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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 7:26PM (Unverified) said

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I signed up after like 20 minutes he posted it. Hope i get in the preview, too bad I'm Silver for now. >.
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 7:26PM NukeAssault said

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Probably wont get it... But no harm in not trying. =D
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 8:06PM (Unverified) said

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You think people with modded/flashed 360s will qualify?
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 8:17PM Triblade101 said

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@Latin

Somehow I doubt it. :P
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Posted: Oct 25th 2008 5:42AM Ghen said

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if you aren't banned from Live yet then you have just as much chance as anyone.
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 7:34PM Peter Moore said

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Already signed up for it earlier today, as I was already signed up for Microsoft Connect.

Also, there is a good chance you'll get selected, as there are around 1000 people they're choosing for this.
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Posted: Oct 25th 2008 12:35AM (Unverified) said

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"We’re looking for a few thousand participants..."

I'm sorry but 1,000 isn't a few thousand.
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Posted: Oct 26th 2008 12:05AM (Unverified) said

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1000 people isn't a lot. Especially if you take into account how many people play on Xbox Live. By the way I'm pretty sure it's more than 1000 that they're picking
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 7:36PM whookid said

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So basically, Microsoft want people to sign up and be specially selected to find out if their console will red ring. Nice. (Signs Up)
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 8:18PM Triblade101 said

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Seems to me so far there haven't been any problems with any of the 360 updates. Granted, this is one HUGE update, but I still doubt there will be many problems.
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 8:52PM sk8monroe81 said

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whookid- the 360 firmware updates have never been a cause of RROD or other console issues..
u are confusing the 360 with the ps3..
the ps3 has issues on almost every firmware update on some consoles that need to be later patched.
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 9:42PM WonderWeazel said

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bad troll, back under your bridge!
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 10:08PM whookid said

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Wow.. amazing, jump on me for speaking my mind. Microsoft obviously require people to test it for some reason, which is what my point was.
Thanks for your insightful comment on the PS3 by the way. (sarcasm in case you didn't figure that out)
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 10:38PM (Unverified) said

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Speaking your mind =/= Being right. In case you were not aware, 360s RROD because of HARDWARE malfunctions not software.
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 10:49PM Tiptup300 said

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Oh my god! Talk of the RROD when the xbox is brought up! How passe.
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Posted: Oct 27th 2008 10:40PM Jayeffaar said

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Yes, whookid, Microsoft requires thousands of people to test this for some reason. The reason being that you shouldn't release software meant to be used by hundreds of thousands of people at once without having run at least some stress tests involving more than a few dozen employees.

They're doing the right thing here for once. You should keep the sarcasm for the (all too frequent) cases where it is appropriate.
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 7:36PM Sora said

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I doubt they're gonna choose me as the questions seemed like they wanted specific types of people.
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 7:36PM (Unverified) said

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In the event of me getting in, I do reserve the right to poke fun at you sore losers!




:P
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 8:49PM kamanashi said

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You can poke fun at me, my console wont be here till the 27th, so I probably wont get in.
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 7:37PM (Unverified) said

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I hope I get into it, I just want it for Netflix :)

oh and party chat will help since that should have been out since day one of the 360
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 7:40PM CB said

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When registering to Connect, it says the handle I want isn't available. I'm trying to use my gamertag so is this separate from Live unlike Live/Zune?
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 7:41PM whookid said

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Yeah, is totally seperate as you put in your handle and your gamertag seperately later.
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 7:50PM CB said

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Thank you, whookid :)
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 7:56PM (Unverified) said

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When I went to signup it said,

"You are already in the participation process for this program."

