Xbox LIVE just keeps getting better!! (New Uptate Walkthrough)

Hey guys, just wanted to share this info with everyone. What are you looking forward to the most in this update??

HD Walkthrough

Netflix Updates
Now you can watch movies with your friends no matter where they are and manage your queue from the comfort of your couch.

• Movie Parties – Xbox LIVE Gold members can sit together in a virtual theater with up to seven friends no matter where they are while your Avatars watch a movie, flirt or even throw popcorn at each other.
• Manage Your Queue – Browse the Netflix Instant Watch video catalogue, choose from the most popular movies and genres and add to your queue all from the comfort of your couch – no computer required.
• Enhanced Playback Experience – Enjoy a smooth viewing experience when your internet bandwidth fluctuates.
• Friends Info – Richer information is now displayed in the Friends channel and in the Guide showing what you and your friends are doing.

Avatar Marketplace

• Express yourself! Deck your Avatar out with the latest clothing and props from the top brands and game franchises. Please note that only limited content is currently available in the preview.
• Clothing – Download premium items, including branded apparel from your favorite fashion labels and Xbox 360 games such as "Halo."
• Props – You can now equip your avatar with animated items they can carry around and interact with.
• Awardables – The ability to earn Avatar clothing and props as rewards within games has been added. Please stay tuned for an update on supporting titles.

Games on Demand
Please note that Games on Demand will be available in the preview beginning early August.

• Enjoy 24 x 7 access to a growing online library of popular full game titles on Xbox LIVE whenever you want them, in the comfort of your living room.
• Purchase Options – Browse and download a great selection of full Xbox 360 games using Microsoft Points, direct debit, or credit card.
• Game Manuals – Game manuals for Games on Demand titles can be viewed, downloaded or printed on Xbox.com.
• It's Yours Forever! – As with other Xbox LIVE content, Games on Demand titles are linked to your Xbox LIVE account, so you can delete and re-download anything you have already purchased to the same console or another console.

User Ratings
User ratings help you find games that other people think are awesome!

• Rate it – You can now rate every game on the Xbox LIVE Games Marketplace using a 5-star system.
• Sort and Find it – Now you can easily find the games that everyone's been raving about by visiting the Top Rated games in the Browse All category of Xbox LIVE Games Marketplace.

Xbox LIVE Parties
Everyone loves to Party! Check out the new and improved Xbox LIVE Party features.

• Party Reconnections – If you are accidently disconnected from your party, Xbox LIVE will automatically reconnect you.
• Streamlined Party Invites – Invites are now just one click away! No need to click through multiple screens to get all your friends together.

Video Display Options

• We've made it easier for you to see your entertainment in the highest resolution possible on your TV using an HDMI connection.
• Display Discovery – Make sure you can see and hear your entertainment in the highest resolution and sound quality possible with the option to override and select audio and video formats independent of the information your television sends to your Xbox 360 console.

Other Improvements
We're always listening to you for feedback, and this Xbox LIVE update will include numerous dashboard updates.

• Gold Member Veterans – Xbox LIVE Gold members get to show it off with a stamp on your Gamer Card that tells people how long you've been a Gold member.
• Indie Games – Xbox LIVE Community Games has been renamed Xbox LIVE Indie Games. We feel this new name better represents the independent spirit of these titles.
• Achievement Browser – We've revamped the Achievements browser so it's now easier to read through all the achievements while playing a game. You can now also launch a game directly from the browser.
• Achievements Tracking – A new view inside the profile panel which includes a summary of Achievements earned across all the games played, and shows of all your completed games.
• Streamlined Navigation - Streamlined navigation, including new entry points in the dashboard for Active Downloads, redeeming codes, recovering Gamertags and more.
• Voice Messages – No more blank voice messages! When recording a voice message, a warning will pop up if no audio is detected.
• Friends List Sorting – It's now easier to find your friends! Find and sort your friends by activity, Gamertag or online status by pressing the Y button while viewing the friends list in the Guide.
• Memory – Time stamps now appear in the memory area, which particular handy when managing saved games.

Account Management
We've made some changes to make your life easier.

• Subscription Notification – If your Xbox LIVE subscription is about to run out, you will now be notified when you sign into Xbox LIVE.
• Updates for Invalid Windows Live IDs – If the Windows Live ID you provided has expired, you will now be prompted to update it the next time you sign into Xbox LIVE.
• Account recovery – We've enhanced the account recovery process to make it faster and more reliable.

What does this Xbox LIVE Update not include?
The following features will be coming in future Xbox LIVE updates, which we'll be sure to let you know about.

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Zune video and 1080p Instant On
• Last.fm

Excellent update.

