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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
XP: XBox 360 question
I posted this on my local, but thought some of you might know more about game systems. I'm a self-proclaimed game idiot.
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So, our big gift for the boys this year is an XBox 360. I've waited for them to go on sale but it hasn't happened.
I'm
thinking of getting the Elite rather than the Arcade version ($300 vs
$200) because it looks like you have more game compatibility with the
Elite from what I read on their site. Plus, it doesn't seem like the Arcade has an internal HD either.
The boys tend to buy/sell games all year, so it seems like it would be worth it to do the Elite.
Am I right?
Also - what's the deal with the Live Silver/Gold cards? Do we need those?
Re: XP: XBox 360 question
I'm wondering this too. One website says you need a HD to get compatibility, but others say most the Xbox 360 games are now compatible with the arcade even without a HD. I can't figure it out. But....the HD is only about 50 bucks, so I'm getting the arcade and if the old xbox games don't work I can pick up a HD and add it on later.
Oh, and amazon has the arcade for $180 plus free shipping. Not a huge discount, but it's something at least!
Hi Guys. This is my first post on here but let's see if I can help.
I would recommend getting the Elite. Games run about $60 each when they first come out and right now most places have a special where they include 2 games for free if you get the Elite bundle this Xmas- so that is a bonus right there. 2nd- The Elite has 120Gb vs. 256 mg for the Arcade package. If that does not mean anything to you think of it like this. Mb to Gb is the amount of memory you can store for each game. Every time you save you eat up more memory. So with 256 mb maybe you could store multiple saves for about 10-15 games. With 120 Gb you could store multiple saves for about 25 or 30 games. It is like comparing a teaspoon of milk to a gallon of milk. One holds a TON more than the other. And when you run our of space on the Arcade version you will have to go out and get a larger separate hard drive to store game memory anyway so might as well get it now included. Separate hard drives can cost about $80-$100. Your kids will use up the space on that 256 in no time- trust me.
Next- Elite comes with a free headset. You wear the headset if you want to connect online to play with other kids on the Xbox with Xbox Gold. They run about $35- if you get Elite you get one for free.
Xbox Silver vs. Xbox Gold. Ok. When you buy an Xbox you automatically have Xbox silver. Silver just means you can get on to create a little mini computer version of yourself, read information on new games, and check your stats on the games you have. It is free and basic. Xbox Gold gives kids the ability to do what they really want-- to play games against their friends. If you have Xbox silver you can play all you want but you cannot connect with our people all across the globe and play against them. Most games nowadays come with "mutiplayer" on the back of the box. Look for that when you buy games. It means kids can play their friends on the Xbox basically. If you don't have Gold you cannot do that. Gold is a subscriptions service and is about $7 a month. It also allows you to access Facebook and stream moves off of Netflix. You may think you want to skip that- but every single child I know plays games live with their friends on Xbox- they may really miss that feature if you opt to skip it. So you may want to consider getting the subscription. You can also get 1 month or 3 month trials so if you don't like it- you can always cancel later.
And lastly- neither console COMES with an HDMI cable- both have the port for it. You will have to get that separately. I got mine on Ebay for cheaper by far. You can hook it up with regular a/v cables- but the HDMI cable makes the picture much much better. Oh yeah- and if you want to be able to connect your Xbox wirelessly- you are going to need a wireless network adapter. This gives the ability to connect to Xbox Gold and to stream Netflix. About $80. Again- try Ebay.
Oh! One more thing. Don't even bother with buying regular Xbox games. You can really see the difference in the technology between Xbox 360 games and regular Xbox games. And your kids will for SURE! It is like VHS vs. Bluray. Worlds of difference in the look and feel of the game. Don't even bother buying those. It seems like a lot of money up front but your kids will love it!
And if you are wondering no- I don't have kids BUT I do love video games and spend a good bit of time on my Xbox every single night when I get home from work. hope this information helps!