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#1 silentlord833
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The current rumors suggest that a possible Blu-ray player/360 will be released, currently there is no such way.

Regular dvd's play just fine, and seem to look better than any of my other dvd players on the same tv. Keep in mind you need a media remote to enable control/playback of any dvd movie.

Stinger78

There are two rumors out there right now, one is that MS will be releasing a Blu-Ray add on (like the HD DVD player) the other is that at some point the BLu-Ray will be put into the 360 itself, so if thats the case, you will need a new system to play the discs.

@Stinger78 You do not need the media remote to play DVD's on the 360, the controller works. It was the original Xbox that you needed the remote for.

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OMG!!!!! THERE'S A FLAMING TROLL UNDER THE BRIDGE!!!!!!!
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I just watched your video, it is definately Artifacting. If this is the only game it is happening with, it does not mean it is the game causing it. GTA IV takes alot more to run then many other games for the 360, I have read about the limits that this game can push the system to. I am pretty sure that the GPU is frying, thusly causing this problem. Your system is definately going to RRoD, it is simply a question of when. I would either contact MS and see if they can just go ahead and send out a coffin, or try the towel trick. I have read about the towel thing, and from what I understand it should cause a RRoD. it will overheat the system, which is kinda what is causing the Rings anyway.

Another approach you could take is to just call MS, tell them that you have RRoD, and ship it out to them. I highly doubt, with the amount of systems they have coming through, that they will check yours, see it is only one ring, and send it back to you with a note, saying "Slap yourself." More than likely they will just send you another, or switch out the parts anyway.

Good luck man!

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#4 silentlord833
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I believe a friend of mine had a similar thing happen to his 360, it ended up being some kind of video error, and eventually it just stayed that way (green screen). I am not sure if he got an error message, but he did end up sending in his system for repair. Again, I am not sure if this is covered on the RRoD expanded warranty, or if this is what is happening to yours. You definately need to call MS and tell them about it.

Once it goes green, does it stay that way? If it does, does restarting your system fix it?

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#5 silentlord833
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right now for perhaps the first time ever I am happy I work second shift, I get out at 10:00pm and off to the game store I go! I could not imagine getting out of work at like 5:00, and having to sit home waiting, I would probably just sit there rocking!

I have no idea what I will do first, I kinda want to check out the single player, but so many of my friends will be on playing tonight, I think it'll be the first of many installments of "hooker-ball"!

n'joy everyone!

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#6 silentlord833
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I shouldn't, at least right away. I just may fail all my classes if I do, as I only have 2 1/2 weeks left in the semester.

As to the negative comments however, while I respect that people have the right to not like a game, no matter how greatly made it is, I still disagree with some of the reasoning here. First of all, you're seriously going to hit it for being all about a crappy physics engine with sex, violence, and swearing to sell millions, then in the very same post talk about how you liked Saints Row. You're kidding right? That's the dumbest thing ever, especially since Saint Row had just as much violence and swearing as any of the GTA's. And Crackdown? Seriously? I owned it, and it was fun up until you just about maxed all your attributes out, when it became the most repetitive and nonsense game in the world (jump on the buildng, throw the car, blow up the gangsters, wash, rinse, repeat). I basically bought that game specifically to get in the Halo 3 beta, and traded it back in after the extremely shallow story line and even more repetitive missions finally caved me in. Even Saints Row was better than that crapfest. I do admit, I enjoyed Saints Row as an "in the meantime" game while I waited for GTA IV. It had the improved ragdoll physics, improved shooting, and the whole waypoint system. I also thought the story mode and side games weren't bad. However, the cinematic nature and ability to tell a story nowhere near matched GTA in any form, and don't bring the crap about it stealing from other stories. It's called satire. It satirizes those stories, and above all pays homage to the greats that have come before it.

My biggest issue however is that you are comparing a GTA-ish game to hold us over that was made for this generation to GTA games of last generation. That is just dumb. That is like my comparing PGR3 for 360 to Gran Turismo 2 for the PS2. For your complaints about GTA like physics? A complaint about last generation, definitely not about this generation if you've been paying even a little attention. The new physics on this one are so vastly improved and advanced that they actually completely blow what you seem to hold so dear in your Crackdown and Saints Row clear out of the water. Story line has improved vastly. Combat has improved vastly, along with interactivity and immersiveness.

While I'm sure this doesn't apply to all of you, it seems like some in here are just grasping at straws and lame excuses to support their dislike of this game, when the reality is, you should just join up with the rest of the close-minded politicians and media groups to talk about how games like GTA caused so-and-so to shoot and behead so-and-so, rather than looking at the real issues: you're ignorant.

Again, doesn't apply to all of you. Some of you just don't prefer sand-box games period because of the slower pace and "repetitiveness". That's cool and your right to feel that way. Those who claim to love sand-box games and still talk trash however? Just shut up and go back to your PTA meeting to blindly spit your venom.

blindsided82

Yup. Oh wait *re-reads post* uh huh. That's pretty much what I was gonna write. Good Job.

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#7 silentlord833
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My parents don't want me to get GTA, but I was like: "Go back to your house! I am 27 years old, I don't need you to tuck me in anymore!!!!"
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#8 silentlord833
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I may be a total idiot here, but I am really looking forward to 1942. Not GTA IV looking forward to it, but non-the-less, I am kinda excited to play this game in HD.

BTW: I am drinking my first cup of coffee, so if this makes no sense.....thats why.

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#9 silentlord833
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My 360 has never beeped, but it does seem like it is a bios thing, I got my PC to flip out the other night though, I tried running crysis at the highest setting. I have never heard sounds like the ones that came from the PC.....It sounded like.....God.

*DANGER DANGER WILL ROBINSON!!! DANGER YOU ARE TRYING TO PLAY A GAME FROM THE DISTANT FUTURE!!!!*

NASA can't even run that game...priceless.

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#10 silentlord833
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Here's mine:

think it will work?