Microsoft reveals Xbox 360 dashboard update delay

By Tom Phillips Published 7 December, 2011

UPDATE: New dash rolling out now.

UPDATE: According to a Tweet from Microsoft's Major Nelson, "the first set of customers will be getting the Xbox Live update within the next few hours."

ORIGINAL STORY: Microsoft has revealed a last-minute delay for the autumn Xbox 360 dashboard update, which was scheduled to roll out at 3pm UK time today.

Xbox spokesman Major Nelson tweeted the news just 29 minutes before the Xbox 360 update was due.

"FYI: The timing for Xbox 360 dashboard update has been slightly delayed," he wrote. "I'll have a status update later today."

"Thanks again for your patience. I won't have additional details until later today. The moment I have new information, I'll share it w/ you," he added.

Microsoft's much-heralded dashboard update refreshes the console's operating system to the Windows 8/Phone 7 Metro interface.

It also marks the beginning of a large list of video apps that will be available on Xbox 360, including on-demand TV services such as 4OD and, in the new year, BBC.

Cloud storage for game saves and your Xbox Live profile, Bing search and a deeper integration of social features are also included.

Microsoft's vision for the future of living rooms.

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  • Zomoniac #1 6 months ago

    Isn't this cutting it a bit fine...?

  • anthonypappa #2 6 months ago

    Autumn overhaul

    when it snows, it's winter. fact!

  • Wayne #3 6 months ago

    Good! I'd rather just play games anyway! :-)

  • DaftFunker #4 6 months ago

    It always puzzles me how a massive company such a MS, would have to have a delay at the last minute to something so big. Surely the data has been ready for a while and it would be a simple - GO - command to set it rolling.

  • coolbritannia #5 6 months ago

    I'm surprised they didn't call it the fall update.

  • captain_Carl #6 6 months ago

    Autumn update (releasing during winter) delayed.

  • Iliad #7 6 months ago

    This was certainly news 2 hours ago! What took you so long EG? ;)

  • aniki Verified Web Developer, YoYo Games Ltd #8 6 months ago

    This isn't the world-ending disaster some Twitter users seem to think it is, but I'm wondering what could have thrown a spanner in the works this late on.

    The new dash has been in closed beta for a couple of months, and I'd have thought they've had a release candidate since the date was made public. Microsoft will have known this release date internally for a while now, so they should've had their server stuff in place and ready to roll.

    Hopefully it's just a small hiccup, but the lack of a timeframe makes me think they don't actually know what the cause is, or that it's going to be a big pain to fix and they don't want to admit it until they have an ETA.

    In any case, I'm not expecting it today anymore - better to be surprised by a quick resolution than disappointed by a slow one.

  • schnide #9 6 months ago

    Oh come on, the reason for the delay is obvious..

    They're abandoning the Windows-based OS and moving to Android.

  • GAmbrose #10 6 months ago

    The official start of the 'Winter Season' in the Northern Hemisphere is December 21st.

  • RabidChild #11 6 months ago

    'Autumn overhaul misses 3pm deadline'

    And autumn, it seems.

  • mossychops001 #12 6 months ago

    Post deleted at 13:34:05 08-05-2012

  • Cowbomb #13 6 months ago

    Must have found somewhere else to stick some adverts.

  • hiscore #14 6 months ago

    To each his own lag.

  • captain_Carl #15 6 months ago

    @GAmbrose From a meteorological view, it was the first day of winter a few days ago...
    Edited by captain_Carl at 06/12/11 @ 16:35

  • richarduni #16 6 months ago

    They've just noticed all the ads are flying backwards.

  • the_dudefather #17 6 months ago

    At least that leaves a little bit more time for the indie games before they get buried ;)

  • GAmbrose #18 6 months ago

    @captain_Carl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_solstice

  • WinstonChurchill #19 6 months ago

    Hopefully they realised the new Marketplace is absolutely shocking and can't be released to the public in the same state as it was in the Beta.

