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Microsoft's Xbox 360 Dashboard Fall update goes live

Posted Dec 3, 2007 at 10:53PM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: BIOS, Larry Hryb, Major Nelson, Microsoft, Xbox Live Arcade

The Dashboard Fall Update for the Xbox 360 goes live today, as promised by Microsoft. Xbox Live Director of Programming Larry Hryb (aka Major Nelson) mentioned that big MS is currently in the process of deploying these updates to Xbox Live.

Hyrb cautioned that that there are several things Xbox 360 owners have to keep in mind during this period of transition:

YouÂ’ll be prompted to accept the update when you sign into Xbox Live sometime in the next few hours.
You will only receive the prompt for the update upon sign in. You wonÂ’t get it in middle of a game.
Regardless of what you have heard, it's not geographically based. No one area of the world will get it before another.
If you log out and then back in again, this wonÂ’t force the update, it will only anger people on your friends list who will see you sign in, then out, then in, then out.
Be patient, everyone will eventually receive the update.

Furthermore, Microsoft mentioned that there are a total of 300 individual changes that came with the Dashboard Fall update. To experience them all, we believe that you must accept the update and tinker with Dashboard yourselves.

But for starters, here are a few of the most notable ones:

Xbox Originals: With this new service, announced on November 13, you can download-to-own full original Xbox games that were previously only available at retail
Xbox Live Arcade Hits: On Xbox Live Arcade, the Arcade Hits program kicks off as some of the best-selling Xbox Live Arcade games become available at permanently reduced prices
Inside Xbox: A new direct feed brings current news straight from Xbox.com into the Xbox Live Dashboard providing an easy, predictable entry point where you can discover what's new in game releases, events, Xbox Live Marketplace offers, and lots more.
Enhanced online profile: If you're interested in sharing a few more details about yourself you can go beyond your motto and further personalize your profile with an expanded bio. The extended bios will be visible to "Friends Only" or the entire Xbox Live community.
Expanded Friends List access: A quick and easy way for gamers to expand their personal community on Xbox Live, members will be able to see the Friends Lists of other Xbox Live members, boosting their social networking experience on the service.
Enhanced Parental Controls: Family Timer, a strong and flexible new addition to the Xbox 360 Family Settings, enables parents to set the amount of time their Xbox 360 can be used on a per-day or per-week basis by their children or other members of the household.
New video features: The convenience of full-screen movie previews and enhanced video codec support further expand the options when it comes to the Xbox 360 entertainment experience.
Easy-to-use navigation features: With several noteworthy changes in the Xbox Live Dashboard, from the new Game Store button to the Video Store button to enhanced visuals and descriptions in the video library, Xbox LIVE members can find what they want, when they want it.

Via Major Nelson

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the update is really cool... the new profile thing is cool... more social, the organization, the new navigation of the marketplace and in folders, the friends of friends, the news feeds that is a looooot better than the playstation one that is really stupid and pointless, the full preview screen and many others things... really all the changes are good...

# To Someone_PR — Thinker 2007-12-04 04:54

"looooot better than the playstation one that is really stupid and pointless"

-> Spoken like a true 360 fanboy. Try being only a fan. Maybe you might even gain a little perspective.

# Fable — Slipstream0 2007-12-04 05:54

does anyone know if its the original fable, or the Lost Chapters?

# LOL — logicbomb.de 2007-12-04 06:19

no amount of name-calling or finger pointing will change the fact the PSN is a mere second best to XBL.

It certainly gets the job done, but in comparison falls far short of XBL.

# To logicbomb — Thinker 2007-12-04 06:44

" no amount of name-calling or finger pointing will change the fact the PSN is a mere second best to XBL."

-> I'm not disputing that. I do agree PSN is not as good as XBL in most respects. Not by a long shot.

But the fact remains that Someone_PR's argument for bashing the PSN features were rooted in Console-loyalty and not in an unbiased comparision of features. Hence I called him (I'm going to assume it's a him) what I did.

What's your argument?

# thinker... — rollypoly 2007-12-04 07:28

it's kinda hard not to be biased after comparing two things and coming to the conclusion that one is better than the other. proclaiming that something is better than it's nearest competition is by no means being prejudiced.

i'm a gaming fan, i don't have an allegiance to one console or the other.

that being said, i purchased a ps3 and promptly returned it when it failed to live up to my expectations. those expectations were based solely on what sony was saying.

the 360 offered more of what i wanted and with these dash updates, it just keeps getting better.

i will purchase a ps3 again, once it is really worth it.

if sony doesnt pull something out of it's hat soon, i may end up just buying more 360s soon...

