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Possible fix – Can't join a friend's game on Xbox 360
Jan 2nd
This issue really kills me, so i went through some forums after reading something about “pings“.
Considering that the issue is to connect to another friend’s game or chat, it is only logic that this is a network related problem.
According to the guys from TeamXlink.co.uk – see this thread – “All 360 games have a ping limit on them that won’t allow you to join the game if the host’s ping is over 30ms to you.” -”you can help your ping by closing all other apps that use the internet .. msn, aim, torrents etc ..”
If you, for instance, are only allowed to use 1 connection – 1 IP that is, you must indeed close all other apps. In fact, keep your computer offline while playing on the xbox live.
My ISP allows me to use 4 IP’s, which makes things easier. I also make sure that there isn’t any IP conflict between my devices.
So, the solution above is applicable to those gamers who are allowed to use 1 IP address, but if you are allowed to more than 1 and you still have the issue, try the fix anyway.
Hope this helps.
xBox 360 games keep updating
Oct 30th
I am about to have just about every error on my 360, or better said my 360s.
My recent inconvenience is having my 360 prompting for an update for every game i put in to play, even though i just updated it.
And it keeps doing so.
The solution to get rid of this is to clean up your 360’s cache.
To do this, go to your Dashboard, System , Memory and then Hard Drive.
Highlight the drive and press Y for the options.
Now press X, X, LB, RB, X, X.
Now confirm the system maintenance and follow the steps on the screen.
This will clear all your updates, patches, addons and so on, but it will not damage or remove your game saves.
Once the process has been completed, restart your 360 and download again the maps, addons and whatever you might want.
Note: You should be able to “download again” all your updates, maps and games extensions without having to pay for them.
This is the fix that stops this issue (or bug)….or whatever this is.