Not bad, I just don't think many people are going to use the features to it's fullest.Solid_Max13

You can buy and downlaod full xbox 360 games?!! or is it original xbox games??(which i already know about)

Movie parties and avatar clothing sound absolutely useless. DD with ratings is a good add on. Others improvements sound like pretty standard patch stuff.

You can buy and downlaod full xbox 360 games?!! or is it original xbox games??(which i already know about)

MassiveKaos

[QUOTE="Solid_Max13"]Not bad, I just don't think many people are going to use the features to it's fullest.navyguy21

No I'm not saying ahything against it, I just believe with all these features they're amazing and great but I feel a lot of people will overlook and not use them.

Not bad, I just don't think many people are going to use the features to it's fullest.Solid_Max13

[QUOTE="Solid_Max13"]Not bad, I just don't think many people are going to use the features to it's fullest.gamer620

No price drop?

*yawn*

What you gatta be gold in order to watch a movie with a firend. F that. Only good thing out of this I see is improved party. Still aint worth the price to me.

What you gatta be gold in order to watch a movie with a firend. F that. Only good thing out of this I see is improved party. Still aint worth the price to me.

finalfantasy94

I still don't get why Xbox live needs stuff like facebook or twitter...

Hey guys, just wanted to share this info with everyone. What are you looking forward to the most in this update??

navyguy21

I still don't get why Xbox live needs stuff like facebook or twitter...

JangoWuzHere

When are they gonna upgrade the price to 0$ ?

When are they gonna upgrade the price to 0$ ?

BlancoBX

[QUOTE="BlancoBX"]

When are they gonna upgrade the price to 0$ ?

DanteSuikoden

[QUOTE="JangoWuzHere"]

I still don't get why Xbox live needs stuff like facebook or twitter...

navyguy21

Come on, you can Tweet directly from a game of Modern Warfare 2? Casual gamers are going to lap it up like melted ice cream on Megan Fox's belly.

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

What you gatta be gold in order to watch a movie with a firend. F that. Only good thing out of this I see is improved party. Still aint worth the price to me.

DeadMagazines

Yes they are called real life friends. I thought hey my friend is gold and wants to see movie with me,but wait he cant cause I wont pay for live. I would have thought the host only had to be gold not everyone in the dam room. After all you still can comunicate if your silver.

[QUOTE="DeadMagazines"][QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

What you gatta be gold in order to watch a movie with a firend. F that. Only good thing out of this I see is improved party. Still aint worth the price to me.

finalfantasy94

Yes they are called real life friends. I thought hey my friend is gold and wants to see movie with me,but wait he cant cause I wont pay for live. I would have thought the host only had to be gold not everyone in the dam room. After all you still can comunicate if your silver.

this is going by the amazon price of 44.96 for the 12 months + 1 free month card. 44.96 divided by 365 days is roughly 12 cents a day. Plus you get that free month which makes it even cheaper.

[QUOTE="DeadMagazines"][QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

What you gatta be gold in order to watch a movie with a firend. F that. Only good thing out of this I see is improved party. Still aint worth the price to me.

finalfantasy94

Yes they are called real life friends. I thought hey my friend is gold and wants to see movie with me,but wait he cant cause I wont pay for live. I would have thought the host only had to be gold not everyone in the dam room. After all you still can comunicate if your silver.

more than 0BlancoBX

i cant wait for this. thanks for the post!!! great vid! i just wish last.fm and twitter/facebook were in this update, but overall great!

I don't care what Sony fanboys say, I pay my live fee happily, and I think is well worth it. (dude, it's not even that expensive! If you consider $59.99 for a YEAR expensive, you might as well not play games at all. PSN is just not as good, but then that's personal opinion, I respect people who love it.)

The new update sounds great! I believe the next update will be sometime in Fall, but I don't remember where I read it from.

I don't care what Sony fanboys say, I pay my live fee happily, and I think is well worth it. (dude, it's not even that expensive! If you consider $59.99 for a YEAR expensive, you might as well not play games at all. PSN is just not as good, but then that's personal opinion, I respect people who love it.)

The new update sounds great! I believe the next update will be sometime in Fall, but I don't remember where I read it from.

Bear_in_Action

Movie parties and avatar clothing sound absolutely useless. DD with ratings is a good add on. Others improvements sound like pretty standard patch stuff.

ManicAce

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

[QUOTE="DeadMagazines"] Um do silvers even have friends? It's not like you can play online with them anyways so why would you expect it to be different with this? And what price? Are you kidding? Its a freaking update..you and wingman- ..:roll: DeadMagazines

Yes they are called real life friends. I thought hey my friend is gold and wants to see movie with me,but wait he cant cause I wont pay for live. I would have thought the host only had to be gold not everyone in the dam room. After all you still can comunicate if your silver.

Nope i have right to complain about the cost.

I still don't get why Xbox live needs stuff like facebook or twitter...