# hey thinker... u know what? — Someone_PR 2007-12-04 07:46

it's funny when each side call me a fan boy.. is really funny... in the side of ps3 the 360 fanboys call me a ps3 fanboy and here a 360 fanboy...

to make all clear.... you really think that the news feed of the ps3 is a lot better? the 360 one is full screen, with pics and a alot of info, and when said that is a new demo you can download it from there. And the download contents too...

The ps3 one when the 2.0 comes out I had to turn it off bucause that thing froze my ps3 more than one and they didn't put anything until thanksgiving and the other store update...

That ps3 make it first of course but that don't quit that I like the 360 one...

Beside a little things the update was a lot cool, many changes but... it feels empty too for new things

# To Someone_PR — Thinker 2007-12-04 08:38

I think I've already made it clear in my reply to logicbomb that I don't consider PSN to be better in service than XBL. That being said, I don't think it is as bad as other 360 fanboys make it out to be either.

As for the news feed issue, I really can't say as I have not updated my 360 yet (I have both a PS3 and a 360).

As for the freezing issue, here is what I think is happening with the feeds issue for PS3 latest update: the feeds require continually querying for updates, which may cause the PS3 to take a performance hit if the Internet connection is not too fast. I didn't have any issues with my PS3 with the feeds in the latest PS3 update, but then I have a 6 MBps Internet connection.

Also, I didn't understand some of what you said after that. Could you please explain?

Anyway, my point was that you were being unnecessarily critical of the PS3 update when a 360 update was being discussed. I didn't know you actually HAD a PS3 - I thought you were just another 360 fanboy indulging in some PS3-bashing without reason or rhyme.

# ... — DVSDevise 2007-12-04 14:03

Thinker why are you in a 360 only post calling people fanboys? On top of that you pick out someone who actually owns both consoles. PS3 owners can say that the 360 sucks balls in their threads, and they usually do. So why don't you zip you lip and go back PS3 forum to hail your almighty PS3 OS.

# "out of it's hat soon" — saulx6 2007-12-04 16:16

I doubt you ever had a PS3 I'm serious when you talk about how loud the 360 is, its failure rate and then the lack of a web browser then compare it to a PS3 and your saying you returned it! BS.

# Badd Ms — sharaz 2007-12-04 16:51

Just downloaded the update now it wont let me on live.... Somethings wrong with this update :[

# To DVSDevise — Thinker 2007-12-04 20:59

" Thinker why are you in a 360 only post "

-> Because I own a 360 (my gamercard is "Man The King". Go check it out). I own several 360 games, including Kameo, PDZ, PGR3, Dead Rising, GRAW, Oblivion Collector's Edition, Bioshock, Halo 3 Limited Edition.

Also, it appears as if you did not read my posts properly, as nowhere have I said bad stuff about the 360 itself. Go read them again. My 360 still works fine after all this time (I bought it in Mar 2006). Why would I say it sucks?

As for my PS3, I like my PS3 over my 360, that doesn't mean my 360 doesn't get any play-time (in fact, for the past month, I've been playing Bioshock and Halo 3).

All I attacked was people's (what appeared to be) irrational bias. I wasn't aware Someone PR owns both consoles, and so I elaborated upon my initial post.

Bottomline, I've NEVER, in ANY post on QJ, said any console sucks. Unlike you, who likes to bash the PS3 without rhyme or reason.

So please don't engage in insults. Anyway, I wasn't even flaming anybody, so I feel your lashing out was unwarranted.

# ... — DVSDevise 2007-12-05 18:49

1) I didn't say that you said the 360 sucks balls.

2) I don't care if you do owner a 360, your still a *****.

3) I don't remember ever saying the PS3 sucks, but... only dumb fu*cks. would buy a PS3 because it sucks. There I said it, notice I put some rhyme into that too. ;) Though seriously dude, stop criticizing 360 fans in 360 only threads and go back to your PS3 posts. And stop acting like a little b|tch.

# To DVSDevise — Thinker 2007-12-06 04:28

Hi Devise,

"I don't remember ever saying the PS3 sucks"

-> You must have a REALLY short memory (possibly as short as certain other parts of your anatomy), as you come up on almost every single PS3 post to criticize the PS3.

"I don't care if you do owner a 360, your still a *****"

-> Opinions of *****s like you don't really matter. Were you under the mistaken apprehension that they did?

As for sucking b@1ls, the only thing in the posts on this article that did was your misguided attempt at rhyming :). A poet you are not.

"stop criticizing 360 fans in 360 only threads and go back to your PS3 posts."

-> Well, at least my attempts at criticism are aimed at people and their proper or misguided bias, while yours are aimed at a Console, and rarely, if ever, have any basis in fact.

" And stop acting like a little b|tch"

-> Also, I was being courteous and didn't want to engage in insults, but if what you've put in your post is any indication, as far as coming up with insults is concerned, I'm way out of your league. So it would be advisable for you to just desist from continuing along these lines.

Regards,

MTK/Thinker

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