Unofficial XBOX 360 Dashboard Update Discussion :)

Hey guys so this is the unofficial xbox 360 new dashboard update discussion that was released earlier this morning :)

Thoughts? Comments? Discuss!

P.S : I love the new features of netflix, such as the ability to search/add to dvd que!

Enjoy

I do not like it at all.

The white is way to bright, and the overall look is cheap and tacky imo.

I hope theres a way to change the colour.

6/10

I do not like it at all.

The white is way to bright, and the overall look is cheap and tacky imo.

I hope theres a way to change the colour.

6/10

agentdandb

hmmm there are numerous skins you can download and purchase for your xbox....but I would love to hear more discussion on new features...thats the purpose of the update anyways :)

Way too much white.

THIS IS THE HOTTEST TOPIC every ones really angry i am to that ms neglected to inform it's paying customers for a answer why they forced us to have white screen to burn your tv and cost on energy, lorddaggeroff

thats what your complaining about? the miniscule amount of extra energy it costs to run the dashboard for the few seconds before loading up a game?

This may be because I've been beta testing this; however, I really think that it is a better setup than the previous dashboard. Sure, the dashboard may look bad to some, have a "small" delay preforming actions, and etc... However, the update also upgraded the Xbox 360's hardware to support the Kinect "which alone required a dashboard update as well". This, along with the new feature(s) of ESPN, updated Netflix browsing and what not, makes this a worth while upgrade. People are going to complain every time something changes, but at least try to experience it thoroughly before doing so.

This may be because I've been beta testing this; however, I really think that it is a better setup than the previous dashboard. Sure, the dashboard may look bad to some, have a "small" delay preforming actions, and etc... However, the update also upgraded the Xbox 360's hardware to support the Kinect "which alone required a dashboard update as well". This, along with the new feature(s) of ESPN, updated Netflix browsing and what not, makes this a worth while upgrade. People are going to complain every time something changes, but at least try to experience it thoroughly before doing so.

bigredrew

I don't mind the new update, I think it looks a little better than the last update and I haven't noticed any lag with my system. If anything I think my system is quicker with loading certain things now if that makes any sense. I have themes downloaded already so I don't have to put up with the crappy super white background so thats not bothering me at all

it refuses to download for me, i have a connection problem which i dont understand.

@ connection problem....microsoft might be having problems with your region and releasing update... just wait a little bit...during past night i lost connection with my xbl and reconnected...so strange things happening is normal.

@skins each game has game specific skins/backgrounds/themes etc...look at popular games etc for about 80 micro points you can get that.

@white I think they are trying to emphasize that microsoft is white/clean system and look to it...look at starting logo since day one, and whenever it loads up...the background is white.

@delay....keep in mind millions of people will be doing this upgrade within next few days....so there might be a little bit delay...that happens with everything.

Keep it going I want to make this a popular thread :)

Microsoft rolls out it's new Dashboard later today, which will be compulsory i order to connect to Live. According to M'soft's e-mail, the install will take between 10-15 minutes depending on your connection speed.

Here is a list of some improvements which will be available:

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  PTT improved: Change the audio codec used for discussion groups of friends
• New look for the gamertag of choice: If your gamertag is already taken, your avatar will be a wheel and offers 5 suggestions gamertag not yet used
• Improved virtual keyboard: It has been redesigned to make it easier if you often write the same things
• Improved Marketplace: The marketplace of different menus are better organized to find the games and their contents as soon as possible
• New Avatar: The avatars will have more natural proportions to facilitate their use in games KINECTS
• New management WIFI: You'll have access to the list of available wireless networks, and from there you will just have to choose and configure your
• New management of profiles: It is now possible to disconnect the profiles used by other controllers as yours, a system specially designed for games like Rock Band
• New presentation of success: The games where you have reached 100% of success will be better highlighted

Thoughts?

Well i like it so far, but i guess i got bored of the old layout, so could be that. Too bad i gotta wait 3 weeks before Kinect releases where i am.

irony... microsucks desides it wants white to look clean but the consoles are all black now... hahahahahahaha gotta love retarted market ploys hehe hoho haha

yey we have pretty pictures now :)

P.S: Hopefully they will be updating a lot of stuff with ESPN in next couple of days also :o...like it says there are 50 video clips, and when you click on it, it says there is no content there yet :o...strange :o.

P.S: Hopefully they will be updating a lot of stuff with ESPN in next couple of days also :o...like it says there are 50 video clips, and when you click on it, it says there is no content there yet :o...strange :o.

