Update 1: We just found out (via some searching on Xbox.com) that the Messenger Kit's release date will be September 4th.
[Thanks, lee\]
Update 1: We just found out (via some searching on Xbox.com) that the Messenger Kit's release date will be September 4th.
[Thanks, lee\]
Reader Comments (49)
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 1:56PM (Unverified) said
if i can respond to the IM's wittout it opening the guide and hampering my gameplay...then of course $30 would be a small price to pay. its really not all that expensive in the first place, and it would make multitasking alot more effortless.
ill go for it.
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ill go for it.
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 1:56PM (Unverified) said
I wish it was $20, but $30 is not particularly unreasonable. If they would include some MS points, I'd be sold for sure... now I just have to mull it around a bit.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 1:59PM DeadPlasmaCell said
hah, I knew it.. I'd pick it up @ $30. New headset, new input device.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 6:10PM Gemini Ace said
$30 is too much. It should include an arcade game or something for that price.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:02PM (Unverified) said
Wouldn't it be a good idea to make messenger remotely usable on the 360, before releasing kits for it?
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:06PM (Unverified) said
When is this gonna be out. I've been waiting for this since the spring dashboard update.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:09PM (Unverified) said
I'll wait for user feedback. I can get a keyboarrd for less than that. Plus, I haven't had a need for chat on the 360 yet.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:11PM (Unverified) said
Wow, it looks like there are going to be a lot more mmo's for the 360. But I have to say a plain old wireless usb keyboard already works pretty good in Phantasy Star Universe.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:11PM IcedEagle said
I would be excited, but MS still hasn't fixed the bug where if you created your XBL account while underage, you can never access MSN Messnger (even after you're 18, it never reflects your status as an adult and no way to change it).
I have yet to use Messenger since I'm still labeled as a "child account", even though I'm over 18.
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I have yet to use Messenger since I'm still labeled as a "child account", even though I'm over 18.
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:11PM MilitantRabbit said
If it makes playing FFXI easier when typing, then yes.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:15PM (Unverified) said
Yea I would, $30 for the pad and a headset is worth it to me, also been waiting for this since the Spring Dashboard!
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:31PM (Unverified) said
I'll wait. Right now I just stick a keyboard on there if I really need it. But I don't use MSN through the xbox, it's irritating to have people IM me when I'm in a firefight :P
"No baby, I can't chat right now I'm getting shot at by the Locus"
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"No baby, I can't chat right now I'm getting shot at by the Locus"
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:25PM ZEBRA NINER said
This is ok. I'm just using a wireless keyboard. It's easy to type on, and I already had one so it was free. If you have a usb keyboard, that will work as well. Not to mention, I'm using it now and not whenever this thing is available.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 6:10PM Gemini Ace said
And I still don't get why they have to include a different headset with the thing.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:32PM TonyRockyHorror said
i'll probably pick one up. i don't want to put down my controller during a game to swap over to a full usb keyboard to respond to a quick IM.
$30 is totally reasonable.
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$30 is totally reasonable.
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:50PM hanspecans said
how did you get your wireless keyboard to work with the 360?
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 3:51PM (Unverified) said
If I could use it from Media Center without goining to the dashboard everytime they definitely, yesh!
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:43PM (Unverified) said
I was expecting $50 for this.
$30 is pretty good with a headset. Nice, now I'll have 2 headsets.
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$30 is pretty good with a headset. Nice, now I'll have 2 headsets.
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:48PM (Unverified) said
thanks for that update. It's nice to know when this thing actually comes out now.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:50PM (Unverified) said
$30 is perfectly reasonable. I can't wait to use this with Counter Strike: Source!
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:53PM (Unverified) said
any news on the UK release date/price? As I understand you guys pay $60 a game which should be around £30 over here, though the usual price for us is about £50. So I'm guessing this will be about £20 in UK.
My Internet won't let me connect to live till September 3rd anyway so this is another reason to look forward to the 9th month
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My Internet won't let me connect to live till September 3rd anyway so this is another reason to look forward to the 9th month
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 3:02PM DrunkenShaolin said
thats about 15pound over here in uk..seems ok
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 3:25PM (Unverified) said
is the headset wireless? If not, why bother with it???
