I've decided to get an Xbox 360 and I'll probably get a used one from a nice webshop we got here(Denmark).

As of now, I'm leaning towards getting just the core version - basically just the console and a wired gamepad. It's dirtcheap and I've got no strong urge to store movies or music on my Xbox 360 nor do I plan to spend alot of time playing online.

The core comes without any memory if I read various gaming sites correctly? That means I'll have to get an external harddrive to save games, download content etc.? Can I just grab, say a 16 GB USB stick or slap a regular USB harddrive to my Xbox 360, or must it be something made exclusively for the Xbox 360?

Also - what do you really use storage space for, outside savegames(which can't take up that much room I take it?) and music and movies if you fancy that?

I'm asking because I want to get started as cheap as possible, but also I don't want to just buy anything.

I'd realy appreciate you guys' input :)

Agerkvist

If you plan on buying a core one I would buy a new one. Reason is cuz buying used makes your warranty void since you weren't the original customer that purchased the console. That is only if the store offfers warranty but I wouldn't decide that over Microsoft's own. Plus the core comes with the memory card. And also you would be dissappointed to know if the previous owner tweaked with it and ends up RROD on you and you will think you just wasted money for nothing...so I would recommend getting new. :D

If I were you I will still keep the laptop. There is a slight difference in heat and they're have much quieter fan as I own a LE Resident Evil Elite 360. Idk if your using craigslist to swap your stuff right now, but if you aren't do so, but wait it out. If you can sell your laptop 200-300 you can buy yourself a new Elite at most stores so yeah think about it.

[QUOTE="Miyuki-Chan"]

Why should people who have all the map's be restricted to DLC playlist's, while all the people too cheap to buy them play everything?

ThePistolGod

As much as I hate Epic, they're doing DLC right. First off, you have an entire playlist dedicated to the Flashback, Snowblind, Combusitble and Dark Corners maps. Not only that, but if everyone in the room has the same map pack then those maps are also in the rotation. I've gone into the Execution/Warzone playlists and gotten Flashback, Snowblind and Combustible maps. Before I bought the All Fronts collection, I was still able to play Execution/Warzone.

People were bashing Epic for making map packs too quick, but you know what? Nobody was ever forced to buy them. If you loved Guardian, you could play Guardian. If you loved Submission, well if atleast 5 other plays in the match liked it, you could play it. You wanted to play Annex? Go ahead, nobody is stopping you.

However, Halo on the other hand. Oh, you like Team Doubles? Too bad. No map pack, no play. Oh, you liked Team Slayer? Too bad, go spend $17.50 on maps that are barely in the rotation.

I love Halo but you Halo fanboys need to stop. He's cheap because he doesn't want to buy them? Why should he have to pay more to play the game he bought? I have nothing against DLC, my complaint is against Bungie basically forcing us to play it. Without it, we have few playlists to play.

-Lone Wolves: Oh boy, Team Slayer Guardian is SOOO much fun.
-MLG: Gee, I wonder how many people are going to quit once they start losing. 3? 4?
-Squad Battle: Yes! Can't wait to play Big Team Slayer on Standoff, One Bomb on Standoff or Big Team Slayer on Construct (really? This map is too small for 4v4's, and they think 8v8 isn't too much? It's overkill)
-Social Slayer: ZOMG teh funz! Can't wait to go +40 against guests who stop when they shoot.
-Social Skirmish: Same as above

I might be forgetting one more but who cares, it's just as useless as the ones I named.

I can confirm that the crimson RE5 bundle Elite is a Jasper.

Maleku

If you took it apart, you voided it anyway. And since you're out of warranty, just get a new one......hillelslovak

I can only get one which one should i get?killeracee

I'm not buying MW2. I'm sick of greedy Activision milking the COD franchise. Four COD games in four years is just ridiculous. It's taken Bungie twice as long to release the same number of Halo games. I'm buying ODST. I like the sound of the new direction the campaign is taking. The rookie investigating what happened to his squad in the ruins of New Mombasa. Another reason I'm not buying COD is because I hate the multi-player. It's just full of campers, people with better perks than you, all the guns feel the same and the maps are boring. It's too easy to kill someone too. Shoot them in the leg three times and they die. COD's gameplay is just based on your trigger finger reflex. First to shoot gets the kill. In fact most of the time you're dead before you even see the enemy, that's probably why they included the kill cam. In Halo each weapon has a purpose, it's advantages and disadvantages, and it's own tactics and way to use it. Halo 3's MP also has the awesome vehicles and Bungie are always adding new gameplay modes, game variants and map variants to keep matchmaking fresh. ODST comes with three new maps for the Halo 3 multi-player so that's another good reason to buy it over MW2. I'm not buying any more Activision games. I didn't get Prototype because it's published by them. I hate Activision.x-2tha-z

k but i went to my gamertag.com and got my gamer tag went to options and pasted it to my sig then i hit apply changes but now it doesnt show up and when i post it is not there help please

spetnaz14

it has this dumb privisy setting whare i cant show it how do i take it off and if you can see it then im dumb ty

spetnaz14

I'll admit some achievements are kinda fun to try and Ive even made up a few on my older games...just little challanges Id think of that Id see if I could pull off but I really find them kinda pointless since you don't actually get rewarded for doing them. Like no bonus game, unlockables or anything. I know people say its for bragging rights but do we all have that low a self-esteem we need to do these and get huge Gamerscores just to show off?

Im not tryng to bash them or anything and Im not comparing it to anything else orI would of posted this in System Wars. I was just wondering if/why people care so much about them.

wildcat2000