condemned does not suck...it's one of my favorite games right now for any console...

it's one of the few games that you actually get kind of scared playing because the guys come out of nowhere and just rip a pipe or rebar off the wall and bust you in the face with it...

watch these videos http://media.xbox360.ign.com/media/728/728997/vids_1.html

12/19/2005 3:52:47 PM

PGR rocks! i love the added interior cockpit view....best way to drive...IMO.

also i have no problems with the EA games. FIFA 06 is by far my favorite on xbox and if its exactly the same on 360 gameplay then i'll love it. Only reason i don't have it for xbox anymore is cause i don't have an xbox anymore.

12/19/2005 4:21:32 PM

Quote :

"I read the developers of King Kong were like play this game on other consoles because it looked terrible on 360."

Quit making shit up in every damn 360 thread.

12/20/2005 1:09:54 AM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4525318.stm

12/20/2005 1:16:41 AM

so ubisoft's stupidity is at the hands of the 360?

Quote :

"It did not occur to them that there would be a problem with standard televisions, which are what most people use to play console games. "

Fucking French.


[Edited on December 20, 2005 at 7:51 AM. Reason : .]

12/20/2005 7:49:48 AM

ubisoft created Eternal Darkness. they are forgiven.

12/20/2005 10:22:42 AM

i read the preview for MLB 2K6 on XBOX 360 somewhere....I think it was an interview from IGN...but anyway, it sounds like that will be the first sports title to be really packed with features. Supposedly the crowd will react to players jumping in after foul balls and homeruns, and will try and catch balls hit into the seats...which sounds cool.


I believe I'll wait until february to buy the 360 unless i get a real good deal

12/20/2005 10:33:24 AM

"a good deal"

More like

"find one somewhere"

12/20/2005 11:58:23 AM

many ppl are reporting finding them locally and thats just on this forum. didnt someone say best buy might get another shipment before xmas as well?

12/20/2005 12:27:53 PM

They are supposed to get some tomorrow, I believe.

12/20/2005 12:59:03 PM

Hell yeah Eternal Darkness was awesome. I didn't know that it was an Ubisoft production though.

V It's out already. I already played through it all the way and loved every second of it.

[Edited on December 20, 2005 at 1:16 PM. Reason : ]

12/20/2005 1:03:02 PM

Prince of Persia is also a Ubisoft production.

Prince of Persia: Two Thrones is coming out this month, I believe.

12/20/2005 1:03:47 PM

I bet Sony is all like

DURK DURKA JIHAD....ahh shit.

12/20/2005 2:05:24 PM

Quote :

"didnt someone say best buy might get another shipment before xmas as well?"

Best Buy's last shipment was the one on the 18th...and you couldn't just walk in and get one...I waited from 12:15am until 8am and I was 17th in Burlington...they only had 24...people were selling their spots to get one for $200...so you will not be able to walk in and just get one...if anyone gets anymore before christmas (which they won't)...you'll have to be out there multiple hours early to get in line for a ticket to get one...

12/20/2005 4:00:37 PM

I mean seriously.

You guys are going to feel mighty stupid in like 1 month.

12/20/2005 4:03:50 PM

Circuit City has a whole bunch that they just got during a surpirse shipment today.

the catch is if you get a prem. it will cost you over $600 because circuit shitty is not selling them without a service plan. might i had a bloated service plan, because nothing that costs $400 has a $200 service plan. That is also why they still have a bunch, a lot of people are refusing to buy them so circuit city is refusing to sell them the xbox without the plan.

translation. circuit shitty is pocketing $150 and $50 goes towards the service plan.

12/20/2005 4:14:56 PM

Hey Moody...that is untrue...check with your bestbuy daily cause most will get some more in before christmas but it is not on a specific day. Best bet would be on friday morning. Just a heads up

12/20/2005 4:15:22 PM

Quote :

"You guys are going to feel mighty stupid in like 1 month."

12/20/2005 4:20:09 PM

Is that not illegal forcing someone to buy something that does not come pre packaged like the service plan on the 360? I think bestbuy is being sued on the westcoast for doing that out there so thats why bestbuy does not do that anymore

12/20/2005 4:20:25 PM

Quote :

"Is that not illegal forcing someone to buy something that does not come pre packaged like the service plan on the 360?"

what the hell - people are such babies... CC is not FORCING you to do ANYTHING!!! just don't buy it - how the hell can you sue a private entity for offering something for sale????

The only possible grounds for a lawsuit is if the manufacturer has a deal with CC, then the manufacturer can sue them. but damn if a customer has any say at all in the matter beyond a simple boycott.

12/20/2005 4:35:36 PM

I don't think they are techinically price gouging on the Xbox since their warranty price is absolutely the same on the 360 as it is on something else. Honestly, what they're doing is no different then thousands of people on ebay, selling the xbox 360 for +150 or more price except CC offers a warranty.

They MAY get into trouble with Microsoft and MS may decide not to give them anymore shipments.

12/20/2005 4:54:53 PM

My warranty for a $2,600 laptop was $400 for 3 years.

They better be making you buy something like a 17 year warranty for the 360.

