Xbox 360 dashboard update coming tomorrow - PMS

Look Its a Panda · #1 10-30-2006, 11:22 AM

http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archi...30/538491.aspx

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Fall System Update Coming Tomorrow

Beginning Tuesday, you can download a free system update. It includes support for native 1080p games and movies, faster Arcade game list display times, and more video playback options.

This free update will be distributed via the Xbox Live® online gaming and entertainment network to all members (Xbox Live Silver and Xbox Live Gold) with no disc or hard drive required.

From the Media Alert:

Expanded HD Display and Video Playback Options

With 1080p resolution, gamers now have the ability to enjoy both game and video content in the best HD resolution currently available.
Expanded video playback options increase the ways gamers can enjoy video content on Xbox 360. It is now possible to stream WMV video from a Windows PC running Windows Media Player 11 or Windows Media Connect.
Gamers can now play video files from data CDs and DVDs, as well as from storage devices like USB 2.0 flash drives and Xbox 360 Memory Units.
Xbox 360 will support 50hz HDTV display modes, providing viewers greater choice in how they watch DVD and HD DVD content.

Xbox Live Arcade Enhancements

Keeping up to date on Xbox Live Arcade games is now even more convenient with the ability to automatically download newly released Xbox Live Arcade trial games. This eliminates the need to manually search for new downloads on Xbox Live Marketplace each time a new game trial is released.
Fast Enumeration of Games. You’ll see the games in your Xbox Live Arcade collection appear almost instantly. Get in and play right away.
With so many games to choose from, Xbox Live Arcade added new sorting options such as “Recently Played” and “By Category.” These enhancements make managing Xbox Live Arcade collections faster and easier than ever.
A new expanded Friends Leaderboard within Xbox Live Arcade allows gamers to compare themselves directly against their friends and view leaderboard details of their top-10 friends.
A new expanded Achievements View within Xbox Live Arcade lets gamers view their full Achievement details for their Arcade games including descriptions, icons, allotted Gamerscore and more, right from the Xbox Live Arcade dashboard interface.
The “Play Now” launch feature has been streamlined. Selecting “Play Now” after downloading a game in Xbox Live Marketplace now bypasses Arcade and takes you directly to the game.
Xbox Live Arcade now offers a “Tell a Friend” feature. Select this from the game info screen to send any friend on your friends list a message telling them about the Arcade game.

XNA Support

Amateur game designers will be able to test and play the games they create using XNA Game Studio Express on their Xbox 360s systems when it launches later this year (separate download and subscription required).

Complete list of new features: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/...mpletelist.htm

Rip · #2 10-30-2006, 03:32 PM

Lots of nice updates, too bad they don't have crossfade on the music (my personal fav i'd like to see). Def much less huge changes than the spring update had, but the logistics of getting 1080p goin with XNA really is a huge drain on resources i'm sure.

WearyGamer · #3 10-30-2006, 03:55 PM

yea. true.i wonder how many updates they are gonna bring out

KilloWertz · #4 10-30-2006, 04:17 PM

Like Rip said, not a huge update, but a lot of it is useful at least.

Look Its a Panda · #5 10-30-2006, 04:30 PM

These are probably some of my favorite additions:

Stream WMV video from a Windows PC running Windows Media Player 11, Zune software, or Windows Media Connect.
Play video from storage devices such as USB flash drives, Xbox 360 Memory Units, etc.
Play video from CD or DVD data discs.
Lightning-fast enumeration and listing of all Xbox Live® Arcade games on the console.
Optionally disable notifications from Xbox Live while watching DVD movies.
Improved voice chat quality in Xbox Dashboard and in-game chats.
Improved support for games to better handle host migration in multi-player matches.
Improved handling of low storage space for background downloads.
Video support for 50 Hz HDTV modes (DVD and HD DVD only).

r33hash · #6 10-30-2006, 04:30 PM

I like updates.

SuperSaiyan4 · #7 10-30-2006, 04:49 PM

Emm I still think they are missing a lot of stuff that people were requesting which should have been in the update but i have to say i am still impressed though i might be able to watch my cd's that have Dragonball GT on it! :-D

B1gg Randall · #8 10-30-2006, 05:15 PM

It ok but a lot of people was hoping for a web browser

Rip · #9 10-30-2006, 06:22 PM

Randall, the 360 is not meant to replace a computer, and most studies done show that gamers want a gaming console for just that, gaming. We go to our PCs for web browsing, and I most people are content with the simplicity of popping in the game and playing.

B1gg Randall · #10 10-31-2006, 12:27 AM

I know Rip,but for me I got 2 share my computer with my family and it would help if I had something 2 surf the net when some1 is on the computer.Cause now that I help my family setup their myspace every1 using the computer lol.............Thats y I would like a browser .But I fully understand with ur coming from..................

ps I know that the 360 is a Gaming console and it was intend 4 gaming but that could b helpful 4 people in my situation....

SuperSaiyan4 · #11 10-31-2006, 01:32 AM

I dont want a web browser thanks - got a PC for that.

Also check out this link it has TONS MORE stuff in the update that is out today! WOOT!

http://www.videogamesblogger.com/200...tures-list.htm

Look Its a Panda · #12 10-31-2006, 10:49 AM

For those of you running 32-bit WIndows, here's a direct link to Windows Media Player 11 (which can be used for streaming movies to your 360): http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...xp-x86-enu.exe

r33hash · #13 10-31-2006, 11:59 AM

So how's the new update then?

Rip · #14 10-31-2006, 02:38 PM

I definitely like it from what i've dabbled with (and its not much at this point). Stuff is better organized and whatnot, and improved voice chat is always a bonus. Kudos to MS for getting this update out onto the market.

RandomHero · #15 10-31-2006, 03:01 PM

I thought the marketplace was a bit confusing, but it's one of those things you get used to in time anyway.

And I haven't seen the 'New to me' thing yet.