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When it comes to the Xbox 360, it's a tossup between Halo 3 and Rainbow Six Vegas 2 if I am honest. I remember not long after getting my Xbox 360 I grabbed Rainbow Six Vegas 2 and spent about 9 months on that game playing with friends on a nightly basis and it was a lot of fun, and I made a lot of memories. Once we got a little bored of Rainbow Six Vegas 2, we moved onto Halo 3 and that was a blast. I absolutely loved the campaign as well as the multiplayer and ended up playing that for months as well as making a lot of memories. I think if I really had to choose, Halo 3 would be a first and Rainbow Six Vegas 2 would be a close second.

Yes, I used to get this a lot on my Xbox 360, and it was such a pain in the behind if I am honest. I would check the disk, clean it, check for scratches or anything else that would cause the error and I wouldn't find anything, would put the disk back in and it would boot up fine. Sometimes I felt that it was the disk drive would just have issues reading the disk for whatever reason or that maybe the disk drive was just failing but it wouldn't do it with every disk, so it was a difficult one and definitely one that baffled me. I can't say it's ever happened to me on my One X though but then again, I don't use many disks now as most things are now digital.

Yes, I did do this not just with consoles but also with my TV box that I had back when I did it so that I could also watch TV through my Xbox without the need to switch to different HDMI's and it was all. It was a great feature they had, and I know of many that used it for that said purpose whether it would be for their TV box or for another console. I am pretty sure they did away with it though on the newer consoles as they only seem to have one HDMI port now unless I am mistaken.

It lasted 5 years without getting RROD, that is quite amazing as I heard that so many people would get it after such a short span of time of having the console, I know with me it was only a few months of me having my console that I got the RROD. What did you do when you got the RROD? I am not sure so far on that Microsoft would still be doing repairs or even replacements like they were in the beginning when it was a huge problem. So glad you got good life out of it before it decided to RROD!

I will admit that in the beginning when the Xbox Series X and S were released and the PS5 was released it did seem as though PS5 would do better with how many sales it had compared to the Xbox Series S and X, but I feel a lot of the reason sales were behind for Xbox was because of the lack of consoles they were able to distribute and sell due to the pandemic. Xbox definitely did seem to creep up though a little while after and I would say in the end Xbox did just as well as PlayStation in terms of sales. So many purchased the PS5 first and then at a later date chose to jump on either the Series X or S and that soon boosted sales. I feel that if it wasn't for low stock still even now to some extent both consoles would be doing a lot better in sales than they are now. Definitely feel that neither party lost out thought and both companies still seem to be thriving.

With the recent updates they have made to Sea of Thieves and also with the constant updates they keep bringing to the game, it seems that now is a great time to jump into Sea of Thieves if it interests you and you have the urge to want to. With it being on Game Pass if you do not fully enjoy Sea of Thieves you always have a range of other games that you can also take advantage of as well so that your Game Pass Subscription doesn't go to waste. I myself have been thinking about trying Sea of Thieves again if I am honest since the new updates but I feel that playing with friends would be a better experience, so I am waiting to see if any friends want to try it again.

This rumor seems to be still doing the rounds even though Xbox has not actually made any announcement about a handheld console. I myself personally feel that is something that I am missing when it comes to Microsoft and their Xbox consoles, they really do need a handheld if I am honest, and I have been hoping for so long that they would announce one but so far we haven't had anything. I know they have released the cloud so that we can play using our phones which is amazing but so many people don't always want to be using their phones or even tablets for gaming purposes and that can leave so many left out. I keep hoping for a handheld and I do believe one day we may see it or at least I hope we do.

It does seem as though more games will be coming to Xbox Game Pass early up on release which I think is great. I think we have already had a few games that have come to game pass on release so that is a great start. With the purchase of the studios that Microsoft has now gone through or almost through it's looking like we may be getting a lot newer releases day one on Xbox Game Pass. I was hearing that all Call of Duty's will also be coming to Game Pass when that deal is finally finalized, and I did also hear that newer Call of Duty's will be coming to Game Pass Day one as well. If that is the case, that will be great for Microsoft and Game Pass!