12/20/2005 4:59:28 PM

We could buy a system in protest, break it, return it, get another one, break that, and return it again and thus fullfilling our dollar value of warranty at CC's expense.

12/20/2005 5:01:09 PM

Quote :

"Hey Moody...that is untrue...check with your bestbuy daily cause most will get some more in before christmas but it is not on a specific day."

the manager who handed me my ticket at 7:40am in burlington said "this is our last shipment before christmas" to several people who didn't have a ticket...i don't think he would make that up when the allure of getting one is bringing people to the stores...so i'm guessing you're wrong actually...

think about it...the sunday flyer said We have XBOX360 units! when really they were all gone by 2am when 24 people were lined up outside (and much earlier in Greensboro)...if they say they might have some they will have at least 200 more walkins per day...then when they find out they can't get one they will settle for something else...

it's common marketing...don't rule out the possibility even if there isn't a possibility to increase potential customers...that's what best buy is doing...

12/20/2005 5:10:23 PM

Quote :

"the manager who handed me my ticket at 7:40am in burlington said "this is our last shipment before christmas" to several people who didn't have a ticket...i don't think he would make that up when the allure of getting one is bringing people to the stores...so i'm guessing you're wrong actually... "

That was the case on sunday....they did not know they were getting anymore on sunday after that shipment. But inventory changes daily and I garuntee you that almost every bestbuy will have more xboxs before christmas

12/20/2005 5:51:29 PM

Quote :

"I don't think they are techinically price gouging on the Xbox since their warranty price is absolutely the same on the 360 as it is on something else."

price for console 'extended warranties' are $50 not $200. Maybe on a laptop it will be $200 or more, but not on a console.

12/20/2005 6:23:38 PM

Quote :

"I garuntee you that almost every bestbuy will have more xboxs before christmas"

let's make a wager on it then...christmas is sunday ya know

12/20/2005 7:22:34 PM

I already made an open invitation in a couple of threads here right after the 360s came out that I would bet anyone on here the price of a 360 that you wouldn't be able to casually walk into a store and pick one up until after christmas.

Sadly no one else has the balls to put their money where their big mouth is. But yet they still won't stop making dumbass predictions about it.

12/20/2005 7:32:02 PM

I didn't say you would be able to casually walk into a store and buy one...I said that there would be more available before christmas. More available doesn't mean everyone will get one...it means 20 or so more people per bestbuy....not like 200

12/20/2005 7:57:38 PM

Quote :

"let's make a wager on it then...christmas is sunday ya know "

What are you trying to wager and what garuntee do I have that I get what I win

12/20/2005 8:02:05 PM

Quote :

"In order to combat the circulation of incorrect information, Microsoft’s Major Nelson has confirmed, via his blog, that the Xbox retail team is sticking to a weekly replenishment strategy. However, the Major can’t speak for specific retail outlets. That is, despite weekly shipments from MS, retailers that accepted pre-orders might still be backed up until next year. "

December 18 + 1 week(=7days) = December 25 = Christmas /= before Christmas

Let's make a bet on another shipment of Xbox360's before Christmas...

http://xbox.clambert.org/

[Edited on December 20, 2005 at 8:16 PM. Reason : durr]

12/20/2005 8:10:24 PM

So I can't spell, who gives a shit

Did you mean do more research before you try and make a bet?

http://xbox-scene.com/

Quote :

"According to the flier, the 360s will arrive sometime this week (we heard Dec. 22) and will be put on sale the day after it arrives. Store managers have been warned not to put out any signs and not to hold the inventory any longer than necessary to staff adequately for the sale. On the day of the sale the manager on duty has to do door duty. He or she has to ask every customer as them come in "What brings you in today?" at which point if the customer replies "The Xbox 360" they get a ticket to the fabled land of high def gaming. What? No secret handshake? Once you get the ticket an employee walks you to the "controlled sales area" where the employee will try to get you to buy everything in the store. "

12/20/2005 8:25:01 PM

Quote :

"In the US, BestBuy's as yet unreleased flyer has been circulate, and according to http://www.kotaku.com..."

their grammar is as bad as yours and you believe that posted from a random user? it's from a leak and gossip site...

Quote :

"A poster on the official Xbox forums has uploaded what looks to be an authentic Best Buy Retail Insider flier verifying the coming of a third Xbox 360 shipment to the national retailer. (We first mentioned this on Sunday.) According to the flier, the 360s will arrive sometime this week (we heard Dec. 22) and will be put on sale the day after it arrives. Store managers have been warned not to put out any signs and not to hold the inventory any longer than necessary to staff adequately for the sale. On the day of the sale the manager on duty has to do door duty. He or she has to ask every customer as them come in “What brings you in today?” at which point if the customer replies “The Xbox 360” they get a ticket to the fabled land of high def gaming. What? No secret handshake? Once you get the ticket an employee walks you to the “controlled sales area” where the employee will try to get you to buy everything in the store. Best Buy corporate says there will be absolutely no rainchecks, no holds, no wait lists, no lines and absolutely no employee sales until after Jan. 1. (That’s on and off-duty employees bucko) It sounds like Best Buy is finally starting to get it’s collective shit together. Now lets hope they have enough 360s on hand to avoid riots."

