Pirkel
Fledgling Freddie
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So the moment has finally arrived. I worked as a gamejournalist for a couple of years and as a result of that the last couple of years I have always had all mainstream game consoles. But when the Xbox 360 was released I actually didn't pick up my preordered box... I'm still not sure why not but it just didn't feel right.
But lately it started itching again. As a result I've surfed around a bit and found two very distinct sides to the story. Apparantly you either love it, or you hate it. People say there aren't enough games. Other people say that the games that ARE there make up for that. People say the thing breaks very easily. Other people say that the xbox 360 only had 2% of it's releaseday units defective (which is amazing, the playstations were both well over 15%).
So my first question is: Did you have any problems with your Xbox 360? Did it break and if so how long did it take to get fixed? And a subquestion is does it really get extremely hot and isn't there some 3rd party thing to cool it more effectively?
My second question is about languages. Does the console, like the xbox, and like every other console tbh, have a language setting? Meaning that even if I was to buy it in Germany I could tell it to speak bloody English to me?
My third question is really a "b" for question 2. Do the games have language options? I know for example in France most PC games don't. If you buy a game there it's going to be in French completely. And since most game companies don't bother putting language patches on their websites this has fucked me over more then once when I bought games on my holiday.
My fourth question is. How uber is Live? I've heard amazing stories about it. And I was a Live subscriber on my Xbox for a couple of years but it never really grabbed me.
And my last question is. If I buy the thing I'll probably buy 2 games with it. The first is Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (yaya I know it's not a 360 but a xbox title). But the second I haven't decided on yet. It's going to be either that Pingpong game, or Prey. Any suggestions?
But lately it started itching again. As a result I've surfed around a bit and found two very distinct sides to the story. Apparantly you either love it, or you hate it. People say there aren't enough games. Other people say that the games that ARE there make up for that. People say the thing breaks very easily. Other people say that the xbox 360 only had 2% of it's releaseday units defective (which is amazing, the playstations were both well over 15%).
So my first question is: Did you have any problems with your Xbox 360? Did it break and if so how long did it take to get fixed? And a subquestion is does it really get extremely hot and isn't there some 3rd party thing to cool it more effectively?
My second question is about languages. Does the console, like the xbox, and like every other console tbh, have a language setting? Meaning that even if I was to buy it in Germany I could tell it to speak bloody English to me?
My third question is really a "b" for question 2. Do the games have language options? I know for example in France most PC games don't. If you buy a game there it's going to be in French completely. And since most game companies don't bother putting language patches on their websites this has fucked me over more then once when I bought games on my holiday.
My fourth question is. How uber is Live? I've heard amazing stories about it. And I was a Live subscriber on my Xbox for a couple of years but it never really grabbed me.
And my last question is. If I buy the thing I'll probably buy 2 games with it. The first is Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (yaya I know it's not a 360 but a xbox title). But the second I haven't decided on yet. It's going to be either that Pingpong game, or Prey. Any suggestions?
