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| Not All The Improvment For 360 Update Are For Looks | |
Not All The Improvment For 360 Update Are For Looks Published by: wes213 on Saturday, July 19, 2008
Tagged: Gaming, Xbox 360,
If you have an XBOX 360 (and i know you do if your reading this) then you will really want to read this one over and might find your self reading it twice like i had too, keep in mind it did say that no real source was given for this info so it would be best to keep this as a "we will see kind of thing"
According to Gamespot, Microsoft’s supposedly seen a 30 percent improvement in load times on games installed to the 360 hard drive, although no direct source is given. From the article:
"One of the not-so-cosmetic changes in the fall update will be the ability to let you play your games directly from the hard disk. The new feature will let users install all of the game content directly onto the hard drive to improve game load times. Microsoft reports that it has seen a 30 percent improvement in load times in internal testing. As an interesting data point, Microsoft went out of its way to tell a group of reporters that the full Devil May Cry 4 hard disk installation took roughly 10 minutes on the Xbox 360. The installation took twice as long when we conducted our own installation tests on the PlayStation 3. Another side benefit of having games installed on the hard disk is reduced noise, since the optical disc no longer needs to spin up. However, you will still need to have the game disc in your optical drive while you’re playing it, presumably as a piracy check."
I would say this is some of the biggest news i have seen in some time now, if it holds true.
News-Source: uk.gamespot.com |
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| Xbox Rock Band Instruments Work With New Guitar Hero | |
Xbox Rock Band Instruments Work With New Guitar HeroPublished by: forahobby on Friday, July 18, 2008
Tagged: Gaming, Hardware, Xbox 360,
LOS ANGELES -- Own Rock Band instruments on Xbox 360? They'll work with Guitar Hero World Tour.
At Activision's E3 press conference Tuesday, Guitar Hero director Brian Bright told the crowd that if they already owned guitar controllers and drum controllers from "previous games" on the Xbox 360, they'd work with Guitar Hero World Tour.
What Activision didn't say is how that will actually work, considering that Rock Band drums have four pad inputs and Guitar Hero World Tour has five.
UPDATE: Here's how it'll work. Speaking with Bright after the conference, I found out that the game's five-button drum track, shown above center, will be compressed down to four inputs if a Rock Band drum controller is inserted.
There's also a MIDI jack on the back of the drum kit, Bright said, which will allow gamers to play Guitar Hero with any electronic drum kit by simply plugging it into the controller. You can also hook up a second drum pedal if you want to play two bass drums.
News-Source: http://blog.wired.com
360-Hq Game Database: Guitar Hero: World Tour for Xbox 360 |
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| 50 Dollars Off Xbox 360 Elite | |
50 Dollars Off Xbox 360 ElitePublished by: wes213 on Monday, July 14, 2008
Tagged: Xbox 360,
If you just happen to be about 50 bucks shy of your new Xbox 360 Elite and just cant wait any more you might want to take a peek at amazon.com's latest deal on the Elite consoles.
I cant say if this a full time price now and will go as far as to guess it is not so be quick and scoop up this offer as fast as you can, with a fifty dollar savings you cant over look the 120 GB HDD.
News-Source: amazon.com |
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| GameStop Leak's Xbox 360 Price Drop | |
GameStop Leak's Xbox 360 Price DropPublished by: wes213 on Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Tagged: Xbox 360,
For any one out there that still doubts that the XBOX 360 will be getting a price cut it looks like our friends at Kotaku have put this one to bed with all the proof you could want or need.
 Kotaku said: "A GameStop employee has sent us cell pics of the internal announcement for the coming Xbox 360 Pro price drop announcement. They also included pics of the shelf art all of which will go on display on July 13, the day before E3 kicks off with Microsoft's press conference.
So, while still not official, it seem pretty clear that come Sunday you'll be able to pick up an Xbox 360 Pro (aka Premium) for a penny shy of $300."
With that said you have no reason to not pick up an XBOX 360 and get in the game.
News-Source: kotaku.com |
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| EasyCap USB 2.0 Video Adapter with Audio Review | |
EasyCap USB 2.0 Video Adapter with Audio ReviewPublished by: frozenfire12 on Friday, June 27, 2008
Tagged: Hardware, Media Center, Xbox 360,
EasyCap USB 2.0 Video Adapter with Audio Review
By Joel Kuntz (frozenfire12) 360-Hq.com
Supplier: USBfever.com
The guy's over at USBfever.com have recently given 360-Hq the opportunity to review their “EasyCap USB 2.0 Video Adapter with Audio” which can be used to capture video from composite or s-video sources, including the Xbox 360. To start the review I will first explain what exactly the EasyCap is.
If you are on the 360-Hq Homepage click read more to read the full review.
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| Team Xecuter's 360 RROD Fix Review | |
Team Xecuter's 360 RROD Fix ReviewPublished by: frozenfire12 on Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Tagged: Hardware, Xbox 360,
Team Xecuter’s "360 RROD Fix" Review
By Joel Kuntz (frozenfire12) www.360-Hq.com
Supplier: www.Divineo.com
The guy's over at www.Divineo.com have recently given 360-Hq the opportunity to review "Team Xecuter’s RROD Fix" which can be used to fix most Red Ring Of Death (RROD) errors for the Xbox 360. Our review and associated tutorial is based purely on preventative measures for the RROD but we will make an educated guess on how well this will work for fixing the RROD itself since our team have fixed 100's of RROD machines. Thanks must go to our friends at www.Divineo.com for hooking us up.