I have just recently been purchasing my Xbox Game Pass Ultimate from Ebay for a small price to get a code that works for existing customers as I am waiting for them to release the Family Membership so that I can pay one price for everyone in the household. At the moment I am finding the way I am doing it for everyone more affordable than it would be to purchase the retail price on the Xbox. I am hoping that they do release the family package in the UK pretty soon as I know it's going to be a great deal to get us all online and with game pass.

I have seen people offer these kinds of things to try new games and you will get paid for them, but I have always been dubious about trying them if I am honest as I have seen bad reviews on some and others just do not have any reviews or there hasn't been many people who have used the service, so I am a little wary about doing so. I wouldn't mind trying new games for developers for at least a little something as it helps out both parties but it's ensuring they will fulfil their deal.

I'll be honest when it comes to a smart phone, I know I am going to have to get at least one of the latest and not too old phones so that it does run apps that I need, and I am at least up to date. I usually go for an android phone that is a little older than the latest one out and I tend to buy mine from Ebay with a 12-month warranty at the highest condition I can. I have not had any issues with buying phones this way and it's been more affordable for me to have the latest phone at a price I can afford. The latest one I have right now is the Huawei P30 Lite and I have no issues with it so far. I do feel like I will need to upgrade possibly this year though so I am looking into that.

I have in the past bought items in some games in the past such as Song Pop when I used to play that but to be honest, as much as I do have some games on my phone such as Call of Duty Mobile, Apex Legends, Rocket League Sideswipe, WWE SuperCards and BTS Island I haven't purchased anything in a while. I think if I was to ever purchase anything in anyone of those games it would probably be the Tiny Pass on BTS Island as that is the game I play the most on my phone in my spare time over all the others.

I am someone who uses my phone a lot more than I used to with the work I do online so I tend to have quite a few apps that I use for each thing I do online. I am so glad that I have a phone that can handle them all if I am honest. The apps I use the most each day are Twitter, Facebook, Messenger Lite, Twitch, YouTube, YouTube Studio, Banking App, Trovo, Govee App for my lights, Amazon Alexa App.

I am someone who absolutely loves to listen to music whether I am gaming, working or even just cleaning, it helps keep me motivated and I feel so much better for it when I listen to music. When it comes to playing video games, I always have some music on in the background, it may sound crazy but, in some cases, it can help with my concentration. Unfortunately, when it comes to live streaming, I have to go for non-copyright music which is a shame. I did buy the Elgato Wave Link 3 to be able to split my audio but so far, I have been unable to use it to its full potential because my Windows is not up to date due to my PC being a little on the older side, so I do not have the option to be able to select the sound settings I need. Hoping to get that sorted soon though so I can use it to its full potential.

I am not someone who watches a lot of TV if I am honest, but I do have times when I would like to watch something like a movie or a television show that I am interested in, and I always feel so much better being able to watch it on my TV rather than on my PC. Even to the point where I will sit and watch YouTube videos on my TV instead of on my PC unless I am watching a video of a tutorial on something I am trying to do or work out. I don't know what it is but I just love to be sat cozy on the sofa when watching something I am going to be watching for a while rather than being sat at my desk.

I have a lot of streamers that I enjoy watching. Being a content creator and streamer myself I tend to do a lot of networking and making friends and over the years I have met a lot of cool people who stream. In terms of really popular streamers, I would have to say the ones I enjoy watching are Ninja, NickEh30, Fresh, LazarBeam, Daz Games and KSI are just a few I love watching and I have spent a lot of time watching. Most of them mainly stream Fortnite with some other games thrown in but Daz Games is more for the horror games which is a lot of fun to watch. Another I have just recently been introduced to by my kids is Speed (IShowSpeed) who is a YouTube streamer. He is pretty crazy, has a lot of energy and has been known to do a lot of really stupid things on stream but for the most part, he is quite entertaining.

I had one issue where I got the RROD one my Xbox 360 Slim version which was very unusual. The console just wouldn't work properly, and I couldn't use it at all when I got the RROD. I did have a friend though who had one of the very first Xbox 360 consoles and we were playing Rainbow Six Vegas 2. We were doing the terrorist hunt which we had a lot of fun on, and his Xbox 360 suddenly decided to RROD on him, however, the console didn't shut off, it stayed going with the game going and his game went funny colors as though it was a heat camera. He was able to see where all the terrorists were during the game, and we managed to get through it when we were struggling. He turned his console off after that and sent it in for repair but that was the weirdest RROD I had heard of.

