Huge Dashboard Update Due This Month |
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The news we've all been waiting for. According to German site Xbox Archiv, the update that will feature background downloading will be released at the end of this month. The reports say that confirmation came from Boris Schneider-Johne (Senior Product Manager at Microsoft Germany) that the update includes six queue downloads in the background. Schneider-Johne also mentions that there will be a lot more features included; although he refused to talk further about the additional features and said that he'd let Xbox users be surprised. He let it spill, however, that players will be able to download while they play.
If you're on 56k though, it's unlikely you want to play online games while downloading; but the ability to boot up Oblivion while downloading a load of trailers seems very nice.
Here are the things the Senior Product Manager has to say about the dashboard update:
"The user marks a file to download and it will be put in an active queue download list. There are 6 slots reserved in that queue. They will be downloaded sequentially not in parallel! If the Xbox 360 sees there is bandwidth available, it will boost the download speed up. During Online Sessions the downloads will be paused to guarantee no lags. ItÂ’s also possible to turn off the console while in the middle of a download; after turning the console back on the downloads will resume. When a download finishes the user will get a message that it has been downloaded.
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"If you're on 56k though"
Umm wtf lol, hahah you cant hook up the 360 to dial up, ROFL. Good try tho, lol im still dying over this.
Thanks i needed that
i cant wait for this update, the download thing is just what a wanted, coz im sick of having to wait for things to download. id rather play a game whilst it downloads
I have to disagree with you on that one. I use the marketplace and have recently been playing UNO online with voice chat over dialup with no problem (well it is SLOW so I guess that is a problem).
yes you can hook the 360 up to a dial up, the exact way i have it, except im on cable but its still the same concept..
Xbox -> PC ethernet card #2 -> Shared Internet Connection from PC ethernet card #1 -> The Modem -> The Telephone Wire
You do not need two network cards to share your modem internet to an ethernet port.
telephone wire -> modem (enable ICS) ->network port to xbox with crossover cable (xbox will get IP via DHCP on the computer)
live if you have it, your wasting space from real gamers, pay the extra ten dollars to get cable, or dont ever play games with it, lag already could be better.
Bout time!!!
i hear there adding a glory hole as well..
I wonder what the extra features will be....probably support for the camera or something
wait
u mean HDTV, right #12?
yeah digital cable in all homes by like 2010...
if you can't afford a new thingie the gov will pay for a cheap ass one i believe...