Talk:Xbox 360

Spring Update Released today?

The software section of the article needs to be updated, because the update was released today, I think. I will post that info if it has. SniperWolf1564 16:12, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Reception category needed

Wii & PS3 have one, why not the 360 ? The 360 has received enough praise and criticism to be mentioned in the article.

--69.158.168.31 22:03, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Actually i kinda agree with you on that, but I'm personally too lazy to write one.--Nighthawkzx 08:27, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

This keeps coming up, and the response is always the same: If you want to write it yourself, go right ahead. So long as it's arranged neutrally (as in, the quotes themselves would obviously be opinions, but you shouldn't scour for only positive or only negative reviews) properly-sourced, and uses reliable, verifiable, and notable sources. But the only reason there isn't currently such a section is that, at least as far as what I've seen is concerned, no legitimate attempt has been made to add one. Bladestorm 13:53, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Brazil price.

Why is the price for Brazil so far away from the rest. Using xe.com, I was given a number over 1 000€. That's more than double most other places. Why so high? Microsoft must have some justification, anyone know what it is? - ^Рэд_хот^{(t • c • e)} 19:01, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Hi, first remeber Wikipedia is not a forum but as a brazilian I can fast answer this: tax and import tariff are very high and grab 80% of the product cost since the console is fully legally imported. The internal market also with heavily taxes push the final price to unbelievable U$1500. I will not enter and economy discussion but this is one of the major reasons that breaks brazilian economy and turn it very inneficient compared with China and India. But this is not the unique way to get 360 in Brazil: you can do this buying illegally imported consoles in auction sites - at this case illegal 360 will cost around U$700~800. For comparisson an illegal PS2 needs U$ 400 bucks to arrive at your house here. --Ciao 90 22:06, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

european sales

There's no european or UK sales figures in the article? Does anyone have the latest figures? I suck at the Google. 70.104.16.217 04:51, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

connecting your pc to your xbox360

pleas!!! help, i have done every thing to find out how to setup my pc with my xbox 360. ive called xbox custemer seport, nothuing. they cant tel me. all they say is ammm, ammmm, ammm. yes i know you need media connect or mediaplayer 11 or zune, but what then???? how does my pc see the xbox? can any one email or post an answer to me? pleas i reely want to get on xbox live. pleas e mail me at gerhbooy@aol.com gerhbooy 21:30, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

As far as I know, you don't plug the console into your computer, you simply plug it directly into your modem. The Xbox should have the software in place to walk you through the steps. I don't actually have an Xbox or a 360, but every console I know of has an ethernet port on the rear. Just plug the cable into it, and you should be good to go.J.delanoy 00:38, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Well are you trying to share music, video, and picture files or are you trying to straight up connect the 360 to a computer or computer monitor. If your sharing files, either connect your 360 directly to your PC, or if your connected to the internet... get a HUB/Switch and connect both your PC and your 360 to that. As long as you have Zune and your music files are Media Player compatible then you should be able to go to your music tab on your 360 and access music through the computers option. it should then detect your computer and display any music you want to share. Similarly with pictures and video.

ok i have connected my pc to my 360, but when i go to the music tab on the 360, it does not pick up my pc and inernet is a bit hard, cause i have AOL DSL broadband and its usb, so cant make a direct connection.... help! 15:42, 24 March 2007 (UTC) gerhbooy

Try the following links

1 - http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/systemuse/xbox360/digitalmedia/pc.htm 2 - http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/connecttolive/xbox360/connectionmethods/intro.htm

     (You can cycle thru the appropriate connections methods on the left menu)

3 - http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/connecttolive/xbox360/connectionmethods/webconnectivitywizard.htm

The only problem that I had with my computer was establishing the proper firewall settings. For more information on firewall settings, follow the first link above and click on the appropriate link in the Technical Support box on the right hand side of the page.

unecessary statement

The sentence about the "Screen of Death" here makes no sense in the context of the paragraph. It is already mentioned here Should someone remove the first one??J.delanoy 00:42, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Xbox 360 Elite!

http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/20/xbox-360-elite-new-black-limited-edition-xbox-with-hdmi-and-120gb-drive/

Check it out there. I tried to edit the Zephyr section to be more accurate. But I'm no good at large-editing like that, lol, and those little number referencing thingies. If someone can clean it up for me that would be great. Seriphyn 19:25, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

There's been no official statement by Microsoft yet Kdivad 19:28, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

*** It's finally official you fan boys ***, and now Wikipedia is out of date. You should have just updated it, here is the official press release from the website. [1] Pumapayam 04:24, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

I'm in favor of just keeping the zephyr stuff if anything, as Kdivad said, there is no official confirmation. There is also dispute about whether the new CPU fab process is being included now or later. And I've heard of delays regarding the extra heat generated by the 120GB HD. Don't ask me to explain, I'm not certain myself Tomwchow 20:42, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Yeah wait the official statement or announce by MS. --Ciao 90 21:49, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

I think we should remove it. It isn't official, it's from a crappy place, and it is screwing the page because the reference is too long. Wikifan21century 15:29, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Peter Moore was rather sacarstic about it in EGM. So i think we shouldn't put it on wiki.--Nighthawkzx 11:44, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

Been OFFICIALLY announced by MS. Here: <http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/mar07/03-27Xbox360ElitePR.mspx> Can someone do a reference for this? Also NO 65nm chips!! Another link: http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/28/xbox-360-elite-now-official/Xplosneer 04:32, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

First of all, everyone take a breath. We are not Wikinews, we don't need to get this as fast as possible. Now, yes, Elite was confirmed. But the press release URL linked by Xplosneer is not working, and the Engadget link says it is a "limited" edition, a contradiction with GameSpot information that says it is not a limited edition. So, again, take a breath, and work in order. No calling names, no putting references that do not work, no breaking news. We are about facts, not speed. -- ReyBrujo 04:47, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Just for kicks both http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17821341/and http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/fun.games/03/28/xbox360.hard.drive.ap/index.html are the same story covering a little bit. It doesnt state the duration of the offer but it does provide some good info.

