CUBBYJR2005 Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I REALLY don't see how they will be getting the disks to us today/tomorrow. Unless they overnight everyone of them. guys it depends if the government shutdown if they do you wont be getting them on Friday because USPS wont be working because it part of the government unless Microsoft shipped it through FedEx or ups which i doubt because they probably lose a lot of money shipping them all unless they ask the testers to pay for the shipping.So lets pray that Republicans and dems can sort this out by not having a government shutdown. blahism foxnews is saying the usps will shutdown if the government shutsdown.The only ones that wont will be patrol on the borders food inspection and military checks and social security that get there checks and medicare wont shutdown. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/986242-xbox-360-system-update-preview/page/6/#findComment-593866292 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenser.d Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 depends if the government shutsdown because if it does on friday the USPS will not be sending mail to anyone. Not accurate. USPS has been deemed a vital service and will continue to run even if the government shuts down. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/986242-xbox-360-system-update-preview/page/6/#findComment-593866304 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUBBYJR2005 Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Not accurate. USPS has been deemed a vital service and will continue to run even if the government shuts down. then why is foxnews saying they will shutdown if the government shutdown? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/986242-xbox-360-system-update-preview/page/6/#findComment-593866310 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenser.d Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 then why is foxnews saying they will shutdown if the government shutdown? Because its Fox News. Every other news agency I've seen reporting on it has stated we'll still be getting our mail. The USPS is self funded, thus not affected by a government shutdown. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/986242-xbox-360-system-update-preview/page/6/#findComment-593866326 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudtrooper Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 then why is foxnews saying they will shutdown if the government shutdown? AHHAAHAHHAHAHA Sorry, i couldn't help myself. I found it terribly funny someone questioned why they should question something on fox news. For one thing, USPS isn't funded by congress :) (should be obvious to fox news correspondents, but i guess facts sometimes elude them) secondly Obama already stated what essential services will be funded. Third, this isn't the first shutdown we have had and USPS worked fine last time :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/986242-xbox-360-system-update-preview/page/6/#findComment-593866328 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUBBYJR2005 Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 AHHAAHAHHAHAHA Sorry, i couldn't help myself. I found it terribly funny someone questioned why they should question something on fox news. For one thing, USPS isn't funded by congress :) (should be obvious to fox news correspondents, but i guess facts sometimes elude them) secondly Obama already stated what essential services will be funded. Third, this isn't the first shutdown we have had and USPS worked fine last time :) sorry if I watch foxnews I cant help it lol second my guessing is we wont havea government shutdown but we see. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/986242-xbox-360-system-update-preview/page/6/#findComment-593866396 Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKay Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I saw a news article on Engadget, saying Microsoft was testing a disk format, that had an extra 1GB than DVD. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/986242-xbox-360-system-update-preview/page/6/#findComment-593866402 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudtrooper Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 sorry if I watch foxnews I cant help it lol second my guessing is we wont havea government shutdown but we see. :) USPS is terribly mis understood by many people! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/986242-xbox-360-system-update-preview/page/6/#findComment-593866408 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUBBYJR2005 Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 :) USPS is terribly mis understood by many people! lol I prefer Fedex anyways always over the us mail system especially for overnight stuff Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/986242-xbox-360-system-update-preview/page/6/#findComment-593866576 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alladaskill17 Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Ok I am confused what are you guys talking about USPS and the government shutting down? Edit: this is the first I've heard of it as I hardly pay attention to news. What does this mean? I know its off topic but can someone briefly describe if there is a length or if it is until they figure out the budget? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/986242-xbox-360-system-update-preview/page/6/#findComment-593867130 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Ok I am confused what are you guys talking about USPS and the government shutting down? Edit: this is the first I've heard of it as I hardly pay attention to news. What does this mean? I know its off topic but can someone briefly describe if there is a length or if it is until they figure out the budget? No predetermined length. It's an absolute mess that stops the majority of government employees from getting paid because there's a ****ing contest between the political parties in regards to the budget. