Xbox 360 spring dashboard update leaked?
By Ryan Block 
posted April 7th 2007 1:43AM
posted April 7th 2007 1:43AM
- The update hits May 7th
- Your contact list will now integrate Windows Live Messenger, and show joinable session status
- Messenger contacts can see what game you're playing, and your gamertag
- Marketplace will now have its own blade, which will be skinned independent of your theme
- Users will now get inline achievement updates
- Low-power download mode and auto-shutdown
- You can watch partially downloaded movies
- You can text chat messenger six friends playing games watching movies
- Multiple tweaks on the user interface
[Thanks, Sherveen]
Are Sony fanboys more prevalent on this website or is the 360 that unpopular? Right now, for the unbiased consumer, the 360 is a far better buy, browser or no. Browsing on a console without a mouse or keyboard always sucks. ALWAYS. This seems like a nice update. I don't understand what the controversy is? XBL blows doors on the PS3's nothing right now online community. I doubt that MS is shivering in it's shoes about an announced product that could never launch smoothly or on time. And it would take them, um, 6 months to roll something similar out, with better infrastructure.
Ugh I wanted to be able to add more people to private chat.
4 ppl private chat would be AWSOME!!
It all looks really col, but I was hoping for a little more then that, like maybe support for MPEG and AVI video files without media center. But it all looks real to me.
I agree with you.
Because of the WIFI (browser)and BLURAY player, EVEN IF PS3 HAD NO GAMES AT ALL it would still be the better piece of hardware. I have my PS3 set up to a 1080p HDTV and I use it like Webtv. I enjoy it more than my PC cause hey - ITS A PLAYSTATION.
Now my xbox360 has 2 USB ports on its front...
Why does it have no browser and no Microsoft Xbox 360 brand mouse/keyboard?
A Web Browser CAN'T BE THAT HARD TO ADD TO THE EXISTING SOFTWARE. They did it for PSP.
Sweet tip! I never realized this. I actually want it to not auto-load the game, as I usually am watching videos on my Xbox and not playing a game. (Well, 50/50 - but it confuses/scares the girlfriend when Gears of War loads automatically when she's trying to watch SATC)
Why does everyone want a browser so badly? I've used Internet Explorer 7.0, and you do know the same company behind that browser would be involved in making the browser for 360 right?
GP/ JOHN
Understand that 360 and Ps3 are COMPETING system for the "BEST HARDWARE", "BEST GAME SYSTEM" rights.
Thus far, many gamers and reviewers recognize that the PS3 is THE BEST PIECE OF HARDWARE because of its BluRay player and its built in Wifi, browser, built in media card reader, HDMI and 60 GB HDD.
Sure Xbox Live is better than PS3's current multiplayer setup but PS3 IS FREE to PLAY while LIVE costs $50 a year
Mircrosoft is trying to NARROW THE GAP between 360 and PS3 by making the Elite (120GB HDD + HDMI).
Problem is, just adding a bigger HDD and HDMI isn't enough. The average gamer DOESN'T HAVE AN HDTV so they could give a sh!t about HDMI.
360 owners ( like me) want to see 360 gain everything there is to gain on PS3 - a Web Browser (hell, put windows Vista in that bitch!), Wifi and HDMI
@ GP
Haha great point. IE = SuxorZ
FIRE FOX PWNZ
Besides, Even if they did release a stupid 360 browser, I wouldnt use it. ITS A WASTE OF TIME SINCE ALL OF YOU HAVE COMPUTERS THAT YOU WROTE THESE COMMENTS ON!
"Perhaps surfing the internet on a PC wouldn't be a problem if damned MS had installed the wifi adapter in the 360, rather than forcing people to front $100 for it. If I hadn't bought the wifi adapter for 20% off, I'd still have to disconnect my ethernet cable from my PC everytime I wanted to get on Xbox Live."
Buy a fucking router, retard.
I have a very good job so I am the type of person who doesn't mind paying a little extra for brand name equiptment. I just don't like being ripped off.
last week I was deciding whether to get the Xbox360 wifi adapter - or to get a regular gaming bridge. I decided I might as well go with the 360's wifi adapter since the prices were so close ($99).
