Xbox 360, PS3, or Nintendo Revolution

[Tsunamii]

Spiffyfast, I Figured as much from your other posts but ya never know....

Off the top of my head I am pretty bummed out that X360 is not wireless ready, I am sick of using my bridge for it.....

 

[Spiffyfast]

that sucks, I thought they said it was going to be when they had the MTV special about it. Ill wire it anyway though so it wont bother me too much. I do like that all the controllers are wireless, but buying new batteries is gonna suck

 

[Jedi2016]

I do like that all the controllers are wireless, but buying new batteries is gonna suck

Point, Playstation.

PS3 controllers are rechargable out of the box.. nothing extra to buy.

Speaking of extra stuff to buy, I keep hearing that the XB360's hard drive will NOT, in fact, be packed in, but will be sold separately. What's the latest on that?

 

[no man]

just get rechargable batteries...its pretty much the same then, just have an extra set of them and there nothing to worry about, get nickel metal hydride batteries, they're the newest type of rechargable batteries and they're fairly cheap too. i have some of them from energizer, they look like regular batteries....but they're green, black, and silver. the green is what distingiushes it from other batteries, alkaline is blue, lithium is blue, nickel recharchable is green.

 

[no man]

Speaking of extra stuff to buy, I keep hearing that the XB360's hard drive will NOT, in fact, be packed in, but will be sold separately. What's the latest on that?

so where did you find this information? sounds like bogus to be, other wise it would be on their official site, i'm not calling you a liar, just possible incorrect . i can understand sony making dimwhit moves, but not microsoft..

 

[no man]

Spiffyfast, I Figured as much from your other posts but ya never know....

Off the top of my head I am pretty bummed out that X360 is not wireless ready, I am sick of using my bridge for it.....

what do you mean its not wireless ready??

 

[Tsunamii]

From what I have read it will not have a wireless card built in. It will have a network card just not wireless. So you will have to directly jack in a cable or like I do a small patch cable to a wireless bridge and onto my wireless network.
I hope I am wrong and cant put my finger on where I read it but I did read no wireless card built in...

 

[icemak2416]

Answers....

Visit this forum page for all the specs for the XBOX 360...

http://forum.ccleaner.com/lofiversion/index.php/t1132.html

 

[Tsunamii]

The Specs on that web page are misleading or out right wrong. There is no built in wireless for X360. Microsoft has already talked about the "wireless adapter" that will plug into the usb port on X360, hence no built in. If you do a google on "x360 wireless network" you will get a ton of hits on this same topic, all saying no built in. In any event X) is around the corner and all rumors will be put to an end then.

 

[no man]

Visit this forum page for all the specs for the XBOX 360...

http://forum.ccleaner.com/lofiversion/index.php/t1132.html

why not just go to the official xbox360 site for specs, instead of some 3rd party site that may have incorrect information...

 

[no man]

The specs for the wireless are just palin misleading on that page. Microsoft has arealy talked about the "wireless adapter" that will plug into the usb port on the X360, hence no built in wireless. Do a google on "X60 wireless network" and you will see a ton of hits on the same topic.

are you talking about the controllers or the online?

 

[Tsunamii]

No man , good point. The offical page says Wi-fi ready.. ready is the key term. Id also save my money on there adapter and get a bridge that does not have the logo and save $$$

 

[Tsunamii]

Online...
The Controlers are wireless and I am loving that, I know you will also have the ability to turn on the X360 remotly, its either with the controler or the mini remote or both I cant remember. A great addation so you dont have to go back to the rack and power up.

 

[no man]

see..thats why i dont like other 3rd party pages...they're sometimes (ALWAYS) incorrect...stick to the official pages!

 

[no man]

Online...
The Controlers are wireless and I am loving that, I know you will also have the ability to turn on the X360 remotly, its either with the controler or the mini remote or both I cant remember. A great addation so you dont have to go back to the rack and power up.

ok, but why would it plug into the usb port, would it not make more sence to plug it into the ethernet port?

 

[no man]

just so everyone knows, ive started up another thread, about games..talk about games that you really like or upcoming games, the site is http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12853

and its got a poll

 

[Tsunamii]

ok, but why would it plug into the usb port, would it not make more sence to plug it into the ethernet port?

Edit: After reading more it sounds like the adapter is just an antenna that pluggs into the USB.. I take it that its another easy way to pull some more $$$ out of you... The link at the end of the specs has some pics and whatnot about the adapter.


I dont know why they are doing it that way. If that is even how it ends up being. It would make much more sence to just use the ethernet port, to me anyway.


From gamespot

Wireless Network Adapter - This adapter is an antenna unit that can be plugged into the Xbox 360's USB port for wireless connection to the Internet (wireless LAN). It is compatible with IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g.

Specs: Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Network Adapter General
Product Type Network Adapter
Compatible Console Systems Xbox 360
Product Identification
Manufacturer Microsoft
Product Line Wireless Network Adapter
Model Microsoft Xbox 360
Product Description Network Adapter
Physical
Color White
Hardware Specs
Cable Interface Plugs completly into Xbox 360
Additional Features Wireless Adapter for 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g networking
Cable Specifications
Technology Features Streams Internet for GamePlay, trasnfer between Xbox 360 and Windows Media Edition PC

 

[Tsunamii]

Oh and the reason for the USB is power.. no addational power source is needed for the adapter this way and less cables to junk things up.

 

[no man]

ahh i see, but will it still have an ethernet port or just usb ports?

 

[no man]

nevermind, it will have an ethernet port, says so on the OFFICIAL site, not some other 3rd party **** hole site