NXE, whats so good about it?

Be fair man..... NXE is a nice upgrade over the clunky old gui.Mlauthemighty

Iv installed mass effect and it runs amazingly.

and also, what do you mean halo 3 runs worse? proof?

I'm not a fan of Avatars, but I like NXE made the GUI easier to navigate.

And the only game I'll install in Mass Effect...whenever I get around to playing it again.

The game installs improved most games alot. GTA 4 took 10 seconds to load without installation, and takes about 4 seconds with installation. Besides, since it's for "casuals", why would you even care?stappy

Thread number 24 for NXE.

HOwever, I agree, the setup was designed to attract casuals.

Can't argue about the new features though, I hate the sacrifice of speed (Scrolling through friends, XBLA, achievement lists) for looks though.

The UI is much much better and easier to navigate. That's what's so good about it.

So far all the games I've installed run way more smoothly. Fable 2 practically runs without a hitch installed and the load times for it seem significantly shorter than other installed games. Installing Gears 2 seems to make the texture popping go away. And Fallout 3 I noticed inconsistent load times, some seem to be the same length as before such as the initial loading of your save file while others like loading new areas are twice as fast.

As for the dashboard its more streamlined and doesn't lag loading the menu like the old one did. The placing of ads in the spotlight menu instead of all over the dash is great. Plus the whole thing just runs smoother. Pressing the guide button doesn't take forever for the menu to pop up. The marketplace is a little screwy right now and not much is loading right but that always happens when theres high traffic on Live, thats more of a problem at Microsoft's lack of servers than a NXE issue.

People really over exaggerate how loud the 360 is.WatchmenWatchUs

Yeah, like I enjoy the sound of a small jet plane taking off in my living room. I have a 20GB 2007 360 and I'm buying a new arcade version and just swapping out the hard drive. I hope those are quieter. 

How does the install effect Halo 3? Is it just loading times or what? 

People really over exaggerate how loud the 360 is. If people can't wait A FEW SECONDS for a game to load, there is a problem. To many people this gen are graphic whores and very impatient.WatchmenWatchUs

[QUOTE="WatchmenWatchUs"]People really over exaggerate how loud the 360 is.dr_octagon

Yeah, like I enjoy the sound of a small jet plane taking off in my living room. I have a 20GB 2007 360 and I'm buying a new arcade version and just swapping out the hard drive. I hope those are quieter. 

How does the install effect Halo 3? Is it just loading times or what? 

doesnt arcade not come with an HD Port? and are they really quieter cause i'd definatly pick one up

[QUOTE="WatchmenWatchUs"]People really over exaggerate how loud the 360 is.dr_octagon

Yeah, like I enjoy the sound of a small jet plane taking off in my living room. I have a 20GB 2007 360 and I'm buying a new arcade version and just swapping out the hard drive. I hope those are quieter. 

How does the install effect Halo 3? Is it just loading times or what? 

[QUOTE="dr_octagon"]

[QUOTE="WatchmenWatchUs"]People really over exaggerate how loud the 360 is.WatchmenWatchUs

Yeah, like I enjoy the sound of a small jet plane taking off in my living room. I have a 20GB 2007 360 and I'm buying a new arcade version and just swapping out the hard drive. I hope those are quieter. 

How does the install effect Halo 3? Is it just loading times or what? 

how big is your HD, and how big are some of the installs because i'd love to pick up a 120 gb drive and tranfer kit and install alot of games

Be fair man..... NXE is a nice upgrade over the clunky old gui.Mlauthemighty

Yes. For me it's more of the visuals of it... I'll update mine later on tonight.

Because it came out when it suppose to come out, that's what great about it.

Also this is my Avatar:

Here's some features off the top of my head:

1) Group chat (party mode). Similar to how HOME touts the ability to 'hang out' with a group of your friends, then jump into a game together, Parties allow people to chat and share media with one another. And unlike HOME, you chat NO MATTER WHAT YOU ARE DOING. Playing Gears 2 and want to talk to a group of 7 other people who are doing other things? You can!

2) Streaming NetFlix movies. This is huge. For as little as $10 a month, LIVE Gold members can get 12000 movies streamed instantly to their homes, without a limit on how many movies you watch. The 360 is getting first crack at streaming HD, too. So for the price of 2 rentals, you could watch 200 movies, if you wanted to.

3) Avatars. Allowing people to see each other's virtual avatars was so popular for Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft couldn't help but follow suit. Too bad Sony is the last one to join the party.

4) Installing games. Not only does this eliminate the advantage Sony had over MS regarding disc swapping, the games will now play quieter, which is a big plus. One of the 360's design issues is it's volume, and if you play installed games, they will be 7db quieter.

5) Selecting DLC from any PC. This is just plain convenient for those of us who sit at our work PCs all day dreaming about trying some new demo or whatever when we get home.

6) Cleaner look. Hell, I liked the old look, but hey... everyone seems to like the way Apple does things presentation wise, so Microsoft followed suit.

7) Improved resolution options. Lots of people have PC monitors hooked up to their consoles, so this really goes a long way to making sure everyone has a good experience regardless of their monitor.

So that's just some of the things that are neat about NXE. If the features that came to the Xbox came to the PS3, Sony enthusiasts would be cheering from the highest mountain, so your tone is somewhat absurd to me.