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/986242-xbox-360-system-update-preview/page/6/#findComment-593867154 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUBBYJR2005 Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Ok I am confused what are you guys talking about USPS and the government shutting down? I was saying that fox news was saying that if the government shutdown down that the USPS will be shut down too and the guy was saying no then said don't ever listen to fox news because they don't get there facts right and then he made remark about ups and i said I prefer Fedex over UPS and USPS for overnight mail.The bottom line is we were trying to answer some one ? about if the disc would get to them or not. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/986242-xbox-360-system-update-preview/page/6/#findComment-593867168 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyLarry Veteran Posted April 7, 2011 Veteran Share Posted April 7, 2011 I am part of the LIVE update, so will get all the updates via LIVE, which is cool as if I had a choice, it would have been that one. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/986242-xbox-360-system-update-preview/page/6/#findComment-593867518 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo003 Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 If the update is for larger capacity DVD disks, then why they're doing live and disk base update. idgi :blink: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/986242-xbox-360-system-update-preview/page/6/#findComment-593868232 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidSolstice Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 If the update is for larger capacity DVD disks, then why they're doing live and disk base update. idgi :blink: Well, logically, they're obviously testing that PSP-style firmware updating system where game discs can carry updates (possibly mandatory?), in a move which I assume is to lessen the dependence on an internet connection to update the console, although I didn't get the impression that was an issue. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/986242-xbox-360-system-update-preview/page/6/#findComment-593868240 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Well, logically, they're obviously testing that PSP-style firmware updating system where game discs can carry updates (possibly mandatory?), in a move which I assume is to lessen the dependence on an internet connection to update the console, although I didn't get the impression that was an issue. I could be wrong, but I believe they've already done this in the past with certain games. I believe the original NXE was supplied on some game discs. Again, though, I could have that wrong. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/986242-xbox-360-system-update-preview/page/6/#findComment-593868266 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alladaskill17 Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I could be wrong, but I believe they've already done this in the past with certain games. I believe the original NXE was supplied on some game discs. Again, though, I could have that wrong. Nope, you're correct. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/986242-xbox-360-system-update-preview/page/6/#findComment-593868276 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR3AMxCATCHER Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Got selected to be apart of the Disk portion of the preview. Pretty exciting to get a free Halo: Reach, I guess. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/986242-xbox-360-system-update-preview/page/6/#findComment-593872434 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMELTN Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 So no updates yet, as far as when the CD's will be sent out.. So guess government shutdown wouldn't have mattered huh Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/986242-xbox-360-system-update-preview/page/6/#findComment-593872450 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenser.d Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 So no updates yet, as far as when the CD's will be sent out.. So guess government shutdown wouldn't have mattered huh It wouldn't have made a difference even if they had shipped them out last week. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/986242-xbox-360-system-update-preview/page/6/#findComment-593872452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToneKnee Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 I saw a news article on Engadget, saying Microsoft was testing a disk format, that had an extra 1GB than DVD. They are not testing a new 'disc' format, they are just changing how they layout their information on the actual disk itself because they realise they don't to partition it up so much like they have done which therefor gives developers more space for textures etc. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/986242-xbox-360-system-update-preview/page/6/#findComment-593872466 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jme621 Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 my friend got accepted, took pic of his stuff for you all to see, im not part of beta so i can share right? lol Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/986242-xbox-360-system-update-preview/page/6/#findComment-593877488 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Is it a Halo: Reach case that the disc comes in? I plan on trading in my current copy of Reach when the new one comes, but I'm hoping it has a case (for game management purposes). (Basically, what I'm asking is -- is the case shown above one for Reach?) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/986242-xbox-360-system-update-preview/page/6/#findComment-593877514 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisp Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 No art work? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/986242-xbox-360-system-update-preview/page/6/#findComment-593877518 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo003 Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 The disk looks so warez :laugh:, can't wait for my copy to arrive. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/986242-xbox-360-system-update-preview/page/6/#findComment-593877530 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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