Seems Microsoft needed some way of getting people to upgrade to the 120Gb HDD for the X360, so they've introduced downloads of classic original XBox games (Halo, Fable, etc) for those who can't find the discs in the stores. As Halo weighs in at about 2.5Gb, the bog-standard 20Gb HDD (which has about 7-8Gb already used when shipped) is looking smaller all the time, but - hey - y'know what Microsoft could really do to encourage sales? Make the fucking price sensible. Seriously, do they imagine people don't KNOW what a HDD costs these days? And I ain't buying that "oh, it's a laptop drive, they're always more expensive!" bollocks. They're not that much more expensive. I actually saw someone try to get away with saying it's because 120Gb isn't a standard size - so make it a 100Gb or 160Gb, FFS! In other news, I'm in a mood.
It's too soon for "classics". Let the shit get 10 years or two systems old before pulling the "classics", shit. Hell, they waited 20 years to officially consider Pac-Man arcade cabinets "antique". Pac-Man earned that shit. Now Xbox has "classics"?? Mothafucka!!
Not to deflate your point, but 'classics' has always been a bastardized term in the gaming industry. Basically, if a game sells over a million units they repackage it with that consoles version of 'classics' (Nintendo: Player's Choice, PS: Greatest Hits, Xbox: Platinum Hits) and sell it for a set low price (generally $20). In this case, these classics that Microsoft is releasing are based on some of their highest grossing games from the original Xbox.
The truly sensible thing to do would be to find a way to use any format of hard drive with a 360, if one were so tech inclined. The 360 hard drives are lightning fast though, I've noticed that it can access data faster than any comp hard drive I've been privy to.
True, having a couple of USB ports on the back of the box is a bit pointless if you can't hook up a 400Gb external drive (like the one I just bought for £50, Microsoft!!!) and watch it go. Does anyone know if XSATA or XPorter allow the XBox to run stuff stored on the machine the HDD is connected to? Or do they just let you back up the XBox files and swap out?
I was looking at Psychonauts the other night. It's tempting to download it, but I think it's close to 4GB. I regularly download from Steam and Direct2Drive, but then I have a 500 GB HDD and another 300GB drive on my PC. Maybe if I ever get around to blowing money on the 120 GB HDD, but they're way to expensive. I'm not sure if you still have to be signed in to Xbox Live to play your arcade games after transferring your data like it used to be. It's still easy enough to pick up most of the "classics" from places like Gamestop.com, or just pick them up used on eBay or Amazon.com.
Is there any point in having the original Halo if you already have Halo 3? It's basically the same game with updated graphics.
I went with the Elite model at the outset, so I can't share in anyone's 20GB misery. No, you don't have to be signed in to Xbox Live to play the arcade games, at least none of the ones that I play have it as a recquirement to play them.
I bought it, then beat it completely (almost. Missed like 4 of those figment things in the race part only. Then one in the bull) in a week or two. Then I sold it.
Well, I meant when you transfer the data from one hard drive to the other and then recover your account. When the 120 GB models were first coming out and people were replacing their HDD, you had to sign in to Live to access Arcade afterward. Looks like that hasn't changed. Link
Guess I misunderstood, but that is a rather shitty problem to have to deal with. Their anti-piracy efforts seem to work, but end up making life more difficult for the honest user.
Halo 3 legendary edition, is ment to have all the Halo games cut scenes in the new game engine. Anyway seen a 2nd hand copy for £45 in gamestation.