When I went to Gamestop, I lucked out cause they had an open boxed unit. The manager gave me 20% off so I ended up paying just $79 + tax for the brand 360 wifi adapter.
Now when I actually think about the prices of 360 and my PS3... Xbox 360 is actually MORE EXPENSIVE than the $600 PS3.
I payed $400 for 360 PRo
$79 for the wifi adapter (which would have been $100) and $200 for the HDDVD drive.
The PS3 comes with the wifi built in, and a next generation BluRay player.
We already know a BluRay player goes for about $1000 so in the long run, PS3 IS THE BETTER PIECE OF HARDWARE HANDS DOWN ---while the 360 is the better gamer device for the time being. A couple posts back someone got it exactly right "PS3 NEEDS AAA GAMES".
I'm nopt hating on either system cause in the end, I win either way since I (and many others own both) but as a CONSUMER, I always want the best bang for my bucks.
I will give you one thing - the average gamer doesn't have a HDTV, so HDMI is unnecessary. But with that same argument you point out one of the sole flaws of having a browser - the web on SDTV sucks. So that same "average gamer" would get a horrible experience with a browser.
Now I'm sure there is one in the works, but probably being held onto until a better market saturation of the HDTV is poignant enough to actually matter.
But the point about PS3's free online versus XBOX Live's pay service is starting to get a little old. $50 a year is nothing when you look at it from a $4 a month fee. To me, that's like saying that a meal at a soup kitchen, because it's free is better then a meal at Wendy's.
I give you your points, and they are valid, however they may be a year ahead of actually being relevant to the current status in the market. XBOX 1 was the superior piece of hardware last gen, and ended up finishing a distant second to the PS2.
My point about the browser is as such - if they release a pathetic excuse for a browser, it could hurt them even more than not having one. In some things it's better to try, but in the tech sector we know that when you try and fail, you get judged harshly.
One update in this not mentioned above is a fix for those of us having VGA issues with some displays. It includes a new setting now to select between 0IRE and 7.5IRE, which should correct the "washed out" appearance many have with VGA. THAT is the big one for me, I don't ncessarily have to buy an Elite. It also adds DTS support.
THE DASHBOARD LOOKS GOOD BUT THEY COULD HAVE AT LEAST PUT IN A WEB BROWSER LIKE THE PS3 AND THE WII YA DIGG!!!!
I think the incremental update is fine, but I REALLY wish Micro would make the PC music and video streaming capability more readily available for XP users. I can't get that Zune bullshit to work, and I'm not putting Vista on my boarderline obsolete computer. I want to stream my videos, Microsoft, give the Vista campaign a break.
Does anyone know if this Messenger upgrade will allow for video conferencing? I stay in touch with my family via Messenger's video conferencing and right now we all huddle around our computer once a week in a small at home office. I sure would love to do that from the comfort of our family room. I know that the 360 already has a video camera available so I think all the hardware is in place to make this possible.
Not yet, but they say it might at some point support voice and video. They are in beta for Xbox live on PC (Games for Windows logo program) I have used my Xbox controller and mic plugged in to my PC(XBOX LIVE on PC) to send messages and talk realtime to people playing in private chat so I don't think this is too far away. I'm sure it's security and bandwidth between the PC Network and XBOX Live network.
This update is to help support the new PC to Xbox games coming out. I haven't seen anything about it but these games are starting to see beta testing. Keep in mind that the Beta of Halo 3 with Video play back and replay is coming out just 1 week after this update. You know there are alot more enhancements in this patch.
MSN Messanger has 155 million users. Microsoft is merging xbox live group and msn messanger groups together.
Don't for get microsoft lost 300+ million on the gaming side last year. They are trying to cut costs.
where's the party chat??? that's what i really want to know. texting is cool and all but why not go the whole nineyards?? just a few examples... could help organize clan get togethers and Battlefield2:mc would be a lot more fun (very simple reasons but there are many more). just my opinion.
wat time is the update gonna come