I remember seeing them announce this game and I was super stoked to see such a game being released and was super excited for it. I played it not long after its release and as much as I had fun. I crashed my boat, got my boat stuck and couldn't get it out and I just turned the game off. I have over the years watched people playing Sea of Thieves and they seem to have a lot of fun on it and it does look like a lot of fun to play, especially with friends so it's definitely a game I would love to go back to at some point with friends to try it again. I feel my mistake was going in and trying it on my own, it's more of a game you play with friends than on your own.

This is actually a really sweet thing from Microsoft, it means you can make a controller design that is pretty much exclusive to you and I think that is awesome. I have messed about with their design program on the site and gone through and made quite a few unique designs myself just to mess about and see what I could come up with. It's great but it can get quite pricey. I suppose for a controller that is your own design and unique to you though, it's worth the money. I believe you also get a year warranty with the controllers as well at no extra cost so that is awesome as well if anything were to go wrong with the controller within that year. I always say that if something is going to go wrong, it will within the first year.

As much as I would love an Xbox Series X mini fridge I have as of yet, not been able to snag one either because they are out of stock or due to lack of funds. I know my 3 sons would absolutely love to receive this mini fridge for their bedrooms but each time I wanted to try and grab them one, they were not in stock. I am hoping that before Christmas they end up being in stock and available for buying quite frequently as I would love to get them one each for Christmas if possible.

For me the only issue I seem to have when it comes to Xbox controllers is the stick drift that occurs after a while. Back when I got my Xbox One X I had the official controller came with it and after less than a year the official controller ended up getting stick drift and I have no idea how as it wasn't dropped or misused. After that I went more towards 3rd party controllers and after a few months each one ended up with stick drift and again, not sure how as they were not misused. I am now back on an official controller and so far, *touch wood* I have not had any stick drift issues and the controller is nearly a month old. Time will tell though. I do have a protection plan on this one though just in case that does happen.

My sons all have an Xbox Series S and they would love to be able to get more storage for their consoles but at the moment, no matter how much I have looked, there only seems to be the really expensive ones done by Seagate that are available and at the moment I am not seeing anything third party for these consoles. It's a shame as so many people are unable to spend as much as Seagate want for the SSD and you are pretty limited to what you can get at the moment. I can only hope that we see third party more affordable SSDs in time. I would have thought there would be by now unless I have missed something and there is something?

In terms of the release, Blizzard did seem to smooth the servers out and there have been very little issues with the servers since the initial release. The Halloween event that launched last week, however, did have some issues but I feel that was because so many people were trying to get on after the update that it meant the servers were struggling a little. I haven't been on since the first day the Halloween event launched when I was struggling to get into games, but I also haven't heard anyone complaining about any queues or anything since. The only thing Overwatch players seem to be getting upset about is that most new skins or most Halloween skins that you were able to get in Overwatch 1 just by playing the game and earning loot boxes is now kept behind a pay wall. Many seem to want the loot box option back but whether Blizzard do that, no one knows.

I understand they did this for Overwatch 2 and then back peddled with their decision to do it after so many people complained about the system. I can fully understand why they would want to do it BUT it then pushes some of their player base out who do not have the ability to give their phone number to activate their account for the game. What the developers need to do is look for a way that can be used to prevent such things as people having more than one account and smurfing that everyone will be able to do with the worry of them being left behind. MW2 is out now, and I haven't heard anyone complaining about it yet so maybe they back peddled to?

I was actually quite shocked to see that GTA 6 had been leaked and then for Rockstar to come forward and confirm that was the case and it was in actual fact leaked was even more of a shock. Understandably they are going to be annoyed and frustrated as any game developer would be due to the fact that they have spent so long preparing this game just for it to get leaked before they could even say anything. I really do hope the FBI find out who the hacker was, and the hacker gets what they deserve because this wasn't just awful for Rockstar, but it was awful for the fans of GTA who want the hype when a new game is released and now, they may lose that.