New Xbox 360 Dashboard update gets leaked, shown off

Sure, we've seen the Xbox 360's forthcoming Dashboard update demoed in a polished presentation and detailed in high res press pics, but if you're like us, you don't really get exciting about something until it's leaked out into the wild and shown off blurry cam-style. The particularly adventurous can apparently even take their chances and install this new "Xbox Experience" update themselves, but the exact details about where to get it and how to install it are understandably a bit hard to come by. If you do go that route, however, you'll need to make sure you have a modded console with an Infectus 2 Chip in the system and, most likely, a second 360 to fall back on in the event the first bursts into flames. The rest of us will just have to make do with the video after the break.

[Via Xbox-Scene News]

[Tony Bowman @ Jul 28th 2008 11:14AM]

video taken down already? sadnesses.

[Isaac @ Jul 28th 2008 11:45AM]

M$ wont take it down, it is M$ classical marketing > leak

[eugene @ Jul 28th 2008 12:00PM]

That'$ an intere$ting theory I$aac. Maybe you're really a M$ $chill your$self trying to $pread mi$information by "expo$ing" M$ in thi$ way?

[Matthew @ Jul 28th 2008 2:02PM]

Cool, this guy hacked coverflow into his 360 interface.

[Pepsipoint @ Jul 28th 2008 3:16PM]

Looks a tad bit like vista...

[Tony Bowman @ Jul 28th 2008 11:17AM]

meh. video just took forever to load.

still, it looks slick. can't wait for the update.

[From My Cube @ Jul 28th 2008 11:54AM]

wonder how our themes will be integreted that we bought?

[Poison3k @ Jul 28th 2008 12:30PM]

Here is how it will look

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/17112/How-Does-the-Xbox-Guide-Look-Like-with-Themes/

[Temple @ Jul 28th 2008 12:58PM]

Still loads better the ad-infested mess the current 360 blade dashboard is.

[Sly Fox @ Jul 28th 2008 11:20AM]

In this video the new dashboard doesn't look nearly as gay as when it was shown at the e3 press conference, hopefully it stays that way.

[Marques @ Jul 28th 2008 1:02PM]

How can the dashboard have a sexual preference?

[Sly Fox @ Jul 28th 2008 1:03PM]

i meant it in the slang term of not cool.....

[Marques @ Jul 28th 2008 1:10PM]

So why not say not cool? Or weak?

[yode @ Jul 28th 2008 1:43PM]

Because "not cool" and "weak" are gay

[waterwagen @ Jul 28th 2008 11:24AM]

That is QUITE a major change to the UI. Considering the 360 has been out for years now, feels pretty weird.

[rock99rock @ Jul 28th 2008 12:26PM]

That owl really freaks me out man.

[waterwagen @ Jul 28th 2008 12:32PM]

O RLY?

[Eddy Alvarez @ Jul 28th 2008 12:45PM]

YA RLY!

[waterwagen @ Jul 28th 2008 1:05PM]

NO WAI!

[yode @ Jul 28th 2008 1:58PM]

'FRO RLY?

[rock99rock @ Jul 28th 2008 2:10PM]

LOLRLYFROOMGWTFBBQXBOXDASHUPDATENOW

[Destiny @ Jul 28th 2008 2:41PM]

n00bz

[Dragod @ Jul 28th 2008 11:25AM]

It looks like they actually added color to the dashboard this time... But what's with the "pixelate out' style of closing windows or channels or whatever they want to call them?

[natels @ Jul 28th 2008 11:30AM]

I could've sworn the dashboard had too many colors before.. Or are you referring to the previously shown, new dashboard?

[aMac @ Jul 28th 2008 11:33AM]

That looked like digital video artefacts to me. You can thank either the blurry cam or poor encoding for that

[Dragod @ Jul 28th 2008 11:36AM]

I was referring to the new dashboard that was shown at E3, compared to this version. It was all gray before.

[monkfishbandana @ Jul 28th 2008 8:17PM]

That, my friend, is a little something I like to call "high saturation".

[Anthony @ Jul 28th 2008 11:26AM]

Hey thanks for getting me exciting about something!