If you go to xbox.com, it's officially listed there. 71.235.40.128 01:33, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Criticism SHOULD BE REMOVED

I must stress the fact that fanboys have been posting opinionated and biased info on the Wii and especially the PS3 criticism sections. To balance out this problem the XBOX 360 section requires a criticism section clear of opinions and biased information. We need facts... Wikipedia is not a console war forum. Please consider helping me find facts for criticism reguarding the XBOX 360. Also, do not add any biased information for Wii and PS3 please, enough with the fanboy discussions! --Imobius 18:51, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

See Xbox_360_technical_problems --Ciao 90 14:04, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

maybe a reactions section would be better which is divided into praise and critisisms Wikipedia really needs to be fair in its information 19:33, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

As of 04.25.2007, ONLY the XBox 360 article has a criticism section. I propose this be removed completely and integrated into the [xbox technical problems] page, or otherwise discarded as opinion. wageslave

I strongly oppose this idea, and not because I own a 360, either. Just because one or two pages about consoles have criticism sections, that doesn't mean it has to happen here. If you have a problem with with articles on Wii and PS3 having strong criticism sections, I suggest you spend your time trying to remove those sections, rather than trying to add a section here. You say you are trying to "balance Wikipedia" or some other nonsense and yet finding criticism to add just unbalances this article further. Go and remove the bias from other articles rather than trying to add bias to this one! Smomo 19:46, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

I agree with Smomo. -Leong

Price of Elite in Canada

The Canadian price for the Elite SKU is $549.99.

Link= http://www.thegate.ca/front-page/034/xbox-360-elite-revealed/ —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.12.5.241 (talk) 15:28, 29 March 2007 (UTC).

Good Article Nomination

I am very happy with this article; it's well written, factual and up-to-date. Plus, the problems with WP:NPOV have been fixed since the de-listing. There are, however, two small problems that need addressing before I am willing to pass this article, so I am placing the nomination on hold until they are fixed:

1. Image needs fair-use rationale: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Xbox360elite.jpg
2. I think a reference or two is needed for the 'Suggested retail price by region' table.

Fix these, and the article is on it's way to GA. I'll be watching the page, so once it's been updated, I'll know. Smomo 16:49, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Still some references needed but good work so far. Smomo 17:23, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Some other changes that should be made (especially if you want it to ever be a Featured Article:

1. Change the release dates in the infobox to the words used in most game articles (see Wii for an example).
2. Move the large release section to the Xbox 360 launch page. TJ Spyke 07:22, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

Little progress has been made with these problems since this article was nominated so I am failing it for GA. Smomo 22:11, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

360 Flaws.

Some flaws of the Xbox 360 is that the controllers, can dent even if it doesn't drop hard. Another mistake is that when you move the system while a game is playing, it will make a perfect circle on the game/DVD. gameplaya 3:13 1 April 2007

I have not seen nor heard any evidence that suggests the Controllers dent easily when dropped. If you would like to provide some, please do. As for the disk scatching, it already has a section [2]. Its quite well documented i believe. RC Master 15:43, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

The Xbox 360's manual clearly says do not moving the 360 while the 360 is turned on. Also, if you're clumsy enough to drop your controllers, buy Controller Skins to protect the controller. None of what you mentioned are flaws in the 360's design or the 360 itself.--Can Not 14:43, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

DVD Drive flaw in this article: [3] VTNC 00:42, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

Microsoft have started a programme where they allow you to send in your old scrathed disks and they will replace it with a fresh one.

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/systemuse/xbox360/gameplay/discreplacement-program.htm

The following game titles are currently available for this program:

Crackdown™, Fuzion Frenzy 2, Gears Of War®, Halo® 2, Kameo™: Elements of Power™, Ninety Nine Nights™, Perfect Dark Zero™, Project Gotham Racing® 3, Viva Piñata™, Xbox Live® Arcade Unplugged Vol. 1 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Kevgallacher (talk • contribs) 18:17, 30 April 2007 (UTC).

Replacing damaged game cartridges and scratched discs has, and is the responsibility of the game PUBLISHER. Not the maker of the console. This policy is inline with well established modes of operation in console gaming. Wageslave 13:05, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Retail configurations Difference

In Japan, Retail configurations is following.

• Headset - Only included in Launch version of Premium System.
• Media Remote - Seems be included all Premium system, not only Launch version but also Later version. (I have MFR-Date "2006-11-29", it contains Media Remote)
• Cables - Premium System includes "D-Terminal HD Cable", which have also composit output so it doesn't contain "Composite Cable". Core System includes "Composite Cable".
• Month of Xbox Live Gold - Not contain Subscription Code for Month of Xbox Live Gold, but applied to GamerTag newly created in Xbox 360 console automatically.

--ja:PiaCarrot 13:41, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

Upcoming May 7, 2007 Dashboard Update

Maybe some information about the upcoming update could be added : http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/news/2007/0408-im.htm

It adds support for things like the live messanger and MPEG 4 Part-2 video streaming.

Sorry if I haven't done this right, my first time ever posting anything on wikipedia.

If I've done anything wrong please let me know, thanks.

