Xbox LIVE continues to evolve. Rumored Spring 2008 Updates!

Xbox LIVE
1. Option to delay sign-in to Xbox LIVE upon booting console (to allow user to set Online Status).
2. Option to promote Child Account from Family Settings.
3. Disallow Child Accounts (over 18) to override Family Settings by launching Privacy Settings through a title.
4. Option in Family Settings for Child Accounts to enable child-oriented/non-mature advertisements.
5. Introduce a group chat (4) for Private Chat and conferences through Video Chat.
6. Support to indicate media being watched to gamercard status (video content from Marketplace only).
7. Extend height for Bio field in Personal Profile, easier navigation through text.
8. More fields present in Personal Profile - recent achievements, interests, games, movies, links, custom section.
9. Compact Personal Profile for new fields (navigating to field will open it up).
10. Mandatory option to delete duplicate titles from gamercard (excludes Games for Windows - LIVE). User disconnected from Xbox LIVE when booting any title until action complete.
11. Option to remove payment information from gamertag.
12. New payment methods for international users.
13. Download History on Account Management better organized - games, genre, type, download date, miscellaneous.
14. Long descriptions of items on Marketplace can be scrolled using right stick.
15. Better organization of free content on Marketplace.
16. Option to 'ping' when testing connection.
17. Allow re-connection to Xbox LIVE if Ethernet cable is re-inserted whilst powered on.
18. New strip colors available to developers, staff gamercards.
19. New corner icon available to ambassadors.
20. Re-introduce Messages button for Inside Xbox updates only.
21. Option to store up to 10 messages permanently on server (excludes invites, status messages).
22. Increase character limit for text messages between friends only.
23. Option to disable invites from non-friends or all players.
24. Option to disable invites from titles not on gamercard (excludes demos).
25. Option to have smaller items moved up in Active Downloads.
26. Automatically re-connect to Xbox LIVE if disconnected unexpectedly (set intervals).
27. Option to download gamer picture (if available) from a gamercard being viewed.
28. Display random tips to replace static text on Xbox LIVE and Games blades.
29. New button on Marketplace for optional dashboard features - uses Storage Device memory.
30. Option to donate Microsoft Points to anybody with a Windows Live ID.
31. Option to purchase Membership for charities (includes benefits).
32. Integrate file-sharing for selected titles on Xbox LIVE and Games for Windows - LIVE.
33. Disable notifications to friends of user repeatedly signing into service (set period).
34. Option to see 'snippet' of text message in notification.
35. Windows Live Mail integration - includes support for Xbox LIVE Vision.
36. Web feeds integration - text, images, audio. Includes support for specific item codes on Marketplace.
37. Option to display gamer picture or standard picture as display picture in Windows Live Messenger.
38. Support for headset, Xbox LIVE Vision in Windows Live Messenger.
39. Support for limited 'winks' that display on dashboard interface. Option to disable 'winks' and 'nudges' added.
40. Notifications separate from Windows Live Messenger to Xbox 360 notifications.
41. Disable multiple languages from being used in any Xbox LIVE editable fields.

Games
1. Option to delete titles from gamercard with 0 gamerscore and 0 achievements (excludes some titles that will be re-added to launch another title).
2. Organize My Games at the Games Library section better (includes disc-based titles) - sort by genre, platform (Games for Windows - LIVE), percentage completion.
3. Support to display friends leaderboards for disc-based titles.
4. Show dates of an achievement unlocked when comparing.
5. Preload Games Library upon dashboard bootup for faster access.
6. Game updates now shown as items in Memory, increased amount of updates on Storage Device.
7. Option to delete game updates, removed 'cheat code' as no longer needed.
8. Support for more titles to display banner when accessing guide in-game.
9. Option to re-introduce awarded gamer pictures from titles that do not have their own re-introduce feature (requires saved game).
10. Disable gamer pictures from being awarded from trials.
11. Support for titles to store installation data on Storage Device for faster loading.
12. Synchronization to achievements offline/online that were deleted and then re-added from developers.

Media
1. Option to hold LT and RT for rewinding/fast-forwarding video content.
2. Option to delete individual music tracks from storage device.
3. Option to rip music CD at different quality.
4. Copy non-protected files (pictures, music, videos) from USB storage devices, CDs and computers to proprietary storage devices.
5. Support for menu, top-menu features on video content downloaded from Marketplace.
6. Section added for audio delivered through feeds (podcasts). Option to stream, download to Storage Device.
7. Support added for video titles/description to gamercard status.

Dashboard/Miscellaneous
1. Option to navigate quickly out of several menus back to respective blade home (applies to Games, Media, System).
2. New blade trim **** added.
3. Introduce expanded Inside Xbox as a portal to news, weather, entertainment, help and community features.
4. New sounds for various functions (notifications, blades, navigation).
5. Calibration options for display/sound.
6. Calibration options for motion sensor devices.
7. New effects for Xbox LIVE Vision and dashboard background.
8. Disable changing of Theme when on Memory to prevent 'hanging'.
9. Preload recent, limited items upon dashboard bootup on Memory.
10. Faster loading of Themes section on guide.
11. Option to see what items will not work offline due to DRM license changing from Memory.
12. Option to automatically associate new DRM to items downloaded for free.
13. Indicate 'charging' status on guide when Play & Charge kit is connected.
14. Option to change text colors on guide to better contrast some backgrounds.
16. Language improvements.
18. Word censor updated for fields.
19. Privacy Settings/Family Settings updated for new features.
20. Voice, picture messages can be read at Xbox.com (Gold accounts).

