EA and DICE have just released the patch for Battlefield 3 fans on the Xbox 360, so the next time you decide to play your game, you will have to download the two patches. The first patch weighs in at 180MB, and the second is a whopping 1.02 GB.
After the first patch has successfully downloaded and installed you will then receive a second prompt to download another update weighing in at 1.02GB.
The second update introduces the Rent a Server program for consoles, where servers can be rented for up to 90 days. If you encounter the continuous download loop while download and installing the "Rent a Server" update, please read the updated information below.
Here are the current console server prices for Xbox 360:
1 day: 120 Microsoft Points
7 days: 560 Microsoft Points
30 days: 2,000 Microsoft Points
90 days: 5,200 Micosoft Points
Another new feature called "Shortcut Items" will be introduced with the new patch. It allows players to purchase all the unlocks for each class or vehicle, instead of having to play and rank up to unlock everything. There are 3 shortcut bundles:
Kit Shortcut Bundle which unlocks everything for all classes.
Vehicle Shortcut Bundle which unlocks everything for all vehicles
Ultimate Bundle,which unlocks everything.
For more details on the patch, check out the full change log here.
Update:
Battlefield 3 Rent A Server Continuous Pop Up
The latest "Rent a Server" patch update has made my Xbox 360 enter a continuous download loop which sets off a pop up/achievement unlocked message every 5 seconds, and when I say continuous I mean you can't stop it..
The problem starts when you finish installing the update itself. Your Xbox 360 will restart like normal but this time the "Rent a Server" update for Xbox 360 will still be pending or actively downloading again and again. 0% 1% 5% 0% 1% 5%
It won't let you cancel or delete, well that's until you log out of Xbox LIVE, and browse to your System Settings / Hard Drive and delete the update. That's what I did.
After deleting it two (2) times, the "Rent a Server" update was still there in the active downloads in my dashboard so I thought i would try just once more, and this time deleted it and booted the game to update again. It worked!
Here's a video I found on Youtube with the exact same problem.
status code:80150101
status code:80150101 is what you will receive when you try to delete the BF3 Rent a Server update from your active downloads, and the popup you will receive every five seconds or so will drive you insane.
My solution: Log out of Xbox LIVE, Go to your System Settings, Hard Drive, Battlefield 3, and delete the latest update. (Clearing your cache won't fix it either.) Download the patch again. Rinse and repeat until it works for you too. It's worth it!
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