60.234.223.209 07:24, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

This needs to be done, as well as someone adding something about the new support/warranty policy[4] Kmillard92 09:01, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

Free60

The article doesn't mention the free60 project, a project with the goal (recently acheived) of porting GNU/Linux and other free software operating systems to the xbox 360. At the very least this should be included in external links. Variant 14:47, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

Do you have some links to confirm that? I'm sure someone would add them to the relevent place if some links were provided RC Master 11:24, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

See free60.org[5]

QWERTY text-input device (keyboard)

There is a keyboard attachment for the controller to be released (when?) - see http://www.slashgear.com/action-shots-of-the-xbox-360-keyboard-attachment-104704.php or search for "xbox 360 keyboard". —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 87.102.17.13 (talk) 18:10, 10 April 2007 (UTC).

Here's a link with more info from the official xbox.com site :
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/news/2007/0408-im.htm
Dnzperson 23:41, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

I've added a section to Xbox 360 components and accessories at the bottom - check it for spelling grammar etc if you want.. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 87.102.45.242 (talk • contribs).

DX 10

Is XBox 360 DirectX 10 compatible? --202.40.137.202 04:22, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

This has nothing to do with the aritcle. MastrCake 06:43, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

No, it is not :http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3153097
Or check out Wiki's own page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX#DirectX_10_and_9.0L
Dnzperson 04:02, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

Shipped vs. Retail sales

Is there any difference between retail sales vs. units shipped? If not then it might be nice to standardize the infoboxes on the PS3 and 360 pages. Any objections? Chevinki 18:37, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

10.4 million sold from the 1st link. (.5 shipped for the 2nd link). So from Microsoft 10.4 - 10.9 million. The thing is did they mean sold or shipped in the 1st link Catprog

This seems to be a persistent point of confusion. I'm not sure, but if you add up the shipped numbers in the table, they pretty much add up to the same thing. I think it's more likely that the figure is for shipped units. Dancter 08:40, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Compatibility stuff worth mentioning

1. Is the Xbox 360 HD DVD Player compatible with 360 Elite? 2. Is the Xbox Fishing Rod Controller compatible with Xbox 360? 3. Is Rapala Pro Fishing for Xbox compatible with abovementioned fishing reel controller on Xbox 360? 4. Is The House of the Dead III for Xbox and light guns compatible with Xbox 360 and big screen TVs?

Anyway, I just think answers to the above and similar compatibility questions would be helpful in the article. Best, --164.107.223.217 04:10, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

Critical Reception?

How come this article doesn't have a (Critical) Reception -section like Wii and PS3? The first Xbox is also lacking one. -TheHande 06:27, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

Already discussed here. Smomo 11:06, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

xna

"It targets the XNA Framework only to provide managed content and for a US$99/£65GBP yearly subscription fee users can join a "creators club" which lets them share their content with others. There is also a 4 month subscription to the "creators club" which costs £30GBP."

should read

"It targets the XNA Framework only to provide managed content and for a US$99/£65GBP yearly subscription fee. Users can also join a "creators club" which lets them share their content with others, a 4 month subscription to the creators club costs £30GBP."

Elite unnecessary negatives

"As with the original Xbox 360, the revised system does not support HD DVD and Wi-Fi without additional hardware"

It also doesnt support all the other additional hardware out of the box. This line is backhanded.

This line should be change to:

"As with the original XBox 360, the revised system supports optional components like Wireless Racing Wheel, Universal Media Remotel, Xbox Live Vision and HD-DVD Player."

If it is not to be changed to this latter form, it should be simply removed entirely.

price cut

is there any news regarding this or maybe news should be included in the article? I've heard many rumors but nothing ligit so far. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 146.186.57.176 (talk • contribs).

If they are unsourced rumors or rumors coming from questionable sources (as in credibility is lacking), then no, you should not include these rumors. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by BirdKr (talk • contribs) 17:06, 7 May 2007 (UTC).

winner of console war?

Worldwide sales standings

Console	Units Sold	Units Shipped
Xbox 360	(unknown)	10.4 Million (as of December 31 2006)
Wii	6.6 million+	N/A
PlayStation 3	3.2 million +	5 million

According to sales reports, Xbox360 is best selling of seventh generation of video game console. Xbox360 is winner of console war, maybe. what do you think? Firefox001 17:51, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

Where did you get this information? Did you make it up? Nowhere in this article does it have the information you have listed in that chart. It is true, the unit itself has sold more than both the PS3 and the Wii, but just because more units were shipped doesn't mean it's won this console war. And you can't be certain that it has won. The system was released a whole year before the other two. Give it some time before you make that descision. And if you don't know how many Wiis were shipped you are deffinitely not ready to decide.--Gundor Twintle Fluffy 18:28, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Thats not for us to decide. --soum (0_o) 17:58, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

This information does not support any kind of sales figures for the XBox 360 sales. The key words in the chart are "units shipped". This is as close to lies as Sony with their sales figures on the PSP system sales. It may have sold more, but it was released a year before the other two. The 360's sales are rather lacking, as are the PS3's.

