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XBOX 360 Spring dashboard update
Submitted by rapture on Tue, 05/08/2007 - 8:55am.
Anyone tried it out yet?
Windows Live Messenger Comes to Xbox LIVE, Uniting Friends and Families on the TV, PC and Mobile Phone
Starting tomorrow more than 6 million members of Xbox LIVE can instant message with people on PCs and mobile phones, one of the hundreds of enhancements coming with the Xbox 360 Spring Update
Beginning May 9th, Xbox LIVE, the most interactive gaming and social network available, is once again expanding with the arrival of Windows Live Messenger on Xbox 360. This new feature, available as part of the Xbox 360 Spring Update, will connect people across Xbox 360 consoles, Windows PCs and Windows Mobile devices. Xbox LIVE members will be able to socialize with people on their unified friends list, including their contacts from the more than 260 million Windows Live Messengers across the world. With Instant Messenger, Xbox LIVE members will have the ability to:
· Chat via instant messenger with up to 20 contacts in a single conversation, and have up to six different conversations at the same time with people on PCs, mobile phones and other Xbox 360 consoles.
· Instant message while playing games, listening to music or watching movies or TV shows downloaded from Xbox LIVE Marketplace.
· View at a glance if friends on Windows Live Messenger have gamertags and add them to a unified friends list.
· Utilize the virtual keyboard on the Xbox 360 to text chat or connect a USB keyboard to the console. Launching later this summer, the Xbox 360 text-input device accessory will connect directly to the controller to support instant messaging.
In addition to the availability of Instant Messenger on Xbox LIVE, the Xbox 360 Spring Update will bring with it hundreds of other features and enhancements to the console. Here are just a few:
· On-screen pop-ups that immediately display the name and gamerscore value of a just accomplished Achievement, allowing gamers to see their progress without leaving or pausing the game.
· An even safer way to communicate through Xbox LIVE with enhanced family settings that enable different default settings for video chat and voice chat.
· A new, standalone Xbox LIVE Marketplace blade houses all Xbox LIVE Marketplace content in one easy to navigate space.
· Xbox LIVE Arcade enhancements that showcase what games friends are playing directly from the friends list. Boasting about high scores, comparing progress and checking out leaderboards are all easier now as well.
· Faster access to free, trial version of Xbox LIVE Arcade games through an improved Auto Downloads feature.
· The ability to fast-forward, pause and rewind video as it is being downloaded on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.
· Owners can now set their consoles to turn off after downloading content from Xbox LIVE Marketplace to help save energy, and download speeds have been increased.
The Xbox 360 Spring Update is free to all Xbox LIVE members. For more information, please visit http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/news/2007/0408-im.htm.
Ah, damn it!
And my Xbox 360 is dead, too!
This seems like some nice
This seems like some nice Spring cleaning for XBL.
I have set up a
I have set up a live messenger account so I can test out the chat stuff. I've tried out the new Dashboard update, and everything is there. I'll be stopping by an electronics store tonight to see if the texting accessory is here yet.
Another feature I noticed
Here's another feature I noticed.. Now VGA is clearly the best video cable option for us monitor users.. maybe even for some HDTV users. (unless you've got the 360 Elite [lucky dog])
" Although the new Windows Live Messenger integration and improved Achievements system are the more widely advertised new features of the Spring Update, a little known new feature has crept its way into the latest Dashboard version – improved image quality when using the Xbox 360 VGA output. "
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=7216
Basically you can get richer colors and the VGA is not as washed out as it used to be.
It sucks that you can't
It sucks that you can't unlink the connection between your gamertag and your Live ID email address and Live messenger account. Some people have established Windows Live identities (hotmail accounts, MSN accounts) that aren't linked to the gamertag.
Major Nelson says they may soon change that requirement.
What? Real-time chat coming to a console?
What? A QWERTY keyboard coming to a console?
I wonder when the 20GB hard drives head to the PC.
Hmm. I wonder when free multiplayer gaming heads to the console.
:)
Word.
Major Nelson says they may soon change that requirement.
What? Real-time chat coming to a console?
What? A QWERTY keyboard coming to a console?
I wonder when the 20GB hard drives head to the PC.
Hmm. I wonder when free multiplayer gaming heads to the console.
:)
What's this? I'll be able to type out papers on my Xbox 360? And a printer is coming to the 360?
Whoa, Internet browsing!
Pretty soon we won't need
Pretty soon we won't need those pesky computers!
Nowai.
Just goes to show you, there are some things consoles aren't meant to do.
Ha, Xbox Live offers things PC gamers have already had forever--and for free, too. Except it's better than Xbox Live.
Seriously, I can't repress
Seriously, I can't repress this question anymore:
Why the hell do you own an Xbox360?
The constant PC-console
The constant PC-console comparison has grown from an annoyance to thread-crapping. It discourages the civil discussion of the matter at hand and directs every thread towards a pissing contest. The topic should be discussed in a thread by itself, which I'm sure will receive stellar participation.
I think these eyesores are turning away users who would contribute to the thread.
Eh?
Why the hell do you own an Xbox360?
Sorry I let this go out of hand. :/
Just got the update last
Just got the update last night and the improved video quality via VGA is no joke! The colors are almost popping off my screen compared to before the update. It also added a feature called "Reference Levels" that has three settings. It appears to enhance color.
I saw some post-update
I saw some post-update comparison photos with the VGA quality, and I'm definitely jealous. Good stuff.
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