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Marcus Yam,
published on July 22, 2009 at 4:51 PM
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: xbox, 360, dashboard, nxe, netflix | Themes: Home Theater, Digital Entertainment
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: xbox, 360, dashboard, nxe, netflix | Themes: Home Theater, Digital Entertainment
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Get ready to have your movie parties starting August 11.
Last week we heard from Microsoft about all the upcoming dashboard update, which will include a slew of new features and expanded functionality. Today Microsoft announced that the new update will be arriving on August 11.
If you're interested in getting to the party early, there's a chance for you to be selected for the preview program if participate in a Microsoft survey. Find out more at Major Nelson's blog.
For a full list of what to expect in the upcoming update, click here to read our story from last week all about the new NXE.
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MS is doing something half way right... wish they could carry over their performance in XBL/NXE to the rest of their software products...
now all they have to do is take all that extra money they've been getting for the overpriced hard drives and 'premium' xbl service, and make an ssd for instant loads.
and i really STRONGLY emphasize the quotes in 'premium'
in no way its premium. it just works.
its like two tv's; one where the whole screen works, and one where only half the screen works, and calling the one with the whole working screen premium. it doesn't make sense. XBL doesn't have any servers to support gamers, we use the 360 for that. sure its a tad bit better than PSN, and some even question that
WTH AM I PAYING $50 A YEAR FOR?
I got a 1 year subscription for $28.
@ eklipz
sure the xbox used to hace overpriced hardware. the 120gb hardrive used to cost £100odd. Now its £45, which isn't bad if you add the cheap price of an xbox. and
"sure its a tad bit better than PSN, and some even question that"
what?
TAD better?
its much better from this point on. in the past £35 a year for an average service was a rip off yes.
But now our money is making a difference. The NXE was only a start. the new update is also a major change. and don't forget Natal.
Sure the XBL wasn't worth it a year ago, and sure my xbox is noisy, very noisy, actually it blocks everything out. and it gets hot...
its just the hardware thats letting it down right now...
Yeah, slew of new features like in your face adverts. Crapbox 360 at it's best. Enjoy your adverts soon to be near a paid subscription near you. I will keep my free built in WiFi on my PS3 and have never had connection problems.
Can wait, need to see how many titles are on games on demand.
it'll sort the party system out as well. sweet!
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Yeah, slew of new features like in your face adverts. Crapbox 360 at it's best. Enjoy your adverts soon to be near a paid subscription near you. I will keep my free built in WiFi on my PS3 and have never had connection problems.
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Yeah, enjoy your crappy PSN network wirelessly. I don't mind connecting a console using a UTP cable as long as XBL doesn't fuck me up in gaming world.