Gaming Roundup: New DSi LL/XL, Xbox 360 Banned

Gaming Roundup: New DSi LL/XL, Xbox 360 Banned

Techtree News Staff, Nov 07, 2009 1048 hrs IST

Take a quick look at the gaming scene in the last week

Nintendo announced new DSi LL/XL with larger screen and extra stylus. Apart from that, all consoles got gaming love with new titles and DLC content flowing in.

Here s a sneak peek of gaming scene in the week that just passed.

Nintendo DSi LL/XL has Bigger Display

Nintendo announced the new Nintendo DSi LL gaming handheld with a 4.2-inch screen. Costing the same as the current generation DSi, the new DSi LL will be available from November 21 in Japan for about $220 (approx. Rs. 10,600). Nintendo DSi Lite has a 3-inch screen, DSi has 3.25-inch screen and now DSi LL has a 4.2-inch screen. Two things are majorly different in DSi LL/XL - larger screens and extra stylus. The battery life is close to that of DSi Lite - three hours. So far, there's no concrete reason for this screen refresh from Nintendo.

Nintendo DSi XL/LL will be released for Europe and U.S. in the first quarter of next year but no price was mentioned.

Bad Company 2 Multiplayer Beta on Nov. 19

Gordon Van Dyke, associate producer, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, announced that the multiplayer beta of the game would start on November 19 exclusively on PS3. This multiplayer beta of this game features a huge 'Africa Harbor' map capable to accommodate up to 24 players. These players can compete to secure valuable crates in "Rush" game mode as action continues to take them to different locations. Keep a tab at the PlayStation Blog for the invites.

Banned Xbox 360 Unusable on Xbox LIVE

If you ve been wondering why your modded Xbox 360 won't connect to Xbox LIVE, Microsoft has a straight answer for it. Larry Hryb (Major Nelson), director of programming, Xbox LIVE, on his blog, noted that Microsoft is actively banning the modded or hacked consoles meant to play pirated game copies. Also, the Xbox 360 consoles once banned won't be usable again on Xbox LIVE. This raises a flag to avoid buying modded Xbox 360 consoles. Xbox 360 console warranty is non-transferable. So, if you've bought a modded console which was banned earlier, won't connect to Xbox LIVE again.