Joined: Nov 17, 2004 Posts: 5222 Location: Tennessee, USA
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:52 pm Post subject: WebTV
I was reading that the basic edition of Xbox 360, the version without the hard drive will not have backwards compatibility, while the "premium" version with the hard drive will ship with Microsoft's WebTV functionality built-in. This would mean that one can not play old games without the hard drive since one would need to download "shims" (I hope that phrase doesn't catch on) and save them to the HDD. Secondly, do you think that M$ will only allow web surfing via that WEBTV crap? If so, I see the first hack will be needed to unlock the browser to use an existing LAN/DSL/Cable hookup without the need for any WebTV. _________________ http://twitter.com/HQ_Shark2th
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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 9:08 pm Post subject:
I hope you will be able to open up the removable hdd and whack in a bigger drive.
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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 9:12 pm Post subject:
Again, rumor has it that the drive is going to spin the opposite direction that all other drives spin. If so, upgrading would have to be via a clone of some kind I presume. _________________ http://twitter.com/HQ_Shark2th
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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 9:42 pm Post subject:
*sigh* Ohh Bill Gates we will Mod your Xbox 360 just like the Xbox so make it easier for us please and use normal HDD's!
Joined: Feb 21, 2005 Posts: 614 Location: Nebraska
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 10:31 pm Post subject:
actully!
As some of you know, i work at a game stop- we are taking pre-orders for the 360 (we now have a price of $299.99) and it will come with a 20 gig hard drive, we are also taking pre-orders for a 40 gig, thats it on hard drives.
But if what Shark2th says is true (web tV) it wouldent be that hard to hack out of the browser- perhaps even make some sort of "file manage" sys out of it. allowing us to see the insides of the box..hehe...
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Joined: Nov 17, 2004 Posts: 5222 Location: Tennessee, USA
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 1:53 pm Post subject:
Loki77 wrote:
i work at a game stop- we are taking pre-orders for the 360
So you're going to hold some back for those of us that are so dear to your heart and guarantee that if we want one of the first Xbox360's, we don't need to wait?
Ol' friend, pal, buddy _________________ http://twitter.com/HQ_Shark2th
Joined: Nov 17, 2004 Posts: 5222 Location: Tennessee, USA
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 9:32 pm Post subject:
Has anyone else heard anything more about the Webtv on the 360?
Also, anyone able to confirm (or deny) the rumors of the hard drive spinning the opposite direction of a normal hard drive? I have wondered if that would matter in the end anyway depending on how the data is read I guess. I just can't understand what the idea would be of a drive that spins the wrong way (so to speak). Swap out protection?? _________________ http://twitter.com/HQ_Shark2th
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 6:26 am Post subject:
Yeah it would be swap out protection. Gamecube used the same with there disks!
Thanks
XboxXXX
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 1:38 pm Post subject:
XboxXXX wrote:
Gamecube used the same with there disks!
No sh*t. I didn't know that. Huh... so does the disk spin the opposite of other machines XboxXXX? I know that they made the disks really really small but I didn't know that they reverse burnt the info. _________________ http://twitter.com/HQ_Shark2th
connor2k Xbox-HQ Elite Member
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Joined: Oct 01, 2003 Posts: 489 Location: Kansas City KS
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 2:50 pm Post subject:
The revers spin would be crazy shit. But I am sure Team Xecuter will have it "fixed" in no time. _________________ "Modding the world, one xbox at a time"
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Joined: Oct 09, 2004 Posts: 1873 Location: Hampshire, UK
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 3:10 pm Post subject:
Thats right the discs spin in the other direction but with the use of a modchip I think it fixes it. Never modded my bros gamecube, to much hassle buying new case and modchip (new case so that you can fit in normal discs!!) Plus most games are shit apart from party games (Mario Party 8001 or whatever there up to and Super monkey Ball.)
Joined: Mar 12, 2005 Posts: 1887 Location: Orlando/West Palm Beach, FL USA
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 3:29 pm Post subject:
connor2k wrote:
The revers spin would be crazy shit. But I am sure Team Xecuter will have it "fixed" in no time.
For sure...no one BUT Team Xecuter will do it...NO ONE. Especially xOdus _________________ XBOX v1.6
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connor2k Xbox-HQ Elite Member
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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 3:34 pm Post subject:
Damn shortacid
Anyway, been meaning to ask you, how you like the X3.
What is significantly different about it and the X2.3? _________________ "Modding the world, one xbox at a time"
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