That's a crap chart as it's really spotty and doesn't even come close to giving a complete picture. After that, it's too early to tell. We're still in the very begining of the seventh generation. --Infosocialist 11:19, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Hard to agreed with the statement above. Furthermore, unless 8th generation comes out, the 7th generation is still at war - Leong

Xbox 360 premium

It has been officially renamed The Xbox 360: http://www.xbox.com/en-US Wikifan21century 03:41, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

Renamed Xbox 360 Pro. --soum (0_o) 03:57, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

Actually, the Xbox 360 with 20GB hard drive always was just the "Xbox 360" and the Xbox 360 sans 20GB harddrive was the "core." Notice that on the box of the Xbox 360 it just says "xbox 360", with no "premium" or "pro" on it like the core and elite have "Core" and "Elite" on the boxes. It was mostly retailers and consumers that adopted the "premium" designation. Occasionally calling it the "pro" package. When all along it was simply called "Xbox 360." RC Master 09:42, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Yep, and somebody just changed everything from "Premium" to "Pro"... Both are wrong! This is going to require a lot of rewording though, as some sentences are phrased as "the xxxxx package" - What's the right way to reword that?—Fumo7887 (talk • contribs) 20:40, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Sorry - I am a nebie and don't know how to edit articles - Can someone look at the addition made by 16:27, 23 June 2007 Mbslrm (Talk | contribs) (78,742 bytes) (→Technical problems) "Retailers are now coming forth, saying that the failure rate is over 30%. [80]" - the footnote reference is wrong and it links to an article which contain unsubstantiated claims regarding the failure rate

Can someone review the addition posted by 16:27, 23 June 2007 Mbslrm (Talk | contribs) (78,742 bytes) (→Technical problems) - this references an article which quotes unsubstantiated failure rates. The footnote reference is also incorrect -[[User:Bodogbodog]

Technical Problems

Seems just a tad bias-Delta Spartan 14:32, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

please add something about the serious problems with overheating —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 204.102.3.160 (talk • contribs).

No problem of over-heating exists. Wageslave 13:02, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

"To show how widespread the Technical problems with the Xbox 360 are, website '360gamer' is currently carrying out a poll to collect results of the 'real' xbox 360 failure rate. Current poll submissions show that 62.44% claim to have experienced Xbox 360 hardware failure. (4425 submissions have been received so far. 2763 of the submissions stated that their xbox 360 has failed.)[85]" 62.44 percent fail rate has to be a biased poll. With as many as 10 million Xboxes released, saying that 62.44% of the xboxes has failed would be saying that six million xboxes have failed... Please correct or remove. Ci.id.09 15:54, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

The paragraph, its assertion and POV intent (incorrectly imply the Xbox is prone to failure) is patently ridiculous. I have removed it. Wageslave 17:11, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

Inaccurate Website Polling

I have removed this "To show how widespread the Technical problems with the Xbox 360 are, website '360gamer' is currently carrying out a poll to collect results of the 'real' xbox 360 failure rate. Current poll submissions show that 62.44% claim to have experienced Xbox 360 hardware failure. (4425 submissions have been received so far. 2763 of the submissions stated that their xbox 360 has failed.)" preposterous addition by user Rory88uk.

Any discussion on how or why this should be included, please state your case here. It is clearly patently ridiculous on every level (starting with the language, ending with trying to use a webpoll as a wiki-source)

Wageslave 17:44, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

Backwards compatibility

After going over the section on backward compatibility, I questioned that old games are played in high resolution and with anti-aliasing. I checked the link provided the source of the statement and found nothing that stated that, but I could see how it was misunderstood.

I have found another source, Microsoft. In an early interview with Tom Holmdahl (I've seen articles that reference it dating around 2005 and 2006) he does state that it will be possible. However, I've found no other mention of it online besides this near quote on Wikipedia. Can anyone verify this and provide a better link for the source? --Infosocialist 11:16, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Criticism section - Bannishment

Section and sub-section created with sourced information, discuss this change here instead revert or delete. Thanks --Ciao 90 21:23, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

I cleaned it up a bit and moved it to the Xbox Live section. Nothing in it showed anything about the banishments being criticized so this seemed more appropriate. ♦^TH1RT3EN _{talk ♦ contribs} 21:35, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

I think you just POV it trying to minimize a real and big event heavily repercuted in the media and concerned by million users. I ask you to take a look at Major Nelson blog entry, Gamerscore blog entry, Digg entry, and Xbox.com forums - Xbox Live section (since 17th May). --Ciao 90 01:05, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

Blog forums are not suitable sources for Wikipedia. The event, in the way it has been added to the article contains a agenda driven POV. The section should be removed from criticism all together. This act is being praised in the press -- and by XBox owners compliant with LIVE's ToS -- as a proactive method to assure the integrity of gameplayers on the LIVE service. Violators of LIVE's Terms of Service are not being "banished", but MS is rightfully permitting those who have not violeted the terms, and removing the threat to quality service represented by altered machiens.

I have removed this section, and implemented a neutral POV mention of XBox LIVE's Security measures (of which this is simply one).

Wageslave 16:37, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

The sentence:

"Bannishment forces users to sell or leave the console and buy another one. If you bought an used console on eBay and get banned, you should accept this condition, even if you never put an backup disc in your console, even if you don't know what modded firmwares means. However, users can continue use their Gamertag on unbanned consoles, the account is preserved, only the console hardware is banned."

is incredibly shoddy english. I suggest it is removed or heavily editted.

Removed. --Ciao 90 16:32, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

User:RC_Master reverted without discussion and then I reverted. --Ciao 90 12:59, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

Please move this back to Xbox Live. At this point, it belongs there more than in Criticism. Put in in the right place, just state that it happened, and fight over the details later. 171.71.37.103 18:39, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

I really don't see how this can be considered criticism:

"On May 17, 2007, Microsoft started banning modified firmware consoles from Xbox Live. Users with modified firmware will be banned permanently from Xbox Live, says Microsoft. A console's banishment from Xbox Live is permanent, and the user can no longer login to Xbox Live, even with a genuine game disc or empty disc tray."

