XBOX 360 E User Guide

Instant Gratification,
Gamer-Style—Xbox
Live Marketplace
The Xbox 360 is the first
product of its kind to deliver
a virtual marketplace for
exclusive content. In the
Xbox Live Marketplace you
can purchase everything
from new maps, skins,
weapons, and levels to
stand-alone games devel-
oped exclusively for the
Xbox Live Marketplace.Themes, gamer pictures,
trailers, and demos round
out the Marketplace,
making it a veritable buf-
fet of gamer consum-
ables. The best thing
about it is that once you
master a...

Legal Stuff—
Online Policies
Xbox.com and Xbox Live
are two parts of a global
community, and they have
rules and regulations just
like any other community.
Acquaint yourself with
these rules before taking
an active part in your
new home.You don’t want to find
yourself banned for an
offense that you did not
know you were committing.
Remember, ignorance is
no excuse for breaking a
rule, especially when the rules and regulations are clearly posted in an easily accessible area. Skim over the
following to...

Everyone Needs to Be Loved—Support
In a perfect world, you
would play your Xbox 360
without a hitch for years
and years. But we live in
a world where screws
come loose and dogs and
cats live together—a
world, in other words, full
of unexpected events.
When something goes
wrong with your Xbox
360, the Support section
of Xbox.com should be
your first stop.Here you’ll find system
guides and an extensive
knowledge base with
solutions to common
issues. If your television
screen is blank when you
power up...

Getting the Most Out of Your 360™—System Use
At first glance, the System
Use subsection looks
nearly identical to System
Setup. The main difference
is that the System Use
subsection has info on how
to maximize your Xbox
360 experience (again, it
also covers system use
for the original Xbox).Clicking on System Use
for Xbox 360 takes you to
a page listing everything
you could possibly want
to know about the next-gen wonder, including the following:
> Gamer Profile
> Console
> Gameplay
> Backward...

Keys to the
Gateway—Connect
to Xbox Live
®
We call this subsection
the keys to the gateway
because Xbox Live is the
gateway to the Xbox
community. This sub-
section schools you on
home networking, the
Xbox Live setup process,
and even going wireless
(truly the way to go).Browse the following
links to get the most
secure and stable con-
nection to Xbox Live.
> Home Network
> Connection Methods
> High Speed ISPs
> Xbox Live Setup
> Resources
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Family-Friendly
Gaming—Family
Settings
If your family includes
gamers with young,
impressionable minds
(especially young,
impressionable minds that
will have access to the
Xbox 360), you should
definitely make full use
of the Xbox 360’s Family
Settings.The integrated Parental
Control features let you
limit online interactions,
what kinds of games can
be played, what movies
can be viewed, and who can view your child’s gamer
profile. This subsection is very similar to the Family
Central...

A Global Gaming Group—Community
Okay, that’s the rundown
on the straight-up content
of Xbox.com. Now for the
fun stuff! Resources are
great, but gaming is all
about entertainment, and
Xbox.com has several
features that make play-
ing your Xbox 360 even
more fun. First stop is the
Community section. Here
you’ll find ways to connect
with other gamers, news
articles on the latest Xbox
360 developments, a
great set of columns, and
more. Let’s run down the
features of this exciting
section of Xbox.com.
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Hear Ye! Hear Ye!—Xbox™News
The Xbox News subsection
keeps you up to date on
every aspect of the Xbox
360. You’ll find out about
recently announced games
here, and will see info on
the featured artist of the
month. This is where to
check out the hottest
downloadable movies on
the Xbox Live Marketplace.
In short, if it’s new and
involves the Xbox 360,
you’ll find it here.Best of all, if you’re
relying on another web-
site to provide you with
news and rumors about
upcoming games, this is
the place to...

Most notable here is the Xbox Events and Promotions.
This link leads to a page loaded with exciting Xbox-
sponsored fun. Be it a gaming exhibit in your local
town or Gaming Wednesdays on Xbox Live, get the
scoop here.
Mark It—Calendar
of Events
The Calendar of Events
subsection is a great page
to bookmark. It gives you
a weekly over view on
what’s happening in the
world of Xbox 360. To find
like-minded gamers,
check the listings of Xbox
Live events for specific
games and communities.  If you’re into...

Guys, Gals, Gamers, and Gurus—Personalities
Like your information
opinionated? For news
that is both entertaining
and subjective, try the
Personalities subsection
of Community. Interviews
and columns here are
written by gamers for
gamers, in gamer language
and with gamer attitude.
Get your strategy tips
and insider details from
Players and Game Gurus.Players make up a
good portion of the
Personalities page. These
authors, writing under
their gamertags, offer a
variety of perspectives
on Xbox 360...