Buying a new xbox 360

[dimples]

Could someone tell me how the progress goes :D Do I lose anything? How do I transfer my stuff into the new one. How do I get my account to work on the new one?

[CemeteryGates]

I've no idea, really... but I've been looking a little into it. I wanna buy the new 360 and sell the one I got. :p

I do know you need a special cable to transfer your stuff from your HDD into the new one. As for your profile/account, I think you just download your gamertag on the new console.

These are just speculations of mine, though... I don't know for sure.

[Serio]

First you'll need a Data Transfer Kit. You can probably find a cheap one at your local GameStop or EB Games(or other game/hardware stores). I'm not sure how the progress goes, as I've never had use for it, but I believe you can ask it to transfer everything at once. That includes saved games, licenses, and gamertags. Otherwise, you'll need to use "Recover A Gamertag" to retrieve it, and there might be some issues if you have arcade games. Last I read, you'll need to contact Microsoft about transferring the licenses from your old console to your new one, but they may have automated that now.

That's about what I can recall for the time being.

[dimples]

Can't I just move the stuff from my memory stick? I got everything there. The gamertag, and all the save games.

[Jason]

I'm not honestly sure, to be completely honest. If you have all your stuff on an existing Hard Drive, I know you need to use the data transfer kit Serio mentioned. I don't think they're hugely expensive, but they do delete everything off your old Hard Drive during the process.

If it's all on a memory card... I don't know, I guess you just put the memory card in and go from there.

[MyNameDidntFit]

I'd recommend contacting some sort of support line and asking them. Wouldn't want to wing it and lose all your data :/

[Steph]

Can't you just take your hard drive off your old one and put it on your new one?

Or is that a stupid suggestion ...

[CemeteryGates]

Can't you just take your hard drive off your old one and put it on your new one?

Or is that a stupid suggestion ...

Well, speaking for myself, I'm interested in buying a new 360 in great part because my HDD is tiny and the new one's got 250GB... I imagine dimples feels similarly. :)

[Steph]

Well, speaking for myself, I'm interested in buying a new 360 in great part because my HDD is tiny and the new one's got 250GB... I imagine dimples feels similarly. :)

Ah stupid suggestion then haha.

Never thought of that.

[dimples]

I just used the memory stick. Moved everything there and then to the new xbox 360. Worked out perfect. So don't spend your money on a transfer kit if you own a memory stick.

[Jason]

How you finding the new Xbox so far, Dimples?

[dimples]

Silent & tiny :D You don't even hear when it's on. My 1 year old had turned it on without me noticing and after we came back home I noticed it was on.

Finally I don't have to worry about what games I have room to install and how many demos I can get. Also it's awesome that I no longer need a 10 meter wire to connect xbox to internet.

[Jason]

Ah, so all in all, pretty good then. :)

[Steph]

Silent & tiny :D You don't even hear when it's on. My 1 year old had turned it on without me noticing and after we came back home I noticed it was on.

Finally I don't have to worry about what games I have room to install and how many demos I can get. Also it's awesome that I no longer need a 10 meter wire to connect xbox to internet.

Ooooh that sounds good.

[Kino]

Glad everything went smooth with the transfer! I really wish I could get this, the upgraded 250GB of space would be incredible.

[dimples]

It truly is. I have 190GB left. And I couldn't use it up even if I wanted to :D