Then connect it up tonight and get everything installed! :)
This is a reminder for those parents who don't realise the stupid updates that the new consoles need. Updating the console and updating the game as you install it, all takes stupid amounts of time!
Hook it up tonight, have it ready to roll :)
Merry Christmas all and enjoy :)
+1
I hooked mine up last week - and spent the best part of a day downloading updates and the games that came with. Then unplugged it all, boxed it and wrapped it.
Honestly, Some damn good advice here. Nothing worse than getting a present that you cant use. same with rc toys without batteries
Got a train set once that needed a dozen or more AAA batteries - only place to get them on xmas day was a servo…$$$$$$
Haha yes, Sucks big time. Everyones enjoying their presents and your just sitting there about to cry.
Come on let's be honest…which kid in their right mind wouldn't want to unbox and unwrap their first console or whatever for the first time. Sure there's gonna be gigs of updates but who cares?? Also your physical games are gonna need updates, so I highly doubt this could be done and boxed up ready for tomorrow with the internet most of us have in Aus.
It's not like it used to be, plug it in and off you go. Can either do the updates and re-box it, or leave it set up in the middle of the floor.
I'm sure the joys of instant gaming far outweigh the joys of opening the box :) but each to their own!
can always leave the cables tucked away, and hide the console/controllers for the opening of presents time. No kid is going to notice a power cord and HDMI cable stuck behind the TV
Also, this image reminds me of myself getting a Nintendo in the 90s. Wow, I was so happy.
NINTENDO SIXTY-FOURRRRRRRRR!!
My first gaming gift was a Nintendo Game Boy, I was excited too but not NINTENDO SIXTY-FOURRRRRRRRR!! kinda happy. lol
Literally over the moon
I'd have to ask my mum, but I probably reacted the same way.
Going by how I see my nephew and nieces obliterate the packaging of anything I give them they wouldn't even notice.
On a side note, they DO notice if you don't get them what they wanted for Christmas.. ungrateful nitwits!
i'd prefer to give my kids books
you don't get friends with books…. nintendo 64 however!!!1111111
We were planning to get the set of Maximum Ride for my kids for Christmas. Went to the Gold Coast 2 weeks ago, and she borrowed the whole set from the library there and read them all.
Money saved!
Wonder what your kids would prefer? Well, no I don't. I'm an avid book reader, and have been all my life, but that doesn't mean I don't like playing games as well. Get them something like an iPad that they can use as a reader and a games machine.
I don't have kids yet but there's no way I'm getting them an ipad or whatever. They will grow up reading books, doing creative art and playing sports.
Prohibiting kids from doing something is the way to guarantee they REALLY want to do it. You need to balance what you think is "good" for them with what they want to do. Technology is a great way to expand the child's horizon. The iPad can be used as a facilitator, a reward system, a teacher, a book, a lesson in responsible use, etc. I grew up in a pre-internet era and, believe me, the world is a lot more accessible place now. You can take your kids to all the activities you like, but it is up to the kid if they want to participate. I would be a tad less rigid if I was you until you actually have children and look at the possibilities out there.
They will grow up reading books, doing creative art and playing sports.
I grew up reading, playing sports and playing videogames. Kids aren't your little clones to push your interests upon. Kids will do what they want - with your way of parenting, you just won't know about it.
Tell us all about your grand plans and how you've implemented then once you HAVE kids. It's easy to sit back and say such things when you have never experienced the little bundles of joy firsthand ;)
When you get kids, we'll see what really happens haha.
Plus what will your wife think?
You think they will be high achievers without electronics?!
Dang you got a few things to learn , they teach kids to code in primary and secondary school now. Computers and ipads in class rooms.
My oldest girl demolishes a novel in two or three nights, but she also has an ipad and access to a pc for minecraft etc. She is also a bit of a high achiever.
You can do it all and not deny them because you might think it's bad or what not.
Balance.
@diddy50: LOL you say it like I'm 35 and out of touch or something. I'm 25 and know very well about the importance of technology and it's role in today's education, all of what I said was a bit of fun. But I do believe that screen addiction is a serious problem for kids growing up these days, which causes all sorts of issues with their mental and physical health.
