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NXE Update Finally Coming To Offline Gamers

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You may remember that at the end of last year, when the NXE was released to all connected Xbox Live users, that offline gamers were promised the update via game discs.

The time has finally come for offline Xbox 360 users to finally update to the NXE. Unless you really love the drab old bladed interface of the old dashboard, it won’t bother you to find out that the update will be mandatory if you want to play all of the new games that are going to be releasing with the update on the disc.

The first games to carry the update will be Tom Clancy’s HAWX as well as MLB ’09 and will ask you to update when you insert the game disc. Once the update is complete, you too will be able to make a little virtual version of yourself and then dress it up in any way you choose.

The update should be included in all Xbox 360 games from now on, so if you have no interest in the first lot carrying the update, you should still be able to get a hold of it in no time at all.

To our readers that don’t have internet at home, we want to know how you feel about the update? Is it a good thing or are you against the idea of the mandatory update? Let us know in the comments.

Source: DarkZero

Last Updated: March 4, 2009

18 Comments

  1. The update has also been availible from xbox.com for some time now… :ninja:

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  2. WitWolfyZA

    March 4, 2009 at 13:39

    Appartently the update also has the pirates at bay for the time being. seeing that they cant flash the games with their software…

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  3. WitWolfyZA

    March 4, 2009 at 13:41

    and plus whats the use of having the update if most of the people dont have Live???

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  4. Crud

    March 4, 2009 at 14:46

    will microsoft then be releasing their games with mandatory 512mb memory cards as well? :blink:

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  5. WitWolfyZA

    March 4, 2009 at 15:26

    thats a good question.. i saw at zaps the 512mb memory card sells at a insulting, R800. Thats daylight robbery

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  6. Fox1

    March 4, 2009 at 15:28

    I’m sure I saw it for R900-R1000 somewhere else :wassat:

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  7. WitWolfyZA

    March 4, 2009 at 15:29

    And i repeat myself. The update is purely for xbox live’s market place netflix ect… what a useless update for 3rd world countries like our own, that dont want go through all hoops to enjoy the online experience

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  8. abev

    March 4, 2009 at 16:50

    Yea this has been availble off the site for months already!

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  9. Craig Nicholson

    March 5, 2009 at 03:23

    The NXE firmware update does not require storage space unless the Xbox LIVE features need to be used. The user can elect to not install the full update and the games will work still.

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  10. Nick

    March 5, 2009 at 03:42

    It should still apply for gamers with no internet connection whatsoever, no?

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  11. WitWolfyZA

    March 5, 2009 at 07:30

    Nah… Maybe if they added the divx codec with it, i might of said otherwise

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  12. Inferno888

    March 5, 2009 at 08:25

    it’s not the games that are flashed it’s the drives that are flashed. and unfortunately they can still do it with update… :angry:

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  13. WitWolfyZA

    March 5, 2009 at 08:27

    And i saw the 120GB HDD for R2200 OMG!

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  14. WitWolfyZA

    March 5, 2009 at 08:29

    Even if it was so ,the reason people want NXE is for the install option. So whats the use of having NXE if you have a 64/256/512 mb memory card. Just dont see the logic

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  15. WitWolfyZA

    March 5, 2009 at 10:03

    inferno trust me dude. You see the “flashed/stealthed games” do something with the dummy files on the disc and the nxe is placed in that dummy file. preventing the game from being copied. The new games like HAWX and MLB 09 have the update pre applied allready and those 2 games cant be copied at all. KUDOS to MS!

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  16. WitWolfyZA

    March 5, 2009 at 10:05

    whats the use of having a modded xbox if you cant play flashed games 😉 see my point ?

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  17. Inferno888

    March 5, 2009 at 10:34

    so if i show you a copy of HAWX will you give R100 to SPCA?

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  18. WitWolfyZA

    March 9, 2009 at 12:49

    Hmmm if it isnt proparly stealthed, then yes i wil!

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