Expensive couple of gaming months coming...

Expensive couple of gaming months coming...

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amdb7

Original Poster:

12,738 posts

215 months

Thursday 31st August 2006
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Test Drive Unlimited for XBOX 360 £50

Star Trek Legacy for XBOX 360 £50 www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAruDiINK9A

Wireless router £40

XBOX 360 wireless adapter £60

Live subscription £40ish

HDTV £500ish


Ouch

pony

917 posts

222 months

Thursday 31st August 2006
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worth it

tycho

11,658 posts

275 months

Friday 1st September 2006
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Don't forget Dead Rising and Saints Row. Maybe Just Cause as well.

jezza l

385 posts

231 months

Friday 1st September 2006
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well you can get the games for £40 online (gameplay)
You can get a cheaper wireless game adapter (linksys) so that should save you £40. Which is another game

I'd add saints row to your list.

DucatiGary

7,765 posts

227 months

Friday 1st September 2006
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you forgot wireless headset and steering wheel, then at about the same time, PS3

fidgits

17,202 posts

231 months

Friday 1st September 2006
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jezza l said:
well you can get the games for £40 online (gameplay)
You can get a cheaper wireless game adapter (linksys) so that should save you £40. Which is another game

I'd add saints row to your list.


can you explain the way to get the Xbox360 hooked up wirelessly for a tenner please...

Frederick

5,700 posts

222 months

Friday 1st September 2006
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play.com have a preorder on TDU for £39.99 with a code to download the exclusive lambo gallardo cabrio when it is released too...

got my preorder in yesterday!

basil brush

5,103 posts

265 months

Saturday 2nd September 2006
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fidgits said:
jezza l said:
well you can get the games for £40 online (gameplay)
You can get a cheaper wireless game adapter (linksys) so that should save you £40. Which is another game

I'd add saints row to your list.


can you explain the way to get the Xbox360 hooked up wirelessly for a tenner please...


Think he meant you would save £10 on the games x2 and about £20 on the wireless adapter, so £40 all in.

FunkyNige

8,921 posts

277 months

Saturday 2nd September 2006
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Medieval Total War 2 - £35
PC to play said game on - £600

Jinkies.

Frederick

5,700 posts

222 months

Saturday 2nd September 2006
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why bother going wireless on the x360? unless you have a super uber megafast wireless link you won't be able to stream HD or anything like that - stick to an RJ45 ethernet link to a decent router and away you go.

the PC world netgear bundle is quite good for the cash - 80 if you're on cable or 100 if you're on adsl/bt and you get a four port router with wireless and a wireless usb adapter (for a laptop or desktop PC, doesn't work with the 360)

Tim2100

6,282 posts

259 months

Saturday 2nd September 2006
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Frederick said:
why bother going wireless on the x360? unless you have a super uber megafast wireless link you won't be able to stream HD or anything like that - stick to an RJ45 ethernet link to a decent router and away you go.

the PC world netgear bundle is quite good for the cash - 80 if you're on cable or 100 if you're on adsl/bt and you get a four port router with wireless and a wireless usb adapter (for a laptop or desktop PC, doesn't work with the 360)


I've got my x360 on wireless because i can't get a RJ45 ethernet cable to my xbox in the spare room!!

Why bother streaming HD onto a xbox anyway?

HAB

3,632 posts

229 months

Saturday 2nd September 2006
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FunkyNige said:
Medieval Total War 2 - £35
PC to play said game on - £600

Jinkies.



yes

:J:

2,593 posts

227 months

Sunday 3rd September 2006
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Save your money, ignore Test Drive and wait for Forza 2

houlbt

738 posts

267 months

Monday 4th September 2006
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completely agree... wait for Forza-2 will be worth it.

scorp

8,783 posts

231 months

Monday 4th September 2006
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Tim2100 said:
Frederick said:
why bother going wireless on the x360? unless you have a super uber megafast wireless link you won't be able to stream HD or anything like that - stick to an RJ45 ethernet link to a decent router and away you go.

the PC world netgear bundle is quite good for the cash - 80 if you're on cable or 100 if you're on adsl/bt and you get a four port router with wireless and a wireless usb adapter (for a laptop or desktop PC, doesn't work with the 360)


I've got my x360 on wireless because i can't get a RJ45 ethernet cable to my xbox in the spare room!!

Why bother streaming HD onto a xbox anyway?


I've gone wireless with a US robotics router and bridge (for the 360) - apparently it has a 108mbps (double speed 802.11g) mode (us robotics only).

mr2aw11

811 posts

225 months

Tuesday 5th September 2006
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FunkyNige said:
Medieval Total War 2 - £35
PC to play said game on - £600

Jinkies.


Don't think my PC graphics card will be up to the task, so that'll be £35 for the game and another £100+ for a decent graphics card...

FunkyNige

8,921 posts

277 months

Tuesday 5th September 2006
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mr2aw11 said:
Don't think my PC graphics card will be up to the task, so that'll be £35 for the game and another £100+ for a decent graphics card...


That's the reason I'm upgrading - the graphics card won't be up to the job (see my recent thread about my melting card!).

Unfortunatly as my motherboard is AGP, I will need to get a new motherboard for a PCI-e card, which needs a new power supply, new processor, new memory...

DucatiGary

7,765 posts

227 months

Wednesday 6th September 2006
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well PS3 wont be in europe till march so thats one thing off the list. . . . .

for now . . .

scorp

8,783 posts

231 months

Friday 8th September 2006
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Whats the release date for Dead Rising, saw the 720p trailer on live last night and im now drooling.

dick dastardly

8,315 posts

265 months

Friday 8th September 2006
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scorp said:
Whats the release date for Dead Rising, saw the 720p trailer on live last night and im now drooling.

Today.