  • kwospecialk #20 6 months ago

    I was really looking forward to this update today. Hopefully the set back isn't huge and we get it soon.

  • kirankara #21 6 months ago

    decided that there wasn't enough ads eh MS??

  • onyxbox #22 6 months ago

    "This was certainly news 2 hours ago! What took you so long EG?"

    We all know EG don't publish anything negative about MS until they've been 'advised' by their sponsor first ;-)



    edit: bah... and there's me thinking that was quite witty.. ah well :)
    Edited by onyxbox at 06/12/11 @ 16:58

  • Ror1984 #23 6 months ago

    No sign of the WP7 companion app yet, either. And I was quite looking forward to both. Ah well.

  • LaseRad #24 6 months ago

    in soviet russia, autumn... wait?!

  • Monsieur_Blade #25 6 months ago

    Just to throw my hat into this fascinating Autumn/Winter debate:

    Winter doesn't officially start until 21st December. We're still in Autumn people.

  • captain_Carl #26 6 months ago

    @GAmbrose http://www.weatherdudes.com/facts_display.php?fact_id=30

  • dr_zoidthrob #27 6 months ago

    "Large list of video apps" - really? Where? There's the SD, low-choice (and really quite disappointing) Lovefilm app, and the standard Zune one too - but no more.

    Negged for pointing out that the Lovefilm app isn't anywhere near as good as I'd hoped... suit yourselves.
    Edited by dr_zoidthrob at 06/12/11 @ 18:21

  • paulf #28 6 months ago

    wrong kind of leaves on the track apparently

  • udat #29 6 months ago

    Astronomical winter is the one true winter, and begins with the winter solstice. That meteorological winter sounds a bit hopelessly vague, as the coldest three months will vary significantly from year to year and place to place.

  • arcam #30 6 months ago

    There is no "official" date for the start of winter, it depends on the context of your question. You can all stop arguing now.

  • kinky_mong #31 6 months ago

    Can the delay be indefinitely please Microsoft? I'd like the dashboard to stay with less than 75% of screen space taken up with adverts.

  • kinky_mong #32 6 months ago

    Glad to see Future David Mitchell video return though! \o/

  • Bumbuliuz #33 6 months ago

    I have always thought it funny to call it an autumn update. Why not call it a winter one? It's usually coming in November to December anyway.

  • Garulon #34 6 months ago

    @DaftFunker You'd think, but a delay at least shows they're checking. I'm guessing it's something endstage like some numpty propping the debug version of the dashboard instead of release and they have to push the update out to hundreds of servers again.

  • Squidgywidgywoo #35 6 months ago

    Looks kinda shite anyway.

  • bodhi85uk #36 6 months ago

    Nobody could make it to the Pub, because they're all sat at home, on the sofa... watching it, at the same time... am I missing something?

  • spikewestphal #37 6 months ago

    i guess in homer simpson words DOUGH

  • DRUNK3N-_-DRAGON #38 6 months ago

    LMFAO @ XBOX

  • Spong #39 6 months ago

    MS is up to something. Have they got cold feet at the eleventh hour? Have they suddenly realised that a few too many machines in the preview programme had bricked? Personally, I think it's a good thing the update has been delayed.

  • Farzlepot #40 6 months ago

    I'm not really interested in how it looks, what video services there are, or even how many ads are on it. I barely spend more than a few seconds looking at the dashboard, and that's merely the amount of time before booting a game up. The cloud storage of game saves in particular does interest me, as well as the apparent removal of the need to import your profile for half an hour when playing at a mate's house. It's for those reasons alone I'm quite looking forward to it. But I'd rather they didn't rush it if it's not ready for whatever reason, as I'm not particularly interested in a bricked Xbox either.

    Besides, I'll be staying offline for at least a few days to make sure it doesn't cock anything serious up anyway, so no rush at all for me!

