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Xbox Live Update Brings Major Enhancements

XgamerM — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 04:28:23 MDT

So this is why XBL was crapping out yesterday. Xbox.com and XBL both went down numerous times... Hopefully they get the handle on these "upgrades" or schedule a larger maintanence window.

XgamerM

Xbox Live Update Brings Major Enhancements

James — Sat, 27 May 2006 19:09:39 MDT

When, oh when, will MS get over this friggin WMC BS and just let us run shared (compatable) video from our networked Windows PCs? Just because I use the Xbox as a passthrough its not like I'm screwing with their "vision".

James

Xbox Live Update Brings Major Enhancements

Coop — Fri, 26 May 2006 09:17:50 MDT

For all those fearing the appearance of people's wiis (notice the small "W", indicating a penis and not the Nintendo console), it's my understanding that Microsoft is going to allow each user to have 2 pictures associated with their Gamertag. One picture that people on their Friends list can see (a.k.a. the one that will be taken with the Live Cam, most likely) and the public one. The public one will continue to be selection only. So, the only tumescent members you should be seeing are those of your so-called Friends.

Coop

Xbox Live Update Brings Major Enhancements

Teksuo — Fri, 26 May 2006 09:12:54 MDT

I think by this time next year, you'll see lots of Marketplace spefic content like series and games that are built more like TV shows or mini-series where as regular retail games will be more the equal of movies and straight-to-video. Who knows, as compression technology gets better, maybe they'll find a way to cram and entire episode of Lost in to one file, or at least break it up into multiple downloads. If the quality isn't DVD I honestly don't care, as long as its viewable. a 30 minute show could easily be crammed to a respectiable quality well under a gig.

Teksuo

Xbox Live Update Brings Major Enhancements

PetiePal — Fri, 26 May 2006 08:30:09 MDT

LOL the Price is Right wheel. It will be nice as we get to customize our dashboards more and more. The music is pretty cool although I admit I haven't used it much in games yet simply because I need to buy the Apple-protected music download to get all of my mp3s from my iPod. But that straight to dashboard is going to rock my world.

PetiePal

Xbox Live Update Brings Major Enhancements

scazza — Fri, 26 May 2006 06:58:21 MDT

crecente, that is the best news i have heard in awhile... I dont really care too much for HDDVD/Blueray, but i saw an upscaled versions of some movies at bestbuy, and i wouldnt mind using my 360 for that...

scazza

Xbox Live Update Brings Major Enhancements

adamcole — Fri, 26 May 2006 06:06:15 MDT

I hope they make it where the titles scroll in the downloads section of Xbox Marketplace. Sometimes the titles are so long you can't tell if it's the link to get the demo or the link to a video/pictures/whatever. It's not a big deal but annoying to me.

adamcole

Xbox Live Update Brings Major Enhancements

FoxHound — Fri, 26 May 2006 05:59:57 MDT

Id like to see a feature where you can disable the *booP* noise when browsing threw things in the dashboard so it doesn't sound like my 360 is secretly the big wheel at the Showcase Showdown on the Price is Right. It would also be cool if they could enable video streams from your computer (even if there just wmv's). Change it up so you can have you own custom seperate pictures for each Blade, or even take some idea's from the ever improving XBMC (Xbox Media Center)homebrew's.

FoxHound

Xbox Live Update Brings Major Enhancements

crecente — Fri, 26 May 2006 05:04:09 MDT

Oh, Msoft told me one of the things they are looking into for future (perhaps Fall upgrade) is the ability to upscale DVD playback. Whoot!

crecente

Xbox Live Update Brings Major Enhancements

Fri, 26 May 2006 04:48:26 MDT

I can't believe that the system currently can't download demos in the backround. That should have been in place from launch.

Xbox Live Update Brings Major Enhancements

inajeep — Fri, 26 May 2006 03:39:28 MDT

Most impressive. *he says in a deep voice* Dashboard boot option is very cool but I think the most unlooked for was that the 360 will say your away when it goes into screensaver mode. That is automated coolness.

inajeep

Xbox Live Update Brings Major Enhancements

UNDERSTAR — Fri, 26 May 2006 00:19:51 MDT

"Leroy Jenkins Academy" LOL111 :O

UNDERSTAR

Xbox Live Update Brings Major Enhancements

Blue_Six — Thu, 25 May 2006 23:55:14 MDT

@ Petie: I have two profiles too, because I needed an alternative American one for unrated demo and movie downloads in Germany D: But about the update, I think that quite honestly the boot to dashboard option is what I look forward to the most :D Download management is nice too of course ;) And the "upload your own image"-option bothers me slightly, MS and all the companies pumping out games for the 360 are supplying us with countless gamer-pics, many of which are really cool. But with an own image I'm afraid all I'm going to see on Live, from the day of the update, is self-made swastikas or "teh peen". (Or a combination of both.) My hope is that while not monitoring the upload of images, there will be strict ToS in which you aknowledge that you could get (temporarily) banned for "mature" images. Peace out, Blue_Six

Blue_Six

Xbox Live Update Brings Major Enhancements

PetiePal — Thu, 25 May 2006 22:02:45 MDT

Amazing...I have 2 profiles on mine (since my Live account differs by one space from the offline initial one I made launch day 0_o) so every time I boot up I have to bring up the guide, go back to the dashboard, log out and log in with the correct profile, then start the game manually. This will make it so much easier. Wtg Micro.

