Next Xbox 360 Dashboard Update Dated
Next Xbox 360 Dashboard Update Dated
Posted 11/23/2011 at 6:07am
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Lawrence Hryb (aka Major Nelson), director of programming for Xbox Live at Microsoft, on Tuesday announced the release date of the next Xbox 360 update in a blog post. The update, which will bring a raft of features, will be available next month. Hit the jump to find out the exact release date and other details.
“While many of you have been involved in the Xbox LIVE Preview Program and have been busy getting an early look at the next Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE features, I wanted to let you know that the official release for the update for all Xbox LIVE members will be Tuesday, December 6th,” wrote Major Nelson in a blog post Tuesday.
Funnily enough he mentioned that the update was “free to all console owners.” Perhaps this was due to his inability to contain his excitement over all the “great” features in the upcoming dashboard update. Some of its most significant features include:
- New personal and social features including Cloud Storage for Game Saves and LIVE Profile
- Beacons and Facebook Sharing
- Enhanced Family Settings
- Integrated voice and gesture controls across the dashboard and in apps
- Bing voice search (Available this year in the US, UK and CA)
“In addition to all these great dashboard features, starting on December 6th and continuing on an ongoing basis through the holiday months, a wealth of new content will be coming to Xbox 360,” he wrote. “New, customized applications for television, movies, internet videos, sports and music will begin rolling out from world-leading providers in more than 20 countries.”
BBC (U.K.), Dailymotion, UFC, VEVO and YouTube are just a few of these world-leading providers. A much more exhaustive list of Xbox Live content partners can be found here.
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kuebel33
November 23, 2011 at 10:55am
I'm shocked they announced a release date for it.. the beta hasn't even been going on that long and there are a lot of things that could/should be addresses.
Overall I don't mind the layout, but there are a ridiculous amount of ads and ad-space on every screen. They need to tone that crap down and get back to the real purpose of xbox and xbox live... gaming.
In all honesty, I love the new Kinect features. Makes me actually use the Kinect. So easy to search with Bing. Xbox Bing Gears of War 3 Boom! all gears of war 3 stuff, dlc, ad ons, trailers, etc. Kinect over all makes browsing around the new UI a lot faster.
Ole_Raspy
November 23, 2011 at 10:29am
Kinda over this whole windows8/wp look that microsoft has going on....
I guess its ok for the XBox360 because it will make the navigation with a controller slightly easier, but using it on a PC..... I see it being more of an annoyance than anything
thoughts?
hades_2100
November 23, 2011 at 9:42am
Does it still play games from DVD? Yes? Good, because that's all I use it for.
Iowa_State_Cyclone
November 23, 2011 at 8:30am
acidic, are you in the beta/preview program?
I at first did not think I'd like the metro ui, but after using it for the last couple of weeks I think it is immensly better than the "current" one (with a few exceptions). While the metro UI, at first look, doesn't seem useful, it actually is very good.
For the new dashboard, it's nice that you have a dedicated "Apps" section (no having to go and search for the app). Also, there is a lot less "side scrolling" in the new dashboard (my biggest pet peave with the current one). I would always be holding the left stick to the right to find something.
To be honest with you, after using it on my 360 and liking it a lot, I went out and bought a WP7 (I was using a motorola electrify).
acidic
November 23, 2011 at 6:12am
the new dashboard is TERRIBLE. i really hate it. this whole "metro ui" is just gay. if i wanted my xbox to look like a w7 phone, i think id just buy a phone. plus the 512mb cloud storage is just pathetic
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