  • Beano #41 6 months ago

    @Spong I don't think that's something they suddenly discovers and delays the release for a few hours. If they suddenly discovered something critical (like bricking) it would be delayed for several days/weeks.
    It's probably just a minor rollout issue.

  • Biker_Bob_1971 #42 6 months ago

    Post deleted at 16:59:10 06-02-2012

  • Spong #43 6 months ago

    @Beano
    Well, I guess we'll find out later just how long the update has been delayed. Although I'm sure we won't be told specifically why.

    From my point of view though, it's a strange coincidence that, within minutes of this story breaking, I get a reply at MS Connect to my console failure report that I filed nearly three weeks ago. They claim problems with their system stopped them seeing reports, yet all the 'bugs' and 'suggestions' reports were completely unaffected.

    I believe MS have finally caved to the growing number of consoles which have been bricked by this update. Like all big companies, a stone cold silence was their first stance, and under the weight of growing complaints, they've concocted some "system problem" excuse to us who complained and have delayed the roll out of the update. And rightly so, scaling up the numbers of screwed consoles in the preview, the potential global figures stood to be enormous.

  • Daddy-Doom-Bar #44 6 months ago

    Laughing at all the idiots here who think it's winter already. What a bunch of knobs.
    This delay dunt bother me, already in the preview so I'm bored of the new dash already. Nice to try out LoveFilm this morning, though. Free 30 day trial as well! Bargain!

  • Biker_Bob_1971 #45 6 months ago

    Post deleted at 16:59:10 06-02-2012

  • Beano #46 6 months ago

    @Spong True - let's see what happens :)

    What's MS's policy and track record reg. dash updates that bricks consoles?

  • Squidgywidgywoo #47 6 months ago

    This is all just an evil plan concocted by Major Nelson so he can get a basquillion hits on his blog.

  • WadiumArcadium #48 6 months ago

    Got in the beta so been using it for quite a while. I think I actually prefer it to the old NXE but a return to the blades would be nice.

  • Spong #49 6 months ago

    @Beano
    The last notable update was when MS implemented the new drive firmware earlier in the year for the new generation of game discs. That caused consoles to go on the fritz as well, and I think MS relented eventually and repaired them for free (after a fight).

  • ED209 #50 6 months ago

    Well I heard from a reliable source they delayed it because you touch yourself at night.
    Also if you spent 30 minutes recovering your profile when 'playing away' you should have just got a 360 memory unit/usb flash drive/a clue. The cloud storage will probably be more faffing than plug and play options.
    I'm annoyed that I've only just worked out how to play game videos without going through Zune.

  • MarketZero #51 6 months ago

    The Fail Dashboard Update

  • captainwhiskers #52 6 months ago

    @Biker_Bob_1971 That avatar editor/dvd drive thing happened to my slim on Sunday and i'm not even in the beta! Come to think of it, i'm sure it's not the first time.

  • cheeky-sod #53 6 months ago

    Excited! Been using beta for about a month.. final ones gonna be awesome.

  • uiruki #54 6 months ago

    Looking forward to the free cloud saving. Even if it only applies to a few of my games (I have a Japanese machine which I mostly play imported Cave shooters on), being able to play my region free stuff on either machine without messing up my local records is a great time saver.

    It's a shame it has been delayed, but I'd rather have a delay than a bricked 360 - particularly one which is not easily replaceable in the UK. It seems ludicrous that they would have delayed it for anything but a real showstopper, so it'll be interesting to see whether they share anything about it.

  • Whitster #55 6 months ago

    Well I got an email advertising the update, persumed this meant it was live, but nope.

  • 32768Colours #56 6 months ago

    Can't say that I'm especially bothered by this. I suppose fiddling around with the apps would've been laugh but I'm not going to lose any sleep over it. When it comes, it comes.

  • spikewestphal #57 6 months ago

    i bet ya one of there "partners" pulled out of there agreement

  • UkHardcore23 #58 6 months ago

    I think this is what is known in the industry as a..............

    EPIC FAIL

  • Flynn #59 6 months ago

    Where's me dashboard? How queer!

