XBOX 360 E User Guide
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The Theater—Media and Entertainment (non-U.S. users) As we said earlier, the Xbox 360 is not only a gaming machine. And if you reside outside the U.S., nowhere does that ring more true than in the Media and Entertainment section of the Xbox Live Marketplace. (U.S. users are directed to the Video Marketplace.) Here you can keep up with movies, music, and the game industry, and even download exclusive software, like MP3 player support, that will enhance your 360 experience. All Media and Entertainment Pull up a comfy seat, because you could lose hours in this section. This has tons of media and entertainment content. It’s like browsing through your local video rental store (if it still exists) or, even better, clicking through your online video rental site’s entire catalog and watching it...free. If it’s digital media content, you’ll find it here. 76 Xbox 360™Han dbook Played Games This option is particularly handy for finding content to games you already own. It filters through all the content and plucks out content for games you’ve already played. That way, you don’t have to sift through a dozen sports titles to find new stadiums for Madden. Because the Xbox 360 keeps a running list of every game you’ve ever played, it can do all the tedious work for you. Click the Played Games option, sort through the shortened list, and find what you need. Protected by copyright. Unauthorized or unlawful copying or downloading \ expressly prohibited.
Movie Trailers and Short Films For many moviegoers, the trailers before the movie are just as much fun to watch as the movie. Teaser trailers give you a sneak peek into a much-anticipated film. Now you can get that advance look without having to deal with sticky movie theater floors, people who refuse to turn off their mobile phones, and perpetually crying kids. Browse through the trailers and see what appeals to you. And you don’t have to pay for another movie to see it again—you own it!In Short Films, you can download small, often inde- pendently produced, films ranging from real-life shorts to animation and CGI. Again, they’re all free. All trailers are short video clips (some up to several minutes long) ranging from less than 20 MBs to over 100. Television, Music, Sports, and More The show doesn’t stop with movies. Select the Television, Music, Sports and More section to gain access to videos of...well, television, music, sports, and more. We don’t need to spell it out, do we? This section includes a bunch of exciting television clips, music videos, and sports clips (all available in varying HD resolutions) for you to download. 77 This Little Gamer Went to Market To access your downloaded videos, whether they are short films, game tutorials, television trailers, or movie trailers, go to your Media blade and choose Videos. They may not all be videos about games, but that’s where you’ll find them. To access Game Videos, go to Media and Entertainment, choose Video, then choose Console. It’s not rocket science. MANAGE YOUR MEDIA! Before this option is New Releases. What does that contain? You tell us. TIP Protected by copyright. Unauthorized or unlawful copying or downloading \ expressly prohibited.
Gaming Community Videos Before Xbox Live Marketplace, the only way to experience gaming industry shows like E 3or the Tokyo Game Show was to read about them a month later in your favorite gaming magazine. Now, the Gaming Community Videos section brings all the news and excitement of these shows to your living room, bedroom, or wherever your 360 might be. Download up-to-the-minute coverage of trade events, and even get a hands-on experience by downloading demos available at the show! You can also download content from other players in the gaming community, like Penny Arcade or Red vs. Blue. They don’t make games, but they do make you laugh. 78 Xbox 360™Han dbook Are you ready for some football? NFL junkies, take note! Promos for Sunday Night Footballare available on the Video Marketplace. These clips set up the drama and give you insights on the big Sunday match-ups— must-download content for any NFL fan. Did You Know? In early 2006, Microsoft was the first company to break down the barrier between E 3attendees and gamers all over the world. They partnered with Capcom and other companies to bring demos for games like Lost Planet to gamers everywhere via the Xbox Live Marketplace. Did You Know? The Music aspect of this section doesn’t mean you can download your favorite tunes there. You’ll need Zune for tunes. Here, Music refers to the Xbox Live Artist of the Month feature. Each month a music artist is featured on Xbox Live with downloadable content like music videos and interviews. If you dig what you see, go to www.Xbox.com/artist to learn more about the program. Did You Know? Major television studios have a large selection of clips, including teasers from popular shows. Add to that the tons of sports coverage, and you’ve got one deep well of television content. NOTE Protected by copyright. Unauthorized or unlawful copying or downloading \ expressly prohibited.