There's no mention of anybody being critical of the choice to ban modded consoles. ♦^TH1RT3EN _{talk ♦ contribs} 16:48, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Modified Devices are not permitted to access XBox Live. Why is this being protrayed in Wikipedia as Banishment, and most alarmingly, under "criticism". It is an excellent effort by the service provider to maintain quality of service for the user base - the vast majority of reaction to this security effort has been positive. I have again, wholly removed this from this page. It is not material to the XBox 360 hardware directly, and is more clearly covered under "Security" on the XBox Live Page.

Wageslave 12:59, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

Ring of Light and Inappropriate Terminology

The colloquial and pejorative term "ring of death" has been removed. I will remove all instances of it in this and any article relating to XBox 360. Its use is slander and negative POV. It has no neutral purpose.

Wageslave 17:22, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

The term is widely used in the press: Team Xbox BBC Yahoo! Tech Joystiq The Inquirer and by users: Xbox.com forums Forza forums Bungie forums --Ciao 90 13:22, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Every one of your sources is either a blog or a forum. That is not "the press". The "Press" is more carefull about using such lazy nonsense, and Wikipedia is as well. Wageslave 13:01, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

The device in question has a name, one clearly described in Microsoft's own press on the matter. Calling it anything else is inaccurate. Wageslave 13:16, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

The term "Ring of Light" or "Ring of Death" was at least used by IGN in their feature about the status of Xbox 360 six months post-launch. IGN Original Voyager 03:00, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Even reputable sources of an incorrect term would be un-encyclopedic. For instance, in a page about the "penis" should we feel casual about changing an instance or two of the word "penis" to the perfectly common colloquial "schlong"? This is essentially what you are suggesting.

The device has a namne, and that alone is the correct one. Wageslave 13:08, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

The devise`s name is ring of light but only when the console is working right, when the console is not running it shoud change it's name for disambiguation, "the red ring of deth" for the device not working correctly and "Ring of light" for the device working correctly.

Physical Dimensions

Can someone please add the physical dimensions to the appropriate section? 309 mm wide x 83 mm high x 258 mm deep Refer http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/8417/Xbox-360-Physical-Dimensions/ I came to Wikipedia seeking this information and found it was not available despite their being a paragraph devoted to the physical appearance of the machine. 150.101.121.58 09:03, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Note 42, Upscaling and backwards compatability

I can't help but notice that the note/cite referenced for this comment "Emulated games offer graphical enhancements because they are rendered in 720p, 1080i, or 1080p HD resolution with anti-aliasing enabled rather than the Xbox standard of 480p" makes absolutely no mention of it.

Not only that, but I can't find ANY proof of this. I can find proof of the opposite

http://www.gamepro.com/news.cfm?article_id=49789 But the real news is that the Xbox 360's powerful graphical processors will upscale original Xbox games to lush, crisp resolutions of 720p/1080i. Better yet, it applies FSAA (aka full scene anti-aliasing, a visual technique to enhance sharpness) to all backward compatible games

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/backwardcompatibilityqa.htm One of the great things about gaming on Xbox 360 is the satisfaction of knowing that every game will be playable in high definition. We are now proud to reveal that this extends to the original Xbox games as well. Every original Xbox game will be upscaled to 720p and 1080i —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.150.38.245 (talk • contribs).

I agree. The term 'rendered' needs to be replaces with 'upscaled'. 172.200.152.99 00:05, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Unofficial Website?

Is it necessary to remove the "unofficial website"? It says it's not a scam, and you get things for referring people. MysteryHelp 00:07, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Links like this are considered "linkspam" ("wikispam"), and are always deleted. Mahjongg 10:24, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Here's a better Image

[6] —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Fightthepower465 (talk • contribs) 19:03, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

It's hosted on TeamXbox. What are the licensing terms? Unless the licensing is GFDL-compatible, it's not going to replace the current image. Dancter 19:29, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

New Heat Sinks!

Hey I think someone should start to follow this:

http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/06/13/ms-installing-new-heatsinks-in-refurb-360s/ --Elven6 15:58, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Xbox 360 Elite Merge Tag

I added a merge tag to the Xbox 360 Elite article because, quite honestly, it is beyond me why there needs to be an entirely separate article for the Elite. It's still an Xbox 360, it's just a new version. It'd be like having an article for the Premium -- why? The Sony PS3 article isn't split for the different capacities of the hard drive (and wireless integration), and I fail to see why this article needs to be on its own. There isn't enough difference to warrant a stand-alone article, as is clearly evident. There's barely any information, and the information that's there is pretty much a rehash of information that is in (or should be in) the 360 article itself. Enfestid 05:13, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

I think that it should have it's own article just as others like it do like the Game Boy Advance SP or Nintendo DS Lite which each have their own. I agree that the article needs to be expanded but in my opinion I don't think it should be merged into the Xbox 360 article. Silver Sonic Shadow 20:52, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

Enfestid makes a great point. There really shouldn't be a separate article for the XBOX 360 since it is nothing more than a black XBOX 360 with a few new features while Nintendo DS Lite was a thinner redesign and several new features and Game Boy Advance SP was also a major redesign of the system with the addition of a back lit screen and a new shape and overall improvements which isn't the case with the 360 Elite, it is just a different configuration that could easily be integrated into the main article just like the PlayStation 3 20gb, 60gb, and 80gb models in the main PlayStation 3 article. Xtreme racer 03:28, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

I think if someone had something to add to the 360 article to make it so that it looks like more than just a section on this article, then it should stay its own article. But the way it is, it's a stub and makes sense to merge into this one.