  • blackrapt0r #60 6 months ago

    Meh don't care what they call it, to me, November, December, January and February are winter months to me.
    It's interesting how how "the first day of winter" is also called "midwinter"...

  • BBIAJ #61 6 months ago

    @ED209 Unfortunately with the new dSh the only way to play videos is via Zune. Previously I always used the work around.

  • UkHardcore23 #62 6 months ago

    Still no update this end?

  • governmentyard #63 6 months ago

    Major Nelson tweeted inthe last half hour to say it's on its way in next few hours. Think they're rolling it out region by region.

  • TazerFan #64 6 months ago

    Bethesda releases a buggy game: "WHY DIDN'T YOU FIX THIS BEFORE RELEASE?!?!?!?!"

    Microsoft delays an OS update to work out some kinks: "LOL MICROSOFT FAIL!!!!"

  • Biker_Bob_1971 #65 6 months ago

    Post deleted at 16:59:10 06-02-2012

  • bantamenace #66 6 months ago

    @UkHardcore23 so is using 'a' rather than 'an' when the following word begins with a vowel. Oh dear.

  • seasidebaz #67 6 months ago

    Well that was a letdown. My update process consisted of accepting some new T&Cs.

  • Old_Books #68 6 months ago

    Just downloaded it. Big improvement for me. And it lets me see more of my theme! :-)

  • Beano #69 6 months ago

    Installed it this morning - quick download and installing as usual.
    But what a waste of screen-space - ads taking most of the space. And what's the point of using the Metro concept if we can't place links to our favorite games on the Home tab/page? - have I missed something?

    On the positive side: it a bit faster to navigate between pages and cursor is placed on the inserted game by default, making it a quicker to launch.

  • Beano #70 6 months ago

    @TazerFan MS didn't delay the update to "work out some kinks" in the update code.
    But I agree that people got wound up over nothing. A few hours delay doesn't mean anything.

  • Fus394 #71 6 months ago

    I can't connect to Live. Any1 else have same prob??

  • GamesConnoisseur #72 6 months ago

    I m tired of all the non parity between platforms, rimlag affecting PS3, exclusive DLC not available to X360, minor advantages/disadvantages or differences in features and so on...

    DEMANDING to know WHEN the dashboard update coming to PSN?!

    MS .. you need to stop neglecting the PS3 owners!

    /in responses to the need of the non 'Ford' owners commentings on the 'Ford' owners 'exhausts' updates

  • danjfor #73 6 months ago

    Social, TV, and Video tabs closer to the Home bit than Games. That's a line crossed!

  • snx70 #74 6 months ago

    @Fus394 You need to accept the new TOS. I had the same issue. Sign out and sign in again.

  • The-Jack-Burton #75 6 months ago

    Dashboard is fucking awful. There was a general inelegance, a garishness, to the last one, but at least I felt it was catering to me and my gaming. Now, I'm lost in a clutter of advertisements and bullshit that has nothing to do with my gaming experience. I love how quickplay shows games I haven't played in 6 months. Fucking stupid. I don't think it's 1080p anymore either. Leave it to MS to completely fuck this up. Why do I pay for Gold, shouldn't that at least give me a commercial free dashboard? Fucking mess

  • Histeria #76 6 months ago

    The dash is very nice and intuitive for Kinect users, but I'd imagine kinda clunky for controllers.

    Overall I rather like it, although I'm a buit disappointed that none of the apps are there at launch.

  • RedSparrows #77 6 months ago

    @lollage Careful Lollage, you might be dangerously close to talking sense there.

    Quickplay is JUST LIKE YOUR RECENT GAMES LIST ON QUICKLAUNCH.

    I like that it boots straight to your disc/quick play. It's what I ALWAYS use anyway.

  • levitate #78 6 months ago

    Why not just call it "The Spring Update", announce it in the summer, delay it in fall and then release it in the winter. That way we'll all be happy but confused at the same time.