Game Tips and Support Videos You can’t always do it alone. Every now and then you will need help. Enter Prima...and some other people too.The Game Tips and Support Videos option hosts tons of content from developers and publishers like Prima Games that help gamers game. Available con- tent differs depending on the provider and the game, but you can rest assured that when you need help, it’s only an Xbox Live Guide button press away. Optional MP3 Player Ever since the advent of the Sony Walkman, portable music has been the thing. Now that nearly everyone has a portable MP3 player, no one really sits down at home to listen to their music anymore. Honestly, do you? But now you can put your entire music library to good use at home, not just on the go, by hooking up your portable music device to your Xbox 360. Use it as a custom soundtrack, route it through your 360 to your surround-sound audio, or just listen to some tunes while chatting with a friend. 79 This Little Gamer Went to Market Be careful when you stop to download help tips in mid-game. You have to exit your game ses- sion to enter the Xbox 360 Dashboard, and you risk losing your progress. Save, and save often. CAUTION The price of each strategy or tip video dependson the game. Some cost a few Microsoft Points while others are free. NOTE If you use an MP3 player for background music,create several 100-song playlists for different genres of games. Create a racing playlist ofspeedy tunes, or a rock-heavy soundtrack for action games. Just remember to keep the playlist under 100 songs because that is the maximum the Xbox 360 will detect per playlist. NOTE Protected by copyright. Unauthorized or unlawful copying or downloading \ expressly prohibited.
80 Xbox 360™Han dbook Consider some of the following songs for these specific genres. Did You Know? RACING PLAYLIST > “Born to be Wild”—Steppenwolf > “Bad to the Bone”—George Thorogood& the Destroyers > “Going the Distance”—Cake > “Lights and Sounds”—Yellowcard > “Juicebox”—The Strokes > “Take Me Out”—Franz Ferdinand > “Hitchin’ a Ride”—Green Day > “Bad Habit”—Offspring > “When You Were Young”—The Killers > “Rearviewmirror”—Pearl Jam ACTION/SHOOTER PLAYLIST > “Concertina”—The Mars Volta > “A Hard Day’s Night”—The Beatles > “Rompe”—Daddy Yankee > “Carmina Burana”—Carl Orff > “Spybreak!”—Propellerheads > “Barra Barra”—Rachid Taha > “Firestarter”—Prodigy > “A Certain Shade of Green”—Incubus > “All Along the Watchtower”—Jimi Hendrix > “Stayin’ Alive”—The Bee Gees PUZZLE/STRATEGY/SIM PLAYLIST > “70s 80s”—Nightmares on Wax > “Date With Destiny”—Nightmares on Wax > “History Repeating”—Propellerheads > “Piano Concerto No. 3”—Rachmaninoff > “Amber”—311 > “Ain’t That a Kick in the Head”—Frank Sinatra > “Aqueous Transmission”—Incubus > “You Give Me Something”—Jamiroquai > “Por Una Cabeza”—Carlos Gardel and Alfredo Le Pera > “Me Gustas Tu”—Manu Chao SPORTS PLAYLIST > “Gold Digger”—Kanye West > “We Will Rock You”—Queen > “We Are the Champions”—Queen > “Electric Relaxation”—A Tribe Called Quest > “Bebot”—Black Eyed Peas > “Dare”—Gorillaz > “Paralyzed”—Rock Kills Kid > “Let’s Get Retarded”—Black Eyed Peas > “Vasoline”—Stone Temple Pilots > “E-Pro”—Beck U.S. Theaters—Media and Entertainment (U.S. users only) Aside from using the Media and Entertainment option, you can also use the Video Marketplace option in the Media blade to access the following content. NOTE Protected by copyright. Unauthorized or unlawful copying or downloading \ expressly prohibited.
