"The solution to Microsoft’s Red Ring of Death is here. As promised by Microsoft, the new Xbox 360 Slim that is now available in retail stores nationwide accomplishes two things: a sleek design and a good ventilation system that eliminates all of the issues that cause the Red Ring of Death. Debuted during the Microsoft Media Briefing in Los Angeles, the Xbox 360 Slim is an improved system that has a lot of features for the low price of $299.99. For gamers who already have an Xbox 360, is buying an Xbox 360 S “Slim” a worthy purchase? Does it completely eliminate the RRoD? The facts are now revealed here." - JPS
The Xbox brand has done a lot of good over the years, but their various blunders are pretty wild to look back on in their magnitude.
Ironically number 9 can save them at this point (releasing games on multiple platforms)
Phil Spencer is the worst that has happened to Xbox.
They built a respectable brand up to Xbox one. Then this guy took over and things became a joke
Really good video.
I remember the days with RRoD was big news on here, N4G.
Microsoft had it turbulence number of years.
Looking at the success of Sea of Thieves despite being 6 years old, time to release Halo, Forza horizon 4 & 5 on PS5. It'll help their revenue
I found this video painful to watch. Can someone list them out?
Top 10 for me from are:
1. 2013 reveal presentation
2. Bundling Kinect 2 with Xbox One
3. RRoD or why rushing to market with hardware is always a bad idea.
4. Buying studios only to close them.
5. Ads on the Home Screen
6. Letting Halo die.
7. Letting Geard of War die.
8. Every console name
9. Charging for Xbox Live on Xbox 360 when Sony let PS3 players play online for free.
10. Cancelling release of OG Xbox games after the Xbox 360 launched.
Microsoft recently revealed its plans to incorporate Copilot directly into video games, with Minecraft being the first showcased example.
F*** AI
"Hey Copilot, what's a good meme to prove I dislike AI".... https://giphy.com/clips/sou...
Two trillion dollar company that just can't wait to put as many people possible out of work as fast as possible.
It feels like every single thing they do is making gaming worse and destroying the industry.
Why all the hate? Im actually excited about this! Always wanted this kind of immersion, and an AI companion with me all the time helping me out knowing the status of my skills/inventory/progress and giving me tips on the best approach or how to craft something specific is game changing for the industry.
Hate all you want about AI, but this is just the start and I can see the potential already. You wont be complaining in the next 5-10 years about this, but rather complain if a game hasn’t implemented it.
Microsoft's Activision subsidiary announced today that it is opening a new game development studio to take advantage of the huge talent pool growing in Poland. It'll be the second Activision studio based in the region, joining Infinity Ward Krakow, although this studio is, in fact, not working on Call of Duty.
Sounds reasonable.
Worth it if you don't have a 360. If you do, think twice
I was thinking of getting this anyway but wasn't because my ps3 wasn't going fast on the internet side while using wifi and wasn't sure about buying the 360 S all because if I'm not using the wifi and using the cable I could just get a 360 since I still have my HDD but Imma go with the 360 S seeing as how my PS3 is getting old anyway and it needs a trade and upgrade.
I love it. Those of you with regular XBox 360's should really consider this. It's so much quieter. You can install more games, music, movies. It doesn't get hot at all to be honest. Wireless N is the fastest you can get and it to me feels like your direct connected to the router. I run the same 4 bar on MW2 with it wireless as I do with it hooked up. I ran a few tests like this. Also I actually got host MORE often with it wireless on Gears Of War 2.
With the deals Gamestop and places are offering right now, why not upgrade? I mean for that old ratty 360 you can get half the price off the new one or more!
I had to win a Gamestop lottery to get the chance to buy mine, but you need to play it to see the differences, it's amazing. Love it.
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@mrv321
I never had problems with it. My HDD was a bit small, I only had a 20 and a 60 gig HDD, I stream a lot of content through my 360 and I sometimes like to save movies and music to the HDD, it made it difficult. I never really used wireless because it lags really bad, as evident with the PS3, you might as well not play online if your forced to play that wireless.
It's just time for the upgrade. Instead of taking away items, we actually got more items into the machine. More USB ports, Larger HDD, Wireless N, smaller box, less noise. It's worth it for sure.
I never bought the PS3 slim because it Only takes away Everything, USB ports, Flash Drives, Backwards Compatibility etc.. and from what I've read it really heats up. The PS3 fat seems to run hot anyway, but I played MW2 for a good 4 hours straight yesterday on my new 360 and it wasn't even warm.
Take it for what it's worth, but it's worth it if you ask me.