Internet Explorer on the Xbox 360

[Hom3r]

This week I had an big update for the 360, but nothing has appeared to change, I guess its something that iminent.

Could it be IE at last, I mean the PS3 & Wii both have web browsers.

Both the 360 and IE are owned by Microsoft and yet I'm still waiting for it to appear on the 360.

There was a solution but that required a PC turned on which is pointless cause if the PC was on I'ld use that.

Has anybody read or heard what this new update is for? I've heard a Windows 7/8 dashboard.

[v0id]

No browser as such but 'Bing' search is going to be added, however I think that is supposed to be dumbed down to only search for media and apps from various 'partners'.

I guess we'll find out mid November ..or just before if you signed up to the preview

Edit: The update thatyou received would have just been to "prepare" for the new dashboard

Originally Posted by Hom3r

Both the 360 and IE are owned by Microsoft and yet I'm still waiting for it to appear on the 360.

Your going to be waiting a very long time, the second they add IE they will loose a portion of people buying Windows for both game compatibility and obvious the browser.

I for one wouldnt need a Windows based PC if they added IE, Microsoft know this and hence have resisted putting it in there as I wouldnt be the only person to adopt that attitude.

As for the update itself - I noticed this, usually an update this big is pre-install for stuff like the iPlayer we are supposed to be getting. There is a big update coming I do know, intergreating free tv stuff and a few other things. Nothing really that great. Im sure if you google it, you will find more. I cant remember exactly what else is included, but its nothing amazing.

[Tezcatlipoca]

I very much doubt MS would ever give the 360 a browser.


This link details what the recent update did, and what the main Fall 2011 update due in November will do:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_36...ory_of_Updates