PetiePal

Xbox Live Update Brings Major Enhancements

JasonC — Thu, 25 May 2006 21:46:49 MDT

Any word on a back-compat update to go along with this? People are getting antsy about that.

JasonC

Xbox Live Update Brings Major Enhancements

MonocularJack — Thu, 25 May 2006 21:36:50 MDT

Love everything except being able to upload a picture of yourself for your GamerTag. Honestly I really don't want to look at some person's O-face that they thought was funny when they uploaded it. Everything else is sweet, sweet butter.

MonocularJack

Xbox Live Update Brings Major Enhancements

scazza — Thu, 25 May 2006 21:27:17 MDT

well bloo, a specilized DVD player designed for upscaling has a bunch of upscaling techniques (not just making it more pixels). A TV dosn't have that, no matter how advanced it is, all it does is change the resolution as quick and efficently as it can...

scazza

Xbox Live Update Brings Major Enhancements

MikeH — Thu, 25 May 2006 21:26:57 MDT

Hopefully now when I download something and say "Play NOW" and the screen goes back what I wanted to play will appear afterwards, rather than some other menu like whats happening now.

MikeH

Xbox Live Update Brings Major Enhancements

AndroidKing — Thu, 25 May 2006 21:17:12 MDT

I think they have fixed every problem I had with the dashboard system. Even ones I always forget about that bite me in the ass like music stopping if I start a game. My only question is will I be able to send messages with pictures of my testicles to Gabe and Tycho with the camera?

AndroidKing

Xbox Live Update Brings Major Enhancements

Bloo — Thu, 25 May 2006 21:16:13 MDT

"Shipley-there are fancy up-scaling techniques that high end dvd players do, that the 360 is capable of. They make the picture look better than if the TV simply upscaled it to its native resolution." This all depends on which has the better upscaler, the DVD player or the TV.

Bloo

Xbox Live Update Brings Major Enhancements

scazza — Thu, 25 May 2006 21:05:27 MDT

and wtf is "Leroy Jenkins Academy" and "Bobs CHeese adventure" from picture 7 (leeroy jenkins of WoW fame?)

scazza

Xbox Live Update Brings Major Enhancements

scazza — Thu, 25 May 2006 21:01:32 MDT

actually shipley, upscaling a DVD does make a difference. when watching a dvd on a high def screen, you can notice problems but upscaling can make it appear much smoother, and add detail (as it guesses what should be displayed between pixels...) if you get a good upscaling device, it can make a HUGE difference. check out the Oppo http://gear.ign.com/articles/689/689155p1.html

scazza

Xbox Live Update Brings Major Enhancements

CheapyD — Thu, 25 May 2006 20:51:48 MDT

They should eliminate the pauses between music tracks. It makes it really hard to listen to dj mixes otherwise.

CheapyD

Xbox Live Update Brings Major Enhancements

Adam — Thu, 25 May 2006 20:41:06 MDT

Shipley-there are fancy up-scaling techniques that high end dvd players do, that the 360 is capable of. They make the picture look better than if the TV simply upscaled it to its native resolution.

Adam

Xbox Live Update Brings Major Enhancements

Shipley — Thu, 25 May 2006 20:25:35 MDT

"I want to play DVDs at 720p or 1080i" What would be the point? your DVDs are still just 480p. you're just duplicating pixels. upscaling games works because the machine is rendering the video in real time so all is has to do is display polygons and textures at a higher pixel count. Your DVDs come in 720x480 and theres nothing extra to be done about that.

Shipley

Xbox Live Update Brings Major Enhancements

Kashmir — Thu, 25 May 2006 19:42:01 MDT

damn good update, it removes all of the complaints I have had with the 360's dashboard/blade system

Kashmir

Xbox Live Update Brings Major Enhancements

kriegs — Thu, 25 May 2006 19:17:58 MDT

wow, great scoop guys. thanks for the heads up!

kriegs

Xbox Live Update Brings Major Enhancements

ZildjianKX — Thu, 25 May 2006 19:15:33 MDT

Cool and all, but why can't they offer upscaled DVD playback? I want to play DVDs at 720p or 1080i, I'm sure the PS3 will offer this, get off your butt MS :)

ZildjianKX

Xbox Live Update Brings Major Enhancements

Adam — Thu, 25 May 2006 19:11:13 MDT

I hope this doesn't brick my box... I opened the case to put on a chrome eject button (bad idea?... stupid walmart ran out of premiums on launch day...) so I'm hoping it lasts... bah!

Adam

Xbox Live Update Brings Major Enhancements

Matters — Thu, 25 May 2006 18:57:18 MDT

Ahh sweet these are pretty nice updates.

Matters