    Edit: Why the negs?
    Edited by levitate at 07/12/11 @ 11:43

  • ED209 #79 6 months ago

    I'm a bit confused about the point of Kinect integration. It just about manages to pick up my 'regional' accent with voice control, but most options are a dead end requiring a controller anyway. The motion control also needs you to be perpendicular to the screen (in both axis) however i have more than 1 couch in my lounge (im a toff) and funnily enough they arent lined up in horizontal rows.
    So the controller is still by far the most effective option.
    I suppose the voice search will be useful though.
    "Xbox Google Custom Firmware Hack"
    .... thinking....
    did you mean Bing install Microsoft Office Clipart?
    "No" ....
    "NO" ....
    "No No No Ney Naugh Nein!"
    ...installling 350 language packs for Autoroute 2009
    "Noooooooo!"
    Purchasing StarWars - Episode 3 tinkered shitty edition.
    Purchase complete.
    Sharing Credit Card details with random third parties.
    Phising Complete.
    Shutting Down.
    Your console is now RROD Ready. Please buy again.

    (True Story)

  • braydee89 #80 6 months ago

    Some people just want to complain.

  • Toothball #81 6 months ago

    Updated over breakfast, seems decent enough so far. Kinect controls are a lot snappier, although my initial attempts at voice search weren't all that successful. "Xbox Bing Halo", I muttered from the other side of the room. It came up with results for "kay walsh" instead, which doesn't seem all that great, but I didn't have to shout at least.

  • enzima #82 6 months ago

    I may not agree with everything he says, but this is so right: " Why do I pay for Gold, shouldn't that at least give me a commercial free dashboard? ". At least the option to hide the ads and rearrange it with everything else. Other than that I find xbl fantastic.

  • braydee89 #83 6 months ago

    @enzima The Sky/ virgin TV models have already been used to explain why we have ads and a subscription.

  • ED209 #84 6 months ago

    Or you could just think it and it still wouldn't find what you want, but it saves straining your vocal cords.
    ?

  • duckmouth #85 6 months ago

    When will they give us the option of filtering the fucking music game DLC from 'Recent Add Ons'?

  • Snake_2011 #86 6 months ago

    just got a new 360 on Monday for the exclusives quiet liked the one I have been using.
    Edited by Snake_2011 at 07/12/11 @ 11:24

  • Toothball #87 6 months ago

    @braydee89

    Of course people like to complain. If they didn't, large sections of the internet would just shrivel up and disappear. Also the entirety of the British Isles. Complaining is our national past time after all.

  • Histeria #88 6 months ago

    @lollage Should have been clearer. Meant none of the NEW apps (as opposed to apps for services that were there before the update).

    That said, is LoveFilm new? Don't recall that one being there before.

  • The-Jack-Burton #89 6 months ago

    Just spoke to MS support about the possibility of using the old dasboard, they said no, of course. But they also said that the new dashboard is designed for families with kids who have Kinect. I said I believe that the majority of their customers are simply gamers, and they asked me if I had seen the Kinect sales figures. I was little dumbfounded by this. I'm done complaining, back to Skyrim.

  • Morte-360 #90 6 months ago

    Its one good feature at the moment is LOVEfilm witch I already have access to on both PS3 and PC on top of that most of the apps I would use are not on their yet. Why dont they just let you browse the internet I do it on PS3 its a good feature (though a bit clumsy and grainy). Plus I find the general layout quite poor its not a major deal either though on the whole Im neither impressed or annoyed with it.

  • ED209 #91 6 months ago

    But the beauty of Sky is you can pay for your subscription then go to your chosen website and download all the programmes off t'internet without all the adverts, channel logo's, coming next announcements etc.
    /Thinks about it.
    /Cancels Sky subscription.

    The most ridiculous adverts on eurogamer are the ones where you go to watch a game video, which is essentially an advert, and they force you to sit through a video for another game first.
    If i wanted to see a video for MW3 i would have clicked on that link and not the Pippa Funnel - Horse Botherer video you utter cunts.

