Xbox 360 essential accessories?
Xbox 360 essential accessories?
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Big Bob

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753 posts

231 months

Saturday 28th March 2009
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Sorry for the noob question!!

Just got an Xbox premier pack today, I got the plug and play thing for the controllers and I was wondering what other accessories were considered worth getting?

I saw some cooling fan sets in the shop, do most people bother with these?

Cheers!

OllieWinchester

5,700 posts

221 months

Saturday 28th March 2009
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No, they have a negligable effect and the thing is noisy enough as it is! You need Forza, GTA IV, Fallout 3 and that is pretty much it....

anonymous-user

83 months

Saturday 28th March 2009
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OllieWinchester said:
No, they have a negligable effect and the thing is noisy enough as it is! You need Forza, GTA IV, Fallout 3 and that is pretty much it....
+ COD 4/5

Tycho

12,273 posts

302 months

Saturday 28th March 2009
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Extended warranty?

M@T.R

2,187 posts

259 months

Saturday 28th March 2009
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OllieWinchester said:
No, they have a negligable effect and the thing is noisy enough as it is! You need Forza, GTA IV, Fallout 3 and that is pretty much it....
Ignore that post, you only need forza, cod 5 and maybe cod 4 now, you know it makes sense, so get tot he shop. If you plan on playing online with some of us you will probably want a spare headset for when your first one inevitably breaks.

LukeBird

17,170 posts

238 months

Saturday 28th March 2009
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Forza doesn't come out my 360...
It was pointless me buying other games! hehe

paul26982

3,850 posts

247 months

Saturday 28th March 2009
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Tycho said:
Extended warranty?
rofl

Sixpackpert

5,302 posts

243 months

Saturday 28th March 2009
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Tycho said:
Extended warranty?
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stewies_minion

1,167 posts

216 months

Saturday 28th March 2009
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Keep the box. You'll be sending it back for repair soon enough rolleyes

Webber3

1,228 posts

248 months

Saturday 28th March 2009
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The first accessory I bought was a the wireless network adaptor - http://www.xbox360-offers.co.uk/xbox360_wireless_b... , cuts down on cables. The wireless racing wheel is a must have if you're into driving games.

micron750

845 posts

261 months

Saturday 28th March 2009
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Race Pro ok ok its graphicly not as good as Forza 2 but there's a patch coming to improve the game the handling more realist than the lattersmile

OllieWinchester

5,700 posts

221 months

Sunday 29th March 2009
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M@T.R said:
OllieWinchester said:
No, they have a negligable effect and the thing is noisy enough as it is! You need Forza, GTA IV, Fallout 3 and that is pretty much it....
Ignore that post, you only need forza, cod 5 and maybe cod 4 now, you know it makes sense, so get tot he shop. If you plan on playing online with some of us you will probably want a spare headset for when your first one inevitably breaks.
Are you saying he should be buying some stick on fans for it? Thats what it sounds like....

Tycho

12,273 posts

302 months

Sunday 29th March 2009
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Seriously though, the battery charger is a good shout as it will charge 2 packs at the same time and is only a wall wart rather than you having to be connected to the console. Batteries always fail when in the middle of an important game.

ih8thisname

2,699 posts

229 months

Sunday 29th March 2009
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Tycho said:
Batteries always fail when in the middle of an important game.
They do indeed, just ask Curry! hehe

tim2100

6,288 posts

286 months

Tuesday 31st March 2009
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If you have a wireless controller get a Play & charge kit. Non stop play then as if the batteries are going just plug in and carry on playing.

Also a Wireless adapter to get rid of wires.

Download TVersity for your PC so you can stream Videos to the XBOX. You can use Windows Media player but I found it was always buffering on a film and the sound was slightly out. TVersity works much better.

BlueMR2

9,457 posts

231 months

Tuesday 31st March 2009
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Seems the first accessory you should buy is a spare 360 if you want uninterrupted play.

willyjc

328 posts

218 months

Tuesday 31st March 2009
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BlueMR2 said:
Seems the first accessory you should buy is a spare 360 if you want uninterrupted play.
+1
Unfortunately Too true...4th Box now.
Although did get a trade in of £75 from Gamestation for the 20gb version that I had spare (once repaired by MS)