some of that is believable, but that still isn't a new shipment...it's just random xbox's floating around...if it was 20 or so per best buy it would be advertised like the Dec. 18th second shipment..if that was official it wouldn't be plagued with grammatical errors...hopefully...

hopefully there will be more though...xbox live needs more people

[Edited on December 20, 2005 at 8:39 PM. Reason : /]

12/20/2005 8:37:36 PM

They can't advertise something that just anounced throughtout bestbuy stores. And you may think that they have bad grammer but most of that is word for word what they told the stores. That post may be from a random user but it is correct. Just trying to let people that want one know that more will be available this week

12/20/2005 8:40:06 PM

Quote :

"no employee sales until after Jan. 1"

haha, i'm asumming they just mean for these 'random secret' drops, cause half the line saturday night/ sunday morning was BB employees

12/20/2005 9:46:08 PM

Quote :

"Sadly no one else has the balls to put their money where their big mouth is. But yet they still won't stop making dumbass predictions about it."

I've got better shit to do than drive to BFE and take a picture of something I don't want.

Its pathetic that you're sitting over there stroking yourself "I'm right, look I'm smarter than everyone else" over a fucking game console.

In the eternal words of Captain Jack Sparrow,
"We got to find you a girl mate"

12/20/2005 10:08:26 PM

^no offense, but if you could find readily available xbox 360s i find it hard to believe that you wouldn't be turning them into profit through online sales...

12/20/2005 10:10:57 PM

I make plenty of money with my career that takes up more than 75% of my time.

That other 25% I would rather not be some Xbox 360 Whore.

While I have no problem with people gouging money out of ignorant fuck heads on Ebay, I prefer not to participate in it myself.

12/20/2005 10:13:14 PM

^agreed, which is why i kept mine, but i find it hard to believe that there are xbox 360s just sitting around in any store...that's all i meant

12/20/2005 10:16:27 PM

I don't think there are.

but in some backwards-ass parts of hillbillyfuck new mexico, I guarantee theres one sitting around somewhere.

I just don't have the fucking gumption, nor the will, to go find one.

12/20/2005 10:17:40 PM

What a potty mouth you have, kid

12/20/2005 11:11:02 PM

i thought you said your mom saw a few during opening week at walmart or some shit. thats casually walking in.

12/20/2005 11:22:17 PM

Quote :

"I don't think there are. but in some backwards-ass parts of hillbillyfuck new mexico, I guarantee theres one sitting around somewhere. I just don't have the fucking gumption, nor the will, to go find one. "

Then motherfucking prove it you god damned cocksucker.

I've already called bullshit on you once when you claimed that your mom found some in Bumpkin, MD. I called the store that you said she saw some at and they litterally laughed at me when I asked if they have some.

If you're so sure that they have some in "hillbillyfuck new mexico", then why don't you get on the phone to some stores there and start asking around. I've already wagered $400 that you are wrong, so you can't claim that it's not worth your time to make a few phone calls. I'll consider your side of the bet won if you can name me a store that I can call up and ask "Do you have any xbox 360s" and they say yes. No photographic evidence required, no need to get up off your ass.

Maybe I am sitting here stroking off because I'm right, but at least that means that I am right, so what does that make you, assclown?

So basically Maugan, I'm gonna need you to put the fuck up, or shut the fuck up.

12/21/2005 12:55:04 AM

haha...pwnt

12/21/2005 12:56:08 AM

^^Reminds me of that Sierra Mist commercial. "You wrote your name on the Sierra Mist!?!?"

You called the store in Maryland!?!? Man. I knew the internet was the breeding ground of people trying to prove people wrong on anything and everything but that really takes it to a new level. Then again if he was claiming to win your "bet" it makes sense that you would go to so much trouble.

About the service plans... Back in the day of the original xbox palces like EB games were requiring the purchase of an extra controller and 3 games before they would grant you the privilege of buying a system. Then again that was stuff that you could use and would probably get anyway. They would probably screw you over if it ever came to actually trying to use the service plan.

12/21/2005 7:29:42 AM

NERD FIGHT

12/21/2005 7:37:26 AM

^^I have a cell phone plan with free long distance and so many rollover minutes I could talk until the end of next year if I wanted. It took me 30 seconds to look up the number and another 30 to make the call. What's the big deal?

12/21/2005 7:45:49 AM

Takes 30 seconds to find a sharpie and 10 seconds to write a name on the side of a bottle

12/21/2005 7:50:47 AM

i just heard it would be monday for best buy.

12/21/2005 9:38:07 AM

if you want one before xmas go to circuitcity.com right now and order one. Its webonly. if you want it before xmas it was cost ya 50 bucks express air but you will have it tommorow. for 24 bucks you will have it 23-27. and for free it will arrive 27th through the 7th of Jan I think. It shows up as a bundled package but you can remove the game and memory unity if you want. you can get the premium system and a wiresless control for 480 with tax I think.
walmart has something online too but i didn't look to see when it would arrive......

BTW how much credit will EB games give you for the regular xbox itself. im guessin it would better to take it to ebay instead?? or what about on here???

12/21/2005 10:06:01 AM