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Bottom line is always download the content on the shared xbox so the DRM is associated to the box and not a person. I've seen some exceptions to this, but they are rare, Rockstar and EA have on occasion connected DLC to the person and not the XBOX, which is why I don't buy rockstar DLC anymore.

Originally Posted by Spybreak8 It's on girlfriend mode. Ba da ching! sorry couldn't help it. Try using the controller wired, same thing then get a replacement.

You can't use the controller wired. It still runs wireless even when you have it plugged into charge.

Originally Posted by J7. You can't use the controller wired. It still runs wireless even when you have it plugged into charge.

Wha?

You have it plugged in via usb, how can it be wireless?

Originally Posted by Spybreak8 Wha? You have it plugged in via usb, how can it be wireless?

The USB is only for power. The controller still communicates wirelessly with the console for actually being a controller.

Originally Posted by crunchewy The USB is only for power. The controller still communicates wirelessly with the console for actually being a controller.

Wow can't believe I've had my system for this long and didn't know that. Thx Spoiler to save space.

It's stopped vibrating recently. I'm puzzled as to why it occurred in the first place. I was playing Carcassone when it happened, and I've been playing that for many years without it ever happening before. I'm thinking it must be a software error and not the hardware of the controller itself.

Originally Posted by J7. My controller will often vibrate non-stop until I remove the batteries, about 1-2 times every half hour. What the hell is wrong?

Stick 1 piece of duct tape or electrical tape on each side of the battery pack to hold it in better.

Also your batteries are probably dying, I have had this happen even when the battery meter says full or down one bar. Sometimes the controller just shuts off during gameplay randomly, when I check the batteries with an external tester they are dead or close to dead, or if I put my rechargeable batteries on the tester they need charging. The battery meter on the Xbox 360 is VERY inaccurate.

Thanks. I just hope it stops because the controller vibration doesn't feel as strong as it used to before it say vibrating non-stop for so long.

Yeah my 360 shuts off when the rechargeable batteries are dying. Have to press the 360 button to turn it back on. Gets annoying when you're in the middle of game play and there's no spare batteries around.

I might one day get the play and charge kit. If the battery pack goes bad, I won't mind having the thing constantly tethered to my console, so long as it still works that way.

Is the transforming D-pad worth it to buy another controller?

I kind of wish Microsoft would release a wired 360 controller with the transforming D-pad. I'd buy a silver one.

Well this got extremely annoying fast, my controller has ghost movement. Instead of moving forward it will randomly move backwards or act like I'm pressing back on the left analog stick. I bypassed this in Borderlands by pressing the left analog stick in to run but in Mass Effect 3 over the weeknend it was almost impossible to run away from baddies or towards allies. I couldn't even mine in Minecraft as my character would constantly move and that messes up your mining animation on the block. It got to the point where I had to use my silver controller's d-pad to select anything. I was wondering if anyone else had this problem, I'm pretty sure this controller is only 4 to 6 months old. Pre-ordered, since it comes out tomorrow and I just happen to be trying out the Prime trial this month , the Halo 4 controller, seems like a good fit/time.

My xbox has been acting very strangely over the past month or so. It will frequently freeze while playing various games (most often w/ FIFA 13). Most of these games are scratch free and I have installed on my hard drive so it cant be the discs themselves.

Furthermore, and perhaps more annoying, I am experiencing terrible lag whenever I play online. I am confident it is not my network as I have tested its quality multiple times and have tried forwarding ports and/or dmzing it.

Is this a known issue?

Got disconnected from Live while playing Mass Effect 3 online and then lost all audio on my system.
Checked the hdmi connections and reset audio/video settings, but the problem persisted.

Just as I was going online to look for solutions, I hear a low "whir" sound, like Sam Fisher's night vision goggles, and the audio returns.



Dunno now if my 360 is crapping out, or a Third/Fourth Echelon person is hiding nearby and planted a decoy bomb.

Question...I dont have the extra $100 to buy the 250GB model right now. Could I just buy the 4GB and then later buy the MS 250/320GB hard drive and be like I bought he 250 to begin with, or will it not be the same? Thanks!

Awesome, thanks! I was just gonna get the 4gb today and then later (next month probably) get the Microsoft 320gb on amazon for 100, so Ill still pay the 300 but have a 320gb instead of 250gb. Plus the little bit from the 4gb. I know I will be pretty limited until I get the larger hard drive but that is ok. Thanks again!

The only real difference, unless they changed it, is you won't get the glossy black finish of the 250GB model, but the matte black. I actually prefer the matte, since I have kids; less fingerprints to deal with.

Also, as crunchewy said, you can use the "fat" 360 hard drives with the slim. They can usually be found far cheaper than the slim specific drives. You just need to open up the casing to remove the drive, and get a slim enclosure like this.

Yep, that's exactly what I did. The drive is easy to remove from the old style case and the snap-together knock off cases for the new slim work well and do the trick. I also prefer the matte finish. Looks better IMHO.

Thanks for that tip about the hard drive! I picked up the 4gb on my lunch break and yes, it is the matte finish, which is fine with me. I have a 2 year old so that gloss look wouldve been ruined quickly haha. Thanks again everyone!

One more question....do some games still come with a free month of Xbox Live Gold?

I don't know about a month, but some have 48 hour trials. I got one in Halo CE.

Maybe thats what I remember...that'll work. Thanks again!

So a friend of mine was in need of a 120 GB HDD for the old system and I offered $50 for mine because I thought that was reasonable. He said he could find em for $25 on craigslist and thinks I'm asking an arm and a leg for it. Like what? What's the resale of a like new 120GD HDD? Gamestop has a refurbished one for $50 but I see them on ebay for average $60.