So I guess I'm set?
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 9:50PM marklar said

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NO! it looks like a glitch - scroll down and click on the "survey"
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 8:01PM miquonranger03 said

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it's Gold only. Trust me. This is another way that Microsoft makes me sick. They even had a little sneering moment.
Gold members have a better chance, but Silver members can sign up too."
Translation: Only for people who pay 50 dollars a year for next to nothing, but if you don't want to get anally raped by Microsoft, you can have the fun of completing a survey to see what it'd would be like if you could get to have this opportunity.
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 8:08PM Reddjoey said

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Yeah it sucks that Gold costs money, but there are often things that make it easy to lie to yourself and say you are getting your money's worth.
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 8:11PM miquonranger03 said

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What makes it even wworse is that I have a ps3 that I can compare it to. There are far better games and graphics on the 360, but the PSN is free and I get the type of stuff that Gold gives you (actually even better stuff) for 25 dollars a year.
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 8:27PM Triblade101 said

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Well look at it this way...at least Live doesn't cost as much as WoW or other MMOs.
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 8:28PM (Unverified) said

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Stop being a cheap bitch then and get a Gold Membership
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 8:28PM Peter Moore said

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Just to let you know, I'm here playing my violin.
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 8:34PM (Unverified) said

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Joins Moorios band and begins playing the world's saddest song on the world's smallest violin.

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/609/smallestviolinwz4.jpg
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 8:36PM (Unverified) said

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And I hear a million voices crying out in agony at your pain as well.
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 8:39PM miquonranger03 said

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but if i get it, then i'm microsoft's bitch. it's not being cheap to not want to pay 50 clams for something another console gives me for free.
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 8:44PM miquonranger03 said

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I'd always been told that most other 360 users were infantile douchebags, but now I believe it. Go back to 4chan.
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 8:54PM sk8monroe81 said

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martin- what does free online mean if so many people cant play SOCOM... a new sony ps3 game released last week??

there have been so many server errors, disconnects, and no hosts..

so players have not really even played the game online yet.. kinda sucks when the game is online only..
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 9:13PM Reddjoey said

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"I'd always been told that most other 360 users were infantile douchebags, but now I believe it. Go back to 4chan." - Martin

I think what they are all trying to say is that you have had 3 years to get used to dropping those clams.

If you spend a little time, you can pickup a year right now for $30 w/ bonuses on the net or some people got the old live cards for around $15.
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 9:15PM miquonranger03 said

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You're right, I'm just not used to having to pay for this since I've had a Wii and PS3 for 2 years and I just got a 360.
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 9:57PM AoE said

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If Microsoft makes you so sick, why did you buy a 360? Why would you choose to support a company who apparently nauseates you in many ways? That I just don't understand... unless perhaps you're just claiming ownership so you can bitch/troll/whatever you want to call it?
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 10:09PM (Unverified) said

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I'm happy to pay $50 a year for online gaming and all the other perks that come with it, such as an early preview of the dashboard.

I guess that makes me Microsoft's bitch eh. Now that I think about it, I pay for many things...tuition, last.fm, skype, cell phone, internet, insurance...wow I must have a really loose ass!
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 10:41PM (Unverified) said

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You consider the ability to play online next to nothing?
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 11:31PM Tiptup300 said

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Sounds like someone didn't get their allowance this week.
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Posted: Oct 25th 2008 9:51AM Negatron said

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I still am BAFFLED at the "Gold" complaints...

Dude, its 50 bucks...
For every person that "rants about XBL Gold", Ur PC should crash for typing code your PC cant understand.

*How about in NY it costs $81 a month for an unlimited/ monthly Metro Card(public transportation to get to "work")
Get a job, grow up, bother parents or GTFO...
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Posted: Oct 25th 2008 12:58PM miquonranger03 said

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Are you still whining about it? You people are fucking relentless. That was yesterday. Get over it.
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 8:12PM steverl22 said

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I threw in hat in the ring....I'm feeling lucky my birthday is in November.
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 8:13PM therpham said

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I saw this on his feed earlier and thought "Eh, what the hell. I might as well try to get the fifteen minutes of fun out of Avatars before everyone goes nuts over it."
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Posted: Oct 25th 2008 1:47AM benexclaimed said

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Yeah, it'd be impossible to have fun with something if everybody else was able to have fun with it too.
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Posted: Oct 25th 2008 12:20PM therpham said

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That's not really what I meant - I just meant that I would like to make my own impressions of it before the Internet is filled with those of others.
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 8:21PM Lord HowitHurtz said

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It would be nice to sign up if BOTH my 360's hadn't RROD!!!
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Posted: Oct 24th 2008 8:25PM Trojan said

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As cool as it sounds, I think I'll just wait for it to be generally available.
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