81 This Little Gamer Went to Market U.S. users rejoice, you can forget about online movie rental sites and TiVo subscriptions. When U.S. users choose Media and Entertainment from the Xbox Live Marketplace, they are taken to the Video Marketplace main page. From here you can rent movies for a limited amount of time and even purchase television shows to download to your Xbox 360 Hard Drive. Everything from movie rentals (most in different resolutions no less) to video clips can be accessed here. Movies Forget about online rentals. Forget about your local video rental store. You now have the world’s first consumer electronic device that allows for home movies rentals. Most in high definition no less! Select Movies to get access to your very own movie rental store. Using Microsoft Points you can scour through a list of movies and movie trailers. Content includes: > New Arrivals: New movies, of course! > Featured Trailers: Trailers for movies on the Video Marketplace and possibly movies currently playing in theaters (though obviously not on the Video Marketplace). > Clips: Clips of different videos. > Genres: Search through different movie genres. > All Movies: Search through all available movies on the Video Marketplace. Once you select a movie, you can choose to download the standard definition version for a smaller price and with lesser file size, or go high-def for a small additional cost and bigger file size. Of course, should you purchase the high definition movie, the standard definition version will be available for download at no occasional cost. While downloading large video files, you can take advantage of something called “Progressive Downloads.” With it you can begin to view video files before they finish downloading. If a video file is large enough to take advantage of it, it will automatically prompt you that it’s ready to be viewed. Press the Xbox Guide button at the prompt to begin viewing it and let the rest of the file finish downloading in the background. NOTE Regardless of whether you’re looking for TVshows, movies, or music videos, always, always read and take into account the Media Usage Rights and Usage Restrictions. These can usually be found in the sidebars just before you download video content, by pressing the Help button, or on Xbox.com. TIP After downloading a rental movie, you have 14 d a y s t o b e g i n viewing it. Once you have begun viewing it, you have 24 hours to watch it ’til your heart’s content. After that 24 hours expires, you must reacquire the license to view it again. Don’t worry though, it won’t magically dis- appear from your hard drive. NOTE Be it an official trail-er or the first fewseconds of the movie, most every movie will come ready with a preview. Preview before youbuy! Ask your local video store to let you do that , why dontcha? NOTE Protected by copyright. Unauthorized or unlawful copying or downloading \ expressly prohibited.
82 Xbox 360™Han dbook TV Shows Missed your favorite TV show last night? Maybe it’s no longer on the air and you just miss your favorite TV show? Congratulations, you now have a TV show safety net.Aside from renting movies, U.S. users can also purchase television shows old and new. Organized much in the same way as the Movies section, you can sift through seasons of shows or just hunt and peck for your favorite episodes. TV shows are also offered up in different resolutions at different prices. Just bear in mind that not all shows are created equal (hour long shows vs. half-hour shows, for example) and as such, some might cost more than others. Other than that, have at it! Instead of Featured Trailers, the TV Shows main page has Networks. That way, you can search for TV shows based on your favorite television networks. NOTE Curious about the TV ratings system for yourfavorite shows? Each season is rated by itsstrictest rated episode. For example, if only one episode of a 20-episode season was rated TV-MA while all the others were TV-14, then the season will be rated TV-MA. TIP Watching a movie at home is no different than watching it at the theater. Rating-conscious viewers don’t stop caring about the motion picture rating system, just because they’re at home. For those rating-conscious viewers, the Xbox Live Video Marketplace has supplied each film’s rating in the download page. If you want a refresher course for what those ratings might mean, look no further! Well, maybe look a littlebit further down the page... G—General Audiences: All ages admitted. PG—Parental guidance suggested: Some material may not be suitable for children. PG-13—Parents strongly cautioned: Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. R—Restricted: No one under 17 admitted unless accompanied by a parent or adult guardian. NC-17—No Children 17 and under admitted. Did You Know? Protected by copyright. Unauthorized or unlawful copying or downloading \ expressly prohibited.