To start the review we will first explain a bit of background information. If you are on the 360-Hq homepage click read more to check out the full review! |
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| New Adapter converts Xbox 360, PS3 into Arcade Machine | |
New Adapter converts Xbox 360, PS3 into Arcade MachinePublished by: forahobby on Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Tagged: Gaming, Hardware, Xbox 360,
Dream Arcades have recently announced a "new adapter" which will allow you to connect a Xbox 360, PS3 or Wii Console into a Dream Arcade Custom Arcade Machine.
 The new Dream Arcade Adapter for Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii will enable all gamers to connect their consoles directly with the Dream Arcade System and play games using the Dream Arcade stand-up, cocktail or projection systems.
Dream Arcade Cabinet models include the self-assemble kits or Pre-build arcades. The Pre-built Dreamcade line of arcades, which arrive pre-assembled and ready to play. Just plug it in and you can chose from over 200 classic games.
The new adapters are available when you purchase a new stand-up arcade cabinet, or existing Dream Arcade owners can purchase them by themselves. Dream Arcade adapters are available from $35-$99.
Official Site: http://www.dreamarcades.com |
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| Why The Power Co. Loves Video Games | |
Why The Power Co. Loves Video GamesPublished by: wes213 on Sunday, June 08, 2008
Tagged: Xbox 360,
Reuters has posted a story on a Australian consumer agency study that is pointing it's finger at game consoles and plasma TV's as the number 1 source of household electronics electricity consumption and even went as far as to say "Australian consumer agency study has found that video game consoles and plasma flat-screen TVs are major electricity guzzlers, even when left on stand-by."
"The recent study by Choice said Sony Corp's Playstation 3, closely followed by Microsoft's Xbox 360 and plasma television sets, consumed the most power out of a list of 16 electronic devices tested, including laptops, stereo systems and DVD players."
"Our tests found that leaving a Playstation 3 on while not in use would cost almost... five times more than it would take to run a refrigerator for the same yearly period," said the study which was published on Choice's website www.choice.com.au.
And just to round out the report "The plasma TV set was also a power hungry device, consuming over four times more power than a traditional analogue set. The average desktop computer was third on the list."
So keep in mind when you get your bill that keeping your TV and console in standby is costing you more then you think.
News-Source: Reuters.com |
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| Cant Be Serious All The Time | |
Cant Be Serious All The TimePublished by: wes213 on Friday, May 30, 2008
Tagged: Gaming, Hardware,
When it comes to the news here at the HQ we like to keep you informed and on top of all the good tidbits floating around and today we have a few good story's to pick from but i found a cheap laugh to be more important then telling you the XBL demo for ninja gaiden II hit in japan but not the U.S.
But what i do have for you is this killer knock off GBA car charger that is sure to be a hit with the kids and the cops alike.
Just the picture alone is good but then you add in the fact the package says "FULL COLORS" then you open a whole new can of WTF????
I am forced to guess they are trying to say if you use any other charger your GBA screen will turn black and white or that it comes with a free sheet of acid but who knows for sure.
All in all it is sure to be nothing but good times when you get pulled over and the cop sees this just laying around on your passenger seat.
I hope this is just as good a laugh for you as it was for me when i saw it, enjoy the sites guys and girls i will be here all week and be sure to tip your waitress
Pic-Source: britishgaming.co.uk |
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| How many FLOPS are in game consoles? | |
How many FLOPS are in game consoles?Published by: forahobby on Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Tagged: Gaming, Hardware, Xbox 360,
Analyst Opinion - Floating Point Operations Per Second - FLOPS - one of the more obscure processor performance indicators, and one of the oldest ones. Over time, it has been modified with prefixes such as M (mega), G (giga), T (tera) and will soon get a P (peta). “Tera” describes a million millions - one trillion (1012) - which is a whole lot of anything whether it is cycles (Hertz), bytes, dollars, or FLOPS.
Recently I was asked how many TFLOPS are in all the game consoles shipped to date. There are two answers to that question. You can look at it from the perspective of all the game consoles built and you can look at this question with specific consoles in mind.
Let’s look at the combined TFLOPS rating of all game consoles, which actually provides two answers as well.
If you count central processor FLOPS then you have one answer and if you count the FLOPS potential of the GPU and add it to the CPU’s FLOPS, then you have the second answer. This second version is controversial since the FLOPS of the GPU aren’t used in computations and some therefore claim that the GPU should not be counted as it simply represents a theoretical number. Others argue that GPUs are used in computation - the computation of shader operations. Both sides, however, agree that there isn’t yet a benchmark that can measure this discipline. And therefore I conclude that we shouldn’t use them in evaluating the CPU FLOPS of game consoles.
The following table lists the FLOPS in consoles:
News-Source: http://www.tgdaily.com |
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