[Ruben @ Jul 28th 2008 11:26AM]

It looks decent. There were some oddities with the transitions, but maybe it looks better in person than on video (could have been the camera).

And for all those who want their blade back, at least you can fall back to the blade (according to what i read).

No one should be angry about this update. Its very welcome.

[Thi mam(kris120890) @ Jul 28th 2008 11:31AM]

You can't fall back to the blade but you can refuse to install but microsoft will block people playing multiplayer or connecting to xbox live. so you might as well just install.

[Libb @ Jul 28th 2008 12:01PM]

You can "fall back" to the blade interface in that the Xbox Guide (currently the small blade that flies out from the left of the screen when you press the Xbox button on your controller) has been upgraded to hold every single feature of the current Dashboard, even the Marketplace and launching Arcade games. So if you don't like the new interface, you can just use the Xbox Guide to do things and never have to touch the new Dashboard.

[George @ Jul 28th 2008 11:30AM]

I wonder how they're going to integrate themes. If they don't, they better refund our microsoft points!

[Syphon Filter @ Jul 28th 2008 11:38AM]

I think it basically uses the theme backgrounds.

[brc @ Jul 28th 2008 12:42PM]

jeez i am sick of people milking this whole "what about my themes" crap. everyone has read it on engadget, joystiq, xbox360fanboy and major nelsons. they will work, now shut the friggin hell up. every single mention of the 360 and/or dashboard gets the same rrod and "my themes". Jeez go cry another river somewhere else emo.

[dfoltz @ Jul 28th 2008 12:02PM]

"but if you're like us, you don't really get exciting about something until it's leaked out into the wild and shown off blurry cam-style" Great line lol

[Quix @ Jul 28th 2008 11:33AM]

Hello, Coverflow.

Microsoft: The Freedom to Innovate (TM).

[SirPasta117 @ Jul 28th 2008 11:37AM]

How about, Hello Win-Flip!

[L.Rawlins @ Jul 28th 2008 11:45AM]

@Quix

Apple bought that Coverflow novelty from a third party, so you can take your smarmy comments and shove 'em up your iHole.

[Quix @ Jul 28th 2008 12:02PM]

@ L.Rawlins:

And Microsoft bought Coverflow from who?

P.S. my comment had nothing to do with Apple, but everything to do with Microsoft's consistent "me too" approach to innovation. If truth is "smarmy" to you, well, too bad.

[kevinm @ Jul 28th 2008 12:11PM]

It doesn't resemble Coverflow, it's like Vista's Flip 3d.

[HunterXI @ Jul 28th 2008 12:16PM]

Quix, this design isn't anything like Cover Flow. Before you call me a M$ nut, keep in mind that I'm a Mac guy myself and am typing this from a MBP.

[rock99rock @ Jul 28th 2008 12:31PM]

Poor Quix just doesnt know about the awesomeness that is the Aero interface. He is just too "Quix" to judge.

[Backlin @ Jul 28th 2008 9:38PM]

rock99rock should do stand up.

And that looks nothing like Coverflow. The elements on the side don't face the element to the center, and there's text.

[nmmalone @ Jul 28th 2008 11:40AM]

Looks decent to me, as long as it doesn't get to "busy". The blades are nice and clean, hopefully the new experience stays that way.

[Jande @ Jul 28th 2008 11:53AM]

lol is it just me or does the way it switches panels look alot like the way vista aero switches windows?

[jas0nuk @ Jul 28th 2008 11:58AM]

Lame, "beeyotch".

[Peter @ Jul 28th 2008 12:00PM]

Hopefully they'll get rid of all the advertisements, they can sometimes be very distracting, either that or put an option to install Adblock Plus.

[Kespar @ Jul 28th 2008 12:06PM]

...yeah... good luck with that one.

[jason @ Jul 28th 2008 12:08PM]

what advertisements?

[Vcize @ Jul 28th 2008 1:08PM]

Jason:

Apparently some people, like Peter, associate notifications of newly posted content that they can download with paid advertisements like something you would see for McDonald's.