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 3:40PM (Unverified) said
Because the chat pad covers up the normal headset port. This one plugs into the chatpad.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 3:48PM dirt junkie said
$30 is too much IMO should be more like $20-$25 and why the hell does it have to come with a wired headset??? OMG i already have 2, 1 that came with my Xbox and 1 with the Live vision camera. What the hell am i gonna do with a 3rd? no point selling on eBay as they anit worth shit. Really disapointing. Period.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 4:10PM (Unverified) said
dirt junkie, not everybody has a headset so they could get a headset WITH the chatpad. And besides, who doesn't want multiple headsets? You could use one if the other died. I think the price is pretty good, not sure why you would complain about $5.
http://www.ps3nuts.com
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http://www.ps3nuts.com
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 4:18PM (Unverified) said
i just wish live was aim compatible, that' the only im i use and this would be useless to me otherwise
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 4:24PM (Unverified) said
Any USB keyboard works on the 360, been using my wireless keyboard since it launched
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 4:39PM garbagedick said
the reason it comes with a headset is because the standard one wont fit with the chatpad in, the chatpad uses those proprietary connectors, and doesnt have them on the bottom of the pad, just a headset port.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 5:11PM (Unverified) said
If I'm not mistaken, this headset has a different input, because the chatpad covers up the existing headset port. At least that's how it appears in the picture. Perhaps that'll change.
As far as a wireless headset for the 360, one is already available.
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As far as a wireless headset for the 360, one is already available.
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 6:24PM (Unverified) said
$30 is an ok price, but that probably the case because we're used to paying absurd amounts of money for the simplest things nowadays.
Will it be coming out in black for the elite?
If not itll look weird with my black controllers.
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Will it be coming out in black for the elite?
If not itll look weird with my black controllers.
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 6:50PM garbagedick said
"40. And I still don't get why they have to include a different headset with the thing.
Posted at 6:10PM on Jul 10th 2007 by Gemini Ace"
Look at the port on the chatpad vs the standard 360 headset, its missing the data ports on the left and right, so you need the headset they will provide, unless you already go wireless with your headset... get it??
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Posted at 6:10PM on Jul 10th 2007 by Gemini Ace"
Look at the port on the chatpad vs the standard 360 headset, its missing the data ports on the left and right, so you need the headset they will provide, unless you already go wireless with your headset... get it??
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 6:54PM (Unverified) said
Yeah, I'll pick one up. I was actually expecting it to be at least $10 more.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 9:01PM (Unverified) said
I don't understand how this is so much more favorable to using a full-sized USB keyboard.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 9:16PM (Unverified) said
September 4th. Noooooooooooooooooooooo ...
I was hoping for much sooner than that!
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I was hoping for much sooner than that!
Posted: Jul 11th 2007 4:14PM (Unverified) said
$30 is way too much!
I can buy a regular USB keyboard $4.
Why does this add on have to cost $30. That is crazy and BS for M$ to ask for that much. They probably only pay $3 to make it. All the input is done by the controller, this thing has no sophisticated electroncis in it at all. They could of left the headset port the same as the old one. Guess they want you to feel you are getting a deal by giving us another damn headset. If it is a wireless headset then yes, it would be a deal.
M$ is asking way too much!
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I can buy a regular USB keyboard $4.
Why does this add on have to cost $30. That is crazy and BS for M$ to ask for that much. They probably only pay $3 to make it. All the input is done by the controller, this thing has no sophisticated electroncis in it at all. They could of left the headset port the same as the old one. Guess they want you to feel you are getting a deal by giving us another damn headset. If it is a wireless headset then yes, it would be a deal.
M$ is asking way too much!
Posted: Jul 12th 2007 3:50PM (Unverified) said
does this coem with a headset?
can someone message me with an asnwer on XBL, because i dont use my email anymore.
my gamertag: troopr93
or me with it: www. . /feelingthis_
THANKS!
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can someone message me with an asnwer on XBL, because i dont use my email anymore.
my gamertag: troopr93
or me with it: www. . /feelingthis_
THANKS!
Posted: Jul 12th 2007 9:36AM (Unverified) said
I bet they'll probably charge £20/$40 for it in the UK, which is actually quite expensive.
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