Introduce a group chat (4) for Private Chat and conferences through Video Chat.

Its about damn time

"6. Calibration options for motion sensor devices."

:OTaalon

Yeah I saw that too. A hint at future things to come maybe? hehe *winK*

wheres the web browser?mike4realz

my wii and ps3 have web browsers, and i never use them. why, becouse there rubbish

wheres the web browser?mike4realz

I also don't see them adding a option of adding a cheese grater to the 360, so this rumored up date is fail.

Seriously who needs a web browser for their consoles. The PS3 and Wii have one but they both suck, using computers is alot better.

Introduce a group chat (4) for Private Chat and conferences through Video Chat.

Its about damn time

web966

Yes we Need this, been Waiting!

wheres the web browser?mike4realz

On your computer. :?

wheres the web browser?mike4realz

These, I'm really glad to have:

• 5. Introduce a group chat (4) for Private Chat and conferences through Video Chat.
• 8. More fields present in Personal Profile - recent achievements, interests, games, movies,
  links, custom section.
• 1. Option to delete titles from gamercard with 0 gamerscore and 0 achievements
• 3. Introduce expanded Inside Xbox as a portal to news, weather, entertainment, help and
  community features.

These, I'm a little curious about:

• 11. Support for titles to store installation data on Storage Device for faster loading.
• 6. Calibration options for motion sensor devices.

I actually hope installing on harddrives isn't implemented. I don't want it to be like PS3.bphan

Same, waiting 25 minutes for DMC 4 to install is pretty ridiculous.

[QUOTE="bphan"]I actually hope installing on harddrives isn't implemented. I don't want it to be like PS3.Schlozz

Same, waiting 25 minutes for DMC 4 to install is pretty ridiculous.

I know, installing a game while I'm home on lunch break so I can play it when I get home for the night was awful.

5. Introduce a group chat (4) for Private Chat and conferences through Video Chat.

That is something I thought about being cool. Let's see how this turns out.

Ooo, Software Installs. No more load times :Dthrones

I take it that it'll be optional to install games?

Introduce a group chat (4) for Private Chat and conferences through Video Chat.

Its about damn time

web966

if microsoft wants xbox live to improve and atract more users the only thing they should do is to offer online gaming for free.we should pay if we want to download something only not for online gaming especially when nintendo offers it for free..

30. Option to donate Microsoft Points to anybody with a Windows Live ID.

WIN.

and expect the PS3 to get around 25% of these features around 2010.

if microsoft wants xbox live to improve and atract more users the only thing they should do is to offer online gaming for free.we should pay if we want to download something only not for online gaming especially when nintendo offers it for free..

heroofwinds1

Others offer less and offer it for free.

Microsoft has decided that for the money they are paid, they will keep LIVE as the best online gaming service for console gamers.

If my $5 a month motivates them to make the service better and better, more power to them. Because we see from the Wii what can happen when that motivation doesn't exist.

32. Integrate file-sharing for selected titles on Xbox LIVE and Games for Windows - LIVE.

Could that be for mods? Like on UT3

4. Copy non-protected files (pictures, music, videos) from USB storage devices, CDs and computers to proprietary storage devices.

Does this mean I can rip videos to my 360's harddrive.

4. Copy non-protected files (pictures, music, videos) from USB storage devices, CDs and computers to proprietary storage devices.

Does this mean I can rip videos to my 360's harddrive.

deangallop

yes it does. unfortunately, however, the files have to be wmv, h.264, or avi. there is still no support for .mkv. too bad, though. it would've made the 360 a true media center and media extender.

PSN will never catch up and be as good as XBL confirmed.

12. New payment methods for international users.

Finally!!!

30. Option to donate Microsoft Points to anybody with a Windows Live ID.

WIN.

and expect the PS3 to get around 25% of these features around 2010.

Dreams-Visions

Your probably right considering this is just a rumor with no link :lol:

"6. Calibration options for motion sensor devices."

:OTaalon

[QUOTE="Dreams-Visions"]

30. Option to donate Microsoft Points to anybody with a Windows Live ID.

WIN.

and expect the PS3 to get around 25% of these features around 2010.

xTHExJUICEx

Your probably right considering this is just a rumor with no link :lol:

but the list is so extensive, it probably is legit. but the points donation thing rocks.

lol at noobs treating this rumoured list as confirmedmingo123

It's fair game for discussion. Also, there is nothing really controversial in the list. It is better than discussing which GTA4 version has more pixels, at least. :P

[QUOTE="mingo123"]lol at noobs treating this rumoured list as confirmeddhjohns

It's fair game for discussion. Also, there is nothing really controversial in the list. It is better than discussing which GTA4 version has more pixels, at least. :P

but people who read this list will be expecting that stuff only to find out the update only contains lame stuff as usual

wheres the web browser?mike4realz

Pointless, unnecessary and inevitably resulting in viruses.

[QUOTE="dhjohns"]

[QUOTE="mingo123"]lol at noobs treating this rumoured list as confirmedmingo123

It's fair game for discussion. Also, there is nothing really controversial in the list. It is better than discussing which GTA4 version has more pixels, at least. :P

but people who read this list will be expecting that stuff only to find out the update only contains lame stuff as usual

Finally! Been waiting for group chat since the system came out! The optional install could be pretty cool as well.

Introduce a group chat (4) for Private Chat and conferences through Video Chat.

Its about damn time

web966