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10-31-2002, 06:47 AM
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The Official XBOX Live Thread
Well, here is a thread where we can centralize all XBOX Live related questions and comments. I will also keep an updated list of all XBOX Live games slated for release.
The XBOX Live starter kit is now available for $49.99, comes with a one-year subscription to XBOX Live, the XBOX Communicator (a headset with volume knob and mute button for voice chat in all XBOX Live games), and online demos of motoGP and Whacked! Current XBOX Live Multiplayer Games * denotes massively multiplayer -- MechAssault motoGP NBA 2K3 NCAA College Basketball 2K3 NFL 2K3 NFL Fever 2003 NHL 2K3 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Unreal Championship Whacked! Games that offer XBOX Live content downloads -- MechAssault (Coming Soon) MX Superfly (Coming Soon) NBA 2K3 (Roster updates) NCAA College Basketball 2K3 (Roster updates) NFL 2K3 (Roster updates) NFL Fever 2003 (Roster updates) Toejam and Earl III: Mission to Earth (3 new characters, 2 new levels) Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (Coming Soon) Unreal Championship (Coming Soon) Brute Force (Coming in Q2 2003) Run Like Hell (Coming in Q2 2003) Top 5 Most Popular retail Live Multiplayer Games (source: Live Nights) 1. MechAssault 2. Unreal Championship 3. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 4. NFL 2K3 4. NHL 2K3 Upcoming XBOX Live Games Q1 2003 -- Capcom VS SNK 2 Marvel VS Capcom 2 Phantasy Star Online Ep1 & 2 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Q2 2003 -- Lamborghini Midnight Club 2 Midtown Madness 3 MLB Inside Pitch Outlaw Volleyball Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War Q3 2003 -- Armada 2: Star Command Re-Volt Live Shayde: Monsters VS Humans Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Raven Shield XIII Q4 2003 -- Halo 2 Outlaw Golf 2 Top Spin Tennis TBA 2003 -- Counter-Strike motoGP 2 NBA 2K4 NCAA College Basketball 2K4 NFL 2K4 NFL Fever 2004 NHL 2K4 True Fantasy Online TBA 2004 -- Doom III Project Gotham Racing 2 Star Wars Galaxies TBA -- Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding 2 Farnation Flat-Out Racing Perfect Dark Zero Rallisport Challenge 2 SEGA GT 2002 Online Serious Sam 2 Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder 2 Shining Lore Spikeout X-Treme Steel Battalion Online Stuff you need to buy to play on XBOX Live (You may have some of this already!) - Broadband Internet Connection (Cable or DSL recommended) - Cable/DSL modem with RJ45/ethernet jack - XBOX Live Starter Kit ($49.99) - Linksys BEFSR41 Router ($55 after rebate) - Three RJ45 CAT5 Cables (~$10-$15 total) - Network card** for your computer or laptop/notebook (~$15-$35) ** Note: if you already have your Cable modem/DSL modem hooked up to your computer via an RJ45 CAT5 cable (looks like a phone cable, but a bit wider), or if your computer has a port that looks like this, you don't need to buy a network card. Most computers these days come with network cards built-in. Connect one CAT5 cable from the cable/dsl modem to the WAN port on the Linksys router, one CAT5 cable from your computer's network card to Port 1 on the router, and one CAT5 cable from the XBOX to Port 2 on the router. That's it! You can see this process step-by-step graphically here: http://www.xbox.com/LIVE/connect/router.htm *** How to connect to XBOX Live with no wires It's a lot more expensive, but you can hook up your XBOX to your cable/dsl modem without any wires. Here is what you need: (You may have some of this already!) - Broadband Internet Connection (Cable or DSL recommended) - Cable/DSL modem with RJ45/ethernet jack - XBOX Live Starter Kit ($49.99) - Linksys Wireless BEFW11S4 Router ($107) - Linksys Wireless Ethernet Bridge WET11 ($107) - Three RJ45 CAT5 Cables (~$10-$15 total) - Network card** for your computer or wireless laptop/notebook (~$15-$57) ** Note: if you already have your Cable modem/DSL modem hooked up to your computer via an RJ45 CAT5 cable (looks like a phone cable, but a bit wider), or if your computer has a port that looks like this, you don't need to buy a network card. Most computers these days come with network cards built-in. Place the wireless router near your computer. Place the wireless ethernet bridge near your XBOX. Connect one CAT5 cable from the cable/dsl modem to the WAN port on the Linksys router and one CAT5 cable from your computer's network card to Port 1 on the router. Connect one CAT5 cable from the XBOX to the wireless ethernet bridge. That's it! ***NOTE: It is currently not possible to connect to XBOX Live via AOL's broadband service. Satellite broadband connections are also unsupported. THE CHEAP WAY Instead of buying a router as stated above, you can simply unplug the cable/dsl connection from your computer and plug it into your XBOX. You still need the XBOX Live Starter Kit, however.
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10-31-2002, 06:51 PM
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Ruined, you may be the person to answer this, since I'm too lazy to find out on my own. Microsoft released a list of compatible ISPs for Xbox Live, but did not list At&T Broadband. They also stated that the list was not all inclusive, but since that's the service I use, I'd rather not have to get a new provider. This list that Microsoft released includes:
Bell Canada BellSouth Corp. Charter Communications Inc. Comcast Corp. Cox Communications Inc. EarthLink Inc., MSNR Qwest Communications Rogers Cable Inc. SBC Communications Inc. TELUS Corp. Time Warner Cable's Road Runner service Verizon Communications. Any help is appreciated!
