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Report: 4GB Xbox 360 slim can't handle Halo: Reach online co-op

Posted Sep 15, 2010 at 2:45PM EST by Glenn M.

Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: halo: reach, Microsoft, news, xbox 360 titles

360s At only US$ 199, you can pick up a 4GB Xbox 360 slim unit. Quite an affordable price range, but with the release of Halo: Reach, those who opted for the to get the console for less are now realizing why it's so cheap. According to a report from Kotaku, this particular console is unable to support online co-op for Halo: Reach.

After picking up a copy of Halo: Reach, a Kotaku reader decided to play the single-player campaign with a few friends using his 4GB Xbox 360. He was unable to start a game and was left with a message saying, "One or more players do not have a hard drive which is required for this playlist," he narrated.

The support section at Xbox.com offers a similar explanation, "One or more players do not have a certified Xbox 360 hard drive attached to their Xbox 360 console. Some multiplayer aspects of Halo: Reach require an Xbox 360 certified hard drive."

Plugging flash drives into the system will not solve the problem, seeing as the game requires "an Xbox 360 certified hard drive". The game doesn't mention such a requirement, but it does indicate "features and requirements may change without notice". Problem is, these Xbox 360 owners could have really used that notice.

The 250GB "Xbox 360 certified hard drive" for that particular model retails for US$ 129.99 at GameStop. Add that cost to the US$ 199 console price, then you'd have paid about 30 bucks more than if you got a 250GB unit in the first place.

[via Kotaku]

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Dude if you have over 20 games This puny Xbox, will be filled. Demos? Pffft no way. A terabyte(1000gigabytes) is $70 at the store. The 4gb xbox is literally a scam meant to rip off money depressed people, who are stupid enough to think it is a good deal. M$ is literally getting pennies for stick 4gb in there just to make extra profit.

# LOL — fortex 2010-09-15 18:03

You really think is a Hard Drive? LOL.

+1 # >> — pure 2010-09-15 16:21

Wow, ain't that a bitch.

+2 # karma — Hjk 2010-09-15 16:39

shoulda bought a ps3

+1 # I agree — Seanh 2010-09-15 20:05

Then you'd have no problem playing Reach

# I agree — foolio1990 2010-09-16 08:18

Hilarious

# sorda right.... — Plaztek98 2010-09-16 12:03

Quoting Hjk:

shoulda bought a ps3

the prob is sony is scamming people too, just in a different way

+5 # And... — cheeze6661 2010-09-15 16:49

the failing xbox saga continues.... LOL!!! Microsoft "we will give our consumers a great deal but lets not tell them that this unit won't be able to handle newer titles." Way to go Microsoft!

-4 # so? — cornbread 2010-09-15 17:02

Is your life really that boring and pointless that you have to rag on a video game console?

A few years ago I would have been just like you, but thankfully I'm not that pathetic anymore.

I sincerely feel sorry for you.

+6 # @ cornbread — TallicDeth 2010-09-15 18:14

Is your life really that boring and pointless that you have to rag on a person who rags on a video game console?

A few years ago I would have been just like you, but thankfully I'm not that pathetic anymore.

I sincerely feel sorry for you.

/sarcasm

# @ TallicDeth — Seanh 2010-09-15 20:08

Is your life really that boring and pointless that you have to rag on a person who rags rag on a person who rags on a video game console?

A few years ago I would have been just like you, but thankfully I'm not that pathetic anymore.

I sincerely feel sorry for you.

/sarcasm

-2 # RE: @ TallicDeth — Souljaboy56 2010-09-15 23:22

Is your life really that boring and pointless that you have to rag on a person who rags on a person who rags on a person who rags on a video game console?

A few years ago I would have been just like you, but thankfully I'm not that pathetic anymore.

I sincerely feel sorry for you.

/sarcasm

# @Souljaboy56 — UltimaXX 2010-09-16 11:38

Is your life really that boring and pointless that you have to rag on a person who rags on a person who rags on a person who rags on a person who rags on a video game console?

A few years ago I would have been just like you, but thankfully I'm not that pathetic anymore.

I sincerely feel sorry for you.

/sarcasm

-1 # RE: @Souljaboy56 — Musev 2010-09-16 15:02

Frank

+1 # RE: RE: @Souljaboy56 — Anon E. Mous 2010-11-11 22:49

Is your life really that--- wait, what now?

# It says — RED_RUM 2010-09-15 16:51

On the back of every Co-op Halo Game it says Hard Drive is needed to play Co op, I don't even know why would you buy a arcade 360 in the first place. 300$ for 250G wifi and new design is worth it.

