(Hopefully) getting an xbox 360 for christmas... anything I should know?

I put it on my list and since my sister knows what Im getting (parents tell her what im getting, tells me what she is getting)and she said it was "video game related" and "Our cousin has it" (our cousin owns an xbox 360), the signs are pointing to an xbox.

Anyways, I wanna know if there is anything I should know about the system, any games I should get (dont recommend shooters, I hate them with a passion.), and any things I should look out for with an xbox 360 so I can avoid mistakes that could end up having to deal with microsoft warranty staff.

Put it on a sturdy, well ventilated area lying down on it's side. This will reduce ring burns and overheating issues, which would be your two big reasons to deal with customer service. As far as what games, what games DO you like to play? It's an easier question to answer if you have a preferred genre rather than one genre you can't stand.

Hmmmm...most of my experience on the 360 has been with shooters, as that's one of the big genres on the system. But you might go for Kinect, which seems to be geared toward more casual gamers.

Yes say goodbye to your loved ones as you're in for a treat. ;)

There are so many fantastic games to play and games to try. You have hundreds of arcade games, Indie games, 360 games. Movies on demand, T.V, Facebook, Twitter, Demo's, 1 vs 100, and so much more.

Keep it flat so you can pretty much avoid the disc scratching and of course give the fans a lot of breathing space.

Yes say goodbye to your loved ones as you're in for a treat. ;)

There are so many fantastic games to play and games to try. You have hundreds of arcade games, Indie games, 360 games. Movies on demand, T.V, Facebook, Twitter, Demo's, 1 vs 100, and so much more.

nick0091

I thought 1 vs 100 was no more?

I guess I should have added some genres.

Im a fan or racing games, JRPGs and 2D fighters (Blazblue, street fighter), but Im really easy to please. I spent around 2 months completeing sonic advanced battle 2 o.o

I guess I should have added some genres.

Im a fan or racing games, JRPGs and 2D fighters (Blazblue, street fighter), but Im really easy to please. I spent around 2 months completeing sonic advanced battle 2 o.o

Mithost

If you like old school JRPG's try Breath of Death VII indie game. It's only a $1 andI always recommend this game to classic RPG fans. (It's in my top 5 JRPG's of all time list, and that competes with Dragon Quest 3, Final Fantasy 1, etc.)

Taking good care of it is what you should know.

Install all of your games on your hard-drive first. Or at least the ones you play the most, very important.LionsBridge

I guess I should have added some genres.

Im a fan or racing games, JRPGs and 2D fighters (Blazblue, street fighter), but Im really easy to please. I spent around 2 months completeing sonic advanced battle 2 o.o

How ventalated does it have to be? I have this bookshelf thing my wii has never overheated on, and if I didnt use that I would need another table or something or put it on the floor.

The only thing you need to know is you'll be very happy in 2011, as you have boatloads of games to choose from and a lot of catching up to do. I rather envy you, it would be great to boot up Bioshock or Oblivion or Red Dead Redemption or Mass Effect or a bunch of others and experience them for the first time. Keeping my fingers crossed for you.GodzillavsXenu

Thats what I can't wait to do either.

The only thing you need to know is you'll be very happy in 2011, as you have boatloads of games to choose from and a lot of catching up to do. I rather envy you, it would be great to boot up Bioshock or Oblivion or Red Dead Redemption or Mass Effect or a bunch of others and experience them for the first time. Keeping my fingers crossed for you.GodzillavsXenu

Thats what I can't wait to do either.erickb1983

If your gonna ask for games or recommend them, please use the GR sticky.

One more thing, btw when I said take good care of it I'm gonna break it down for you.

1. Play it for less than a few hours per day.Continuous gaming is the reason why Xbox 360 gamers are suffering to the constant RROD, the more you keep it on then the more power its gonna consume resulting in more heat and damaging the Xbox 360. Yeah, the newer xbox 360 models may have a new chipset which reduces heat and consumes less power but that doesn't help you 100%. You still need to treat it the right way.

2.Make sure it doesn't get dusty. Lots of Xbox 360s get dusty which clogs up the air vents and then resulting in the console overheating and then gets the RROD.

3.Keep it horizontally instead of vertically. About thousands of players report that their disc drive doesn't open or that the disc is broken or scratched which means that the player can't play the game(unless they install it to HDD) and then has to make a replacement fee. When you keep it vertical, it may fall by accident and you don't want that, I mean these things cost like 200-300$, if your not taking care of your console then your just wasting that money. So thats why you must keep it horizontally.

If theres anything more, other peeps you may feel free to add more but these are ones that I know.

I put it on my list and since my sister knows what Im getting (parents tell her what im getting, tells me what she is getting)and she said it was "video game related" and "Our cousin has it" (our cousin owns an xbox 360), the signs are pointing to an xbox.

Anyways, I wanna know if there is anything I should know about the system, any games I should get (dont recommend shooters, I hate them with a passion.), and any things I should look out for with an xbox 360 so I can avoid mistakes that could end up having to deal with microsoft warranty staff.

Mithost

The only thing you need to know is you'll be very happy in 2011, as you have boatloads of games to choose from and a lot of catching up to do. I rather envy you, it would be great to boot up Bioshock or Oblivion or Red Dead Redemption or Mass Effect or a bunch of others and experience them for the first time. Keeping my fingers crossed for you.GodzillavsXenu

Never move the Xbox while it is still powered on as it will critically damage the disk. , I did this to my original copy of Gears of War (thankfully got it replaced no charge).

Well if you plan to get online you have to play for a subscription. Your best bet is to go ahead and shell out 40 clams and get a whole year. As far as games just go through like 2006-now on the gamespot New Releases and see what came out and all the reviews.

Personally i would go ahead and sign up for a gamefly account as well. Since you've never played many of the older titles that will save you a good bit of money and give you the option to play every game on the console.

THAT PEOPLE STILL PLAY OLDER GAMES.

And that older games are still great.

Xbox LIVE Gold is a must.

Don't be annoying online.

For Xbox live, watch out for infamous 5 year olds whining ingame.

get the latest xbox 360 250GB, the big old square one overheats, dies and makes lots of noise. dont get a pre owned xbox. colganraz