thinking of a 360

[nick filardi]

i'm thinking of getting the 20GB xbox 360. Any reason why i should get the one with the bigger harddrive? I can always upgrade right?

Also- is it wireless, or do i have to rig it up to my router?

Also- what are the must have games? xbox hasn't been on my radar at all. I know everyone loves halo, but i'm not that into it. I was thinking of picking up assassin's creed though. Anything come out in the last couple years that i just missed out on that i could get cheap?

[noble]

i'm thinking of getting the 20GB xbox 360. Any reason why i should get the one with the bigger harddrive? I can always upgrade right?

Also- is it wireless, or do i have to rig it up to my router?

Also- what are the must have games? xbox hasn't been on my radar at all. I know everyone loves halo, but i'm not that into it. I was thinking of picking up assassin's creed though. Anything come out in the last couple years that i just missed out on that i could get cheap?

Yes go get one right now.

However if you are a sucker for cheap affermation and goals then you can kiss your life goodbye once the achievement system sinks its hooks into you. I never knew something so meaningless as a score that keeps track of how well you do over every game you play over the life of the system could suck so much time out of your life, but there it is.


As for the Hard drive space, yes you can upgrade if you need to, but if you aren't planning on downloading a ton of movies and tv shows from live marketplace you aren't going to need it. I have a friend that has the large version and he still has 100gb free. I have the 20gb, and even though I have over 50 of the arcade titles downloaded, and a ton of add on tracks for the music games, and so on, I still have well over 8gb free on mine.

As for wireless, I know the older models didn't have it out of the box(not sure if the new ones do or not). The older models you had to buy some sort of add on to go wireless. I'm sure someone way more in the know than myself about the subject will speak up.


As for games you missed. Where to start(and yes I don't get the whole Halo thing either).

There has never been this many good games on a system almost ever. If they keep up the trend into the last half of the 360's life, then it will be the best gaming system ever. That's over the PS2, SNES, and Genesis IMO.

Here's a list of games you REALLY should play on the 360(I'm assuming you don't have a PS3 so you haven't played any of the now gen titles.)
I'll just put the list in no particular order, and if something catches your eye you can ask, or wiki it

Call of Duty 4
Mass Effect
Bioshock
Rock Band
Guitar Hero 2 and 3
Assassin's Creed
Virtua Fighter 5
Gears of War
Overlord
The Orange Box
Burnout Revenge
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Oblivion
Dirt
The Darkness
Crackdown
Splinter Cell Double Agent
Lost Planet
Saint's Row
Rainbow Six Vegas
Dead Rising
F.E.A.R.
Viva Pinata
Call of Duty 2
Lego Star Wars 2
Tomb Raider Legend
Condemned
EA Sports Fight Night Round 3
Prey
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 1 and 2

That should get you started

[nick filardi]

However if you are a sucker for cheap affermation and goals then you can kiss your life goodbye once the achievement system sinks its hooks into you. I never knew something so meaningless as a score that keeps track of how well you do over every game you play over the life of the system could suck so much time out of your life, but there it is.

thats what i'm afraid of! The achievements look like something I'll be instantly hooked on.

[Boss Hogg]

if you can get the halo edition
why
if you have an hdtv, this is basically an elite but for the price of a basic.
hdmi out
20gb hard drive

as for games
orange box
assasins creed
COD 4
Halo 3
Guitar hero 3 ( if not already for your wii)

[NVokes]

if you can get the halo edition
why
if you have an hdtv, this is basically an elite but for the price of a basic.
hdmi out
20gb hard drive

as for games
orange box
assasins creed
COD 4
Halo 3
Guitar hero 3 ( if not already for your wii)

orange box is a MUST!-PORTAL RULES! and HALF LIFE IS THE BEST EVER!

Halo is good storytelling/shooter action-and playing with your buds is cool

[Scott Wegener]

I've been thinking about a 360 also . . .mine. . .the muther fucking broken one. Grr! Its been 3 weeks and X-box STILL hasn't gotten a friggin' shipping box to me so I can send it in for repair.

Assholes.

I hear that the Halo-edition, as well as being a good value, does not have the "exploding motherboard" issue so common to earlier 360's.

I got mine 11 months ago and had to buy a wireless adapter. If you've got the ethernet cables handy you can just plug right in. Connection speed will be about twice as fast if you can.

Lost Planet
Gears of War
Ghost Recon_ Advanced Warrior 1 & 2
Orange Box (my favorite!)

[JABSEN]

yeah you should get one. Everyone else listed the games to get.

If you're looking for something cheap. Crackdown is really fun.

[M. Sean McManus]

My games:

Halo3
Call of Duty 4

What else do you need?

As for wireless-- it can be, but check to make sure your wireless router is supported before you buy the wireless adapter.

[Scott Wegener]

yeah you should get one. Everyone else listed the games to get.

If you're looking for something cheap. Crackdown is really fun.

Oh yeah Crackdown was a LOT of fun. Very little replay value though.

[M. Sean McManus]

Also-- I heard the same about Assassin's Creed. Great game at first, but then the replay is a little boring. Most everyone tells me just to rent that. We rented it for a few days and my son was finished with it in a day or so.