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10-31-2002, 08:49 PM
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AT&T Broadband is supported, and in fact directions to setup AT&T specifically are on the XBOX Live Beta tester's website. So don't worry about it
 For other users - even if your ISP isn't on the list, odds are it will work. Microsoft is just trying to make Live setup 1-2-3 for everyone, which is cool. Quote:
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11-01-2002, 01:09 AM
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11-04-2002, 05:17 AM
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On a side note, Marvel VS Capcom 2 XBX was slated for November 2002, but was pushed back to March 2003. Odds are they are implementing XBOX Live online multiplayer for that game as well.
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11-04-2002, 04:19 PM
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I'm with bell up here in canada so I'm good but no games I want this year.....but for some reason I must have all my consoles online this year.
Damn the PS2 for making online gameing fun. my computers have never been really good systems so I they never played online games well before. online games I want PSO - GC RES EVIL - PS2 that Star Wars game - XB HALO 2 - XB xbox live may have to wait till next year when at least one of those 2 games come out but who knows
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11-04-2002, 05:28 PM
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11-05-2002, 12:28 AM
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The XBOX communicator also factors in here. If two players are playing on a single XBOX with one Live account (one as a guest), only the person with the Live account can have Voice Chat. The guest will be silent. Microsoft plans to implement pricing structures for family usage (more than one full-featured person at a time per console) from what I understand. Of course, this can be worked around by buying a Y adapter at radio shack and using a cell phone headset for the guest player (this has been confirmed to work). Being that you can transport around your Live account, you can also protect your account via passcode (string of button entries). From what I understand, though, whenever you want to activate it at another location you need to enter in some personal information to confirm it is actually you attempting to use the account.
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11-05-2002, 01:15 AM
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11-05-2002, 01:25 AM
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Damn, Xbox Live is just making my mouth water...
 I think I need to stop delaying and just cave in and buy a 'box.
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11-05-2002, 01:27 AM
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11-05-2002, 01:34 AM
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OK Mr. Smarty Pants: could you have a pricing schemed scenario (multiple users in the house) over two Xboxes? With IP checking to make sure they're both in the same house?
Do you know what kind of multile user per house pricing they're thinking?
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11-05-2002, 03:47 AM
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11-05-2002, 03:59 AM
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Can't Spell Bilbo
Join Date: May 2002
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whens the official launch again,
are they going to continue with the same $50 rate, headset and game past Christmas
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11-05-2002, 04:13 AM
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11-05-2002, 02:25 PM
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2 the GC controller is better (IMO) 3 I want to help show Nintendo that online can make money last point I only have an xbox for xbox exclusives cause I'm a nintendo boy and I always will be, just like you ruined are an xbox boy and always will be. and just for future reference don't try and sell me an xbox version if I say gamecube you'll just be wasting time (I'm not trying to be an ass just telling it like it is)
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11-05-2002, 02:41 PM
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You may not like the XBOX as much as the GC, and you might like the GC controller better (despite PSO being designed for the Dreamcast controller, whose main button layout is identical to that of the XBOX Controller S), but don't you think it's kind of pointless to play PSO if you can't even chat with your teammates for trading, strategies, etc? In the US, you currently cannot buy a keyboard for PSO, and communication is limited to a few preprogrammed macros and typing on screen via an onscreen keyboard, which takes ages. Sure, you can import a keyboard from Japan, but the majority of people you will be playing with won't be able to chat with you anyway. I'm not trying to "sell" you anything, as I'm not making any money off the deal, just giving advice on which version looks to offer the best experience. In summary, the fun of PSO is seriously hampered without allowing the online community to easily communicate with each other (I played it on Dreamcast). Even if a GC keyboard is released sometime in the future, it will be an addon, meaning less users will have it, and that you may still have communication difficulties. And, that put aside, voice chat is even more fun than text chat from my experiences. I wouldn't let videogame manufacturer politics stand in the way of getting the version of the game that offers the most fun. You obiously may not heed this advice, but that's fine, as it is your choice anyway, not mine.
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11-05-2002, 07:40 PM
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11-06-2002, 04:12 AM
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ruined Im not trying to get into an argument with you, I just meant that we all know that your curent console of choice is the xbox. I wasn't talking about the past or the future I was talking about right now.
sure voice chat is cool but at the same time I don't want to listen to a 12 year old boy complain that I'm better or tell me that I suck (cause really I'm not that good at online games right now). If that person types it it doesn't seem as bad because they don't sound 12. but hey thats just me. I wouldn't have called you an xbox boy if I had ever seen you say to someone. hey you don't have an xbox well that game will also be on (fill in the console). But I have never hear you say that, if you have and I just missed it I'm sorry. I will shut up now
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11-06-2002, 04:38 AM
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11-06-2002, 05:08 AM
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Can't Spell Bilbo
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i wish i had xbox live right now, i am home, not in the mood to go out, my girlfriends working the polls and i dont feel like playing single player, after reading the latest Xbox mag i want to sit down and be able to play other people halo, too bad that wont happen until next summer
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