@rogr: I personally don't think technology would stop your kids from becoming a "high achiever". Many problems associated with technologies by many people, i.e. addiction, impulse control disorder or whatever it will end up being classified as, is manifestation of other problems that parents fail to see in my opinion.
Not all kids who come across technology becomes addicted or have it influence them negatively. The likely scenario is, if you remove the technology from those kids with problems that seems to be originated from technology, the problems will manifest in a different way.
You don't win friends with sala…. books.
That said all my niblings read books on their ipads. Ahh digital era.
good idea especially since there a good chance psn and xbox will get hacked like last year.
Ahhh I remember getting my Super Nintendo for Christmas… no updates. Just plug and play!
I wonder if my parents did all the updates on my Commodore 64 before I woke up on Christmas day?
Back in those days they didn't release a half completed product.
I remember back in those days YOU are the one responsible for completing half the product. Unbox VIC-20, take out big manual, start typing in BASIC code, execute to see the result…
Wow…!
My brother loved coding, spent hours coding something on the C64 and I don't think you could save it without a tape/disk? drive. Anyway, he pissed me off so bad I pulled the cord out. hehehe
I guess it wasn't all good, it used to take 20 mins for a game to load!!
Yes they did. Just nobody could do anything about it.
when? I can't remember any glitches in any of my N64 games
@Davo1111: I can't tell if you're joking or not. There is an entire subculture of gaming based on retro game glitches. Tune into Awesome Games Done Quick next week to see speed runners exploiting them.
@johnno07: oh come-on, some of these glitches were not found until 10+ years later and are only possible on emulators.
The only legitimate glitch I can think of is pacman 256 glitch…. even then you'd need to play for 6 hours straight to get there.
@Davo1111:
So you weren't joking. You need to take of those rose-tinted glasses and realise that there were broken games made back then too. I'm not saying that quality has or hasn't declined, but you saying "I can't remember any glitches in any of my N64 games" is completely ridiculous.
@johnno07: Nope, not joking.
What game glitches happened during your childhood? Which ones rendered the games unplayable?
@Davo1111: you could accidentally overwrite an item with a bottle in Ocarina of Time if you changed it while it was in use. If you did this over a quest item and then saved, you were stuffed.
Unboxing consoles doesn't have the appeal it used to. With the super nintendo, it was plug and play. Now its hours upon hours of downloading day one patches and updates on our failing copper cable internet; thanks turnbull.
That's why he suggests doing it for them…
also feel sorry for the people on low data plans, i reckon my xbox one uses at least 30 - 60gb a month doing updates
How many games do you have??
ive got quite a few installed on the console itself, yes i could remove them and thus not have the console updating all my games, but that defeats the purpose of wanting to play a game "on demand"
I've got unlimited but at 1Mbps, you can really just download 3gb overnight. I'm holding off on the next gen consoles till I get better net.
30GB overnight you mean?
Nah mate- 3-4gb overnight. 'Straya
Iinet doesn't count xbox content :)
Just to clarify that its games you get from the microsoft store like your 2 free monthly games that are free but not your online gaming.
Pretty sure it's all of it, inc the updates. All xbox live content including gaming should be routed through the xbox servers
In partnership with Xbox (and because we love gaming) our customers can enjoy unmetered Xbox live content. This means you can download demos, grab that new DLC map pack and make sure your console software is up to date, all quota-free.
Other Xbox services like YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Zune video, Last.fm and Foxtel content are not quota-free.
For technically-minded folk, the Xbox servers that count as Freezone content are:
download.xbox.com
download.xboxlive.com
dlassets.xboxlive.com
xb.dlservice.microsoft.com
I hate updates because I don't spend enough time to play games to a point that every time I go on needs updates. Far out. Time spent on updates more than gaming
also the updates add new things I don't want and confuses me so much with all the crap on the dashboard.
Yup I played consoles from 80s, none of this patching bull crap should be here. Should be plug 'n play, not plug download wait and play.
What happened to this generation expecting everyone on NBN and unlimited data or is it because we Aussies are so far behind.
Either that or game developers just can't finish a product before pushing it for sales…
I was smart and updated the console beforehand.
But on Christmas morning, the game needed 2GB of updates too! Before it would start. It was only recently released, too…
My copy of Halo 5 demanded 18GB of updates!!! :/
Good advice thx.