I'm very close to putting an order in for the Astro A40 w/ the Mixamp but I just have one question about them. If I'm not using the headphones do I need to disconnect them from the Xbox in order for sound to be passed to the TV since they use an optical toslink cable? I want to make sure I'm not needing to keep disconnecting and reconnecting cables every time I go to use them. Additionally I have a first generation Xbox which does not have the optical audio built into the box so I'd need to use...
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Was just chatting with the team about the most comfortable gaming controller and Aaron brought up how comfortable the shoulder buttons were on the Gamecube controller due to the contour they had. Had this issue when playing Skyrim this weekend and having the combat system tire my fingers out from repeated (shoulder) button mashing. So I'm wondering, the Xbox 360 has joystick accessories to get more accurate control, but has anyone created any shoulder accessories to make them more comfortable? If...
I currently have the new black Xbox 360, however, I also have the original Xbox 360 but the CD drive is not working. Any suggestions with what I can do with this piece of hardware?
I also have a halo edition Xbox 360 with the ring of death. I'm told that I can take the CD drive out and flash it so that it works with the white 360 but I don't know if it's within my ability to do all that. I hear the word flash and I start giving blank stares. Any thoughts?
I just bought Final Fantasy XIII (brand new) and when I inserted the disc into my Xbox 360, I kept getting a disc read error message. At other times, the Xbox would recognize the disc as a DVD. Sometimes it would load, but it would stay stuck on the Square Enix logo. So I decided to do some research and looked up the issue online and to my dismay I've found endless threads about this issue affecting users of both systems. When I first bought the game, it was for the PS3 and it played perfectly....
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I'm watching members of team gdgt play Call of Duty in the office right now and it reminded me of something I've been meaning to ask. What's your control scheme when playing first-person shooters?
For myself, I play with the Y-Axis inverted. You might say it's the video game equivalent of "natural scrolling."
When Qwikster was announced, video game rentals were one of the services that were promised (I think?) to the consumer. Will Netflix continue to work towards providing that service since they have decided not to split the company's services into two brands?
My brother recently complained that he received an email from Microsoft informing him that his copy of Halo: Reach would stop working on September 21, and that as consolation, he would receive a code to download a free Games on Demand copy. Though he didn't say, it's most likely that he has one of the special free discs they gave out to some users to test a recent security update. The update issued on the 21st for Halo: Reach now makes it impossible for those users to get online with the disc....
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Michael Wolf asks an interesting question over at GigaOM: "Should Microsoft introduce a disc-less 360?" http://gigaom.com/2011/07/22/should-microsoft-intr... I think he's right that Microsoft would like to get the Xbox 360 to a $99 price point. Besides helping them keep sales of the aging console up -- it's been almost six years since was first introduced -- it'd also help position the 360 as an entertainment device that's competitive with the Roku and Apple TV. Wolf suggest...
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The balance seems to have so horribly distorted that I find myself winning more matches than ever with Blanka against certain characters and finding it nearly impossible to beat even mediocre players who use certain other characters. It's finally gotten irritating enough that I switched to just looking for Super matches instead of AE matches the last time I played. Are others feeling the same way? Are there some simple changes that if I just knew about them I'd get back to a consistent level of...
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- Preferably 720p or higher UPDATE: - My 360 is currently using HDMI, and I would like to maintain that if possible. Can the 360 output on both HDMI and Component if I went the route of the Hauppage HD PVR, as they are different interfaces on the back of the unit? This would also allow me to not need to keep the Hauppage powered on every time I went to use the 360. Thanks!
I'm looking to replace my Linksys Wireless B Ethernet Bridge with something that supports 802.11N for my Xbox 360. I'd like it to support WPA / WPA2 and was aiming between $40-$60 if possible. I want something more general than the XBOX 360 Wi-Fi adapter so I'm not limited to just the console should I need to use it for something else. Any help is welcome.
How do I configure an Airport Extreme with an Xbox 360 (with Linksys WiFi game adapter)? I had it setup and the router crashed and I can't seem to get it working again. I followed some instructions online the first time, but I can't seem to find them again.
The Xbox 360 is Microsoft's second gaming console to come out on the consumer market. It was released a full year ahead of its competition which allowed it to obtain a wide consumer base prior to the release of both the Nintendo Wii and Playstation 3. Microsoft offered an external HD-DVD drive for movies, which was discontinued when HD DVD lost out to Blu-Ray. The 360 features award-winning titles such as Halo 3, Gears of War and Fable II. It is also the console of choice for FPS gamers with it's highly-acclaimed and well-liked controller form factor.
The Xbox 360