  • ED209 #92 6 months ago

    But the beauty of Sky is you can pay for your subscription then go to your chosen website and download all the programmes off t'internet without all the adverts, channel logo's, coming next announcements etc.
    /Thinks about it.
    /Cancels Sky subscription.

    The most ridiculous adverts on eurogamer are the ones where you go to watch a game video, which is essentially an advert, and they force you to sit through a video for another game first.
    If i wanted to see a video for MW3 i would have clicked on that link and not the Pippa Funnel - Horse Botherer video you utter cunts.

  • Biker_Bob_1971 #93 6 months ago

    Post deleted at 16:59:10 06-02-2012

  • kestral #94 6 months ago

    Those timing delays. naughty naughty.

  • FortysixterUK #95 6 months ago

    This updated for me around 2 a.m this morning, and I think it MIGHT actually be better than the dashboard before.

    Really still want the option to shut down all the "blades", "tabs" "boxes" ( whatever you want to call them), so that ONLY my games list, my friends list, system management and the games marketplace are visible on one "blade".

  • Lucodeath #96 6 months ago

    The terms of use on this update is longer than the lord of the rings trilogy, never scrolled through them before. Has it always been that way?
    Edited by Lucodeath at 07/12/11 @ 10:27

  • Ryze #97 6 months ago

    @ED209

    Web video in general is becoming complete shite with all of the forced adverts.

    It's simply making me use them less, so it's really their loss.

  • SheffAl #98 6 months ago

    Who cares.

  • spekkeh #99 6 months ago

    This update is a huge improvement, it's finally a manageable, easy to use interface, and it only took them five years.
    Still booting directly to the game, because it's absolutely pointless for a gamer like me, but nice job nonetheless.

  • Quixz #100 6 months ago

    Love it, it's very snappy!

  • laurence83 #101 6 months ago

    I get so frustrated by MS gimping the functionality of their console because I'm a silver XBL member. I understand that online gaming needs the stable infrastructure, but as I don't have any interest in online gaming, why should I have to pay £30 a year to use the console as a media player. I don't have to pay to use my computer like one.

    Thank god iplayer will be for silver members. Hopefully 4oD will be too

  • Stuz359 #102 6 months ago

    Still no porn app...

  • Spong #103 6 months ago

    "Looking forward to the free cloud saving."

    Free? Not unless MS are giving away Gold subscriptions now.

    "I get so frustrated by MS gimping the functionality of their console because I'm a silver XBL member. I understand that online gaming needs the stable infrastructure, but as I don't have any interest in online gaming, why should I have to pay £30 a year to use the console as a media player. I don't have to pay to use my computer like one.

    Thank god iplayer will be for silver members. Hopefully 4oD will be too.    "

    I completely agree and sympathise with you (as a fellow Silver subscriber who feels the same way you do about online gaming). Unfortunately though, iPlayer is the ONLY app that will be open to us. Barring the shitty Zune Player which is now mandatory to access the Music & Video Marketplace, ALL of the on-demand TV apps will apparently require a Gold subscription, including 4oD.
    Edited by Spong at 07/12/11 @ 11:52

  • telboy007 #104 6 months ago

    Why are so many people moaning about the dashboard, the ads, the new look, the apps, the lack of apps, MS moving away from games, hardcore this, Kinect that. Just put a game disc in select auto load and you'll never see the dashboard again and all you'll ever do is play games.

    If you want to access downloaded games then the default first tab gives you access to all of that via quick play, for older games and the games market you can whizz between tabs with LB and RB quickly. You'll never see the tabs you're not interested in. Filtering is decent (although hidden away slightly) and you can find what you want just as easily as before.

    The new dashboard is nice and clean, the new layout is an improvement, there is one small ad - bottom right icon on each tab (except music) which is so easily ignored it's unbelievable.