FallenSputnik

yeah its working...but I have a feeling that they are uploading the content now :o...

Well I have a few complaints.

- Game Marketplace sort of blows. I used to just go to newest and be able to see all the new stuff in each section... Now I have to go in and out of each section checking out the new stuff. It just takes way longer for no real reason.

- The friends page hurts my brain.

- I can now see less stuff on my dashboard. For example I could see more than 3 (probably 4 or 5 total) friends at a time, but now that Microsoft is sure than I am almost blind I can only see 2 at a time....

- And I do agree on some of the brightness. It isn't bad on most of the dashboard, but hitting the guide menu starts to make my eyes bleed and so does the My Xbox part of the dash.

Other than that it seems pretty fine. It just seems really unnecessary to give us this if we don't have Kinect. Because for Kinect a lot of this does make sense. The bigger stuff on the dashboard is a bit better because it will help you see the crap whilst waving your arm around selecting crap on Kinect. But I don't have Kinect and I'm not blind, so why? Oh and I almost forgot, the featured page in the Game Marketplace is like the Spotlight part of the dashboard... I see it every time and will never, ever use it.

is the voice chat better now? im not going to be able to try until tonight.

@Agent. you are wrong there my friend :)

The real update for the upcoming hardware is not released yet...or it is but partly, this is mostly for upcoming features such as ESPN streaming :) which was a lot of discussion about... I feel old way of shop wasssss wayyy too much work, you had to go back and forth way too much....so thats where we differ.

plus like i said they had a partner update with netflix which is really pretty, by the way for people who dont like the white...turn down your tv brightness or 360 brightness :) simple as that :)

I think it looks pretty good.

7.5/10

@Agent. you are wrong there my friend :)

The real update for the upcoming hardware is not released yet...or it is but partly, this is mostly for upcoming features such as ESPN streaming :) which was a lot of discussion about... I feel old way of shop wasssss wayyy too much work, you had to go back and forth way too much....so thats where we differ.

plus like i said they had a partner update with netflix which is really pretty, by the way for people who dont like the white...turn down your tv brightness or 360 brightness :) simple as that :)

FallenSputnik

This is only a problem if you looked at new releases the way I did, if you viewed the Game Marketplace differently then this probably isn't as a big of a deal. Either way I don't understand the reason for the removal of the old new release system. Especially since they could have introduced this new Game Marketplace without completely removing the old New Release system...

And the only update I ever got was the one I talked about so I just thought that was what this entire thread was about. And why would I turn the brightness down? Then I would have to turn it back up when I played games. There is no reason for that and really no reason for Microsoft to not give options (such as a dashboard brightness/coloring scheme. Oh wait there is... if we had options Microsoft couldn't control everything...

irony... microsucks desides it wants white to look clean but the consoles are all black now... hahahahahahaha gotta love retarted market ploys hehe hoho haha

Twisted-Ice-God

i was on ie8 instead of firefox where i have auto spell check and it just so happens i havent slept much since i got fallout new vegas and fable 3... two great games, one lost soul lol. and i dont spell worth a darn so :p i really miss the old blades some times... simple sleek elegant... if it wernt for the avatars i so would hate microsoft for the nxe dash and this kinect dash is worse... im so not liking the brighter colors and less organic feel of it... now it feels all... um... i cant put my finger on it... its kinda like going from xp to vista... just feels too dumbed down, it makes me feel like im on a 7 yr olds xbox. thanks microsoft for assuming we all like white instead of the nice neutral grey. and assuming i didnt like the way the old dashboard felt more organic less boxy.

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irony... microsucks desides it wants white to look clean but the consoles are all black now... hahahahahahaha gotta love retarted market ploys hehe hoho haha

TheCaveRat

I agree with you there mate, it's not a ploy...people have market and research development teams that dedicate their careers how to properly design things....so before you get to that stage of your life dont insult others @twisted.

btw, fallout nv and fable 3 didnt get that good of reviews ;). they are both "been there done that games" ;)

Anyone having NAT problems after the update? Mine was Open before but after the update its set to closed...Really annoying!

Other than that it seems pretty fine. It just seems really unnecessary to give us this if we don't have Kinect. Because for Kinect a lot of this does make sense. The bigger stuff on the dashboard is a bit better because it will help you see the crap whilst waving your arm around selecting crap on Kinect. But I don't have Kinect and I'm not blind, so why?Agent_Kaliaver

Anyone having NAT problems after the update? Mine was Open before but after the update its set to closed...Really annoying!

otacon645

The improved voice chat is pretty much my favorite update, though i've had it since BETA started, now i can FINALLY party chat with my pals. :lol:

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Anyone having NAT problems after the update? Mine was Open before but after the update its set to closed...Really annoying!