# What? — and 2010-09-15 17:37

Is your life really that boring and pointless that you have to rag on a video game console?

# RE: Report: 4GB Xbox 360 slim can't handle Halo: Reach online co-op — Teivin 2010-09-15 17:49

cheapie SKU of consoles shouldnt even exist. Those people are getting a big break by being allowed to buy a stripped down model.

Any reasonable company would just produce a single SKU and leave it at that.

Poor people shouldnt be buying consoles anyway.

# RE: RE: Report: 4GB Xbox 360 slim can't handle Halo: Reach online co-op — symbal 2010-09-15 19:40

Some of us actually have to work for our money and not just go crying to mammy and daddy that you want one. Cheaper versions are a good thing for people who don't need all the extra frills.

# .. — omarwhy 2010-09-15 20:31

Work harder then. Technology is for those who can afford it not for those who can barely afford to live. Get a new hobby. I hear cliff jumping is good this time of the year maybe you could look into it.

# RE: .. — symbal 2010-09-15 22:02

I'm working as hard as i can but i have one of those pesky little things called a family, some people here just can't understand the concept of responsibility and not having what you want to be the first priority.

# This is AWESOME! — squeeks 2010-09-15 18:03

Pony up for that HDD sucker.

# RE: Report: 4GB Xbox 360 slim can't handle Halo: Reach online co-op — ChaosZero112 2010-09-15 18:21

Not surprising.

The $GB was a pointless waste to begin with.

# Nelson Muntz — Shady0808 2010-09-15 19:18

"HA! HA!"

(Nelson Muntz style)

# Greedy — More $$$ 2010-09-15 19:23

Americans are getting greedy and greedier every day.S**k

# HELLO — chuck.fx 2010-09-15 20:31

I am a ps3 user that is reading a 360 article only to bitch how the ps3 is better...

seriously, fanboy or not... that's NOT a way to treat your gamers... I mean, most of halo: reach players must be 360 hradcore gamers...

instead of laughing i feel bad. I love microsoft (PC GAMER)... there was no need to do a crappy move like that...
360 4GB FTL =/

# RE: Report: 4GB Xbox 360 slim can't handle Halo: Reach online co-op — Liam Riordan 2010-09-15 21:12

Even with a 250Gb Xbox S, the console has FPS issues with the game, I've had many slowdowns on the Reach edition console. The Xbox just cannot handle that much graphical processing, its time is ending.

Still, that is pretty cheap that the 4GB console can't handle a game where its never really said that you CAN'T use a 4GB Xbox S with the game. Even with core system, the games were playable. Very bad move for casual gamers dare I say.

# RE: RE: Report: 4GB Xbox 360 slim can't handle Halo: Reach online co-op — JamesJAB 2010-09-15 21:37

Did you even read the article?
"One or more players do not have a certified Xbox 360 hard drive attached to their Xbox 360 console. Some multiplayer aspects of Halo: Reach require an Xbox 360 certified hard drive."

Anyone that doesn't have a hard drive gets "Halo Reach Gimp Edition". Sucks really bad for people with the old version 360 because those HDDs are out of production.

# RE: Report: 4GB Xbox 360 slim can't handle Halo: Reach online co-op — MangoScango 2010-09-15 21:36

*sigh*

# RE: Report: 4GB Xbox 360 slim can't handle Halo: Reach online co-op — vizard00 2010-09-15 21:52

what ripp deal between bungies and M$ , how 4gb of memory can not be used as cache, sory but old strategy M$

same shit :

- PS3 removing ps2 then selling a hardware
- activision removing dedicated servers then selling dedicated servers in black ops
and many more

# Messy Tactics — rapturestar 2010-09-16 02:46

The biggest rip-off with DLCs, that the content is already on the disc & you have to pay for it. It started with Capcom over RE5(even after they released the unlock for it free), 2k Games holding off on unlocking multiplayer(or something it was), Activision's dedicated server pyramid scheme, etc... It is coming to a point where gamers are going to end up paying more for what should be free, available on Day 1, software emulation could easily be run on the consoles, etc...

After this gen, I don't know if I will continue to stay with consoles... especially with alot of these schemes being done.

# . — hush404 2010-09-15 22:08

ghey.