In my opinon, it's a different product, with different specifications. 2stepMW 18:10, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

Everything in the article is about the Elite, its all important information, and its really too big for its own section. I see absolutely no reason for a merge. Just because another article treats something a certain way doesn't mean it should be an adopted policy. The elite came with new content, new hardware, a completely dfferent marketing campaign, and received quite a standalone reception. Just because things are not intrinsically "different" doesn't mean they don't have their own articles. In fact sometimes it is most practical to create a sub-article to deal with a former section of an article that has grown too big.--Oni Ookami Alfador^Talk|@ 18:39, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

It's a version, simply a version of the Xbox 360. I like the Xbox, so I'm not implying that because the PS3 has all its versions in one article, the 360 should as well. It's that the Elite is an optimal version, the same thing, and doesn't need an entire article. They added some things to it but the hardware is no different, it's simply more of it and a different colour. There is no drastic change. The space that it has in its own article is made up of a few things, some of which don't need to be said and some of which are already said in the summary on this article.

Outdated Japanese Sales

Japanese sales of Xbox 360 have not been updated since the 4th of March. This should not be so as sales data in the Japanese market is provided by Media Create on a weekly basis. I suggest that these numbers be updated with more recent ones.--Psa- 19:21, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

Sources please and up-to-date info

Can someone please put a "this needs references info" template on the sales and technical problems. we need proofs, and more positive info.

Personally i don't like it when some of my friends say the Xbox 360 sucks, that ps3 has more sales and less disc scratching, it was only on the early models of the 360.

More proof on sales and technical benefits being rare and uncommon, and only affected the early models, please

Pece Kocovski 12:09, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Done. Wageslave 20:39, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

XBox 360 Platinum

Quite a few web sites are selling a package called the XBox 360 Platinum system with manufacturer part # B4J-00001. What, if anything, is the difference between the XBox 360 Platinum and the XBox 360 standard/Premium with the 20GB hard drive? Is the Platinum configuration sufficiently different to warrant another column and paragraph under the "Retail Configurations" section? Clayfoot 12:33, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

There is no "Xbox 360 Platinum". That is a "bundle name" used by retailers. Like "Xbox 360 Killer Bundle" or somesuch. There are only 3 retail configurations, Core, Premium and Elite. Each of those are sold in a myriad of ways by retailers. No new "column" is needed Wageslave 20:38, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

Which websites? AFAIK, Platinum was a set of X360 software titles, including Kameo, Perfect Dark 0 and NFS: Most Wanted among others. --soum ^talk 12:35, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

ComputerGeeks [7], Directron [8], Provantage [9], Tigerdirect [10], plus numerous listing on eBay. Some listings call the Platinum system part of a holiday bundle, others don't.--Clayfoot 12:58, 20 June 2007 (UTC

Is this really neutral?

"Much like all modern electronics, the Xbox 360 is equiped to communicate status to its users. This status is normally an array of Green Lights on the Xbox 360's Ring of Light. Also, in the case of an undesireable state, the machine will provide helpful and clear messages to the user. This display maybe an error message or a Screen of Death in the rare instance of an unrecoverable software failure. Normally, rebooting the system will alieveiate all temporary errors. However, in the case of a hardware condition, the Ring of Light display on the front of the console itself changes from green to red, the number of sectors illuminated informing a user what category the error falls into."

• "like all modern electronics"? That's patently false. Watches don't communicate their status beyond the current time. Neither do radios, or even most televisions.
• "the machine will provide helpful and clear messages to the user"? "helpful"? "clear"? Aren't those very subjective value-judgements?

I don't think irrefutably false information should be put in, nor do I think that subjective terms should be there. (That said, I believe I've reverted twice today, and usually try to avoid more than even once. Bladestorm 21:07, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

And what about this edit? Did they, in fact, admit to a fault in the system? If so, it shouldn't be removed from the article. Bladestorm 21:08, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

Bladestorm: Are you an advocate for some position? Is this a trial? What does MSFT have to "admit" to in your eyes? The 'scratched' disc situation is summed up thusly; Tosh mistakenly ships drives without pads (quality issue, long ago since resolved), the drives scratch a very small portion of discs, ms replaces all discs and drives for affected users. The End.

But this clear and simple narrative is no where _at_all_ to be seen on these wikipedia pages. No mention of the limited nature of the issue, no (stellar) customer-centered-resolutions provided by MSFT. Nothing. This paragraph is -now- just a little more close to what transpired in the past with a few drives that got through Tosh (the OEM) without the pads. Yet these articles protray the situation as systemic (it is not).

Wageslave 21:26, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

No. I am not an advocate for any position.

I don't appreciate the suggestion.

I never said microsoft had to admit anything. I said that, if they did admit something, directly related to 360 technical problems, then that belongs in a section dedicated to 360 technical problems. Try assuming a little good faith. Have you ever noticed that I only object to some of your edits? Coincidentally, only the edits that severely push a specific POV?

Wanting to accurately and objectively report on what actually happened (And what Microsoft may have actually said!) is not the same as advocacy or a trial.

Copyedited the paragraph in question. Does that solve it?--Oni Ookami Alfador^Talk|@ 21:14, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

It doesn't solve the issue of whether or not Microsoft admitted the scratching problem. If they did, then that needs to be re-introduced. However, it solved all other issues. :) Bladestorm 21:32, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

Re: "does that solve it" - it is still far better than before. Wageslave 21:22, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

A watch isnt modern electronics, it is a technical triviality. Technical Problems are communicated via error messages and the Ring of Light -- I would say that is certainly clear and helpful. I appreciate knowing the status of my equipment. My copyediting is now more neutral in POV. And provides the context to understand what red and green lights on the Ring of Light mean in the context of the Technical Problem. Whereas previously, scurrilous and unfounded accusations were rampant and much thinly veiled attack language was lathered on the entire paragraph. Wageslave 21:20, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

First off, yes, we know that you would say that it is clear and helpful. However, that's your personal opinion. And it's as subjective as possible.