JetB1ackNewYear

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Hehe, i got my NAT open again - just had to restart my router d'oh!

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P.S: Hopefully they will be updating a lot of stuff with ESPN in next couple of days also :o...like it says there are 50 video clips, and when you click on it, it says there is no content there yet :o...strange :o.

k04sm02

For me, the only thing I can see are highlights, I don't have have any options for live games or replays. ESPN3 added Time Warner Cable to their ISP list so I'm not sure what the problem is.

I like that they made everything a little faster to browse through. I'm only really seeing a problem with watching Netflix in HD because it seems to be a little janky. Comparing to watching shows last night, it seems to have some screen tearing and framerate issues. Other than that, I think that as long as they keep improving the speed of the UI, then it's all thumbs up from me.

I think it's pretty sweet, although the voice chat quality is not better - LIES! It just sounds like their outside or kind of auto-tuned :/

Although apart from the (not so improved) audio quality, the whiteness has actually gave me a headache, literally, it strains my eyes like they want to give us permanent eye damage. On my HDTV, it's like the sun is in my room.

I like the brightness, its cheerful

[QUOTE="Agent_Kaliaver"]Other than that it seems pretty fine. It just seems really unnecessary to give us this if we don't have Kinect. Because for Kinect a lot of this does make sense. The bigger stuff on the dashboard is a bit better because it will help you see the crap whilst waving your arm around selecting crap on Kinect. But I don't have Kinect and I'm not blind, so why?DJ_Magneto

I think the new update looks great. I love the white and greys. Really make it look slick. I'm just loving all the new menus.

Now my avatar has a long torso..... thanks MS

I think the new update looks great. I love the white and greys. Really make it look slick. I'm just loving all the new menus.

DamianAlexander

I agree, seems more responsive also.

looks like safe mode for windows

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irony... microsucks desides it wants white to look clean but the consoles are all black now... hahahahahahaha gotta love retarted market ploys hehe hoho haha

FallenSputnik

I agree with you there mate, it's not a ploy...people have market and research development teams that dedicate their careers how to properly design things....so before you get to that stage of your life dont insult others @twisted.

btw, fallout nv and fable 3 didnt get that good of reviews ;). they are both "been there done that games" ;)

okay first of all, reviews dont mean squat if i like the game,i like the game, second of all, i said it was ironic because its a black console trying to have a white image, its pretty funny, if they wanted to have a white image why not make the new consoles white like the old ones? and i am familiar with marketing and understand that everything from the familair xbox chime when you turn it on, to the number of colors in the new swirl all are evaluated tested on consumer panels and it all has its purpose but honestly how many people really buy a console based at all on things like that? yes i understand its all about the image they want to portray but since the majority of the consumer base of the xbox could careless about colors and most of the other consumer base doesnt buy for themselves its parents buying what a kid wants, so yeah i find it hillarious that they spend so much money on consumer focus and marketing considering the reason why you get xbox over ps3 usualy falls into one of three areas, consumer loyalty, exlusive titles, or price point. i am not ignorant of the need for marketing and such but i do think if microsoft spent more on making consoles that didnt have massive hardware failure, and maybe they could have been ahead of the curve and had kinect out a year ago and beat sony to the motion sensitive game! so yeah dismiss what i say all you want, it only proves that people are to narrow minded to look past the old ways and embrace change. look at nintendo they embraced change and still are, i honestly think they are ahead of everyone on marketing, but thats another subject all together, microsoft just needs to make sure they put out good hardware with the kinect and marketing will take care of itself when people realize that the kinect is a better system. ;)

edited to add the winky smiley ;)

Use a skin if it's "too white" sheesh.. there's plenty of free ones or just spend a few measly points on one you like. And this just came out, of course there's technical issues as with any launching product/service. Give it time and the lag will go away. It's going to lag when you have millions of customers all switching over to this new system at the same time.wwervin

I use the night theme and it's still to bright my complaint about the "hot white" is when using the guide the white is almost blinding over the dimmed background i can't even look at my friends profile because of the over-use of the "hot white" so in response to your comment "use a skin if it's too white sheesh" you can't change the color scheme for the xbox guide

way TOO MUCH Kinect advertisements