THE NEW EXPERIENCE

[Mr Tissue]

THE NEW EXPERIENCE ON 360

ithe xbox 360 is gonna be like the wii now u get to make ur own lil mini u on the 360 also theres a rumer going around saying you can download games in ur 360 legally. like you go to blockbuster and get a game then u get to download into ur hardrive and never have to put the disk in again but im not sure if thats true or not but ill find out in about 10 or 11 days bcuz thats when it comes out.

if u no anything else about it post a comment i want to here!!!!!!!

[White Wolf]

Yeah i did some digging on this, and found a picture, and an article.

Awhile
back, Microsoft gave me the opportunity to update my retail Xbox 360 to
the "New Xbox Experience," a new operating system that changes the look
and feel of what was formerly known as the "Dashboard."I had
seen it in action at the Tokyo Game Show, when Microsoft's Aaron
Greenberg gave me a personal walkthrough of the update. It looked
pretty and certainly functional, and while Greenberg talked it up all
nice, I wasn't entirely sold that it was better. Well,
whether you like it or not, it's coming on November 19. But after two
weeks of letting it sink in, one thing is definitely clear -- the New
Xbox Experience is an improvement on the now old-and-busted-looking
"dashboard." Hit the jump for positives and negatives I took away from my time with NXE.









THE LOOK AND USABILITY +
It's far more colorful than the old Dashboard, with many new visual
elements that make it pop. When browsing Xbox LIVE Arcade titles on the
marketplace, you'll see fancy box art; when selecting most titles, you
have the option to view a full description, as well as view high
resolution screenshots, and more.+ Because it's so
visual, it's easier to find what you're looking for in any given menu.
It might take awhile to adapt to the new menus, but once you do, you'll
find that navigation is far smoother and much easier. +
If you hate the new look (you probably won't), hitting the Xbox 360
guide button on your controller will bring up a streamlined menu system
that looks suspiciously like the old dashboard. This is a good thing
and comes in handy when you want quickly launch a game or check your
friends list.+ If friends are playing a game when you
first boot it up, you'll get a quick notification letting you know.
This is particularly useful for multiplayer titles. -
When a notification pops up to tell you a friend is online, pressing
the Xbox 360 guide button will no longer immediately bring you to your
friends information. This makes spying on people much more difficult.
Also, although the aforementioned "Friends playing X game" notification
is nice, pressing the guide button immediately just brings up a list of
ALL of your friends playing any game; it would be more useful if it
would only display friends playing the same game. - The
"Friends" menu that allows you to scroll through a visual
"neighborhood" featuring your friends avatars (both online and off) is
a novel idea, but a bit pointless. - There's definitely
a learning curve; when you first boot up the New Xbox Experience, it
can be confusing. You're going to have to hunt the first time you want
to download a demo or dig deep to get some downloadable content. While
nearly everything is available at the clicks of a few buttons, you can
get lost in some of the new menus if you don't know where you're going. NETFLIX SUPPORT+
This works as advertised, and will allow you to stream movies in your
Netflix "watch it now" queue. After downloading the Netflix software,
it spits out an activiation code that you must then enter at
Netflix.com using a web browser. Once you do, your account is ready to
go, and a horizontal view of "box art" for your queue is display. + The video controls should be familiar -- they're the same ones you use to control all media on the Xbox 360. + You can delete movies from your queue, rate movies, and see full descriptions through your Xbox 360. +
Streaming quality is as good as you'd get on your computer using
Netflix's on-demand service. (This, of course, depends on your net
connection.)- There's no way to add movies to your queue
or browse movies you haven't added to your queue on the Xbox 360. Using
this requires the use of a web browser to add and move things around;
there's no built in functionality beyond viewing your queue. This, of
course, could be updated in future iterations of the Netflix/360
software. - Right now, Netflix doesn't stream high
definition. So compared to other stuff you're probably watching on your
Xbox 360, the quality hit is definitely noticeable. By the time the New
Xbox Experience is available to the public, Netflix should be offering
streaming HD movies (roughly 300 to start, from what I hear), and the
Xbox 360 will support it. That's good news indeed. AVATARS +
There's a decent selection of body parts, hairs, and clothes to start.
It's entirely possible to create a unique avatar and have a customized
look. There's even a monocole immediately available for Jim "I Wear a
Monocle For Some Reason" Sterling. + You can take a
picture of your avatar to use as your Xbox 360 gamer picture. The
avatar can be posed and what not, so you can show off your identity via
your friends list. - Good luck making something that
looks like you. Despite the variety of parts available, I simply
couldn't make a reasonable facsimile of myself. The only option is
going to be going in the completely opposite direction -- making a
completely off the wall avatar, fans and all. A zombie, perhaps? -
My wife's complaint: the girl's clothing options suck. She even noted
that the dress pictured used as an icon for the dress menu wasn't even
available (and it was the one she wanted to use). INSTALLING GAMES TO YOUR HARD DRIVE+
This is a relatively fast and easy process that can be done for any
Xbox 360 (theoretically, although I didn't try my entire library). +
When a game is installed, the Xbox 360 is much, much quieter when
playing. It will not sound like a jet engine. It is, I must say, quite
fantastic. + I didn't bust out a stopwatch, but the difference in load times is noticeable. As much as I loved the statistics Fallout 3 shows you during loading screens, I spent far less time looking at them after I installed the game. - Not a huge hairy deal, but you still need to have to the physical disc in the drive to play the game. - Fallout 3
took up 5.3 gigs; depending on the size of your hard drive, it could
fill up fast. And Microsoft's ridiculous and expensive proprietary hard
drive solution means some gamers might still be stuck with a 20 gig
unit (or have no hard drive at all). --A lot of what the
New Xbox Experience offers is community and social functionality, like
parties and games that take advantage of the avatars. Unfortunately,
because it hasn't officially launched yet, I didn't get a chance to
play around with those new features. But the basic functionality
of the Xbox 360 has most definitely been improved. Overall, everything
moves much smoother and quicker, and it's way damned prettier than it
was before. And don't be afraid of the avatars, either. While they may
seem gimmicky (and they arguably are), they will in no way get in the
way of your "hardcore" gaming experience; besides seeing it on the
screen when you boot up, it almost never gets in your way ... unless,
of course, you want it to. The New Xbox Experience update will be available on November 19.