    Tried Lovefilm last night, quality was very good - makes it easier to use than via my blu-ray player which is a bit clunky when it comes to connecting t'internet.
    Edited by telboy007 at 07/12/11 @ 12:17

  • laurence83 #105 6 months ago

    If only the Playstation online experience was any good, I would feel that MS would have to follow suit by increasing their free online offerings. I do feel that MS do have a legitimate case for charging for online gaming, when you look at the strain top games put on servers, and the extra fraud security I hope XBL offers. Maybe if Apple got in there with a home console (or even a more souped up Apple TV), then MS would have a real competitor in the online space.

  • Doi-Oing #106 6 months ago

    It's awful. Where's the new arcade games? And why aren't they all in one place anymore?

  • TaniumZX #107 6 months ago

    First impressions are good. Much much better than the last dash (which I hated).

  • UkHardcore23 #108 6 months ago

    Why are the backgrounds severely dulled down?

  • Doi-Oing #109 6 months ago

    @lollage I was looking in the correct place but didn't see Game Type. So, where is todays new XBLA release? All i can see is a trailer for Sonic CD and Joe Danger.

  • TaniumZX #110 6 months ago

    @UkHardcore23 The old background was migraine inducing. This is much more tasteful.

  • XVariant #111 6 months ago

    I quite like it, athough i've only played around with it for a bit. I like the idea of the apps but the lovefilm unlimited streaming selection should probably called CEX on demand.

  • rotmm #112 6 months ago

    @Stuz359 "Still no porn app..."

    I discovered yesterday evening that there's a little softcore porn available on the Lovefilm app ;)

  • telboy007 #113 6 months ago

    @rotmm Chloe is worth a watch for the scene between the two female leads. ;)

    Just saying. :)
    Edited by telboy007 at 07/12/11 @ 13:14

  • rotmm #114 6 months ago

    @telboy007, Interesting. ;)

    However, I was flicking through some french flick where three of the female leads became very friendly indeed with one another.

  • Primatori #115 6 months ago

    Just got the update and I don’t understand what all the complaining is about. It looks ok, sure, things have been moved around, but it works, so what’s the big deal? There was adverts on the old dashboard, this may have more but who cares, don’t look at them. The first tab that opens is the game that is currently in the console so you can actually launch a game faster than previously as you needed to scroll to the “My Xbox” in order to launch on the older dashboard. I like the new look and it seems to be very responsive, so I can’t see any reason to complain.

    Microsoft are offering more and more functionality to their console which I for one welcome. Mores the point, if you think it is bad now, wait for the next gen Xbox, it will the NORM, and I don’t see an issue with it.

  • Elfworks #116 6 months ago

    I think people need to understand what people mean when they say "ads" Yes there are the ones clearly marked Advertisement but it is not that one that's the pain, it's the largest square with scrolling ads for games, dlc etc which might not always be relevant to your gaming interests. Now, if there was a way to decide this, like Tick boxes of genres you enjoy, this might make it a nicer thing to look at. Also with that square being the largest and NOT what's in your disc drive or even Inside Xbox being hidden away it's become really apparent that they're marketing towards families.
    So far I'm just annoyed by everything being hidden away segment after segment.
    Yeah, bring back blades or even the old dashboard.

  • 43n1m4 #117 6 months ago

    For some of us outside UK and US, it's disappointing that voice control is (still) disabled. Will it ever be enabled?

  • oupe #118 6 months ago

    Quickplay!

    It's all good. Better than before. Too bad the Windows Phone app isn't available.

  • Gastrian #119 6 months ago

    Post deleted at 17:56:43 13-04-2012

  • bf #120 6 months ago

    Update installed and... this is bloody joke right? The real, usable UI for a games console with focus on games and what's on the console will be released tomorrow, right? No? Could we have the old dash back please?

  • asho #121 6 months ago

    Cant they just stop with the updating, it looks crap now, its now far too cluttered and not HD!! Microsoft fuck things up with their constant meddling. I have turned off the updating on my pc, pity cant do the same with the xbox.