Next, if an electronic watch is made in very modern times (like, for example, these times), then it is, by definition, modern electronics. Indeed, many of the advancements in electronics hardware these days are for embedded microchips that the user might not even realize are there. They do not always indicate their status to the user. Thus, the statement was outright false. What's more, you should try to avoid using such hostile words as, "scurrilous and unfounded accusations". It isn't constructive, and tends to suggest bias. Bladestorm 21:32, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

Well, the status indication statement should be clear now. I don't feel like using the term "many" stretches too far. A lot do and a lot don't. As for the "hostile" words, personally I don't consider them as such... maybe scurrilous, but I do agree some of those statements were unfounded (no reliable citations) and that at least a couple of them definitely indicated a bias. Specifically the word "admitted". Aknowdledging a truth is one thing, admitting it is not only aknowledging it as true, but it indicates that there was some fault or trespass, not a judgement call wikipedia articles should be making.--Oni Ookami Alfador^Talk|@ 21:50, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

For reference, I realize that the 360 articles, in general, are subjected to far more bias than the PS3 or Wii articles (both negative and positive). However, I found it hostile in terms of the issues addressed by the recent changes.

As far as "admitted" is concerned, I don't find it particularly biased, especially since microsoft has outright stated that there weren't any (was it "systemic" or "systematic"? "systemic", right?) issues with the consoles at all. But, to be honest, I'll admit that I hadn't even considered it in that context anyways. In any event, even if 'admit' still fits with what actually happened, I still don't see any problem with "acknowledged", if that's your preference. But removing it entirely certainly didn't seem appropriate. Bladestorm 22:11, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

Waddya know... consensus and compromise are real. I wasn't so sure about that looking at the ruffianism taking place on some other articles :) --Oni Ookami Alfador^Talk|@ 21:26, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

technical problems

(See above section as well if interested)

I've just read the first paragraph of the Xbox_360#Technical_problems section - it's written in a bizarre style and at points just doesn't make sense.

Why not just say something like

"If a hardware problem is detected on the console the 'ring of light' will display red sections indicating the type of error accompianied by a screen of death giving more detailed infomation including error codes."

"Minor technical issues are also indicated by red segments on the ring of light eg 'Cable disconnected', 'console too hot'."

followed by

"On September 29, 2006, Microsoft released a statement saying that ...." (the rest of the paragraph)

Also I'd suggest that the 'Kassa' issue is not relevant here - should be on the Xbox 360 technical problems page - I'd replace it with something equivalent to the first line in that page ie "Microsoft has stated that the overall return rate (i.e. the failure rate) of the Xbox 360 is far below the consumer electronics industry average of 3-5%. However, some pundits posit otherwise." - but without the weasely wording of the second part.83.100.255.93 11:54, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

Hm. Well, that seems fine to me, but I'd prefer to at least hear wageslave's opinion on this before making the change. (Also Oni's, if possible)

(Extra thought: Do we have a source on 3-5% being standard for any industry yet? I mean, outside of microsoft's claims?) Bladestorm 12:49, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

Actually I can't find anything that claims the 3-5% being standard or below a normal expectation as quoted in Xbox 360 technical problems furthemore I can't find any evidence that microsoft have released any statements giving numbers for the failure rate despite the fact that 3-5% is often quoted. So unless someone else can find a reference the first sentence of Xbox 360 technical problems needs changing - I will continue my search however...83.100.255.93 13:15, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

..more.. from http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2007/06/a_qa_with_todd_holmdahl_the_hardware_guy_at_microsoft_about_xbox_360_failures.html "Q: I’ve heard varying accounts of what is considered a normal return rate. Some people say that 2 percent is normal. Sometimes 3 percent to 5 percent is considered normal. Back to that question, can you address whether you are within those rates or within a normal rate. A: We don’t disclose the actual number" - I'm not sure what to do here.. but it looks like the Xbox 360 technical problems needs changing.83.100.255.93 13:19, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

From offhand experience I am confident that 3-5% is more or less a standard companies go by. But without a source it really should not be included. Also, as for the "pundits state otherwise" thing. That needs to be kept out of both articles really. I've looked over the sources quoted in the main article for this, and it looks like that 3-5% figure is showing up in a few of them with regard to microsoft claims. I think its safe to say, based on the sources, 5% is the maximum being considered as a standard. Also I just want to point out that there is a difference between something that is standard and something that is a standard. The former being common occurence and the latter being more of a goal or quota that is artificially set, perhaps based on actual figures. I think before we take it any further we should just clear up which one both we, and the articles are talking about, because I've seen what looks like some usage of each.--Oni Ookami Alfador^Talk|@ 13:43, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

One of the things that makes it hard to confirm that 3-5% is 'industry standard' is that nobody's identified what industry they're talking about. If they're talking about videogame consoles as a whole, then I'd need direct proof that upwards of one in twenty consoles being defective is normal (as in, no indication of a general problem). As it stands, it's just too ambiguous to be helpful. Bladestorm 13:53, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

Also I've now made changes to the introductory sentences of Xbox 360 technical problems#background - and relabled it as a 'background' section. I think this section is neutral and free of any 'weasel words' and factually correct. I wish I had more info to put in but I don't. Please check it for faults. (especially spelling/grammar which I usually screw up)83.100.255.93 14:03, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

I'm new to Wikipedia and don't know how to edit / propose changes - however can someone look at the addition by 16:27, 23 June 2007 Mbslrm (Talk | contribs) (78,742 bytes) (→Technical problems)- it contains an incorrect footnote reference but more importantly it links to an article which contains unstantiated claims by an anonymous source on the reliability of the console. The comment currently infers that the 30% failure rate is fact. Bodogbodog 00:41, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

power supply

The article states that the power supply has a 120V input - this is of course true in countries using 120V.. In countries using 240V the input is 240V.

