New Xbox360 Dashboard Update coming 6th December
 

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A full review of the new dashboard
http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/05/x...l-2011-review/

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The Lovefilm app is supposed to debut the same day too, giving every [Gold] subscriber a 30 day trial.

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Looking at some of the pis in the above links,

Save to the cloud sounds great, do you think i will save to both at the same time.

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iplayer is supposed to be on the way with an update in 2012 as well..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16029825

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A list of the dates certain apps will be added

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/n...pps-dated.html

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A friend of mine has had the dashboard for a few weeks but thinks its a step back from the previous incarnation.

The apps do look very promising though.

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I've had it a while too.
It looks and feels much more up to date. Metro style is great.
Cloud is going to be so handy.

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Microsoft are making all their GUI look similar. I do like the new look but I have kinect so it will make it a lot easier to move round.

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You will, it's just treated as another storage method.
Gets quite annoying when you start a game and you have to choose a storage device everytime.

Notifications are a bit much too, everytime you start a game it tells you that so many people play this game ...as well as telling you how many are currently playing it.

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We've purchased one for Christmas with Kinect , looking forward to it we already have a PS3.

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I've had the new dash since the preview started (no TV apps in it though, other than Sky). I think it's a lot better than the current "NXE".

I hope they've upped their bitrates. Everybody I know who has used Lovefilm's streaming service (mostly people with PS3s, but also someone with a "connected" Blu-ray player with Lovefilm built-in) thinks it's a load of crap :(

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I would agree with that we used it on our PS3 and it was very poor.

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So tomorrow at 5:30pm I'll be downloading the new desktop.

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There is no doubt that it looks great (I use a Windows Phone and its great on there) but it seems more complicated to reach things than it used to be. Maybe if I had a Kinect I wouldn't feel the same but they're still a little too expensive for my liking.

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What does Xbox live Gold membership offer ? And is it worth it ?

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The main aspect of Gold membership is access to multiplayer gaming with additional extras being early access to demos a few days before everyone else and some other stuff but its mostly for the multiplayer.

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Anybody got the update yet?

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Nope, it's been delayed. Major Nelson is going to post some info later.

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Looks like the 12th is the new date.

Oh well BF3 tomorrow to enjoy instead,.

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Actually that's next week. PS3 have a one week exclusive on it.

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Just downloaded and it looks OK, will take a while to adjust to the new layout.

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In case anyone does not realise:

(I know some who didn't)

You can use the left and right "bumpers" to go change sections left/right... you don't need to scroll all the way to the top and then go left/right.

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Cloud saving:

Gold only. 512MB storage.

With Cloud saves enabled, each time you load a game you'll be asked which storage device you want to use, e.g. HDD or Cloud.

Also, you can copy existing saves to the Cloud, and use it as a backup (so long as the save is copyable), or you can move existing saves to it and use the Cloud as the main storage for that game.

Within the system files section of local Storage, is a 512MB cache file. All Cloud saves are actually saved here initially, and are then uploaded to the Cloud storage when you shut down the console (with any files on the Cloud which are newer than local downloaded)... It's all kept in sync. So don't worry if you think it's not turned off when you shut it down, it's just using the background download feature to sync the Cloud storage.


Apps:

(e.g. Sky, Zune, Last.fm etc.)

You will need to reinstall these once you have the new Dashboard... possibly also delete the old ones first.

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Oh, and...

Got an iPhone or iPad or iPod Touch?

Then get the official "My Xbox Live" app for free :)


Windows Phone 7? Get the free "Xbox Companion" app which lets you do even more than the "My Xbox Live" app :)

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I like the new interface, it's a lot less fussy and more cleanly laid out than the previous version which didn't seem to subscribe to any form of logic or common sense.

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I still haven't got the proper update, I still have the pre-release tab.

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Because the preview is still ongoing...

https://twitter.com/#!/XboxSupport1/...06452039659520

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Ah, I've been in two previews and that's never happened. Thanks for the link.

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I found the L/R bumper my accident.

how do you access / setup "The Cloud"

Is there an Andriod app, as its strange a Apple one is first?

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You can either go into settings and copy a save to the cloud or when you load a game up and it asks you to select a storage device, click on the cloud storage option.

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Cheers, I have already uploaded over 100MB of saves up to the cloud.

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I won't be bothering wiith the Lovefilm app.
I hate when you install something via a console and it then tells you to log on and sign up to a service via a computer.
"Hey, I'm not AT the computer, I'm not going to get up and go over to the PC, I'll just uninstall your silly app and not bother with it again"

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I wanted to see what it was like, but I'm not eligible for the free trial because I had one for the Love Film postal service a couple of years ago. I'm not paying just to try it out, so... deleted.

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Well I've been waiting for a password reminder since Tuesday so I've given up on LoveFilm.

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Do you guys think that a Netflix app will arrive on XBOX 360 when launched in the UK ?

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Without a doubt. It'll probably be the first device to get it.

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Youtube is now available.

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Also MSN, Blinkbox, Muzu, and maybe some others.

[I'm on the preview, but I think they're all on the public release now]


Blinkbox looks good, but requires you to first select content on the Blinkbox website before you can then get it on the 360. You can't simply load the app and rent stuff straight from it like you can with Zune. Which IMO makes it a massive fail.

MSN is surprisingly good. Check the TV section. Loads of stuff there, including dramas like State of Play and comedies like Bottom and The League of Gentlemen. Whole series!

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Tried the MSN player when it first popped up for the preview programme.
It downloaded okay, but everytime it tried to start it reset the router and booted me off the net :/