JangoWuzHere

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

[QUOTE="DeadMagazines"] Um do silvers even have friends? It's not like you can play online with them anyways so why would you expect it to be different with this? And what price? Are you kidding? Its a freaking update..you and wingman- ..:roll: tester962

Yes they are called real life friends. I thought hey my friend is gold and wants to see movie with me,but wait he cant cause I wont pay for live. I would have thought the host only had to be gold not everyone in the dam room. After all you still can comunicate if your silver.

this is going by the amazon price of 44.96 for the 12 months + 1 free month card. 44.96 divided by 365 days is roughly 12 cents a day. Plus you get that free month which makes it even cheaper.

Nope I see as 50 bucks ill never get back. Face it not everyone think its worth it. Online gaming shouldint be charged unless its an MMO. Im not paying for a feature thats pretty much free els ware.

[QUOTE="tester962"]

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

Yes they are called real life friends. I thought hey my friend is gold and wants to see movie with me,but wait he cant cause I wont pay for live. I would have thought the host only had to be gold not everyone in the dam room. After all you still can comunicate if your silver.

finalfantasy94

this is going by the amazon price of 44.96 for the 12 months + 1 free month card. 44.96 divided by 365 days is roughly 12 cents a day. Plus you get that free month which makes it even cheaper.

Nope I see as 50 bucks ill never get back. Face it not everyone think its worth it. Online gaming shouldint be charged unless its an MMO. Im not paying for a feature thats pretty much free els ware.

[QUOTE="navyguy21"][QUOTE="JangoWuzHere"]

I still don't get why Xbox live needs stuff like facebook or twitter...

heretrix

Come on, you can Tweet directly from a game of Modern Warfare 2? Casual gamers are going to lap it up like melted ice cream on Megan Fox's belly.

[QUOTE="ManicAce"]

Movie parties and avatar clothing sound absolutely useless. DD with ratings is a good add on. Others improvements sound like pretty standard patch stuff.

Tjeremiah1988

[QUOTE="DeadMagazines"][QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

What you gatta be gold in order to watch a movie with a firend. F that. Only good thing out of this I see is improved party. Still aint worth the price to me.

finalfantasy94

Yes they are called real life friends. I thought hey my friend is gold and wants to see movie with me,but wait he cant cause I wont pay for live. I would have thought the host only had to be gold not everyone in the dam room. After all you still can comunicate if your silver.

I'm most excited for games on demand and awardables.

[QUOTE="Tjeremiah1988"][QUOTE="ManicAce"]

Movie parties and avatar clothing sound absolutely useless. DD with ratings is a good add on. Others improvements sound like pretty standard patch stuff.

heretrix

[QUOTE="heretrix"]

[QUOTE="Tjeremiah1988"] along with Twitter, Last.fm, and Facebook..Tjeremiah1988

You say those sites are in decline? Well here's a 10 million user gaming network about to merge with it. How's your math?

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

[QUOTE="tester962"] 12 cents a day is how much Xbox Live Gold costs and thats not even counting the extra month you get for free. You are seriously cheap if you cant afford it and its completely worth the price.

this is going by the amazon price of 44.96 for the 12 months + 1 free month card. 44.96 divided by 365 days is roughly 12 cents a day. Plus you get that free month which makes it even cheaper.

tester962

Nope I see as 50 bucks ill never get back. Face it not everyone think its worth it. Online gaming shouldint be charged unless its an MMO. Im not paying for a feature thats pretty much free els ware.

Actually only some places is less then 50 bucks. Not everyone. Its not mandatory price change. I have experianced live for about 2 years and after that I was done paying fees. Im fine with just using my PSN.

[QUOTE="Tjeremiah1988"][QUOTE="heretrix"]Are you actually trying to downplay the popular appeal of Facebook and Twitter? This isn't just click and send you to a browser to sign in, it's intergrated into the service. That's going to be incredibly popular.While you can access both Twitter and Facebook on the PS3 with the browser, you cannot do it ingame. You'll have access to both these features with a simple press of the guide button. That's much bigger than you think.

heretrix

[QUOTE="Tjeremiah1988"][QUOTE="heretrix"]Are you actually trying to downplay the popular appeal of Facebook and Twitter? This isn't just click and send you to a browser to sign in, it's intergrated into the service. That's going to be incredibly popular.While you can access both Twitter and Facebook on the PS3 with the browser, you cannot do it ingame. You'll have access to both these features with a simple press of the guide button. That's much bigger than you think.

heretrix

You say those sites are in decline? Well here's a 10 million user gaming network about to merge with it. How's your math?

Mostly useless avatar items from games is cool better achivement browsing is kool last Fm is only cool if u can listen while playing a game. Movie Streaming is only kool if only one person needs to have netflicks

still not worth paying for online when PC, PS3 and wii have it for free.

PC is the one who should charge they have the best online not 360