In India at least, it comes with a universal power brick. --soum ^talk 14:41, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

UK 200-240V, the output is (obviously) the same 203W..

pro/premium/-- system

There seems to be a bit of toing and froing on the name of the middle SKU (not the core system, not the elite) the one with the silver disc tray.

Microsoft's own website uses both premium 'as in premium bundle' and pro as well - for instance http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/hardware/x/xbox360prosystem/ (in the url), quite a few retailers have started using 'pro' eg [[11]] instead of premium - I'm sure this version was originally called the premium and the 'pro' name only turned up after the elite was released.

Would it be worth mentioning the names 'pro' and 'premium' in passing rather than deleting all reference to them?87.102.79.11 17:32, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Micromart dropping 360 support for repairs.

[12] - A Link to the Past (talk) 19:05, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

This has to be the quietest news day ever.87.102.79.11 21:42, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Huh? It's an official statement from the company's web site. Best news day ever would still have it. The fact that a mejor business dropped support for the 360 not only because there are so many, but also because there is no viable way to fix them because of the high volume. - A Link to the Past (talk) 21:52, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Are you sure you're not just spreading FUD?87.102.75.27 12:45, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Because a major company dropping support for repairing 360s because it is particularly in high volume is anecdotal.

Seriously, the only doubt is the one created by an MS fanboy. - A Link to the Past (talk) 13:14, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Link, companies sometimes make decisions based on a perception of a problem, rather than an actual problem. That said, this is probably somewhat more significant.

However, though relevant, it can only be reported if a third party (news outlet, maybe one of the more respectable gaming sites) reports on the fact that that business is no longer supporting the ring of death. If it's a big deal that they've stopped, then it shouldn't be a big deal to find a couple of sources to comment on it. Bladestorm 13:25, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

But this is not a major company - it's a microscopic company - they don't even seem to have a working address to send a console to. To put this quite simply I don't fucking believe crap.87.102.75.27 13:31, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Maybe it's not a gigantic operation, but it seems you are suggesting that it's a fake website that is only created as a part of a "conspiracy". Wishfull thinking! Just Google a bit and you will find it is really what it's claiming to be, a repair service for computers and consoles. Mahjongg 14:27, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

It still means nothing. One tiny services company decides not to offer its repair services on a specific product anymore. It doesn't indicate any trend, any "public perception" or otherwise. --Oni Ookami Alfador^Talk|@ 14:41, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Not "nothing", but only a very small indication, I agree. we'll see if it's "indicative of a trend". It seems some news sites etc are picking up this news however, so they at least they seem to think its "something". This is an example [13]. Mahjongg 14:50, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

There is talk that this "tiny shop" received 1500-2000 Xbox's a day to repair! No idea if that is true, but the company at least seems to be real. [14]. more investigation is needed to find out what the relevance is of this. Mahjongg 14:59, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

It should be remembered that a refusal to perform certain repairs doesn't necessarily prove a defect, but can rather suggest limited returns for your money. For example, though you can still find some, it's getting harder and harder to find people capable of fixing DVD players, tv's, etc. simply because it's cheaper to just buy another one. If, for example, they weren't making enough money off of repairing these systems (don't forget, you need to charge less than the price of a system if you expect people to pay it, and that has to factor in both parts and labour), then they'd simply stop.
In any event, Mahjongg, a 'forum' is not a reliable source. The only way this can be mentioned is if real sources start discussing the fact that they dropped support for the ring of death. Bladestorm 15:08, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

The source was not a forum, but the official website of Micromart, the company that claims it cannot cope with the amount of broken Xbox 360's. However It seems to be a small private repair shop , and is not related to the talk about the 1500-2500 broken Xbox's 360 a day story. That story is about the Microsoft’s UK repair centre in Havant. Details about it can be found at www.360-gamer.com here: [15].

The fact of the matter is that the cancellation of 360 repairs on this site was big news. For Wikipedia to ignore it for trivial reasons is silly. - A Link to the Past (talk) 16:26, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Not a problem. If it was big news, then please provide links to the news outlets that covered it. Bladestorm 16:30, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Five minutes of research shows at least two sources - Wired and Gameindustry.biz. - A Link to the Past (talk) 17:02, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

As I originally said - 'quiet news day' - a microscopic company (can they even repair an xbox even if they wanted too - got the schematics from microsoft? unlikely ) says on their 'website' (no contact address, company info., etc - have to go through the tyne and wear yellow pages to prove they even exist ) ..they don't take xbox's for repair. And this is news? No. it's an example of pure crappiness of the web. Want to be a reporter - got no sources? not bothered about accountability, accuracy or reliability. No problem.87.102.75.27 17:13, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

You know, it looks to me like you're trying really, really hard to discredit this - mostly because of console preferences. Get over it. The fact that a company (which you seem to think is not "trained" to repair consoles, even though they do repairs for many different products, including consoles) is not the most notable business doesn't change the fact that reliable sources reported this. If a small, 20,000 person town decided to ban the sale of a video game, that would make the news and it would be considered notable regardless of their relatively small size. - A Link to the Past (talk) 17:16, 28 June 2007 (UTC)