final peeve is having to sign out of your gaming session in order to get back into XBox Live. It really ought to be seamless. I'd also prefer it if you could import your email contacts list to find friends with a Gamertag.
Like the Marketplace stuff although the lack of TV and movie content for the UK is depressing. So is the price for rentals. Think I'll stick to torrenting TV shows and renting physical DVDs from Amazon.
Gaming content is great though. Love the demos - no more renting\buying and and putting the game back in the box after 20 minutes - and being able to trial and download old classics. I'm getting Rez HD, Speedball 2, Sonic the Hedgehog, Streets Of Rage 2 and Streetfighter 2. Selection could be wider but for now I've got plenty to play.
Mostly been playing Lost Odyssey and am loving it so far. Haven't enjoyed an RPG as much since FF7.
Gamertag is cactusmaac1. Couldn't retrieve old tag of cactusmaac since it wasn't recognising my billing info.
First impressions: The graphics are amazing, definitely a big leap forward from PS2\XBox. Surprisingly there's not much visual difference between connecting it via HDMI to the Toshiba Regaza LCD and via composite cables to the 28-inch Samsung CRT.
I'm a little surprised by how noisy the machine gets when playing DVD games. Not noticeable once you get playing but has been cause for complaint when others are in the room. What's also annoying is the console being unable to play my older video files because the codecs are unsupported. Final peeve is having to sign out of your gaming session in order to get back into XBox Live. It really ought to be seamless. I'd also prefer it if you could import your email contacts list to find friends with a Gamertag.
Like the Marketplace stuff although the lack of TV and movie content for the UK is depressing. So is the price for rentals. Think I'll stick to torrenting TV shows and renting physical DVDs from Amazon.
Gaming content is great though. Love the demos - no more renting\buying and and putting the game back in the box after 20 minutes - and being able to trial and download old classics. I'm getting Rez HD, Speedball 2, Sonic the Hedgehog, Streets Of Rage 2 and Streetfighter 2. Selection could be wider but for now I've got plenty to play.
Mostly been playing Lost Odyssey and am loving it so far. Haven't enjoyed an RPG as much since FF7.
Gamertag is cactusmaac1. Couldn't retrieve old tag of cactusmaac since it wasn't recognising my billing info.