# RE: Report: 4GB Xbox 360 slim can't handle Halo: Reach online co-op — bullshit 2010-09-16 02:20

xcrap

# Oh really? — rapturestar 2010-09-16 02:37

I still have one of the old launch 360s, installed the game to the hard drive(120 GB), and it run smooth. Plus they are still producing the HDDs (120 & 250GB) if you had bother to look at retailers' websites & instock items.

# RE: Report: 4GB Xbox 360 slim can't handle Halo: Reach online co-op — zanzabar 2010-09-16 03:03

u dont need a HDD from MS, just get a usb HDD or a fast usb stick (20-30MB/s read) and install the game to it

# @ symbal — snyper35 2010-09-16 03:34

agreed 200 percent. Family and responsibilitie s come before a video game that can break at any time. I put a lot of my hard earned money and time towards other responsible causes multiple times. But then again. Not every knows what it means.

# RE: Report: 4GB Xbox 360 slim can't handle Halo: Reach online co-op — mask 2010-09-16 08:15

the issue is that some of his friends have it installed on a hard drive and he doesn't....so there's differences on load times etc.

You can't have co-op with those inconsistencies .

If 4 people all running from the disc can't play co-op that'd warrant all the above abuse..anyone fancying trying that out?

:)

# HAHAHA — Real Gamer 2010-09-16 09:49

Halo is gay

# your all pathetic — Plaztek98 2010-09-16 12:09

as owner of all 3 consoles
i can say , this is expected
ms AND sony will continue this trend and you will buy it

p.s. did anyone know that you used to be able to get a tax credit for the ps3 phat as a computer/school accessory?

jus thouht id toss that out there since this thread is full of useless other comments
cant use it for the credit now because you dont have the install option nomore
and cant use it as a computer now

# RE: Report: 4GB Xbox 360 slim can't handle Halo: Reach online co-op — Gangsta457 2010-09-16 16:12

lol thats half of my psp memory stick

# stick with the elites — bobby18121 2010-09-16 16:29

keeping the old xbox premium and elites would have been better of then in this case.

# well — Plaztek98 2010-09-17 18:06

i JUST saw a commercial 5 mins ago of this new 360 WITH halo bundle

im starting to think qj is reporting false shit again
sure to god microsoft wouldnt advertise a new 360 on national tv with a halo bundle and it not work

QJ QJ QJ!.....

# here — Plaztek98 2010-09-17 18:50

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/30494/Disc_Read_Errors_Plague_Very_Small_Number_Of_Halo_Reach_Players.php

# GREED. — The Truth 101 2010-09-18 02:33

M$ are as money hungry as Activision & Apple, i mean they have made MILLIONS from consumers by overpricing there products, even charging for services that SHOULD be free (such as xbl). And now they are scamming the 4gb slim users to submit into buying an OVERPRICED 250gb HDD 'because they didn't read the small print', even though something like that should have been MORE CLEARLY stated. HOW MUCH MORE MONEY DO THEY WANT!!!

for a start, xbox live HAS TO BE FREE!, it's a p2p online system which an online player is a host server... so were paying even though WE host with our own bandwidth for them, they could've given us dedicated servers, i would have been happy to pay.

Business means greed for these fat cats, but how much money could they possibly need? they aren't thankful to us consumers, we are the reasons why they even get a penny. No loyalty.

P.s. and as for them comments made by some fruitcakes about 'i have a life its a video game', & 'family responsibilitie s come first' why are you here then making comments? your life must be crap if you really need to go on a GAMING WEBSITE to talk about your pathetic life. Besides gaming is great, that's why there's billions that play it. including ur mother.

and for the comment about 'technology is for people who can afford it' that's not true moron, technology is meant & SHOULD be affordable to the average earning consumer, that how business works dummy, so they can make sure every1 can afford thus meaning every1 buys it. If you wanna pay loads for something that is worth a lot less.. then you might as well bend over for Bill Gates himself.

As for me, i have ixtreme LT (plays backup copied games) on my xbox 360, I also have a jtag which i make money from eg. mw2 10th lobbies... i even go on xlink kai to play online so i don't feel as raped as many people do... I think every1 else should do the same.

# It's only Halo... — Nihilanth 2010-09-18 08:05

Why all the arguing? It has nothing to do with M$ or Sony. We all know they both fail hard when it comes to the video game industry. What you all need to realize is that you are arguing over a Halo game. That's the bigger problem people!

And this talk about families/responsibility....No one forced you to start a family

# dsfcgf — hsdd 2012-04-11 11:04

U can always add a harddrive for the same price or less

# dsfcgf — hsdd 2012-04-11 11:06

ps3 is not even close to xbox

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