People really over exaggerate how loud the 360 is. If people can't wait A FEW SECONDS for a game to load, there is a problem. To many people this gen are graphic whores and very impatient.WatchmenWatchUs

I swear, I see this guy post in System Wars on a day to day bases. I assume that anyway; when I pop once awhile there's his post about whatever. lol

But anyway, are we really including "it'll attract casual gamers" as an argument? I don't know about you but I have a Netflix subscription, and so do a lot of my gamer pals on Xbox Live do. And I always find myself chatting with them even during my single player experience. To watch movies together, and have chat parties is something I find exciting. While I'm playing Fallout 3, another person playing GeoW 2, Skate, Lumines Live, Tales of Vesperia, NHL 09, or Fable 2 we can all still keep in touch. Good lord, I still have a group friends who like playing Final Fantasy XI on the Xbox 360. While I gave it up about 3 or 4 years ago it's good to still keep in contact with them while they adventure and I play a different game.

I swear, I see this guy post in System Wars on a day to day bases. I assume that anyway; when I pop once awhile there's his post about whatever. lol

But anyway, are we really including "it'll attract casual gamers" as an argument? I don't know about you but I have a Netflix subscription, and so do a lot of my gamer pals on Xbox Live do. And I always find myself chatting with them even during my single player experience. To watch movies together, and have chat parties is something I find exciting. While I'm playing Fallout 3, another person playing GeoW 2, Skate, Lumines Live, Tales of Vesperia, NHL 09, or Fable 2 we can all still keep in touch. Good lord, I still have a group friends who like playing Final Fantasy XI on the Xbox 360. While I gave it up about 3 or 4 years ago it's good to still keep in contact with them while they adventure and I play a different game.

NeoGen85

it did what home was made for before it even came out.

8 player parties going threw multiple games8)

It's great.

Netflix: I don't watch Blu-Rays on my PS3 I buy games, and i'm doing the same for 360. I already know how to get Netflix on PS3. This is a pointless feature. Losing some of Sony's movies permanently(or temporarily)is another bad thing. I only watch Blu-Rays on special occasions such as Iron Man, Advent Children Complete, Resident Evil Degeneration, and Dark Knight. Granted some of those aren't out yet. Again I don't see the point in Netflix besides a cheap but effective attempt to persuade more casuals. Avatars: Its about as pointless as Miis and Sims(PS HOME). As much as we bash sheep for all their kiddy casual crap including miis. If you use Avatars, you're a hypocrite. Avatars aren't superiority in no way. They're all equally dumb. Game Installs: I was pissed to find out Halo 3 is actually WORSE when you install it, wtf. Not everybody has one of those overpriced 360 HDD's. I refuse to install, delete, install, delete, install, delete, install, delete. I'd rather deal with a slightly loud 360. And the fact that some games are worse when they get installed. This install feature is pointless imo. Dashboard: The dashboard is for casuals, its fugly and I hate it. They dumbed it down. Sucks I was forced to accept it. Remember these are all my OPINIONS What I won't do: Not taking pictures, not giving my address, not describing 360 exclusive game's storylines, not giving my gamertag, and not giving my ID number.WatchmenWatchUs

 Are you an idiot? Is MS forcing you to use netflix to watch movies? Is MS forcing you to install games? It's extra, and it's free, your complaint is stupid. I like the fast menu. I also happen to have a netflix account and now I can use it to watch movies on my big screen tv. Since I DON'T NEED to install any games, I won't but if there's a game I'll be playing for a while, like Fallout 3, I'll install it to make it a little faster. 

 YOU ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT A FREE OPTIONAL CRAP! QUIT YOUR YAPPING.

Thread number 24 for NXE.

HOwever, I agree, the setup was designed to attract casuals.

Can't argue about the new features though, I hate the sacrifice of speed (Scrolling through friends, XBLA, achievement lists) for looks though.

SolidTy

Nelson already debunked the complaint that scrolling through friends takes longer because they now have an avatar and a background. You can move from friend-to-friend noticeably faster now than before.

I like the NXE upgrade, unfortunately I haven't been able to examine it quite good since I had to come to work, but I will when I get back.

The only thing that really disappoints me it's the netflix service, I mean it's a great add on and it's definitely a good competitive advange over the PS3 but come on it's only available in the U.S.??? MS keeps braging that the XBox has the biggest community and all , however the services are limited, sure all north americans get all the glory of LIVE, but what about the rest of us??? we would also like to have Netflix but we can't because of licences issues, come on that's the way to treat your community??? there are solutions for problems like these, why do they not try to look for them?

I had to sign to xbox live using a friend's U.S. address so I could use the majority of the benefits of the marketplace if not, I couldn't even download demos and even with that I can't even download the MP maps for GeOW because they are "not available for my area" come on MS you can do better than this!

Seriously? I hated the old blade system from the very beginning. It was confusing, slow, and too complex for even advanced geeks to figure out.stappy

I lol'd at this

[QUOTE="SolidTy"]

Thread number 24 for NXE.

HOwever, I agree, the setup was designed to attract casuals.

Can't argue about the new features though, I hate the sacrifice of speed (Scrolling through friends, XBLA, achievement lists) for looks though.

Ninja-Hippo

Nelson already debunked the complaint that scrolling through friends takes longer because they now have an avatar and a background. You can move from friend-to-friend noticeably faster now than before.

It's slower man. It takes a second to read the person's name now as well. It's overall a slower process, If you hold the Left Analog stick to the right, you won't know WHO your passing.

Yeah, M$ Major Nelson debunked nothing, because we didn't have this to see for ourselves.