[Mr Tissue]

kool

[Mr Tissue]

ight i moved to downloads bcuz this is gonna be a download soon

[Clemus12]

its like playstation home but for xbox and is more family oriented i think

[EliteZero257]

I CANT WAIT TO GET MY 60 GIG XBOX 360 THIS CHRISTMAS IM SOOO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
and that5s sooo friggn kool lol thnaks for the info

[White Wolf]

Your welcome.

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oh i learned that you CAN download games on your 360 but you need the disk to play the game, downloading the game onto the system makes the loading time mutch shorter.

[Clemus12]

man i liked the 360 blades more

[xDanny123x]

to me the xbox is now cheap (no offense) here's why
1. they are mainly taking all the original games and now taking it as there own EX: Final Fantasy is only for sony now is for microsoft it does not feel right for me, Resident Evil was only for nintendo but now all the consoles are taking it.
2. the xbox are copying the Wii now with the "Avatar" thing
3. the xbox you have to pay in order to play online or talk to your freinds online the Wii and the PS3 is for free

I shouldn't be talking about I'm getting one soon

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the reason you have to pay is from some stupid lawsuit from a long time ago because microsoft gave out internet explorer for free and they cant give any new things like xbox live or anything to be free.it's really stupid. and i really want to make my own avatar...if only i did not have the dreaded rrod...

[MGSfan32]

Newts Right, That is the only reason they cost so much, its the free internet Explorer sometime ago. But I dont like the new layout, Its a complete copy of the wii

[Trainee]

Newts Right, That is the only reason they cost so much, its the free internet Explorer sometime ago. But I dont like the new layout, Its a complete copy of the wii

Correction: The Avatar Part Is... The rest, not so much, on the Wii, it's a sh*t-sack of TVs with channels... And you can't get The Weather on 360....

[SVDemon]

ps3 owns 360 and wii

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