Just to add to David's reply.
Frankly it's a bit late in the day to get into Xbox hire. Traditionally
when a new hardware generation starts the games are heavily discounted
anyway, which means that kids will be able to amass a decent collection at
budget prices anyway.
Add to this the fact that Microsoft are actively not supporting the last
gen Xbox (they are not manufacturing any more and are releasing very few
(if any) new games themselves).
I reckon the Playstation Portable (PSP) format is worth thinking about,
Blockbuster certainly think so.
As a side issue libraries who have appropriate wireless access have a
golden opportunity to encourage gamers into the library to play handheld
games online. Certainly better than the alternative wi-fi hotspots (pubs,
expensive coffee places and McDonalds!).
Thanks,
Carl.
Carl Cross
Children's, Young People and Lifelong Learning Librarian
Rugby Library
Little Elborow Street
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV21 3BZ
David J Brown
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Please respond to David
J Brown
Some games from the X-Box will play in the X-Box 360, but not all of them.
In most cases where an X-Box game will play on the X-Box 360, the X-Box 360
owner will have to connect to the X-Box Live service to download patches
just to be able to play the game.
I suspect this will mean that not many X-Box 360 owners will play many
X-Box games
Hope this helps
Dave
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>>> Loz Pycock <[log in to unmask]> 16/12/2005 08:16:14 >>>
X Box etc----- Original Message -----
>From: Paton, Hugh
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>Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 2:52 PM
>Subject: X Box etc
>Dear List,
>in this world of mushrooming opportunities for electronic fun and games
and
>particularly the income-generating potential thereof, has anyone branched
>out beyond >the now fairly trad triad of CD/DVD/Playstation loans or hire?
>We are finding CD use is dropping fast, DVDs are doing fine and
Playstation
>hire is tailing off - should we get into X-Box etc or make our excuses and
>retire?
>Thanks,
>Hugh Paton
>Library Development Manager - Bexley Council
As Mr Playstation Game Buyer for our group I've asked about buying X-Box
games and am awaiting a reply from the management. Does anyone know if
there
is a difference between games for the X-Box and those for this new X-box
360
that's sold out before Christmas? If it's like Playstation and the PS2 I
suspect that will have some effect on what we buy if we do decide to buy
anything.
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Loz
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