83 This Little Gamer Went to Market TV ratings are just as important as film ratings. That’s why we’re including a list of all TV ratings you will see on the Video Marketplace.All Children Program is designed to be appropriate for all children. Whether animated or live-action, the themes and elements in the program are specifically designed for a very young audience, including children from ages 2–6. The program is not expected to frighten younger children. Directed to Older Children Program is designed for children age 7 and above. It may be more appropriate for children who have acquired the developmental skills needed to distinguish between make-believe and reality. Themes and elements in the program may include mild fantasy violence or comedic violence, or may frighten children under the age of 7. Therefore, parents may wish to consider the suitability of this program for their very young children. Directed to Older Children—Fantasy Violence For those programs where fantasy violence may be more intense or more combative than other programs in this category, such programs will be designated TV-Y7-FV.General Audience Most parents would find this program suitable for all ages. Although this rating does not signify a program designed specifically for children, most parents may let younger children watch this program unattended. It contains little or no violence, no strong language, and little or no sexual dialogue or situations. Parental Guidance Suggested This program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children. Many parents may want to watch it with their younger children. The theme itself may call for parental guidance and/or the program contains one or more of the following: moderate violence (V), some sexual situations (S), infrequent coarse language (L), or some suggestive dialogue (D). Parents Strongly Cautioned Program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age. Parents are strongly urged to exercise greater care in monitoring this program and are cautioned against letting children under the age of 14 watch unattended. This program contains one or more of the following: intense violence (V), intense sexual situations (S), strong coarse language (L), or intensely suggestive dialogue (D). Mature Audience Only This program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17. This program contains one or more of the following: graphic violence (V), explicit sexual activity (S), or crude indecent language (L) The More You Know Protected by copyright. Unauthorized or unlawful copying or downloading \ expressly prohibited.
Music Video Whoever said that video killed the radio star obviously hadn’t checked out Xbox Live. In the Music Videos category, you can check out your favorite band’s latest music video or spy some new talent in the Featured Artist of the Month. Who knows? You might catch a video here that sparks your interest and later add an artist to your Zune’s playlist. Most music videos will also be available in varying resolutions. But why not check out an artist in 750p if you have the ability? Trailers and Game Videos This section is the same as covered on page 78. Let your fingers do the work here and flip back to page 78 to remember what I’m talking about. Clips They’re not trailers; they’re not necessarily short films; they’re not exactly commercials. They’re...clips. The Clips section houses various random video clips of things like shorts from a film to possible viral videos. Regardless of what they are about, they are short, sweet, and bit-sized. So don’t worry about the file size; it’s small compared to everything else. 84 Xbox 360™Han dbook The Dressing Rooms—Demos and Game Videos You can’t go dropping your hard-earned cash willy-nilly without knowing what you’re getting, right? This section lets you try the games before you wear yourself out on them. Big demos, small trail- ers, it doesn’t matter. What does matter is being able to see what you’re getting before you plunk down your cash. Back in the day, spending a quarter or token on an arcade machine wasn’t a big deal. Today, you have to be more careful—especially when those tokens have become substantially more expensive. This section, which At various points in the Video Marketplace, you can press 4to jump to the Video Marketplace Home. When viewing a list, press 3to reverse the sort. Suddenly A-Z turns into Z-A! TIP Protected by copyright. Unauthorized or unlawful copying or downloading \ expressly prohibited.
85 This Little Gamer Went to Market Gaming Couture—Themes and Gamer Pictures In case you haven’t flipped ahead to chapter 10, “Your System, Your Style,” know that you can customize your console and gamer profile with different game- or entertainment-inspired themes and gamer pictures.This is where you download them. You can find everything from fine wood-grain gamer pictures to match your wood-grain faceplate to a bloody survival horror- inspired Dashboard theme to reflect your game tastes. The submenus are simple enough. Because the themes and gamer pictures aren’t easily categorized into genres, each of the two customization elements gets two simple dropdown options: > Newly Released Gamer Pictures > All Gamer Pictures > Newly Released Themes > All Themes That’s it. Check in and check often. The Main Window—Featured Downloads Every brick-and-mortar store has a main window to feature certain products and sales. On Xbox Live Marketplace, that window is the large graphic on the Featured Downloads section on the main Marketplace menu. Click on the link above it, aptly titled Featured Downloads, and you’re on your way to check out the latest and greatest on Xbox Live Marketplace. What’s on display changes from time to time, so don’t think that if you’ve seen it once, you’ve seen it all. What’s behind the big curtain? There is only one way to find out. Like clothing, themes and gamer pictures help you express yourself. Now unless you’re absolutely certain about the look and the fit, you’d want to try on a shirt before you dropped dough on it. You can do the same with downloadable pictures andthemes. Check them out on Xbox Live or on Xbox.com to make sure it’s what you really want before spending your hard-earned cash. TIP is divided similar to the other menus, sports: > Game Demos > Game Trailers > Gaming Community > Game Tips and Support Protected by copyright. Unauthorized or unlawful copying or downloading \ expressly prohibited.