Red 360

maxwell smart · 26-03-2009 2:18pm #1

I'm going to get a 360 up north next weekend and wonder if its worth going for the Red "Resident Evil" special edition elite, or if I should just go for the normal elite? Does the red look a bit poncy??:)

hosi · 26-03-2009 2:25pm

I would go for the black one

GothPunk · 26-03-2009 2:38pm

I bought the Resi 360 over the weekend, I think it looks pretty sweet. The controllers are red with black accents and the bundle comes with Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. I got it in GameStop so it came with an extra controller and a play and charge kit as well which was pretty good value.

TheMooseInNam · 26-03-2009 2:44pm

maxwell smart wrote: »

I'm going to get a 360 up north next weekend and wonder if its worth going for the Red "Resident Evil" special edition elite, or if I should just go for the normal elite? Does the red look a bit poncy??:)

I don't know if red's a bit poncy but I have to say that the elite still looks absolutely gorgeous. There's something very slick about black and chrome gadgets, whether it's a console, phone or corkscrew. It's a timeless colour combination that will always look good, whereas the red may look interesting now but next year may very well look dated. Also bare in mind that MS are phasing the Elite out of retail this year, except as a limited edition with future game bundles.

TheMooseInNam · 26-03-2009 2:49pm

GothPunk wrote: »

I bought the Resi 360 over the weekend, I think it looks pretty sweet. The controllers are red with black accents and the bundle comes with Super Street Fighter II Tirbo HD Remix. I got it in GameStop so it came with an extra controller and a play and charge kit as well which was pretty good value.

Have to admit, that's pretty good value with all the extras included. I think if I was in the market for another 360 and was going to buy those games anyway, it'd be hard to pass up.

dazftw · 26-03-2009 2:51pm

red ftw

Shiminay · 26-03-2009 2:59pm

I think it looks teh secks! If I was buying a 360 today, that's the one I'd want. I got mine last year and got the Halo 3 one only cause I didn't have the money for an Elite and I didn't want a boring white one and it was the same price

TheMooseInNam · 26-03-2009 3:31pm

dazftw wrote: »

red ftw

I gotta ask and feel slightly stupid in doing so but what does "ftw" mean? I've googled/wiki'd it but nothing really makes contextual sense...

Oh dear, I feel I'm showing my age

GothPunk · 26-03-2009 4:43pm

FTW = For The Win. Not exactly sure where it came from though.

The red 360 does actually look quite nice, because the hard drive is in black and the controller ports and stuff are black. I think the off-white of the regular Pro and Arcade models of the 360 are fugly, so a black or red elite is the way to go. I was on the fence about getting a 360 but the good value of the Red Resi 5 bundle was what sold me on it. That and the fact I was tired of waiting to see if Fable 2 would come to PC!

That or one of the new dev kits. :eek:

jcrowbar · 26-03-2009 5:07pm

Very happy with mine. Got it two days ago as my old white one got the E74 error.

Worth it i think.

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mikemac · 26-03-2009 5:11pm

jcrowbar wrote: »

Very happy with mine. Got it two days ago as my old white one got the E74 error.

Worth it i think.

3 year warranty, were you not covered?
Though I'm not sure when the console launched.

Red looks class alright

jcrowbar · 26-03-2009 5:17pm

The three year warranty only covers the RROD unfortunately.

My old 360 was out of warranty by three months, drove me mad when it happened.

The red 360's have the jasper chipset, which makes it worth it in itself i think.

TheMooseInNam · 26-03-2009 5:18pm

GothPunk wrote: »

FTW = For The Win. Not exactly sure where it came from though.

The red 360 does actually look quite nice, because the hard drive is in black and the controller ports and stuff are black. I think the off-white of the regular Pro and Arcade models of the 360 are fugly, so a black or red elite is the way to go. I was on the fence about getting a 360 but the good value of the Red Resi 5 bundle was what sold me on it. That and the fact I was tired of waiting to see if Fable 2 would come to PC!

That or one of the new dev kits. :eek:

Thanks for the explanation, appreciated. Those new developer kits are gorgeous. Who do I have to pay-off in order to get one??? Seriously, if they released those on the open market, recession or not, they'd sell like hot cakes!

bucks73 · 26-03-2009 6:02pm

dazftw wrote: »

red ftw

Ditto

Blazer · 26-03-2009 6:49pm

TheMooseInNam wrote: »

Thanks for the explanation, appreciated. Those new developer kits are gorgeous. Who do I have to pay-off in order to get one??? Seriously, if they released those on the open market, recession or not, they'd sell like hot cakes!

Dear Bill...hand over the dev box or I'm off to PS3 and OSX :mad:

TheMooseInNam · 26-03-2009 8:01pm

Mathew Reilly wrote: »

Dear Bill...hand over the dev box or I'm off to PS3 and OSX :mad:

Brilliant...

Much more subtle than my idea...

Dear Bill... hand over the dev box or I won't give you your fingers back...

Blazer · 26-03-2009 8:53pm

TheMooseInNam wrote: »

Brilliant...

Much more subtle than my idea...

Dear Bill... hand over the dev box or I won't give you your fingers back...

hmm..i much prefer the violent way

TheMooseInNam · 26-03-2009 10:40pm

Mathew Reilly wrote: »

hmm..i much prefer the violent way

For no particular reason, anybody know where Bill lives...

Headshot · 26-03-2009 10:47pm

For the resi 360 .does sf come with it download it?

jcrowbar · 26-03-2009 10:56pm

For the resi 360 .does sf come with it download it?

A card is included in the box with a code to use on Live to download it.

Curiously mine came with the old dashboard and i had to update to NXE. Would've thought they'd be shipping it on new systems by now!

GothPunk · 27-03-2009 2:01am

jcrowbar wrote: »

Curiously mine came with the old dashboard and i had to update to NXE. Would've thought they'd be shipping it on new systems by now!

As did mine. I checked the manufacture date and it says 01/10/09. NXE hit in November right? The new Arcades come with NXE already installed, don't they? Not that it was a problem for me to download updates, it's just a bit odd.

astrofool · 27-03-2009 1:23pm

Does streetfighter 2 hd come on the hard drive, or is there a code to retrieve it?

Reason I ask, is I already have a 120gb that I intend on using with it.

TheMooseInNam · 27-03-2009 1:45pm

astrofool wrote: »

Does streetfighter 2 hd come on the hard drive, or is there a code to retrieve it?

Reason I ask, is I already have a 120gb that I intend on using with it.

It's highly unlikely that it would come preloaded on tho the hard drive. I vaguely remember reading a post somewhere, perhaps here, that you get a redeem code scratch card that allows you to download it once and then it's linked to that gamertag. So, in effect, you can download it to whatever hard drive you want, just make sure you use your own xbox live account, in case you ever require to download it again.

This is my understanding but I'd like to get a second opinion just to verify that I have the details right.

jcrowbar · 27-03-2009 2:02pm

TheMooseInNam wrote: »

It's highly unlikely that it would come preloaded on tho the hard drive. I vaguely remember reading a post somewhere, perhaps here, that you get a redeem code scratch card that allows you to download it once and then it's linked to that gamertag. So, in effect, you can download it to whatever hard drive you want, just make sure you use your own xbox live account, in case you ever require to download it again.

This is my understanding but I'd like to get a second opinion just to verify that I have the details right.

Yep, it's definitely not pre-loaded. It has to be downloaded from Live with the code on the included card.

Incidentally I've a spare code for this on sale on Adverts.ie if anyone's interested.

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